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South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is the southernmost sovereign state in Africa. It is bounded on the south by 2,798 kilometers of coastline of southern Africa stretching along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans, on the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, and on the east by Mozambique and Swaziland, and surrounding the kingdom of Lesotho. South Africa is the 25th-largest country in the world by land area, and with close to 53 million people, is the world's 24th-most populous nation. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World or the Eastern Hemisphere.
South Africa is a multiethnic society encompassing a wide variety of cultures, languages, and religions. Its pluralistic makeup is reflected in the constitution's recognition of 11 official languages, which is among the highest number of any country in the world. Two of these languages are of European origin: Afrikaans developed from Dutch and serves as the first language of most white and coloured South Africans; English reflects the legacy of British colonialism, and is commonly used in public and commercial life, though it is fourth-ranked as a spoken first language.
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Zimbabwe, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
The population of Zimbabwe has grown during the 20th century in accordance with the model of a developing country with high birth rates and falling death rates, resulting in relatively high population growth rate (around 3% or above in the 1960s and early 1970s). After a spurt in the period 1980-1983 following independence, a decline in birth rates set in. Since 1991, however, there has been a jump in death rates from a low of 10 per 1000 in 1985 to a high of 25 per 1000 in 2002/2003. It has since subsided to just under 22 per 1000 (estimate for 2007) a little below the birth rate of around 27 per 1000.
The high death rate is due to the impact of AIDS, which is by far the main cause of death. This leads to a small natural increase of around 0.5%. However, outward migration rates of around 1.5% or more have been experienced for over a decade, therefore actual population changes are uncertain. Because of the high number of unaccounted emigrants, the recent increase of emigration and the death toll from AIDS, the total population might be declining to as low as 8 million according to some estimates.
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Zimbabwe (/zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ/), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked sovereign state located in southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers. It borders South Africa to the south, Botswana to the west, Zambia to the northwest, and Mozambique to the east and northeast. The capital and largest city is Harare.
Since the 11th century, present-day Zimbabwe has been the site of several organised states and kingdoms as well as a major route for migration and trade. The British South Africa Company of Cecil Rhodes first demarcated the present territory during the 1890s; it became the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia in 1923. In 1965, the conservative white minority government unilaterally declared independence as Rhodesia. The state endured international isolation and a 15-year guerrilla war with black nationalist forces; this culminated in a peace agreement that established universal enfranchisement and de jure sovereignty in April 1980. The country then rejoined the Commonwealth of Nations (later suspended in 2003), and became a member of the United Nations and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
South is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. It is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. South is the polar opposite of north and is perpendicular to east and west.
The word south comes from Old English sūþ, from earlier Proto-Germanic *sunþaz ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European root that the word sun derived from.
By convention, the bottom side of a map is south, although reversed maps exist that defy this convention. To go south using a compass for navigation, set a bearing or azimuth of 180°. Alternatively, in the Northern Hemisphere outside the tropics, the Sun will be roughly in the south at midday.
True south is the direction towards the southern end of the axis about which the earth rotates, called the South Pole. The South Pole is located in Antarctica. Magnetic south is the direction towards the south magnetic pole, some distance away from the south geographic pole.
Roald Amundsen, from Norway, was the first to reach the South Pole, on 14 December 1911, after Ernest Shackleton from the UK was forced to turn back some distance short.
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So, 1st of all... we love our mothers. We are who we r today because we were both raised by brilliant women whose love is unconditional. However, our mothers also used to say the funniest things that stuck with us now as adults. These are just a few examples of stuff our mothers said to us as young girls. (Please bare in mind that some parts are over exaggerated..) lol Comment below with your own stories..
Hundreds of Zimbabwean nationals - living in South Africa - have expressed their frustrations on the current situation in their home country. They protested outside their missions in Pretoria and Cape Town. The group is calling for a regime change in Zimbabwe. This month, the Zimbabwean government banned the importation of goods from South to Africa. For more news, visit: http://www.sabc.co.za/news
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Scores of Zimbabweans yesterday convened outside Meikles hotel in solidarity with the Zimbabwe People First President Joice Mujuru.
