HV2 unit 5 Introduction South Africa

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Unit 5

South Africa

What do you already know about South Africa?

Sout Africa: basic facts

• South Africa: the Republic of South Africa (RSA)
  
• Three capital cities: Executive Pretoria, judicial Bloemfontein and   legislative Cape Town.
• languages: 35, of which 11 official --> English is used in parliamentary and state discourse.
  
• currency: The rand
  
• Inhabitants: Over 59 million
  

A lot of names and words are from Dutch or English

origin due to the colonial past.

What does Shasha (name of Nelson Mandela) mean?

1. troublesome
2. troublesolver
3. troubleshooter
4. troublemaker

When did Nelson Mandela receive the Nobel peace price?

1. 1991
2. 1993
3. 1992
4. 1994

Remembrance Day is celebrated on...?

1. 15 August
2. 18 February
3. 18 July
4. 19 September

What is the name of the party that Mandela joined?

1. ANC
2. ACN
3. ABC
4. ACB

What is the name of the president that freed Nelson Mandela from prison?

1. Thabo Mbeki
2. Frederik Willem de Klerk
3. Jan Pieter zn Koen
4. Jacob Zuma