Category: THE POWER OF ONE

The Power Of One – Research Task

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  1. The estimated population of S.A.   =  over 50 million
  2. The 6 major languages spoken.     = Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu.
  3. Name the currency used.    =  South African Rand
  4. Who is the current president of S.A.?    =  Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
  5. Which European countries first settled S.A.?  =   Dutch, Belgian, German, French and English
  6. When was the Boer war and who was fighting whom?   =  1899 – 1902 (Dutch, Belgian, German and French Vs the English)
  7. What does APARTHEID mean?  = The word means ” apartness” in the Afrikaans (Dutch-based South African) language.
  8. When did it begin and when was it abolished?  = 1948 – 1994
  9. Find and explain 4 examples of racial segregation under apartheid and explain them. =The Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act ( whites couldn’t marry blacks);

    The Population Registration Act (jobs and where people worked decided according to racial group);

    The Reservation of Separate Amenities Act (blacks and whites forced to use separate parks, buses, toilets, entrances to buildings and beaches);

    The Bantu Education Act (took blacks and gave them a different education to whites, which was designed to train them to do unskilled labour);

    The Group Areas Act (towns a cities were divided into areas, each reserved for one race only)

  10.  Who is Nelson Mandela? Find out at least 5 – 10 interesting facts about his life. =                                            Fact 1:
    Nelson Mandela was the first South Afrikan President who was elected in a completely democratic election.

    Fact 2:
    Nelson Mandela was an activist against apartheid, and he was the leader of the armed wing of the African National Congress.

    Fact 3:
    Nelsom Mandela spent twenty-seven years in prison, many of those years were spent on Robben Island.

    Fact 4:
    Nelson Mandela won the Nobel prize in 1993.

    Fact 5:
    Nelson Mandela was born in Mvezo on July 18 of 1918.

    Fact 6:
    Nelson Mandela’s original name was Rolihlahla Mandela.

    Fact 7:
    In his spare time, Nelson Mandela studied to become a lawyer.

    Fact 8:
    Nelson Mandelas favorite breakfast is plain porridge, with fresh fruit and fresh milk.

    Fact 9:
    Nelson Mandela has honorary degrees from more than 50 international universities.

    Fact 10:
    Nelson Mandela retired from Public life in June 1999 and currently resides in his birth place.

  11. South Africa today – what are the main exports, music, tourism hot spots, and any other interesting facts you can find.  = Exports (gold, diamonds, platinum, other metals and minerals, machinery and equipment), Music (jazz), hotspots (Johannesburg, Cape Town, The Winelands, Garden Route, Kruger National Park, Durban beachfront, Soweto)
  12. Find images of the old and new flags of S.A.