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South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of the African continent. It borders the countries of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Swaziland.

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magazine article: "South Africa Freedom Day may not mean all that much to many, particularly younger, people. A whole generation is growing up who never knew Apartheid. And cynics abound" Read article

word game: South African English: Match words and phrases in South African English with their equivalents in British English. Play game

story: Coetzee's novels. Read synopses of some of the novels of Nobel prize winning writer, South African J.M. Coetzee, and then compare them. Read stories

cartoon: "Do the tours include safaris? " See cartoon

trivia: Number: 2: the number drops of black mamba venom that can kill a person south africa trivia

history: Mandela trial | Mandela released | Apartheid repeal

links: Wikipedia: South Africa See more links

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