1. South Africa

2. Only place in the world Great Whites breach
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
Only place in the world Great Whites breach
Cape of Good Hope is often considered the southern most point of Africa
Cape Agulhas is 50 miles south (the true southern point)
South African Penguins

3. European’s in South Africa
Portuguese first sailed the shores of Africa in search of a trade route to Asia in the late 1400’s.
Due to dense vegetation, disease, and no navigable rivers they never settled inland

4. European’s in South Africa
1652 Dutch settled the Cape of Good Hope
Later German’s and French joined (sympathized with Nazi’s in WWII)
Called Boers - Dutch word for farmers
They later became known as Afrikaners
Their language was a combination of European and native words called Afrikaans
Dutch = Boers = Afrikaners

5. South African History
British overtook the coast of South Africa in 1814
The Afrikaners (Boers) moved into the interior
Afrikaners fought Bantu tribes for land

6. Kimberly mine caved in 1873 after just a couple years of digging
The Eureka Stone
1866 a boy found a carat stone
It was named the Eureka Stone
“I have found it”
South Africa is the world’s leading producer of gold
They are fifth in Diamond production
Kimberly mine caved in 1873 after just a couple years of digging

7. BOER WAR
Both the British and the Afrikaners (Boers) wanted control of the region’s wealth
Boer War

8. British/Afrikaner Conflict
Many Bores (Afrikaners) were placed in concentration camps by the British during and after the war
Afrikaners never forgave the British for their treatment

10. APARTHEID 1912 African Nation Congress (ANC) was formed
Helped black rights
Native Land Act 1913 (by Afrikaners)
first offical separation of blacks and white in South African
1948 Afrikaner Government took over
Apartheid becomes law– separates black and white South African’s

12. Nelson Mandela became the leader of the ANC (African Nation Congress)
1964 he was arrested
U.S. and other countries placed sanctions - boycott on economic goods and services with S.A.
1990 he was released
1994 became first black president
Mandela ended Apartheid and reformed the government
South African History

14. TODAY
SOUTH AFRICA
has the highest GDP in Africa

15. POVERTY IS STILL A MAJOR PROBLEM