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A WEBQUEST ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA

GENERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

Answer the following questions about SOUTH AFRICA . Click on the underlined words to switch to a new Websiteeach time.

Circle on the map of SOUTH AFRICA below the cities mentioned or visited throughout the webquest.

What is the capital of South Africa ?South Africa has 3 capital cities : Cape Town, as the seat ofParliament, is the legislative capital ; Pretoria, as the seat of the

President and Cabinet, is the executive capital ; Bloemfontein is

the judicial capital.
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Which city is known to South Africans as the Mother City?

Cape Town is referred to as the Mother City.

Who were the first Europeans to settle in South Africa in 1652 ?The Dutchwere the first Europeans to settle down in Table Bay (CapeTown) in 1652.

What happened from 1899 to 1902 ? There was a war, mainly awhite mans war between the Boers and the British which wasbest known as the Anglo-Boer/South African War (October 1899 May 1902)

Why is April 27th important for South Africans ?

The date , April 27th refers to the South African general election

of 1994 which was an election held in South Africa to mark the

end ofapartheid. It was the first democratic election in the

country.

How many official languages are spoken in South Africa ?

11 official languages are spoken in South Africa, which makes

South Africa a country of remarkable cultural diversity.

What is the current President called?

The current President of South Africa is called Jacob Zuma.

What did Desmond Tutu teach in South Africa from 1967 to 1972 ?

From 1967 to 1972 Bishop Desmond Tutu taught theology in

South Africa before returning to England for three years as the

assistant director of a theological institute in London.

What isJohannesburgs nickname ? why?

Johannesburg (English: /d o hn sb r / is also known as Jozi,

Jo'burg or Egoli (referred to as the place of GOLD).
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What is Soweto referred to ?

Soweto ,which is located beyond the city boundaries of

Johannesburg, refers to a township It was a turning point for the

anti-apartheid movement.

Who designed the National Flag , and when was it first used?

The national flag was designed by a former South African StateHerald, Mr Fred Brownell, and was first used on 27 April 1994.

Give a definition of APARTHEID. When did it die?

Apartheid was a system of strict racial segregation enforced

by the National Party governments ofSouth Africa between

1948 and 1994. The white government which came to power in

1948 enforced a separation of races with its policy called

apartheid. It meant that black and white communities should

live in separate areas, travel in different buses and stand in

their own queues. In 1990 President Frederik Willem de Klerk

began negotiations to end apartheid. The Apartheid

government was definitely put to death with the multi-racial

democratic elections in 1994, which were won by the African

National Congress under Nelson Mandela.

Who was called the Chief Architect of Apartheid?

The chief architect and ideologue of apartheid was Hendrick F.

Verwoerd.

When was Nelson Mandela born ? Rolihlahla Dalibhunga

Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in a small village in the

Transkei province in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.

How long did nelson mandela stay inprison? After 27 years of

imprisonmentfor his opposition to apartheid, Mandela wasreleased on February 11, 1990

When was he awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace? In 1993, he was

awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, which he shared with former

South African president FW de Klerk.

Which novel written by Alan Paton was adapted by Darrell James Roodt ?

The novel by Alan paton entitled : Cry, the Beloved Country

was adapted to the screen by Darrell James Roodt in 1995.
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What do the letters A.N.C stand for ( = represent) The letters stand

for the AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Known as the SOUTH AFRICA'S NATIONAL LIBERATIONMOVEMENT

What is the name of this famous character in South Africa? Where

can you seeher ? Madam & Eve is South Africa's

most popular cartoon strip.Eve Sisulu ,Madam's "domesticmaintenance assistant" actually runs the household.

Read this article and do an activity to check your understanding. Justify

your answers when it is wrong quoting from the

text.

Accompanied by his wife Winnie Mandela, Nelson Mandela was driven from the prison 60 km to Cape Town along a route lined bythousands of supporters. On the steps of the City Hall he spoke to a crowd of 50,000 who had waited for hours for his appearance.

His first words were a salute to the people of South Africa, to whom he declared: "I stand here before you not as a prophet but as ahumble servant of you, the people. Your tireless and heroic sacrifices have made it possible for me to be here today--I thereforeplace the remaining years of my life in your hands." He expressed gratitude to "the millions of my compatriots and those in everycorner of the globe who have campaigned tirelessly for my release".

In conclusion he quoted directly from his statement from the dock at the opening of the defense case in the Rivonia trial in 1964 : "Ihave fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic andfree society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. 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."

