Tag: South Africa

South Africa is a country located in Southern Africa. With the capital city of Bloemfontein; Pretoria; Cape Town, South Africa has a population of 59,308,701 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. After the victory in the 1948 elections, the Nationalist Party began to implement apartheid. The basic idea was that the blacks would live in special “home countries”. Such were established for every African people group on land assigned…

Located at the southern tip of the African continent, South Africa has an area of ​​1,219,912 km2. It is bordered by Namibia to the northwest, Botswana and Zimbabwe to the north, Mozambique and Swaziland to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The most important cities are Cape Town, the legislative capital, with 2 984 100 residents (2004), Johannesburg (1…

Cape Town (South Africa) According to ALLPUBLICLIBRARIES, Cape Town was founded in 1652. In 1795, the British began to settle here, which began the colonization of South Africa. The city is located in the southwest of the country on the Cape Peninsula at the foot of Table Mountain. This mountain is the most popular tourist attraction. An ultra-modern cable car stretches to its top, along which you can climb to…

Health care Vaccinations Vaccination needed receipt required yellow fever 1 cholera 2 Typhoid & Polio Yes – malaria 3 – Eat Drink Overview The medical care is good overall. The private hospitals in the big cities are of European standard, while the state hospitals are overcrowded and are suffering from budget cuts. Medical care in rural areas is not as good as in the big cities. It is recommended to…

Population and society Since South Africa has been the destination of several migratory waves and conquests that have stratified over time, the composition of its population is rich and complex. According to the 2011 census data, just under 80% of the population is registered as of black African origin, 8.7% of the population is white, 9.5% is of colored origin , while the remaining 2.4% is of Indian and Asian…