SOUTH AFRICA A document created in grade 4 bilingual class 2012/2013 SUMMARY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1. GEOGRAPHY 2. NATIONAL PARK 3. WILDLIFE 4. SOWETO 5. CAPETOWN 6. JOHANNESBURG 7. RAINBOW NATION 8. HISTORY 9. AIDS 10. NELSON MANDELA’S FATHER 11. A.N.C 12. APARTHEID 13. ARRESTATION 14. PRESIDENCY 15. DESMOND TUTU 16. INVICTUS GEOGRAPHY • There are 47 556 900 people in South Africa. • South Africa is located in the extreme south of Africa. • Pretoria is the political capital of South Africa. • Johannesburg is the largest city and Capetown is the oldest city called the “Mother city”. KRUGER NATIONAL PARK • -The Kruger National Park is the largest game reserve in South Africa. • -The park is located in the northeast of the country, in the eastern Transvaal. • -It covers more than 20,000 km2. • -There are many animals. WILDLIFE • Wildlife in South Africa is beautiful • There are 299 types of animals • There are many tourists who visit the savannah SOWETO • • Created in the 1950s, Soweto is a township in South Africa. In 1951, because of the new law, Apartheid, Soweto was designed to receive only black residents. • • Soweto is a symbol of black resistance to apartheid. • • In 1976, because of the troubles, Soweto was known in the international news when the government imposed the teaching of Afrikaans. • • • Soweto has a museum dedicated to Nelson Mandela, it's a museum made from his former house. CAPETOWN • Capetown is the oldest city. • Capetown is the second most populous city in South Africa after Johannesburg. • Capetown enjoys an ocean Mediterranean climate. JOHANNESBURG • 1-Johannesburg is the capital of economy. • 2-Johannesburg is the largest city. • 3-Johannesburg is a metropolis in South Africa. • 4-Johannesburg is modern and also dangerous. • 5-It was founded when people discovered gold. RAINBOW NATION • The rainbow nation symbolizes unity. • The term represents people of many different nations, in a country. • Today blacks and whites play together. • There are 11 languages in South Africa. HISTORY • Nelson Mandela was imprisoned because he led the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC). He fought against the political domination of the white minority and against Apartheid in South Africa. He stayed 27 years in prison. It is a very sad life! AIDS In South Africa about one million of people live with AIDS Here is the sign of the fight against AIDS South Africa is greatly affected But today on the 25th of April 2010, a campaign was put in place and voted AIDS is the most important problem for young people. NELSON MANDELA’S FATHER • • • • • • • • • Nelson Mandela's father was named Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa. He was a member of a tribe and served as chief. He lived from about 1880 to 1928. Mandela's father had four wives. Nelson Mandela was born to his third wife, Nosekeni Fanny. ANC • ANC (African National Congress) • • • • was founded in January 8,1912 by Bantu. It opposed racial discrimination. This is the symbol of ANC. Nelson Mandela joined ANC in 1944. He was arrested in 1962 for 27 years and was not the only member of ANC who was arrested for life. He was free 1990. APARTHEID Apartheid was abolished in 1991. Apartheid was a law about segregation. Blacks and whites were separated. Apartheid created a lot of conflicts in South Africa. ARRESTATION • This is Nelson Mandela’s cell. • Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962. • He went to jail in 1962 for 27 years. • Nelson Mandela was free in 1990. PRESIDENCY • Nelson Mandela was elected on May 10th 1994, age 72. • Nelson Mandela is the first black president of the Republic of South Africa. • He won the peace price. • He ended his presidency in 1999. DESMOND TUTU • He was born 7 October 1931 in Klerksdorp . ( South Africa). • He created the Black consciousness Movement. • He fought for Apartheid with Nelson Mandela. • He fought against AIDS, because he was sick too. • He became the President Commission of Truth and Reconciliation. • He is a priest. INVICTUS -The film speaks of the election of Nelson Mandela in 1994 -Even after the end of Apartheid in South Africa , this country stayed a divided nation because of the colour of skin -To unify the country Nelson Mandela decided to gather strength with the captain of the rugby team of south Africa - Their goal was to win the championship in 1995 Authors FAKIHI Hamza BENALI Farouk CHENOUF Baya MATHIAS Gaëlle MAIGA Zahara SIOUMANDAN Maëva BARAST Koraline RACHID Khaina MAMMERI Mikhaïl BENTAHAR Loubna KACOU Fatoumata MOHAMED-RAFI Asfiya ARABAT Basma CHITOUR Imane LORANDA Tanoia Karen BRIVAL Ester BENDJEBBOUR Mehdi NEDJAI Ilyes