South Africa - what do we know? by https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn Brainstorm about South Africa en-us 2017-01-18 07:59:50 UTC 2023-03-28 18:52:30 UTC hello@padlet.com Nelson Mandela gerda_plauborg https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148636167 Died in 2013
His real name was Rolihlahla Mandela
He sat in prison in 27 years  on Robbon Island

On 12 August 1988 he was taken to hospital where he was diagnosed with tuberculosis]]> 2017-01-23 08:26:48 UTC https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148636167 The Country gerda_plauborg https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148636233 The richer part of Africa.


Their Economy is based on the country´s fertile agricultural lands, mineral resources and tourist attraction. 

Divide in nine provinces

South Africa is the southern  part of Africa

The population was in 2013 52,98 million

Currency: Rand ]]> 2017-01-23 08:27:07 UTC https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148636233 The flag gerda_plauborg https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148636258 The flag of South Africa was adopted on 27 April 1994]]> 2017-01-23 08:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148636258 The people gerda_plauborg https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148636278 -The adult literacy rate is 88,7%
In 2012 the avarage age was 56 years
The official languages:  English, African, Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Setswana, Nothsotho, Venda, Tsonga, Swati, South-ndebele]]> 2017-01-23 08:27:22 UTC https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148636278 Culture gerda_plauborg https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148636339 South Africa is a blending of cultures.

the population is christens

There is a so-called 'traditional' dance, which is performed by mineworkers. ]]> 2017-01-23 08:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148636339 Apartheid gerda_plauborg https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148636387 There was a big difference between black and white people. ]]> 2017-01-23 08:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148636387 Colony gerda_plauborg https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148636462
South Africa was colonized by two different powers, the Dutch and the English. The Dutch East India Company established the first colony in 1652. The British took over the colony in 1795, returned it during the Peace of Amiens in 1802, and then re-occupied it in 1809.
Cape Colony

]]> 2017-01-23 08:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148636462 South Africa today gerda_plauborg https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148636580 There is still a big gap between the black majority and the white minority. 

62 % of the population lives in urban areas. 

Their national football team is called Bafana Bafana. 

Their president is Jacob Zuma]]> 2017-01-23 08:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148636580 Natural resources gerda_plauborg https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148636932 South Africa has the biggest gold and diamond mines in the world. South Africa is the leading country in diamond production
Originally based on agriculture and mines only. 
Some of their most widespread recourses:  
gold, chromium, platinum, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gems and diamonds.]]> 2017-01-23 08:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148636932 History gerda_plauborg https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148637102  starts more than 100,000 years ago

From 1948 to 1994, South African politics were dominated Afrikaner nationalism]]> 2017-01-23 08:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148637102 pier0135 https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148652430 2017-01-23 09:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148652430 Nelson Mandela ceci910b https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148652807 Died the 5 december 2013 


]]> 2017-01-23 09:54:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148652807 sophie_amalie_karup_soerensen https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148653081 was the first president in South Africa]]> 2017-01-23 09:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148653081 pier0135 https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148653105 Nelson Mendela has been president there]]> 2017-01-23 09:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148653105 sophie_amalie_karup_soerensen https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148653757 and had consequences]]> 2017-01-23 09:57:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148653757 fred994f https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148655604 2017-01-23 10:05:28 UTC https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148655604 kasper_krarup_sloth https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148655803 2017-01-23 10:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148655803 rasmus_vangsgaard_klaris https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148655804 Map of South Afrika]]> 2017-01-23 10:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148655804 pier0135 https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148656942 2017-01-23 10:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gerda_plauborg/muitoj3eeugn/wish/148656942