OUTLAY OF PRESENTATION
Background information
SA Population by Provinces
SA population by population group and gender
SA languages/Language distribution
Provincial variations
SA Music
World heritage sites
Museums
Art Galleries
SA Literature
SA Art and Craft
SA Film Industry
MADIBA
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
South African Population
Total Population : 50,59 million(2011 estimates)
52% Female( 26,07 million)
31,3% of the population is younger than 15 years
7,7 % of the population is 60 years and older
Life expectancy is estimated at 54,9 years for males and 59,1 years for females
Infant mortality rate for 2011 is estimated at 37,9
South African Population by Provinces
Province Population Estimate
Eastern Cape 6 829 958(13,5%)
Free State 2 759 644 (5,46%)
Gauteng 11 328 203 (22,39%)
KwaZulu-Natal 10 328 203 (21,39 %)
Limpopo 5 554 657 (10,98%)
Mpumalanga 3 657 181 (7,23%)
Northern Cape 1 096 731 (2,17%)
North West 3 253 390 (6,43%)
Western Cape 5 287 863 (10,45%)
TOTAL 50 586 757
SA by Population Group and Gender
Population Group
Number of Males
% Male
Number of females
% females
Total Number
Total %
African 19 472 038 79,4 20 734 237 79,5 40 206 275
79,5
Coloured 2 188 782 8,9 2 351 008 9,0 4 539 790
9,0
Indian/Asian 626 690 2,6 648 177 2,5 1 274 867
2,5
White 2 227 526 9,1 2 338 299 9,0 4 565 825
9,0
TOTAL 24 515 036 100 26 071 721 100 50 586 757
100
South African Languages
A Rainbow Nation –
SA has 11 official languages
English is the most commonly spoken in official and commercial public life –
but only the sixth most spoken
home language
Other languages are: Afrikaans, IsiNdebele, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, Sesotho sa
Leboa, Sesotho, Setswana, Siswati,
Tshivenda, Xitsonga
Language DistributionLanguage Speakers Percentage
Afrikaans 5 983 420 13,35%
English 3 673 206 8,2%
IsiNdebele 711 825 1,59%
IsiXhosa 7 907 149 17,64%
IsiZulu 10 677 315 23,82%
Sesotho sa
Leboa 4 208 974 9,39%
Sesotho 3 555 192 7,93%
Setswana 3 677 010 8,2%
Siswati 1 194 433 2,66%
Tshivenda 1 021 761 2,28%
Xitsonga 1 992 201 4,44%
Other 217 291 0,48%
Provincial VariationsProvince Languages spoken
Eastern Cape IsiXhosa (83,4%), Afrikaans (9,3%)
Free state Sesotho (64,4%), Afrikaans (11,9%)
Gauteng IsiZulu (21,5%), Afrikaans (14,4%), Sesotho (13,1%), English (12,5%)
KwaZulu-Natal IsiZulu (80,9%) , English (13,6%)
Limpopo Sesotho sa
Leboa (52,1%), Xitsonga (22,4%),
Tshivenda (15,9%)
Mpumalanga siSwati (30,8%) , isiZulu (26,4%) , isiNdebele (12,1%)
Northern Cape Afrikaans (68%) , Setswana (20,8%)
North West Setswana (65,4%) , Afrikaans (7,5%)
Western Cape Afrikaans (55,3%) , isiXhosa (23,7%), English (19,3%)
South African Music
Gospel Music –
Soweto Gospel Choir/ Joyous Celebration/Rebecca Malope
etc
Contemporary -
Umoja
Marabi
Dance
Kwela
Mbaqanga
Jazz
Jazz
Pop, Rock & Cross Over
Bubble Gum to Kwaito
Hip Hop
Choral Music
Acapella
Traditional
World Heritage Sites
There are 851 World Heritage sites in 141 countries
South Africa has 8 World Heritage Sites –
four cultural, three natural and one mixed cultural and natural site
Isimangaliso
Wetland Park(KZN) –
Natural heritage with some 521 bird species
Robben
Island (Western Cape) –
Cultural heritage: Former President Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years of his 27 years in jail at Robben
Island.
Robben
Island “symbolizes the triumph of the human spirit, of freedom, and of democracy over oppression”.
