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South Africa is the southernmost country on the African continent.It encloses two landlocked African countries which are Swaziland and Lesotho.
In South Africa, the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean meet off the Southern Cape coast.

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The South Africa Flag was used for the first time in 1994. The colourful flag can be seen as a symbol of the long way from disparity to unity of the South African people.The South Africa flag has six colours like no other national flag in the world considering the primary design colours.

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Wildlife in South Africa is abundant. There are many species of antelope such as kudu and
springbok.When you go on safari you can see many other South African animals like lions, elephants, giraffes and monkeys. South Africa is home to the African Penguins and the Great White Sharks live in the ocean waters here too. Whale watching is very popular in South Africa too and you will encounter an enormous sea life when you go on a boat trip.

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African Penguins at Boulders Beach, Cape Town

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South Africa is often called the 'Rainbow Nation', because there are so many different languages are spoken and different cultural traditions are lived.  The ancient San and the Khoi were the early African civilizations settling the Cape. There are only few descendants of the local San people living in remote areas in the Karoo desert. The biggest South African population group, the Zulu, mainly live in rural settlements in KwaZulu-Natal. Portuguese, Dutch, British, French and German explorers have traveled and populated southern Africa in the 17th and 18th century.
Nowadays most of the people in South Africa live in or near the big cities: Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town, but many people live in townships.

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Nelson Mandela was a civilrights leader in South Africa. He fought against apartheid, a system where non-white citizens were segregated from whites and they didn't have equal rights. He served a good portion of his life in prison for his protests, but he became a symbol for his people. Later he would become president of South Africa. Nelson Mandela became a leader in the African National Congress (ANC). At first he pushed hard for the congress and the protesters to follow  Gandhi's non-violence approach.
FUN FACTS ABOUT NELSON MANDELA:
-  Nelson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
-  Invictus is a movie about Nelson Mandela and the South African rugby team.

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Nelson Mandela: A Call to Action for Democracy, Peace and Prosperity for All

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bobotie: typical Cape Malay food containing rice, lamb and fragrant spices.

koeksisters: taste like donuts soaked in sticky sweet sauce. Yummy!

mealie pap: corn porridge

biltong: a cured and dried meat that is a typical South African snack and similar to beef jerky. Kids love to take this as snack to school.

boerewors: Afrikaans for 'farmers' sausage', is often put on the grill, formed in a curl

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Cape Town International Jazz Festival:it is a two-day festival held during March or April featuring some 40 international and African acts performing on five stages to an audience of 15 000.

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Beside the South Africa flag, there are other South African national symbols:
-KING PROTEA
This giant protea is native to many regions of the Southern and Western Cape.
-SPRINGBOK
It is the fastest antelope and can reach a speed of more than 80km/h.This antelope gives its name to South African rugby team:"THE SPRINGBOKS".