SOUTH AFRICA-- ENGLISH PAPER RESOURCES OR personal expierence?

Question

I am suppose to "teach" the class about this country can someone give me some good rescources or if you've been there like what the goverment people general is like--
THANX!!

Answer 1

Open this link http://www.southafrica.co.za/about_sa_26.html and scroll down to any of these categories you may need:
Agriculture
Arts and Culture
Cities of South Africa
Coming to SA
Communications
Economy
General Information
History
I am an African...
Safety Security & Defence
The Good News
Tourism
Transport

Answer 2

The following is a very interesting article... It starts as follows:

" IF YOU BELIEVE what you read and hear about South Africa, you'll think the country is in horrible shape, with 42 percent unemployment, runaway crime, and 5 million people dying of AIDS. After nearly a decade of democracy, sub-Saharan Africa's crown jewel is, many pessimists warn, even more damaged than it was under the apartheid system.

But if you believe your eyes more than the press, and conversations with individual South Africans more than misleading statistics, a different picture emerges. Having spent time in South Africa in the mid-1980s and mid-1990s, I was anxious to return and see for myself just how much truth there was to these disturbing and depressing reports.

Last August I spent 10 days poking around the greater Johannesburg area, from the ravaged Central Business District to the squatter camps, from the townships to the wealthy suburbs. I talked to taxi drivers, scholars, businessmen, squatters, politicians, reporters, lobbyists, hawkers, doormen, a chief, and an ex-president. The society I observed was far from doomed. Rather it was dynamic and growing, with healthy political debate, teeming shops and malls, and a vibrant private sector. South Africa, for all its very real troubles, is a basically free country that's improving by the day."

Source: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1568/is_4_36/ai_n6181341

You can also visit http://www.southafrica.info - Very useful information!

Answer 3

This is your best bet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa

My only personal experience is that I have a friend (who's white) and her family lives there. The huge government movements in that country caused her to go from being an upper class white family into being middle class unable to even make repairs on their home.

Her husband lost his job as an industrial psychologist and his position was given to a much less educated and experienced black man.

She lost her job when the magazine she wrote for was taken over and the tone of the magazine was changed.

Her daughter was raped by a group of black men who were never caught, much less charged with the crime. AIDS is so rampant in that country (with undereducated blacks believing that if they rape a white virgin they will be healed of the disease) that when this occurred, she was not given any prophylactic treatment to stop her from contracting the disease, even though it is available. The reason? She was over the age of 16. They only dole out the drug to children (12 and under) who have been raped.

My friend's son has a child with a rare genetic disorder. His medical providers know nothing about the disorder and do not care to learn even though she brings them Health Supervision Guidelines written in English (they speak Afrikaans - a Germanic dialect prevalent in SA)

My friend and her family have begun to get back on their feet after the financial hardships over the last few years and have once again hired black household help because there are still many undereducated black men and women who work for a low fee as household help, gardeners, etc

There is a constantly shift of power there... with compensation and overcompensation, discrimination and reverse discrimination as the government and people try to find the proper balance. As I said... your best bet to teach children will be to carefully select from Wikipedia (link above)

Answer 4

The govt in South Africa is extremely corrupt for one, totally unintelligent and they are a bunch of thieves! They have so much money that they put into their own pockets instead of using it on things such as helping to improve the country's protection, creating jobs, feeding the poor, etc etc! Quite honestly, the people in the govt shouldn't be there because they do not know how to run a country! If you would like to know anything else, please specify what it is you would like to know and I'd be glad to try and help you :)

Answer 5

I spent about 6 weeks in South Africa (visiting Johannesburg, Capetown, Eastern Cape and Durban) and left with an ardent desire to return and possibly relocate to South Africa. This country is in the process of building a new, progressive nation that offers fair and equal representation to all. I believe the government has one of the highest percentages of women in elected and appointed offices and the government has policies of inclusion that are quite advanced.

South Africa has made tremendous strides to address the horrible aftermath of the apartheid system. The legacy of this system includes horrific poverty and underdevelopment (education, health care, housing, etc.) of a majority of the population.

Also, regardless of your position on the issue, South Africa has progressive policies towards gays and gay marriage as well. They just recently passed a bill legalizing gay marriage.

Lastly, South Africa has taken aggressive steps to be a leader on the continent in terms of environmental issues. This is particularly significant given that so much of the country's economy is dependent upon mining and coal. The easiest thing would be for the country to maximize profits without regard for environmental impact. The South African government is making sacrifices that will benefit the entire planet by sticking to its goals of sustainable development. By the way, they were the 2002 hosts of the World Summit on Sustainable Development.

This is not to say that South Africa is without problems. Quite to the contrary, AIDS, corruption and extreme poverty continue to plague the population along with the the difficulties of trying to fairly redistribute land and resources. But I left there with a great sense of hope for the future; not just for South Africa, but for the continent of Africa and for the example that a struggling country can set for the rest of the world.

Answer 6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa
www.gov.za