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The 16 conflicts in the following list have caused at least 1,000 and fewer than 10,000 direct, violent deaths in the current or previous calendar year. [2] Conflicts causing at least 1,000 deaths in one calendar year are considered wars by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program.
Teen-oriented talk show focusing on daily issues faced by South Africa's teens. Co-produced by Okuhle Media [31] and independent producer Tamara Gondwe. Temptation (South Africa) Ter wille van Oorlewing: Dubbed in Afrikaans 900+ episodes Anglia Television: Dubbed from the British series The World of Survival. Thabang Thabong: 2003 SABC 2
South Africa is known for its ethnic and cultural diversity. Almost all South Africans speak English to some degree of proficiency, in addition to their native language, with English acting as a lingua franca in commerce, education, and government. [ 1][ 2] South Africa has eleven official languages, but other indigenous languages are spoken by ...
Riemvasmaak is a settlement in ZF Mgcawu District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The name means ‘tighten the strap’ or ‘tied with straps’. [ 2] Riemvasmaak is located near the Orange River, close to the Namibian border. It was originally settled in the early 1930s by people of Xhosa, Damara, Herero, Nama ...
Illustrations made by William Henry Harvey in 1855, including Notheia anomala (top left). As a result of the publication of his 1858 book, The genera of South African plants, in which he asked South African readers to send him specimens so that he could begin documenting the flora of the Cape, he began a correspondence with Mary Elizabeth Barber, an amateur naturalist who lived in Cape Colony.
South Africa accepted the convention on 10 July 1997. [3] There are twelve World Heritage Sites in South Africa. [3] The first three sites in South Africa were added to the list in 1999 while the most recent ones, the Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites and the Pleistocene Occupation Sites of South Africa, were added in 2024.
South Africa is home to worlds deepest gold mine, Mponeng Gold Mine, reaching nearly 4000m depth. [274] It is the world's largest producer [275] of chrome, manganese, platinum, vanadium and vermiculite. It is the second largest producer [275] of ilmenite, palladium, rutile and zirconium. It is the world's third largest coal exporter. [276]
Zulu is the most widely spoken language in South Africa, where it is an official language. More than half of the South African population can understand it, with over 13.78 million first-language and over 15 million second-language speakers. [10] Many Zulu people also speak Xitsonga, Sesotho and others from among South Africa's 12 official ...