Eleven Zimbabweans have been arrested in Leondale, east of Johannesburg. They were suspected of being part of a truck hijacking syndicate, that operates country-wide. Gauteng police, also seized stolen steel and fuel, worth millions of rands. For more News visit: http://www.sabc.co.za/news Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SABCNewsOnline?lang=en Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SABCNewsOnline
1. Mid of sign reading: (English) "South Africa Beit Bridge Border Control" 2. Wide shot of trucks driving through border crossing 3. Various of CNN satellite dish next to stall 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) No name given, white Zimbabwean returning to Zimbabwe: "We are not allowed to vote but we would like a change." 5. Wide shot of Zimbabweans attempting to illegally cross the barbed wire border into South Africa 6. Woman with baby on her back climbing under barbed wire into South Africa, then running 7. Women with children sitting on pavement 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mariam Mlauzi, Zimbabwean illegal immigrant: "All of us Zimbabweans, we have no rights to come here to South Africa, and then we just force ourselves to come here because of suffering in Zimbabwe. So that is why I said...
SHOTLIST 1. Tracking shot along border fence 2. People crossing the Beit bridge to Zimbabwe 3. Wire fence on bridge, sign reading: "Limpopo River" 4. Vehicles loaded with goods heading into Zimbabwe 5. Wide of bridge at border 6. Beit bridge 7. Crocodile sunning itself on stone in Limpopo river 8. Wide of Limpopo river and people thought to be preparing to swim across to South Africa 9. Police truck taking arrested illegal immigrants back to Zimbabwe 10. Truck taking illegal immigrants back into Zimbabwe 11. Illegal immigrants in back of truck 12. Illegal immigrants getting out of truck 13. South African policeman directing immigrants 14. Various of Customs and Immigrations at Beit bridge at South African side of border 15. Various of woman processing documents an...
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Travel video about destination South-Africa. Johannesburg is the commercial centre of South Africa. Since gold was first discovered there, everything has revolved around money and from the 50th floor of Africa’s tallest building, The Carlton Towers, there is an all-engulfing view of the city’s narrow streets and jungle of concrete and glass.The African Museum is a contemporary building and one of South Africa’s most exquisite landmarks, it contains a large variety of geological exhibits and detailed accounts of the city’s past surface mining that gave rise to the country’s massive gold rush. The resistance to apartheid is also illustrated, as well as the history of Africa’s native inhabitants who journeyed from present day Botswana to the south of the country. In contrast to Johannesburg, ...
When one thinks of South Africa safaris, wine tours and Cape Town may initially come to mind. Although these are some of the biggest draws for tourists the country has so much more to offer. Join us as we present to you our 20 day adventure going from Johannesburg all the way to Cape Town. Some of the top travel highlights included a Kruger National Park safari, hiking along the Wild Coast, canoeing in Wilderness and climbing mountains in Northern Drakensberg. In terms of our taste buds we tried Biltong for the first time and devoured South African barbecue – better know as Braai – on more than one occasion. There are few countries that are as unique and diverse as South Africa. Come find out what makes it shine. This is South Africa! GEAR WE USE Olympus OM-D E-M5 II: http://amzn.to/1OchS...
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South Africa, a land of wonder and excitement; a place where you can walk amongst lions or ride a top great elephants – it truly is a land of adventure! Although there are endless activities that you can partake in, before embarking on a journey to this beautiful country, there are a few things to know to prepare you for the trip. Here are my top 5 tips on what to do in South Africa! 1) BE SAFE! Do not walk around at night. The crime rate in Cape Town is actually quite high so avoid putting yourself in compromising situations. In addition, if you’re a woman, this is incredibly important because the sexual assault and rape rates are also high so keep that in mind. Be safe. 2) GO ON A SAFARI! