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It is very difficult to predict how this country might turn out but if it stops corruption, it might become a powerful nation along with a say in international matters.

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The European countries started multiple wars in the region and the discovery of diamonds led to a drastic increase of resources being stolen and people having human rights abused. On May 31st, 1961, South Africa gained it independence from the British Empire. This impacted the region becuase it changed the way people lived and the way their interacted with European countries. They arrived on 17, May 1820.
Dutch arrived in 1647.

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A Brief History of South Africa, with Dave Steward

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Dave Steward recounts the extraordinarily complex history of South Africa. Steward is the former Chief of Staff to South African President FW de Klerk and Executive Director of the FW de Klerk Foundation. Don't miss new Big Think videos!

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It is very difficult to predict how this country might turn out but if it stops corruption, it might become a powerful nation along with a say in international matters.

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There has not been much change in South Africa but there is new president who people believe he might be able stop corruption in this country but others are unsure of it.  This affects the lives of the people living in this country, many people are affected by corruption.

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Many people are concern about the new president of South Africa because of corruption and fixing the African National Congress which affects the livihoods of every South African citizen because if the congress group is corrupted, the people will be taken advantage of to benefit the people in the congress.

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Some issues that affect South Africa are water pollution, air pollution, land degradation, and waste pollution. Important because it affects the quality of life of South Africans everyday.

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Some of the major problems include: education, infrastructure, land reform, diseases (AIDS), immigrationy, presedential intergrity. Major problems in South Africa means major problems for its citizens.

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The European countries started multiple wars in the region and the discovery of diamonds led to a drastic increase of resources being stolen and people having human rights abused. On May 31st, 1961, South Africa gained it independence from the British Empire. This impacted the region becuase it changed the way people lived and the way their interacted with European countries. They arrived on 17, May 1820.
Dutch arrived in 1647.

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Climate: The climate of South Africa is temperate with a lot of sunny dry days and but the nights gets very cold.
Physical Features: Some of the major physical features include: The Great Escarpment, there is the Capefold Mountains, a large coastline, The Limpopo and the Orange River.
Vegation: The vegation in South AFrica can vary from savananahs to grasslands with few trees and has a very dry western area. The Western cape of South Africa has very distinct grasses, bushes and trees, while the Eastern coast has more tropical vegation. Important to understand because it affects how South Africans live.

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South Africa is located at the Southern most point of the continent.

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There is some racial tention in South Africa between whites and blacks Africans because of its previous history in colonialism.

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Ethnic Percentages in South Africa (2011)

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Ethnic Percentages in South Africa (2011)

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79.2% are Black Africans.
8.9% are Colored.
8.9% are White.
2.5% are Indian/Asia.
.2% Other.
This is important because we have to understand why there is a certain ethnic group (White) in this region, because tue Europeans colonized this area and intergrated themselves into it.

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Before the Europeans colonized South Africa, there was a tribe called the Bantu.  the Bantu controlled much of the contient and milenia. They invaded and took over the land, kicking out the Nguni (Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, Npdebele). Other group also lived in the Northeast called the Tsonga. WHen Europeans colonized South Africa, The Dutch had a colony called the Cape colony while the British took the surrounding area until 1795 until Britain took over the Cape colony. Soon after, in 1803, the Dutch took it back, but in 1806, the British took it over again. Important to understand because this affected what would come, if the Dutch had control, the culture/language would of been different.