Portal:South Africa

Topics Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Nature People Philosophy Religion Society Technology Welcome to the South Africa Portal Unity in Diversity The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of the African continent. It borders the countries of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Swaziland, and entirely surrounds Lesotho. South Africa has the largest population of people of European descent in Africa, the largest Indian population outside of Asia, as well as the largest Coloured (of mixed European, Asian and African descent) community in Africa, making it one of the most ethnically diverse countries on the continent. Racial and ethnic strife between the black majority and the white minority have played a large part in the country's history and politics. The National Party began introducing the policy of apartheid after winning the general election of 1948; however, it was the same party under the leadership of F.W. de Klerk who started to dismantle it in 1990 after a long struggle by the black majority, as well as many white, coloured and Indian South Africans. The country is one of the few in Africa never to have had a coup d'état, and regular free and fair elections have been held since 1994, making it a regional power and among the most stable and liberal democracies in Africa. The economy of South Africa is the largest and most well-developed of the entire African continent, with modern infrastructure common throughout the country. South Africa is ranked as an upper-middle income economy by the World Bank. It has the largest economy in Africa, and the 28th-largest in the world. By purchasing power parity, South Africa has the 5th highest per capita income in Africa. It is considered a newly industrialised country. More about South Africa ... Table Mountain in Cape Town. The Siege of Kimberley took place during the Second Boer War at Kimberley when Boer forces from the Orange Free State and the Transvaal besieged the diamond mining city. The Boers moved quickly to try to capture the British enclave when war broke out between the British and the two Boer republics in October 1899. The city was ill-prepared, but the defenders organised an energetic and effective defence that was able to prevent it from being taken. SANAE IV is the current research base of the South African National Antarctic Expedition. It is located flat-topped nunatak named Vesleskarvet in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica Template:/box-header Portal:South Africa/Did you know Template:/box-footer Template:/box-header WikiProject South Africa WikiProject South Africa discussions • South Africa Wikipedians' Notice Board • South African Wikipedians • Wikipedians in South Africa • Wikimedia ZA • Subscribe to the Wikimedia ZA mailing list Template:/box-footer Wolraad Woltemade Wolraad Woltemade (c.1708 – 1 June 1773) was born in Hesse-Schoumberg, part of present-day Germany. He migrated to the Dutch Cape Colony at Cape Town with the Dutch East India Company) as a dairyman. He died while rescuing sailors from the wreck of the ship De Jonge Thomas in Table Bay on 1 June 1773. ▼ South Africa ► Communications in South Africa ► Economy of South Africa ► Education in South Africa ► Events in South Africa ► Geography of South Africa ► Government of South Africa ► Health in South Africa ► History of South Africa ► South African law ► South Africa-related lists ► Military of South Africa ► South African people ► Politics of South Africa ► Science and technology in South Africa ► South African society ► Sport in South Africa ► Tourist attractions in South Africa ► Transport in South Africa ► South Africa stubs Atlas Geography Africa Botswana Mozambique Namibia Zimbabwe Zambia The following Wikimedia sister projects provide more on this subject: What are portals? List of portals Featured portals