South

HERITAGE Africa

WHAT?

TIME

CAPSUL

E

HERITAGE

? ? QUESTION ? ?

CAPTURE

SOUTH AFRICAN H E R I T A G E

HISTORYEXTENSIVE

INTERESTINGTREMENDOUS

RICHNESS

ABUNDANTGREATNESS

ENTERTAINING

WINELANDS & WINERIES

SPORT CAMERADARICULTURAL DIVERSITYWILDLIFE

LANDSCAPE & LANDMARKS

RICH HISTORY

11 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES

SOUTH AFRICAN H E R I T A G E

Good Day

Dumela

Goeie

DagSawubona

MoloThobel

a

SOUTH AFRICAN

H I S T O R Y

500 AD - 1600’s : More Banto tribes migrated into South Africa in small groups across different regions.1652 : Colonisation of SA began with the Dutch - Jan van Riebeeck landed in the Cape Colony.

1688 : The French Huguenots embarked on the Cape of Good Hope to South Africa.

1830 –1840’s : “Groot Trek” commenced - migration & exploration into South Africa.

1820 : 1st British Settlers emigrated to the Cape Colony in order to grow British empire.

1838 – 1879 : Ongoing war-battles between Zulu ‘s against theVoortrekkers & other Banto tribes.

1899 – 1902 : Anglo Boer War – Battle for independence for South Africans from the British empire.

1910 : South Africa becomes its own Union for the 1st time – foreign British rule decommissioned.

1948 – 1994 : Apartheid ensued through racial segregation. Lead to sanctions against SA.

500 BC : The Banto people & Khoi-San started migrating to sub-Saharan Africa from North Africa.

1994 : South Africa has its 1st democratic election, with Nelson Mandela elected president.

SOUTH AFRICAN

Languages & Tribes.

1. Afrikaner2. Ndebele3. Sepedi4. Setswana5. Shangaan6. Seshoto7. Swazi (Nguni)8. Tsonga9. Venda10.Xhosa11.Zulu

Other Cultures13. English14. Indian15. Khoi-San

L A N G U A G E

C U L T U R A L D I V E R S I T Y

recognition of 11 official languages plays a vital role with regards to successful integration of the nation.

majority of traditional, indigenous African languages are descendant of each other, originating from Banto.

each culture is formally recognized to earn their own spot in one of the most diverse countries world wide.

South Africa is know as the Rainbow Nation due to the variety of iconic traditional cultures & tribes it boasts.

Sports which places South Africa on the world map are Soccer, Rugby, Cricket as well as smaller and individual events like Swimming, Athletics, Boxing, Rowing, Bowling & Tug-of-war.

S O U T H A F R I C A N

S P O R T

SOUTH AFRICAN S P O RT

“Sporting events create an indescribable atmosphere, camaraderie & enthusiasm among the people of the nation, when supporting any South African sporting team in action, who has the sheer ability to compete with the absolute best athletes on the world stage.”

S O U T H A F R I C A N

S P O R T

SOUTH AFRICAN W I L D L I F E

THE BIG 5 LION

BUFFALO

LEOPARD RHINO

ELEPHANT

SOUTH AFRICAN W I L D L I F E

OTHER SPECIES

BABOON BLUE WILDEBEEST

CROCODILEGIRAFFE

HIPPOPOTUMUSMONKEY

WARTHOGZEBRA

VARIOUS ANTELOPE:

DUIKERIMPALAKUDUORYX SABLE

SPRINGBOKWATERBUCK

F a s t F a c t s : SA has more than 3000 wine producers.

SA wine industry is older than 350 years. The Pinotage wine type was founded in SA.

Wine farms contribute to SA exports & tourism. Wine farming is only practiced in the Cape

Winelands.

SOUTH AFRICAN

W I N E R Y

Highveld

Chapman’s Peak

SOUTH AFRICAN LANDSCAPE

Bushveld

“Klein Karoo”

African Sunset

SOUTH AFRICAN LANDMARKS

Waterberg

Drakensberg

Table Mountain – World Wonder

Cape Town – International Tourism Awards

S o u t h A f r i c a h a s 8 W o r l d

H e r i t a g e s i t e s a s d e c l a r e d b y

U N E S C O .

SOUTH AFRICAN LANDMARKS

3200 Km Coastline with 40 Blue Flag Beaches

Big Hole – Kimberley

Voortrekker Monument

Famous Baobab Tree

SA has 8 different terrestrial areas, which

includes the:

Savannah, Fynbos, Forest, Karoo, Grassland, &

Desert.

SA has approximately 27 National Parks which are

dedicated to the conservation of its Fauna and

Flora for future generations.

`

Created for IE Business School (Madrid, Spain)

Online application :for International Masters in Business Administration Express Yourself

Question:“If all of the world’s cultural heritage was contained in a time capsule, what would you include to demonstrate the legacy of your country?”

2014 ©

by Adriaan M. Niemann

Creation & Design by AM Niemann

Compiled by AM Niemann