South Africa's Flag

Rectangular flag in the proportion of two in the width to three in the length: per pall from the hoist, the upper band red (chilli) and the lower band blue, with a black triangle at the hoist; over the partition lines a green pall one fifth the width of the flag, fimbriated white against the red (chilli) and blue, and gold against the black triangle at the hoist; the width of the pall and its fimbriations is one third the width of the flag.

Transportation

South Africa has many different types of transportation. These three pictures are some of the transportation that rich people would have. Most people in South Africa do not have enough money to own a boat and a car or even just one of them. The plane is another type of transportation in South Africa, but most people would never be able to afford to get on a plane to leave the country or even to just to go on a on a trip with their families.

Most people would only be able to afford to go on the bus to and from work because it costs little money. So just like the clothes only the rich people get the really good transportation/vehicles. What people with less money would have for transportation would be to either walk everywhere or they just might have a donkey and a wagon. Many people have to walk for miles to get water, food, and things that we take for granted. So the most used transportation in South Africa is the use of bus' and they ride donkey's everywhere.

South Afican Clothing

South Africa has many different styles of clothing. This is an outfit that an average South African would wear. This is a shirt that people with not so much money would wear, but people with more money would have a more expensive set of clothing. These shirts shown are worn by women. This is not the only style of clothes that South Africa have, they also have outfits ranging from dresses and skirts to overalls and jeans. Even though the average South African doesn't have the most expensive clothes doesn't mean that they don't have a good eye for style. One thing is that most South Africans wear the same type of clothing because they don't have winter so they wear summer attire and not winter attire.

Response Questions:
1. How would you enjoy to live in an area where you might not have enough money to buy brand name clothes?
2. Would you like wearing the same summer clothes over and over?
3. What is your opinion on this situation? What would you do to change it?

South African Food

South Africans love their braais (barbeques) and are passionate about how it should be done, so be warned - don't interfere with a South African man and his braai! But there are many more delicious, traditional South African foods available; the most famous of this is probably biltong , which is strips of dried meat which come in various flavour and types. Potjiekos is a delicious slowly cooked meat and vegetable stew, which is traditionally cooked over an open fire.Mielie Pap, is a stiff corn meal mix, is a staple food of a South African diet.

Response Questions:
1. Would you want to live in a country that has to eat this kind of food? Explain why.
2. Do you think that this food in this country would be healthy for your body?

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa on July 18, 1918. His father was Chief Henry Mandela of the Tembu Tribe. Mandela himself was educated at University College of Fort Hare and the University of Witwatersrand and qualified in law in 1942. He joined the African National Congress in 1944 and was engaged in resistance against the ruling National Party's apartheid policies after 1948. He went on trial for treason in 1956-1961 and was acquitted in 1961.

After the banning of the ANC in 1960, Nelson Mandela argued for the setting up of a military wing within the ANC. In June 1961, the ANC executive considered his proposal on the use of violent tactics and agreed that those members who wished to involve themselves in Mandela's campaign would not be stopped from doing so by the ANC. This led to the formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe. Mandela was arrested in 1962 and sentenced to five years' imprisonment with hard labour. In 1963, when many fellow leaders of the ANC and the Umkhonto we Sizwe were arrested, Mandela was brought to stand trial with them for plotting to overthrow the government by violence. His statement from the dock received considerable international publicity. On June 12, 1964, eight of the accused, including Mandela, were sentenced to life imprisonment. From 1964 to 1982, he was incarcerated at Robben Island Prison, off Cape Town; thereafter, he was at Pollsmoor Prison, nearby on the mainland.

During his years in prison, Nelson Mandela's reputation grew steadily. He was widely accepted as the most significant black leader in South Africa and became a potent symbol of resistance as the anti-apartheid movement gathered strength. He consistently refused to compromise his political position to obtain his freedom.

Nelson Mandela was released on February 11, 1990. After his release, he plunged himself wholeheartedly into his life's work, striving to attain the goals he and others had set out almost four decades earlier. In 1991, at the first national conference of the ANC held inside South Africa after the organization had been banned in 1960, Mandela was elected President of the ANC while his lifelong friend and colleague, Oliver Tambo, became the organisation's National Chairperson.

Sports Played in South Africa

South Africa has many different sports. The main sports are Rugby and Soccer. They won the Rugby cup in 1995 and in 2007. Soccer is one of the other main sports in South Africa. South Africa has never won a World Cup but for the first time this Nation is hosting the World Cup in 2010. The reason why these sports are so popular are because it dosen't take alot of money or equiment. (e.g for soccer all you need is a ball.) Also you don't use equipment for either of these sports. This is why these are the main sports in South Africa.

Apartheid of South Africa

These are just one of the many examples of the apartheid. Apartheid was the separation of the 3 races, blacks, whites, and coloured. Apartheid started the year of 1948. It gave power to the whites to have all power over coloured people. The coloured people would have to stay in town ships, in the outskirt of a larger town. Blacks and coloured had no power they carried around passbooks to show there identity and if they were caught without these they would either be beaten or put into jail. Whites were always given the higher class these 2 races never interacted. The Apartheid ended 1994 because Nelson Mandela( first freely elected black president of South Africa) declared all races come together, as one.

Response Questions:
1. What's your opinion on the apartheid?
2. What would you do if you were a coloured person in this situation?
3. What would you have done in Mandela's situation becoming the first black president ?