President de Klerk, in a radical speech at the state opening of Parliament on Feb. 2, had surprised supporters and critics alike byannouncing not only the impending release of Nelson Mandela, but also the unbanning of the African National Congress (ANC), thePan Africanist Congress (PAC--the ANC's smaller rival) and the South African Communist Party (SACP). He also lifted some of therestrictions imposed on media reporting and personal freedoms under the state of emergency regulations, and said that the 1953Reservation of Separate Amenities Act would be repealed during the current session of Parliament.

De Klerk signalled that the government now acknowledged the need to begin talks with leaders of South Africa's majority blackpopulation. Announcing that "the time for negotiation has arrived", de Klerk invited representative black leaders to "walk through theopen door" and take their place at the negotiating table "together with the government and other leaders who have important powerbases inside and outside Parliament".

An increasing number of South Africans now real ized, he said, that "only a negotiated understanding between the representativeleaders of the entire population can ensure lasting peace", the alternative to which was "growing violence, tension and conflict". The

government now sought agreement on "a totally new, just constitutional system in which every inhabitant will enjoy equal rights,treatment and opportunities in every sphere of endeavour: constitutional, social and economic".

De Klerk was now able to claim that there was no longer any justification for violent protest, in view of his invitation "to all leaderswho seek peace", along with the lifting of restrictions on political groups, which he said now placed everybody in a position to pursuepolitics freely.

ABOUT THE SOUTH AFRICAN FLAG

COLOUR IT!
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The Republic of South Africa's flag (sometimes called the "rainbow flag") isa sideways green "Y" and also has areas of red, blue, black, yellow, andwhite. The black triangle (between the two arms of the "Y") is the hoistside (the side where it attaches to the flag pole). This flag was adopted onApril 27, 1994.The "Y" on the flag symbolizes the union of many groups of people in

South Africa. The many colors represent the rainbow of people in South

Africa.

WHEN WAS IT ADOPTED? WHAT DOES THIS DATE MARK ? This flag was

adopted on April 27, 1994.

THE COLOURS OF THE FLAG HAVE AN OFFICIAL MEANING . JUSTIFY YOUR

CHOICE : FALSE

Although the colors have no official meaning attached to them,they represent a synopsis of the country's history and currentpolitical realities.The many colours on the flag represent therainbow of people in South Africa.

INDICATE WHAT THE COLOURS MAY SYMBOLIZE:Black, green and

yellow are the colors of Nelson Mandela's political party.Theflag incorporates the colors of the African National Congress

and the former Boer republics flags (red, white, and blue).

Red may stand for bloodshed, blue for open blue skies,

green for the land, black for the black people, white for the

European people and yellow for the natural resources such

as gold.

NAME GIVEN TO THE FLAG IN SOUTH AFRICA :The South African Flag is

best known as the Rainbow Flag.

TEST YOURSELF ON SOUTH AFRICA : Complete this

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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1- A major political figure who fought against racism in South Africa .

2- Complete : the . Flag .

3- A Language which is related to Dutch and is spoken in South Africa .

4- A white native , descendant of Dutch settlers, speaking Afrikaans.

5- One of the South African ethnic groups .

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6- South Africa National Day is on 27th.

7- First name of the South African leader of the anti-apartheid movement.

8- South Africas capital city .

9- In South Africa, a political system in which people of different races were totally

separated.

10- A famous anti-apartheid leader in the 1960s .

11- South Africas largest city.

12- A South African town where only Blacks lived before .

YOUR ORAL TASK :


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As a student in journalism , you have been given the following

assignments:

- Complete a WEBQUEST on South Africa online.

- Make an audio report in the form of a podcast to be

posted online.

- Make use of the information collected throughout the

webquest to provide an overview of South Africa , including

key events and facts about this diverse country with a

special mention to its activists and leaders who have

fought against apartheid.

- E-mail your Podcast to : [email protected] (before

January 3rd)

The best podcast will be posted on

Miss Angels Website.

YOUR ORAL TASK :

As a student in journalism , you have been given the following

assignments:

- Complete a WEBQUEST on South Africa online.

- Make an audio report in the form of a podcast to be

posted online.

- Make use of the information collected throughout the

webquest to provide an overview of South Africa , including

key events and facts about this diverse country with a

special mention to its activists and leaders who have

fought against apartheid.

- E-mail your Podcast to : [email protected] (beforeJanuary 3rd)

The best podcast will be posted on
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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