The document provides information about South Africa and neighboring countries Botswana and Namibia. It includes details such as capital cities, leaders, points of interest, food, festivals, dance, music and more. Some key points of interest in South Africa mentioned are Cape Town, Table Mountain, and The Cradle of Humankind. The national dish of Botswana is described as Seswaa, a meat stew served over thick porridge. In Namibia, notable locations include the Fish River Canyon and Heroes' Acre memorial.
7. POINTS OF INTEREST
Cape of good hope
The currents of the two oceans meet at the
point where the warm-water Agulhas current
meets the cold water Benguela current and
turns back on itself—a point that fluctuates
between Cape Agulhas and Cape Point (about
1.2 kilometers east of the Cape of Good
Hope) The currents of the two oceans meet at
the point where the warm-water Agulhas
current meets the cold water Benguela current
and turns back on itself—a point that
fluctuates between Cape Agulhas and Cape
Point (about 1.2 kilometers east of the Cape
of Good Hope.
8. The Cradle of Humankind is a
World Heritage Site first named
by UNESCO in 1999, about 50
kilometres northwest of
Johannesburg, South Africa. The
find helped corroborate the 1924
discovery of the juvenile
Australopithecus africanus skull,
"Taung Child", by Raymond
Dart,. reflects the fact that the site
has produced a large number, as
well as some of the oldest,
hominin fossils ever found, some
dating back as far as 3.5 million
years ago.
11. FOOD
Potjiekos
Literally translated "small
pot food", is a stew
prepared outdoors in a
traditional round, cast iron,
three-legged pot. This one is
being cooked on a barbecue.
Cookery practiced by
indigenous people of Africa
such as the Sotho- and
Nguni-speaking people.
12. Chakalaka relish
Biltong
Biltong is a variety of cured meat
that originated in South Africa.
Various types of meat are used to
produce it, ranging from beef and
game meats to fillets of ostrich
from commercial farms.
14. FESTIVALS
This ten-day event is
undoubtedly the country’s
oldest, biggest and most
famous arts festival and
offers a feast of theatre,
music, dance and fi lm for the
eager culture vulture.THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL
16. DANCE
The gumboot dance (or
Isicathulo[1]) is
an African dance that is performed
by dancers wearing wellington
boots. In South Africa these
are more commonly
called gumboots.
17. Traditional zulu dance
Traditional Zulu dancing is an important part of the Zulu culture.
Dancing is usually performed during a traditional Zulu ceremony, and is
accompanied by vibrant singing and sometimes the beating of drums.
Zulu dancing is something quite spectacular, especially when the men
and women are fully dressed in their traditional attire.
19. FILM
Production began in July 2010 in False Bay,
Cape Town, South Africa, and shot for six
weeks on a small boat with real great white
sharks. The production then moved to the
UK for three weeks filming in Pinewood
Studios on the underwater stage and at Black
Hangar Studios on their external water tank.
The soundtrack was written and performed
by Mark Sayfritz
22. The people of Village Reef
gold mine were ordinary people
with normal lives, loves and a
touch of domestic drama. Yet
within a few months, THE
VILLAGERS had become one of
the most popular series on SA TV,
topped only by programmes such
as news and sport.
TELEVISION
AGTER ELKE
MAN offered romance, crime,
business intrigue and characters
that quickly became household
names, like loud and vulgar
Antie Stienie with her heart of
gold and wisdom of Solomon.
24. MUSIC
Miriam Makeba - Nicknamed Mama Africa, was a
Grammy Award-winning South African singer and civil
rights activist. She is best known for the song "Pata Pata",
first recorded in 1957 and released in the U.S. in 1967.
25. MUSIC
THANDISWA MAZWAI
Thandiswa was born in 1976 (the year of the Soweto Uprising). She
grew up almost entirely in Soweto, Johannesburg, amidst the heavy
apartheid township violence of the 1980s. Both her parents were
journalists and anti-apartheid political activists, and she recollects that
her home was filled with books, articles and thick with political
discussions.
26. MUSIC
Kelly Khumalo - A South African singer and actress. She has so
far[when?] released three albums: TKO,Itshitshi and Siyajabula. Khumalo is
from Spruitview in the East Rand and had been singing in church all
her life until realizing that there is a whole bigger world out there.
