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South Africa is situated at the southern most tip of Africa and has a population of 62 million people with 9 provinces and 12 official languages.
South Africa is a colourful nation with a colourful flag and diverse cultures that has earned it the nickname the “Rainbow Nation”.
South Africa’s national animal is the Springbok.
The national bird is the Blue Crane.
The national flower is the King Protea.
The national fish is the Galjoen.
And the currency is not the Dollar, but the South African Rand.
The largest city in the Eastern Cape province is Port Elizabeth, also known as the Friendly City
or the Windy City. Former president Nelson Mandela and Siya Kolisi, the captain of the South African rugby team called the Springboks were born in the Eastern Cape.
Located in the Free State province, Bloemfontein is the judicial capital of South Africa and is known as the City of Roses, with Miss World 2014, Rolene Strauss.
Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist and 400 meter world record holder Wayde van Niekerk, learned his craft while attending school and university in Bloemfontein.
Bloemfontein is also the birth place of academic and author J R R Tolkien famous for works such as The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
Pretoria is the second largest city in Gauteng province, it is the Executive Capital of South Africa and is also known as the Jacaranda City.
Elon Musk, the founder of Paypal, SpaceX and Tesla was born in Pretoria.
Johannesburg is not only the largest city in Gauteng, but in all of South Africa and third of the worlds gold was mined in the area.
Academy Award and Golden Globe Award winning actress Charlize Theron and The Daily Show host Trevor Noah were both born and raised in Johannesburg.
Durban or Durbs for short is a laid back beach city in Kwazulu-Natal province.
Durban is home to super model and Victoria's Secret Angel Candice Swanepoel as well as Olympic Gold medalist and record holder Chad le Clos.
Kwazulu-Natal was also home to the zulu kingdom and king Shaka Zulu
Boasting rich African traditions and San Art that are thousands of years old that can be seen in the Drakensburg mountains.
Cricket is one of the most played sports in South Africa.
Former Proteas captain, AB de Villers is considered the best cricketer of his era. Born in Limpopo, he holds World Records for the fastest 50, 100 and 150 runs scored in a match.
South Africa hosted the soccer world cup.
Polokwane being the major city in Limpopo province, hosted 4 of the tournament matches at the newly built Peter Mokaba Stadium.
A famous South African musician from Limpopo is Master KG who had a hit with the song Jerusalema.
The Kruger National Park is located in Mpumalanga province and is the biggest national park in South Africa. Here you can see the big 5: Leopard, Buffalo, Elephant, Lion and Rhino
You can also see the tallest animal in the world - a Giraffe
The worlds fastest animal - a cheetah
And one of the oldest living animals, the crocodile.
Dad is also a famous musician.
He sings with his brother uncle Harry as the Campbell Brothers.
They sing in English and Afrikaans.My favourite is the country songs.
They have won many awards and have millions of fans too.
In the Northern Cape province lies the city of Kimberley, also known as the Diamond City.
However, the Worlds largest diamond was actually mined near Cullinan in Gauteng province.
It weighed a whopping 3106 carats and is part of the British Crown Jewels.
Did you know that South Africa produced Formula One’s 1979 world champion, Jody Scheckter?
He is a true diamond in the rough.
South Africans like meat and Braai so much they even created a public holiday for it, called National Braai Day.
Lucky for us whenever we want to braai or buy South African products we can pop down the road to “Anton’s Meat and Eat” in Roanoke, to get our South African products.
The North West province is home to Sun City, the premier holiday resort of South Africa.
Sun City also hosts the Million Dollar Golf tournament at the Gary Player Country Club.
Gary Player is regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time.
Our home town of Hartbeespoort is also in the North West, the area is known as the cradle of human kind, as the first human fossils were found there.
Famous people born in the North West include Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and world champion boxer “The Sniper” Corrie Sanders who won the WBO heavyweight title in 2003.
Cape Town is the oldest city in South Africa. It is located in the Western Cape province and is known as the Mother City,
Cape Town has beautiful gardens, beaches, wine lands and Table Mountain
You can also visit Robben Island and see how Nelson Mandela spent his time in prison.
Dr. Barnard performed the first heart transplant in Cape Town.
The Western Cape is home to many species of fish. You can also whale watch or cage dive with massive great white sharks.
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