Cradle of Humankind(Gauteng) –
Cultural heritage: the world’s richest concentrations of hominid fossils covering 47 000 hectares, evidence of human evolution over the last 3,5 million years
Cont’d
uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park (KZN) –
mixed: Has outstanding natural beauty, Africa,s
highest mountain range south of Kilimanjaro and the largest and most concentrated series of rock
art paintings in Africa. It is 243 000 hectares in size
Mapubungwe
Cultural landscape(Limpopo) –
means “place of the stone of wisdom”. Lies on the open savannah of the Mapubungwe
National Park. Topped by impregnable cliffs all round, with a free standing structure rising 30 metres
above the surrounding grasslands
Cape Floral Region(Western/Eastern Cape) –
Takes up 0,04% of the world’s land area, yet contains an astonishing 3% of its plant species. It is one of the richest areas for plants in the world and one of the globe’s 18 biodiversity hot spots. Spanning 90 000 square kilometres, the 553 000 hectare Cape floral region comprises 8 protected areas stretching from the Cape Peninsula to Eastern Cape: Table Mountain, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Boland mountain complex,
the Groot Winterhoek
wilderness area, the Swartberg
mountains, the Boosmansbos
widerness
area, the Cederberg
widerness
area and Baviaanskloof
Vredefort
Dome(Free State and North West) –
Natural heritage: The world has about 130 crater structure of possible impact origin and the Vredefort
is among the top three and is the oldest and largest clearly visible meteorite impact site in the world.
Richtersveld
Cultural and Botanical Landscape (Northern Cape) –
covers 160 000 hectares of dramatic mountainous desert. The unique feature is that it is owned and managed by a community that until recentlyhad
very little to call its own: The Khoisan
Museums
The flagships of cultural sites are the country’s national museums:
South African museum –
Cape Town
Robben
Island museum –
Cape Town
National Museum –
Bloemfontein
Anglo-Boer War Museum –
Bloemfontein
Ditsong
National museum of Natural History –
Pretoria
Ditsong
national museum of military History -
Johannesburg
Art Galleries
The visual arts have a rich history in SA and the contemporary art is scene is no less exciting
Art museums and galleries offer a rich artistic feast for visitors to SA.
The country’s flagship institution is the SA National Gallery found in the scenic Company Gardens in Cape Town
SA is home to the world’s most ancient and beautiful art –
the rock paintings of the San. It is also home to contemporary artists producing important new work.
Regional galleries: Durban Art Gallery(KZN), Johannesburg Art Gallery and King George VI Gallery in Port Elizabeth , showcase collections of indigenous, historical and contemporary artworks from their respective Provinces.
Universities -
SA Universities play an important role in acquiring works of national interest with substantial collections housed at Wits University and UNISA.
Corporate Galleries –
there are several corporate collections of national interest by
corporates like Standard Bank, ABSA, MTN cellular network
Commercial galleries –
many of these host solo and curated group exhibitions that change regularly, normally on monthly basis. There are also those who are selling artworks at affordable prices.
SA Literature
SA has had a rich history of literature output
Realism dominated the production of fiction in SA, until recently –
authors felt an overriding concern to capture the
country’s turbulent history and the experiences of its people
Fiction has been written in all of SA’s 11 official languages
Many writers also touched on poetry to tell their stories.
SA’s Arts and craft
South Africans are a crufty
bunch-
The country’s people produce remarkable range of arts and crafts, working from the pavements and markets of the big cities to deep rural enclaves, with every possible form of traditional artwork
Artists are constantly developing the African crafts repertoire –
ranging from tablewares, Christmas trees deco and embroided
cloths to keyrings
and candleholders
In addition to standard material such as beads, grass, leather, fabric and clay, pieces are made using telephone wires, plastic bags, petrol cans, and bottle tops
Shops, markets and collectives dealing in African craft are thriving, providing much needed employment and income in communities.
There are are also some folk art making inroads into western-style high art
Ceramists and sculptors are gradually making inroads in areas where they were never represented previously.
The Ndebele tradition of house-painting burgeoned amazingly with the advent of commercial paints
SA beadwork, once the insignia of the tribal royalty alone, has found a huge range of applications: bottles, match boxes, Aids ribbon, cups etc
SA Film Industry
Vibrant, growing film industry that is increasingly competitive internationally
Local and foreign film-makers are taking advantage of the country’s diverse, unique locations and low production costs to make movies in SA
SA has highly skilled film crews and technicians, excellent technical capacity and infrastructure as well as the good weather
Government has identified the film industry as a sector with excellent potential for growth.
Telling own stories: History and building the country’s heritage by telling its own stories and is a national moral imperative to create platforms for ordinary South Africans to be able to bear influences in the expression of their own images.
SA broadcasters are exploring opportunities to distribute local productions in the rest of Africa through direct sales and a form of bartering; content is exchanged for advertising airtime.
Cape Town : A R430 million , Hollywood style film studio was being built outside Cape Town to target international filmmakers and producers in 2010 and should be ready for use anytime soon
Tsotsi –
won an academy award for best foreign language film in 2006
U Carmen e Khayelitsha won the Golden Bear Award at the 2005 Berlin Film Festival
Sharon Stone –
one of our own is making headlines in Hollywood movie circles.
NELSON MANDELA – A STRUGGLE ICON
Is ranked first in perception index of the world’s most visible leaders and public personalities in politics, business, culture and sport.
Mandela’s attributes is based on being liked, respected, admired and trusted
Mandela is a symbol of the worldwide struggle against injustice and a continuing source of inspiration to people the world over
Conclusion
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTIONSr. Sekome
Collen
Mohuba
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