33. BOTSWANA NATIONAL
MUSEUM
The Botswana National
Museum, also known as
the National Museum
and Art Gallery, is located
in the Botswana capital
of Gaborone and is a
multi-disciplinary
institution that includes
the National Art
Gallery and Octagon
Gallery,[1] as well as—since
November 2007—
the National Botanical
Garden.[2]
Points of Interest
34. TSWAPONG HILLS
The Tswapong Hills are
a mountain range in
the Central
District, Botswana. They
rise at an elevation of 300
to 400 m above
the hardveld of the
almost 900 m high
surrounding plateau.
35. FOOD
A tapestry of aromas and colors to assail
the senses.
Learn about the culture
of Botswana and try their
national dish Seswaa, a tasty dish of
meat and thick maize porridge.
The national dish of Botswana is
called Seswaa. This consists of a meat
stew served over thick polenta or pap.
The stew is made by boiling meat with
onion and pepper.
36. FOOD
Pap
Also known as mieliepap in South
Africa, is a
traditional porridge/polenta made
from mielie-meal (ground maize)
and astaple food of
the Bantu inhabitants of Southern
Africa (the Afrikaans word pap is
taken from Dutch and simply
means "porridge").
37. FESTIVALS
The renowned Kuru Dance Festival
is the traditional dance festival of the
Basarwa organised by the Kuru
Cultural Center. Since 1997, the
three-day festival has annually
celebrated the cultural heritage of
Botswana’s first people, known also
as the San or Bushmen.
38. FESTIVALS
The Black Eagles are
originally from Tanzania,
East Africa, where they
learnt their acrobatic skills
on the streets of Dar-es-
Salaam
40. DANCE
Domboshaba (Botswana) – The 13th
annual Domboshaba Festival of Culture
and History (Nshangano weBaKalanga)
ended in Domboshaba, North-East
District of Botswana, amid calls for the
minority language to be given its due
recognition by being introduced as a
subject at schools. Botswana only
recognizes SeTswana as that country’s
national language, while English is
considered a medium of
communication.
Kalangas
45. MUSIC
Just like other African countries, popular music in Botswana is
called "jazz"; however, it has little resemblance to the African
American genre of the same name. There is an initiative to focus on
revitalizing the Botswana music industry, instead of relying on foreign
releases. Popular music in Botswana still comes from South Africa,
the United States, Europe or elsewhere in Africa. Gumba-gumba is a
form of modernized Zulu and Tswana music, mixed with traditional
jazz. The word gumba derives from township slang for "party".
52. POINT OF INTEREST
The Fish River
Canyon (Afrikaans: Visrivier Can
yon or Visrivier
Afgronde, German: Fischfluss
Canyon), is located in the south
of Namibia. It is the largest
canyon in Africa, as well as the
second most visited tourist
attraction in Namibia.
Fish River Canyon
53. POINT OF INTEREST
The Christ
Church (or Christuskirch
e) is a historic landmark
and Lutheran church
in Windhoek, Namibia.
Christ Church
54. POINT OF INTEREST
The Heroes' Acre is an
official war memorial of the
Republic of Namibia.
Heroes' Acre opened on 26
August 2002 and operates for
the purpose of "foster(ing) a
spirit of patriotism and
nationalism, and to pass on the
legacy to the future generations
of Namibia"
Heroes' Acre
59. ACTOR
Nᴉxau ǂToma
Namibian bush farmer and actor
who was made famous by his
roles in the 1980 movie The Gods
Must Be Crazy and its sequels, in
which he played
the Kalahari San (Bushman)
Xixo.[2][3] The Namibian called
him "Namibia's most famous
actor".
60. MUSIC
Jackson Kaujeua
Namibian musician, composer an
d gospel singer, and a veteran of
the Namibian struggle for
independence. He sang in various
Namibian languages
including Afrikaans and English.
61. MUSIC
Stefan Ludik (born April 5,
1981) is
a Namibian musician, televis
ion personality and
former cricketer from Wind
hoek City. He was the first
contestant to represent
Namibia in the reality
television program Big
Brother Africa.