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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 Eswatini , and entirely surrounds Lesotho .
South Africa has the largest population of people of European descent in Africa, one of 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.
South Africa is ranked as an upper-middle income economy by the World Bank . It has the second largest economy in Africa after Nigeria , and the 34th-largest in the world. By purchasing power parity , South Africa has the 7th highest per capita income in Africa. Although being the second largest economy, South Africa has the most sophisticated economy in the continent, with modern infrastructure common throughout the country. The country is considered to be a newly industrialized country according to the World Bank classifications.
JSE Limited (previously the
JSE Securities Exchange and the
Johannesburg Stock Exchange ) is the largest
stock exchange in
Africa . It is located in
Sandton, Johannesburg ,
South Africa , after it moved from downtown Johannesburg in 2000. In 2003 the JSE had an estimated 473 listed companies and a market capitalisation of US$182.6 billion (€158 billion), as well as an average monthly traded value of US$6.399 billion (€5.5 billion). As of March 2022, the
market capitalisation of the JSE was at US$1.36 trillion. (
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Voortrekker Monument
The Voortrekker Monument is located just south of Pretoria in South Africa . This massive granite structure is prominently located on a hilltop, and was raised to commemorate the Voortrekkers who left the Cape Colony between 1835 and 1854.
Bokkoms (or
bokkems ) is whole, salted and dried
mullet (more specifically the Southern mullet,
Chelon richardsonii , a type of fish commonly known in the Western Cape of South Africa as "harders"), and is a well-known delicacy from the
West Coast region of South Africa. This salted fish is dried in the sun and wind and is eaten after peeling off the skin. In some cases it is also
smoked . It is sometimes referred to as "fish
biltong ". (
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Image 1 An array of traditional South African cuisine (from
Culture of South Africa )
Image 2 Statue of Bartolomeu Dias at the High Commission of South Africa in London. He was the first European navigator to sail around the southernmost tip of Africa. (from
History of South Africa )
Image 3 Gateway to the
Castle of Good Hope , the oldest building in South Africa (from
Culture of South Africa )
Image 4 Johannesburg before gold mining transformed it into a bustling modern city (from
History of South Africa )
Image 5 Painting of the Sharpeville massacre of March 1960 (from
History of South Africa )
Image 6 An account of the first
trekboers (from
History of South Africa )
Image 7 Looking out over the floodplains of the Luvuvhu River (right) and the Limpopo River (far distance and left) (from
History of South Africa )
Image 8 Harry Smith (from
History of South Africa )
Image 9 Shaka Zulu in traditional
Zulu military garb (from
History of South Africa )
Image 11 Generals Smuts (right) and Botha were members of the British
Imperial War Cabinet during World War I. (from
History of South Africa )
Image 12 Frederik W. de Klerk and
Nelson Mandela , two of the driving forces in ending apartheid (from
History of South Africa )
Image 13 Daniel François Malan , National Party leader from 1934 to 1953 (from
History of South Africa )
Image 15 Boer
Voortrekkers depicted in an early artist's rendition (from
History of South Africa )
Image 17 Nicolaas Waterboer, Griqualand ruler, 1852–1896 (from
History of South Africa )
Image 18 Regional geography during the period of the Anglo–Boer wars:
South African Republic /Transvaal
Orange Free State British
Cape Colony Natal Colony (from
History of South Africa )
Image 19 The
statue of
Jan van Riebeeck , the founder of
Cape Town , in Heerengracht Street. (from
History of South Africa )
Image 20 Flag of the South African Republic , often referred to as the
Vierkleur (meaning four-coloured) (from
History of South Africa )
Image 21 Simon's Town harbour and naval base in South Africa were used by the Allies during World War II. (from
History of South Africa )
Image 22 Indian indentured labourers arriving in Durban (from
History of South Africa )
Image 23 Groot Constantia , the oldest
wine estate in South Africa, was founded in 1685 by
Simon van der Stel . The
South African wine industry (New World wine) is among the lasting legacy of the
VOC era . The recorded
economic history of South Africa began with the VOC period. (from
History of South Africa )
Image 24 Jan van Riebeeck , first Commander of the Dutch East India Company colony (from
History of South Africa )
Image 25 Cecil John Rhodes, co-founder of De Beers Consolidated Mines at Kimberley (from
History of South Africa )
Image 26 The
British Empire is red on the map, at its territorial zenith in the late 1910s and early 1920s. (
India highlighted in purple.) South Africa, bottom centre, lies between both halves of the Empire. (from
History of South Africa )
Image 27 The rise of the Zulu Empire
under Shaka forced other chiefdoms and clans to flee across a wide area of southern Africa. Clans fleeing the Zulu war zone
included the
Soshangane ,
Zwangendaba ,
Ndebele ,
Hlubi ,
Ngwane , and the
Mfengu . Some clans were caught between the Zulu Empire and advancing
Voortrekkers and
British Empire such as the
Xhosa . (from
History of South Africa )
Image 28 Church on
Greenmarket Square in Cape Town, South Africa with a banner memorialising the Marikana massacre (from
History of South Africa )
Image 29 Map of the black homelands in South Africa at the end of apartheid in 1994 (from
History of South Africa )
Image 32 View of
Table Bay with ships of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), c. 1683. (from
History of South Africa )
Image 34 The
Castle of Good Hope (
Kasteel de Goede Hoop in Dutch), Cape Town. Founded officially in 1652,
Kaapstad /Cape Town is the oldest
urban area in South Africa. (from
History of South Africa )
Image 35 Emily Hobhouse campaigned against the appalling conditions of the
British concentration camps in South Africa, thus influencing British public opinion against the war. (from
History of South Africa )
Image 36 Meat on a traditional South African
braai (from
Culture of South Africa )
Image 37 Union Buildings , government administrative centre, Pretoria,
c. 1925 (from
History of South Africa )
Image 38 Replica of an
East Indiaman of the
Dutch East India Company /
United East Indies Company (VOC). The Dutch East India Company was a major force behind the (c. 1590s–1720s) and
Netherlandish cartography (c. 1570s–1670s). (from
History of South Africa )
Image 39 Oracles of the Pink Universe by Simphiwe Ndzube, 2021 (from
Culture of South Africa )
Image 41 King Moshoeshoe with his advisors (from
History of South Africa )
Image 42 King
Cetshwayo (ca. 1875) (from
History of South Africa )
Image 43 "For use by white persons" – sign from the apartheid era (from
History of South Africa )
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