1. INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ Podpora rozvoje cizích jazyků pro Evropu 21. stol. Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.

2. The Story of South Africa

3. Where is South Africa? occupies the southern tip of Africa border with Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Swaziland In the interior is the small country of Lesotho -completely surrounded by South African territory

4. Country division The country has nine provinces

5. Capital three cities act as South Africa capital 1/ Pretoria - executive power, 2/ Bloemfontein - judicial, 3/ Cape Town - legislative powers

6. First inhabitants: the San (hunter-gatherer) and Khoekhoe peoples (pastoral) Early Europeans and Khoekhoe – smallpox, assimilation 1652 Dutch East India Company (trade and vegetable garden for ships on the Eastern trade route) History of South Africa

7. 17C - Land and farming – trekboers Dutch, German and French immigrants – Afrikaner 1795 British took the Dutch colony Power – white elite, British British v. Xhosa Boers- not part of colonial rule (Dutch) 1834 the abolition of slavery Discovery of diamonds and gold

8. Anglicization of government and freeing drove about Afrikaners to the “great trek” into African tribal territory Boers tried to establish republic - the Orange Free State and South African Republic (Transvaal) The Boers Republics –diamonds British interest on annexing the Boers Republic to their territory

9. 2 Anglo Boers wars: British won - English as the official language in schools and the workplace Afrikaans - a Dutch dialect still spoken in SA

10. World War I capturing the two German colonies in Africa battles in Western Europe and the Middle East ports and harbours – rest-stops

11. World War II support Great Britain? helped defeat the Italian army the liberation of Madagaskar against Japan supplying men and ships Wars in Africa (Tobruk)

12. Apartheid racial separation the nonwhite population of South Africa was forced out of designated white areas 1961 South Africa declared itself a republic, severed its ties with the Commonwealth - objected to the country's racist policies

15. the African National Congress – principal antiapartheid organization, its leader, Nelson Mandela, was sentenced to life imprisonment, released after 27 years The 1994 election - the country's first multiracial one, massive victory for Mandela

16. Nelson Mandela "During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to the struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, … I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony …. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But, if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."

17. People White, Blacks and Coloureds Apartheid – 75% blacks oppressive legislation, jobs for whites Whites held 90% of land

18. South African Flag Symbol: y – unity of people black = black, Indian and coloured people red = the violence that lead to freedom white = the colonial and apartheid past green and blue = the beauty of our land and ocean yellow = no meaning attributed - the Sun

19. Hymn Two anthems – official: The Call of South Africa -unofficial: Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika – symbol of independence and resistance -Now 5 official languages

21. INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky. Tato výuková prezentace byla pořízena z finančních prostředků hrazených Evropským sociálním fondem a rozpočtem České republiky.