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The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of the African continent. It borders the countries of Namibia , Botswana , Zimbabwe , Mozambique , and Eswatini , and entirely surrounds Lesotho .
Chief Hintsa OF The Gcaleka Xhosa South Africa has the largest population of people of European descent in Africa, one of the largest Indian population outside of Asia , as well as the largest Coloured (of mixed European, Asian and African descent) community in Africa, making it one of the most ethnically diverse countries on the continent. Racial and ethnic strife between the black majority and the white minority have played a large part in the country's history and politics . The National Party began introducing the policy of apartheid after winning the general election of 1948 ; however, it was the same party under the leadership of F.W. de Klerk who started to dismantle it in 1990 after a long struggle by the black majority, as well as many white, coloured and Indian South Africans.
The country is one of the few in Africa never to have had a coup d'état , and regular free and fair elections have been held since 1994 , making it a regional power and among the most stable and liberal democracies in Africa.
South Africa is ranked as an upper-middle income economy by the World Bank . It has the second largest economy in Africa after Nigeria , and the 34th-largest in the world. By purchasing power parity , South Africa has the 7th highest per capita income in Africa. Although being the second largest economy, South Africa has the most sophisticated economy in the continent, with modern infrastructure common throughout the country. The country is considered to be a newly industrialized country according to the World Bank classifications.
The Union Buildings viewed from the Gardens, in the foreground is the equestrian statue of General
Louis Botha .
The Union Buildings (Afrikaans : Uniegebou ) form the official seat of the South African Government and also house the offices of the President of South Africa . The imposing buildings are located in Pretoria , atop Meintjieskop at the northern end of Arcadia , close to historic Church Square . The large gardens of the Buildings are nestled between Government Avenue, Vermeulen Street East, Church Street, the R104 and Blackwood Street. Fairview Avenue is a closed road through which only officials can enter the Union Buildings. Though not in the centre of Pretoria, the Union Buildings occupy the highest point of Pretoria, and constitute a South African national heritage site .
The Buildings are one of the centres of political life in South Africa; "The Buildings" and "Arcadia" have become
metonyms for the South African government. It has become an iconic landmark of Pretoria and South Africa in general, and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city and an emblem of democracy. (
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Jacques Henry Kallis (born 16 October 1975) is a South African
cricketer . As a right-handed
batsman and right-arm
fast-medium swing bowler, Kallis is regarded as one of the greatest
all-rounders ever. To date, he is the only cricketer in the history of the game to hold more than 11,000
runs and 250 wickets in both one day and Test match cricket.
Kallis has played over 150 Test matches and boasts a batting average of just under 57 runs per innings. From October to December 2007 he produced a streak of five centuries in four Test Matches; with his century in the second innings of the third test against India in January 2011, his 40th in all, he moved past Ricky Ponting to become the second-highest scorer of Test centuries, behind only Sachin Tendulkar , who currently has 51 centuries.
No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.
Blyde River Canyon. The Three Rondavels are seen to the right of the center of this view.
The following are images from various South Africa-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 1 Frederik W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela , two of the driving forces in ending apartheid (from History of South Africa )
Image 2 Church on Greenmarket Square in Cape Town, South Africa with a banner memorialising the Marikana massacre (from History of South Africa )
Image 4 Map of the black homelands in South Africa at the end of apartheid in 1994 (from History of South Africa )
Image 5 Looking out over the floodplains of the Luvuvhu River (right) and the Limpopo River (far distance and left) (from History of South Africa )
Image 6 Oracles of the Pink Universe by Simphiwe Ndzube, 2021 (from Culture of South Africa )
Image 7 The statue of Jan van Riebeeck , the founder of Cape Town , in Heerengracht Street. (from History of South Africa )
Image 9 Union Buildings , government administrative centre, Pretoria, c. 1925 (from History of South Africa )
Image 10 King Cetshwayo (ca. 1875) (from History of South Africa )
Image 11 Gateway to the Castle of Good Hope , the oldest building in South Africa (from Culture of South Africa )
Image 13 Cecil John Rhodes, co-founder of De Beers Consolidated Mines at Kimberley (from History of South Africa )
Image 14 Simon's Town harbour and naval base in South Africa were used by the Allies during World War II. (from History of South Africa )
Image 16 King Moshoeshoe with his advisors (from History of South Africa )
Image 17 Boer Voortrekkers depicted in an early artist's rendition (from History of South Africa )
Image 18 Shaka Zulu in traditional Zulu military garb (from History of South Africa )
Image 19 "For use by white persons" – sign from the apartheid era (from History of South Africa )
Image 20 Regional geography during the period of the Anglo–Boer wars: South African Republic /Transvaal Orange Free State British Cape Colony Natal Colony (from History of South Africa )
Image 23 Groot Constantia , the oldest wine estate in South Africa, was founded in 1685 by Simon van der Stel . The South African wine industry (New World wine) is among the lasting legacy of the VOC era . The recorded economic history of South Africa began with the VOC period. (from History of South Africa )
Image 24 Meat on a traditional South African braai (from Culture of South Africa )
Image 25 Johannesburg before gold mining transformed it into a bustling modern city (from History of South Africa )
Image 26 Harry Smith (from History of South Africa )
Image 27 Emily Hobhouse campaigned against the appalling conditions of the British concentration camps in South Africa, thus influencing British public opinion against the war. (from History of South Africa )
Image 28 Daniel François Malan , National Party leader from 1934 to 1953 (from History of South Africa )
Image 29 Generals Smuts (right) and Botha were members of the British Imperial War Cabinet during World War I. (from History of South Africa )
Image 30 Nicolaas Waterboer, Griqualand ruler, 1852–1896 (from History of South Africa )
Image 31 Flag of the South African Republic , often referred to as the Vierkleur (meaning four-coloured) (from History of South Africa )
Image 32 The Castle of Good Hope (Kasteel de Goede Hoop in Dutch), Cape Town. Founded officially in 1652, Kaapstad /Cape Town is the oldest urban area in South Africa. (from History of South Africa )
Image 34 The rise of the Zulu Empire under Shaka forced other chiefdoms and clans to flee across a wide area of southern Africa. Clans fleeing the Zulu war zone included the Soshangane , Zwangendaba , Ndebele , Hlubi , Ngwane , and the Mfengu . Some clans were caught between the Zulu Empire and advancing Voortrekkers and British Empire such as the Xhosa . (from History of South Africa )
Image 35 An account of the first trekboers (from History of South Africa )
Image 36 Indian indentured labourers arriving in Durban (from History of South Africa )
Image 37 View of Table Bay with ships of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), c. 1683. (from History of South Africa )
Image 38 Statue of Bartolomeu Dias at the High Commission of South Africa in London. He was the first European navigator to sail around the southernmost tip of Africa. (from History of South Africa )
Image 39 Painting of the Sharpeville massacre of March 1960 (from History of South Africa )
Image 40 An array of traditional South African cuisine (from Culture of South Africa )
Image 41 The British Empire is red on the map, at its territorial zenith in the late 1910s and early 1920s. (India highlighted in purple.) South Africa, bottom centre, lies between both halves of the Empire. (from History of South Africa )
Image 42 Replica of an East Indiaman of the Dutch East India Company /United East Indies Company (VOC). The Dutch East India Company was a major force behind the (c. 1590s–1720s) and Netherlandish cartography (c. 1570s–1670s). (from History of South Africa )
Image 43 Jan van Riebeeck , first Commander of the Dutch East India Company colony (from History of South Africa )
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