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Map of the South Africa within Africa.

TheRepublic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of the African continent. It borders the countries ofNamibia,Botswana,Zimbabwe,Mozambique, andEswatini, and entirely surroundsLesotho.

South Africa has the largest population of people ofEuropean descent in Africa, one of the largestIndian population outside ofAsia, as well as the largestColoured (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'shistory andpolitics. TheNational Party began introducing the policy ofapartheid after winning the general election of1948; however, it was the same party under the leadership ofF.W. de Klerk who started to dismantle it in1990 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 acoup d'état, and regular free and fair elections have been held since1994, making it aregional power and among the most stable andliberal democracies in Africa.

South Africa is ranked as an upper-middle income economy by theWorld Bank. It has the second largest economy in Africa afterNigeria, and the 34th-largest in the world. Bypurchasing power parity, South Africa has the7th 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 anewly industrialized country according to theWorld Bank classifications.

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An aerial view of the Berg River Dam

TheBerg River Dam is a 68-metre (223 ft) highdam on theBerg River inSouth Africa. It is the centerpiece of the Berg Water Project (BWP) which is designed to capture the winter rainfall and store it for supply toCape Town during the dry summer months. The project in turn forms an important part of theWestern Cape Water Supply System (WCWSS), an intricate system of dams and bulk water infrastructure that provides water to more than 3 million people. At the inauguration of the dam in 2009, then President of South AfricaKgalema Motlanthe called the project "a good example of how public infrastructure projects can be used to contribute meaningfully to poverty eradication and to foster social empowerment of the people." The Berg River Dam was the first dam in South Africa to be designed and constructed in accordance with the guidelines of theWorld Commission on Dams. It has been completed on time and within budget. The Berg River basin and the adjacent metropolitan area of Cape Town are of particular importance to the Western Cape region because, although the basin generates only about 3% of the country's water resources, it is home to about 8% of South Africa's population, and produces about 12% of GDP.

The Berg River Dam (Autshumato Dam) was completed in 2007 at cost of R1,5 billion. It was designed and built in accordance with the United Nations World Commission on Dams, to provide water for Cape Town. (Full article...)

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Meerkats in the Kalahari
A family, or mob, ofmeerkats (Suricata suricatta) in theTswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa. Meerkats, members of themongoose family, are primarilyinsectivores, though they may eat other small animals or plants. They aresocial animals that live in groups of twenty or more. Meerkat family dynamics were featured in the seriesMeerkat Manor, first aired in 2005.

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The SS Waratah which vanished off the coast of South Africa

  • ...that there are more than 2,000shipwrecks, dating back at least 500 years, off the South African coast. More than one of these, including theWaratah (pictured), simply vanished without a trace.
  • ...that Dr.Christiaan Barnard, atGroote Schuur Hospital inCape Town, performed the first human heart transplant in the world in 1967. He was also the first to do a "piggyback" transplant in 1971, and he was the first to do a heart-lung transplant.
  • ...that The vast majority of South African coal exports are shipped through theRichards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT). With the capacity to export 79.4 mmst annually, RBCT is the world's largest coal export facility

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"Feelings" is a song bySouth African singerZonke from her thirdstudio albumIna Ethe (2011). It was released as the parent record's second single on 12 July 2012 through TMP Entertainment. Solely written and produced by the singer herself, "Feelings" is ajazz song that is accompanied by a combination ofAfrican drums and beats. The single was nominated for "Record of the Year" at the 2013South African Music Awards, but lost to "Kulungile Baba" by Sifiso Ncwane in the category.

The accompanying music video was directed and produced by Shawn Borcherding and won the recognition of "Most Gifted Female Video" at the Channel O Music Video Awards, also in 2013. Zonke performed "Feelings" live on several occasions, including as part of the pre-show for selectLionel Richie concerts and during her 2013 Give and Take Live Tour. The live rendition would later be included on her firstlive album,Give and Take Live (2013). (Full article...)

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Jacques Henry Kallis
Jacques Henry Kallis (born 16 October 1975) is a South Africancricketer. As a right-handedbatsman and right-armfast-mediumswing bowler, Kallis is regarded as one of the greatestall-rounders ever. To date, he is the only cricketer in the history of the game to hold more than 11,000runs and 250 wickets in both one day and Test match cricket.

Kallis has played over 150Test matches and boasts abatting 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 pastRicky Ponting to become the second-highest scorer of Test centuries, behind onlySachin Tendulkar, who currently has 51 centuries.

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Hertzoggies being sold in a South African bakery for R5.99 (roughly US$0.42) each.

AHertzoggie/hɜːrtsɒxi/, also known inAfrikaans as aHertzogkoekie or inEnglish as aHertzog cookie, is a jam-filledtartlet or cookie with a coconut topping commonly served on a cup-like pastry base. (Full article...)

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Panorama of the Giant's Castle region.
Panorama of theGiant's Castle region.
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