different languages in south africa

South Africa is a multilingual country. Besides the 11 officially recognised languages, scores of others - African, European, Asian and more - are spoken here, as the country lies at the crossroads of southern Africa.

The country's Constitution guarantees equal status to 11 official languages to cater for the country's diverse peoples and their cultures. These are: africaans, english, Isindebele, Isixhosa, Isizulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Siswati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga.

religion

78% of the population profess the Christian religion (68% Protestants and 10% Catholic).Hinduism is about 2% of the total, while Muslims and Jews represent 1.5 and 0.5% respectively.

FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010

South Africa is the country responsible for organizing the 2010 World Cup soccer, becoming the first World Cup on African soil in place. This news has been welcomed by South Africa with great joy and jubilation, both by their representatives (former President Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and President Thabo Mbeki, among others).

As throughout the South African people in general, as it is expected that, with ticket sales and the arrival of soccer fans, it generates revenues to help this country to increase its potential, both as a tourist destination, as investments.

The opening match of the 2010 World Cup was the 11th of June at 16:00 hours and faced the host South Africa to Mexico. The game was played in Johannesburg, one of the main venues for South Africa 2010 and will host many of the major parties that take place throughout the competition.

The draw for the Football World Cup 2010 South Africa left eight groups quite similar, where we find one or two strong teams in each of them. 2010 World Cup groups are:

GROUP A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay and France.

GROUP B: Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea and Greece.

GROUP C: England, United States, Algeria and Slovenia.

GROUP D: Germany, Australia, Serbia and Ghana.

GROUP E: Holland, Denmark, Japan and Cameroon.

GROUP F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand and Slovakia.

GROUP G: Brazil, North Korea, Ivory Coast and Portugal.

GROUP H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras and Chile.

As we can see, the host South Africa has not had much luck in the draw and has fallen squarely into one of the tightest groups in which France, which got its place in the last minute "due to the hand of Henry," it seems the clear favorite Mexico and Uruguay, where the home will fight for that second place, which leads to the second round.

If we have to highlight a group like the harder we would say that Group H is the Group of Death with Brazil, Portugal and Ivory Coast.

A priori, Brazil, Argentina and Spain are the favorites according to the bookmakers. Of course, we should not forget teams like England, Germany or Italy.

However, Brazil and Spain are already looking askance, as luck would have it both groups forming the intersection of Eighth, at the top of Group G will face second in Group H and vice versa. Chances are that this is the second-round match.

Flora

The native vegetation of South Africa varies from a region to another one following the precipitation index. In the Eastern Lowveld, where rain is of torrential character, are tropical forests in which a great amount of palms exists; throughout the southern coast of this region there are forests formed by species of hard wood trees like the cedar. In the Uplands Eastern, the ground supports to an ebullient growth of grass and isolate trees.

Most of the plateau is covered by formation grasses that in the High Veld resemble themselves prairies deprived of trees; nevertheless, the prairie of Veld Under is looked more like the savannah, with dispersed trees and shrubs. In the Average Veld, where the precipitations are little, the prairie is very poor; the vegetation consists of vast formation grasses characteristic of the desert that grow as a bushes and that only become green with rain. The Small Karroo is covered by weeds.

Fauna

You must know that, thanks to a policy of exemplary protection, in South Africa more species can be animal (900 species of birds) that in any other country of the continent. Five Great, that is to say, from Leon one, leopards, buffalos, rhinos and elephants, populate numerous South African natural reserves. Equally numerous species of gacelas exist.

A great amount of seals has chosen like address the length of the South African coasts.

Long ago captured and eaten by the men, the South African seals of skin settled down in the continent as of years 1930.

Scientifically speaking, he would be more correct to speak of marine lion. It has small ears and it can use his fins as mainland legs instead of to crawl by the ground, since the seals do. Several places exist where these can be found " seals with ears": In the coast Victory & Alfred of the Cabo, in Duiker, in Is Island… But the greatest colony is in Kleinsee, in an immense diamond mine property of Of Beers

They are counted near 500,000 in more than three kilometers! between the months of June and October the frank whales come to settle to South African waters.

Originating of the Antarctic, the mammals cross more than 8,000 km to arrive until there.

The small locality of Hermanus, located to about 120 km of Cape Town, is one of the best places to observe them

These great mammals can get to measure up to 16 meters in length. One is clear them thanks to his heads covered with callosities.

Important Stage

Stage ELLIS PARK

The stage is in center of Johannesburg. It was scene of the end of the Glass of the World of Rugby of 1995, when South Africa won to New Zealand and untied to a national celebration and a vital generational change in the history of the country. Between his new remodelings, it is possible to emphasize: the area for Means, clothes and exclusive sectors VIP.

NAME: Ellis Park Stadium

CAPACITY: 61.639 people

INAUGURATION: 1928

stages LOFTUS VERSFELD

He is one of the oldest stages of the country. It was baptized with the name of Robert Owen Loftus Versfeld,to whom attributes the restoration of the sport organized in the city of Pretoria.

It was used to lodge numerous sport events: World-wide of Rugby 1995, Glass Africa 1996 and

It wins Confederations 2009.

NAME: Loftus Versfeld

CAPACITY: 50,000 people

INAGURATION: 2008

stages NELSON MANDELA BAY

He is one of the scenes constructed especially for the World-wide Glass of FIFA 2010.

The Nelson Mandela (inspired by the name of the political leader and historical icon of the Country) has a unique ceiling, by its structure, and a spectacular view of the North lake End. The playground is of natural turf, but the area surrounds that it is of artificial turf.

NAME: port elizabeth

CAPACITY:48,000 people

INAGURATION: 2009

stages SOCCER CITY

The Cathedral of soccer in South Africa is considered. It is the greatest stage of the country.

It was reconstructed to new, and it will be scene of the inaugural party and the End. Its design

is inspired by the African branch “Calabash”, whose aesthetic it is appraised at night of wonderful form.

Soccer City is in one of the most fanatical areas of soccer in the region. Between his new remodelings,

it is possible to emphasize: the area for Means, clothes and exclusive

sectors VIP.

NAME: Soccer City

CAPACITY: 94,700 people

INAGURATION: 1989

stages PETER MOKABA

It was constructed next to the old stage, in Polokwane, province of Limpopo.

Named in honor to one of the children of the fight by the emancipation of South Africa

against the regime of the Apartheid, the stage has an historical importance for the country.

Peter Mokaba was born in Polokwane and was recognized during all their life by his spirit of

fight and leadership.

NAME: Peter Mokaba

CAPACITY: 45,264 people

INAUGURATION: 2010

The gastronomy

The gastronomy of South Africa has a variety of sources and states. The foreign uses introduced during the colonial time by descendants of afrikáners and British as

well as by their slaves and servientes; this includes the influences of the Malayan kitchen of

the originating people of Malaysia and Java

Typical plates

Sosaties: they are like kebab of meat and sharp sauce

Potjiekos: it is a stew with vegetables and meat.

Braai: roasted meat

Bbotie: with meat minced with sharp sauce and very seasoned.

Biltong: dry and salty meat.erewors: sausages with sharp sauce

Boerewors: sausages with sharp sauce