Presented by Julia, Dominique, Ann- Kathrin, Kati, Julian and Christian

The flag of South Africa - Adopted on 27.April includes cultures of all South Africans - no fixed meaning At the end of apartheid

The flag of South Africa The sky and the two oceans The blood of wars Farms and natural enviroment Hope The black South Africans Natural recources, treasures like gold. The white South Africans / Peace

The flag of South Africa - Must be treated with dignity and respect - must be hissed in the morning before working day - must be lowered before/at sunset - others must pay attention and take the right hand over the heart - don‘t fly upside down  traditional sign for distress

- Lots of different TV channels and magazines - SABC (South African Broadcasting Corporation) - M-NetHotels and its channels - More than 30 Daily- and Weekly Papers - About 100 Local newspapers - About 500 Technical Periodicals - Variety exists since 1994

-greatest group: Zulu (7 mio) -Xhosa (6 mio) -smallest group: Venda ( ) -Music: Jazz

Population by age

Food and Restaurants -Eating habits from all over the world -carefulness when choosing a restaurant -tip: 10 % -food from all cultures -for example french wine -strange way of having dinner -braai -bottle store

- President: Thabo Mbeki since 1999, African National Congress - President is head of state and head of government -head of state: representative of the country - excercises political powers, functions and duties Executive Branch - Deputy president: Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka since 2005, ANC

Legislative Branch National Assembly National Council of Provinces (NCOP) seats - 90 seats (ten for each of the provinces) - direct vote - indirect vote - to introduce new laws both houses have to agree

- independent from other branches -protected by state to keep independence -Judges are appointed by president and Judicial Service Commission -member of the United Nations, African Union and Commonwealth of Nations -foreign investments -transshipment center for drugs -efforts to end conflicts and political crises on the African continent Foreign Relations Judicial Branch

-progress in democracy -better opportunities in education and business -integration into international system Today's situation -disagreements between provincial legislatures and central government -weakness because of apartheid and isolation -disparities between population groups will remain for some time Succes: -violence and discrimination against women and those living with HIV -deaths in police custody occur Challenges/Problems:

Military - South African National Defence Force (SANDF) - created in subdivided into four branches - the South African Army - the South African Air Force - the South African Navy - the South African Military Health Services - developed nuclear weapons - peacekeeping force

Economy - development from agriculture to industry - produces 1/5 of the entire production in Africa - importance of mining industry - economy based on foreign trade (exports-imports) - competitive products

Main Export Countries Japan7,2% Italy6,2% USA6,2% Germany5,1% Great Britain 4,8% Zimbabwe4,1% Main Import CountriesGermany13%USA11% Great Britain 10,5% Japan7,4% Italy4,4% France3,2%