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About 45 million people live in
South Africa and they speak 11 different languages including Afrikaans,
English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi,Tsonga,Tswana, Venda, Xhosa
and Zulu.
2 of the most important cities are Pretoria and Cape Town
Most South Africans have black
skin but there are white skinned South Africans too.
Sports that South Africans enjoy include cricket and rugby.
poster used
with permission http://www.southafrica-travel.net/
Food in South
Africa includes spicy curries
and 
meals
of wild game, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin. English-style breakfasts
and afternoon teas are served in hotels. A traditional South African
barbecue is called "braai," which means "grilled
meat," but fish is barbequed too.
The money used in South Africa is called the rand
The flag
of South Africa
South African farmers grow corn,
wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables, beef, poultry, mutton, wool,
and dairy products.
There are gold and diamond mines in South Africa
Some
of the Wildlife of Southern Africa
Lions
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/Lions.htm
Meerkats
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/meerkat.htm
Giraffes
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/giraffe.htm
Rhinoceros
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/rhino.htm
Elephants
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/elephants.htm
Zebras
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/zebra.htm
Hippopotamuses http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/hippo.htm
See movies of lions
and elephants here
http://www.southafrica.com/culture/movies.html
For more information and pictures
of wildlife go to http://www.southafrica-travel.net/Tiere/e_tiere.htm
There is some information
about South African musicians here
http://www.music.org.za/
Go here to listen to the National Anthem
http://www.niceflag.com/midi/anthems/safrica.mid
If you have Real
Player software you can go here to BBC radio and hear about some
more South African musicians and listen to their music
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world/guidesafrica.shtml
Acknowledge this
source in your bibliography like this:
South africa
(2003).
[Online], Available: www.kidcyber.com.au
updated February 2003