1. South Africa

2. History of Settlement Dutch farmers = Boers British come in 1820
Language molded with Africans
Afrikaans
3rd most spoken language
11 total languages in S. Africa
Dutch/Europeans called Afrikaners
British come in 1820
Mix with native blacks = Coloured Person
Asians (India) came in 1860
Work on sugar plantations
Britain also in control of India
The Zulu language is the number one most spoken language, however only 22% of the population speaks it. Most South African’s do not predominately speak one language.

3. Population – Demographics
53 million people
White (10%)
Dutch (Afrikaners)
German
French
British
African/Black (80%)
Coloured (9%)
Indian/Asian (1%)

4. Famous Afrikaners

5. Boer War British vs Dutch (Boers)
Fought over territory, gold, and diamonds
British victory

6. Apartheid Independence from Britain in 1910
White’s Created apartheid to keep power in 1948
Complete racial separation
Neighborhoods, Schools, Beaches, Trains, etc.
African National Congress
Nelson Mandela (Lawyer for ANC)
Protested apartheid
Jailed for 27 years

7. Homelands & Townships Homeland Townships
Poor rural territories (10) set aside for blacks
Townships
Slums outside of the cities for black workers

8. End of Apartheid F.W. de Klerk becomes president
“We will never be at peace until apartheid is gone”
Freed Nelson Mandela from jail
Apartheid ends in 1991
Blacks allowed to vote for first time
Mandela elected president in 1994

9. Post-Apartheid Black’s given the right to vote
Reduced unemployment for Black’s
30% now from 82%
All races now attend same schools
Record high graduation rates + more college attendees = better jobs for non-whites
Mixed neighborhoods, but still slums
Electricity and running water
500 Health Care clinics built

10. South Africa Today Highest HIV/AIDS in the world Economic Activities
2nd highest GDP in Africa
Primary (10% of economy)
Platinum (77% of world), Gold, Diamonds
Tertiary (70% of economy)
Banking, Tourism, Call Centers
Second most visited African country