Northwest: Namibia

Northwest: Namibia

• Northwest: Namibia

• North: Botswana

• Northeast: Zimbabwe and Mozambique

• East: Swaziland.

• Southwest: Atlantic Ocean

• Southeast: Indian Ocean

• Enclave: Lesotho

What is an enclave?

• What is an enclave?

• It is a country within the territory of another

• How many enclaves are there in the world?

• Three: Lesotho, the Vatican and the Republic of San Marino.

Constitutional parliamentary republic

• Constitutional parliamentary republic

• 9 provinces

• Capital cities: Pretoria (executive), Bloemfontein (judicial), Cape Town (legislative)

• Indipendence: from the UK in 1910

• Population: 49 million people (70% black, 9% coloured, 9% white, 3% Asian)

• Languages: South African English and Africaans

• The President of the Republic is Mr Jacob Zuma.

• He was born in 1942 and was elected by Parliament after the victory of his party in general election in 2009.

• His party is the African national Congress (ANC)

It was a system of government from 1948 to 1990.

• It was a system of government from 1948 to 1990.

• This Afrikaans word means separation: the whites were separated from the black Africans and other minorities.

• The white minority ruled the country and the black majority did not have any rights.

A lot of countries boycotted South Africa during Apartheid: they refused to buy its products.

• A lot of countries boycotted South Africa during Apartheid: they refused to buy its products.

• Film and pop stars refused to perform in South Africa

South Africa was absent from international sport events for most of the apartheid era due to sanctions

• South Africa was absent from international sport events for most of the apartheid era due to sanctions

• A lot of teams and champions refused to compete either in South Africa or against South Africa

He was the most important antiapartheid leader

• He was the most important antiapartheid leader

• He spent 27 years in prison for his ideas

• In 1994 he became the first black president after the first free elections in South Africa: for the first time the black people could vote in their own country.

The most important products are:

• The most important products are:

• Gold

• Diamonds

• Wine: the eighth producer in the world

• Tourism

The big five:

• The big five:

• Elephant

• Buffalo

• Lion

• Leopard

• Rhyno

Rugby

• Rugby

• Running

• Netball

• Surfing

• Boxing