Nelson Mandela “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” Nelson Mandela, one of the greatest political figures of all times, one of the most inspirational figures, spent 27 years as a political prisoner in South Africa before becoming the country's first black president. He is regarded as a symbol of peace and reconciliation between the races. He is widely known for his determination for achieve equality and fair treatment of blacks in South Africa. He went to jail for what he believed to be wrong: judging people solely based on their skin color. Most of the people put him on the same level as Martin Luther King, Jr. John Michael Coetzee An author and academic from South Africa, a novelist and literary critic as well as a translator, author of “Waiting for the Barbarians” and “Life and Times of Michael K,” Coetzee was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy in Stockholm described his books as being “characterized by their well-crafted composition, pregnant dialogue and analytical brilliance. But at the same time he is a scrupulous doubter, ruthless in his criticism of the cruel rationalism and cosmetic morality of western civilization.”

Important places Battlefields and Island Prisons Historians can revel in the abundance of gripping stories on the Zulu War and Anglo-Boer Battlefields. For a historical and adventure filled South African holiday KwaZulu Natal has it all: beaches, big five safari reserves, battlefields, world heritage sites and wetlandsBattlefieldsKwaZulu Natalbig five safari reserves The Eastern Cape Frontier South Africa's Eastern Cape has an incredible frontier history. Apart from being a malaria-free big five safari area, the Eastern Cape offers historical safaris into a time of expanding empires and frontier settlers. It's also the land on which, migrating African tribes and colonial frontiersmen collided for the first time in recorded historyEastern Capemalaria-free big five safari

Culture Religion - Christianity Ethnic group- 75.2% is black,13.6% is white, cape coloureds is 8.6%, and Asians is 2.6%. Foods- barbeques, pojiekos is cooked meat and vegetable stew, and miele pap is a stiff corn meal mix, ( Africa's diet) Language- African, European, Asian, English, and etc. Traditions – workers day on may 1st, humans rights day on march 21st, June 16 is youth day,heritage day on September 24st, and more Music- is folk songs

Natural resources and geographic factors Natural resources: gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, rare earth elements, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas Geographic Factors Geographic factors often have an important influence on the history, economy, and culture of regions and nations. Three geographic factors are Monsoons, Nile River Valley, and Island locations. Each of these have good and bad effects on an area, depending on the temperature, climate and/or other mother nature controlled elements of the world. The geographic features of an area answer many questions about the types of economy, the background of their history and specific type of culture. Monsoons mostly affect the Country of India. From June till September, the summer monsoon blows from the southwest, in this direction it picks up moisture over the Indian Ocean. This then drops vast amounts of rains on the coast and on the northern plain, but the rains may cause floods which can kill some crops. From October to may, the winter monsoon blows from lands to the northeast. These hot dry winds raise temperatures to more than 100 degrees F. These monsoons specially affect the economic static of the country.geographic factorsRiver Valleysummer monsoonIndian Ocean monsoon blows

Physical Features of South Africa Major rivers, Mountain Ranges, Deserts, and valleys. Physical Features are things that are made by nature in the region. The Major rivers are the Orange, Limpopo, and Molopo Rivers. The Kalahari and Namib Deserts are also located in South Africa. h physical features of South Africa

Humans and physical environments they survive by: If they want water, they have to get it from the rivers. If they want food, they have to find it, like for example, berries, they get it from bushes filled with berries. If they want to learn, they have schools, with one class each. But some people survive without eating for days they depend on the Amazon rain forest so they are trying to do their best. Accounting & Finance 1332 Arts, Design & Media 153 Clerical & Administrative 953 Computers & Telecomm Customer Service 419 Education & University 116 Engineering & Technical 2189 Healthcare & Medical 894 Hospitality & Catering 406 Travel, Leisure & Tourism 207 Logistics & Transport 475 Human Resources 338 Legal & Consulting 241 Management 1122 Marketing & Sales 1532 Scientific 111 Skilled labor & Trades 1087 Other 2073

government The South Africa government type is based on a constitutional democracy, with a constitution that is regarded as one of the most progressive in the world, and a "Bill of Rights" second to none. The country has a three-tier system of government, and an independent judiciary, operating under a parliamentary structure. The South African government is decentralised in national, provincial and local levels of government, called the three tier system, each with its own legislature and executive, all based on a system of interdependent, interrelated and co-operative government.

Location Location of South Africa is on the very southern tip of Africa, it is a republic which is surrrounded by land at the top and the two oceans, Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean. Location of South Africa gives it the very charecteristic climate and natural vegetation in combination with geographical peculiariaties. Location of South Africa is also responsible in a major way for the economic and socio-political milieu of the Republic of South Africa.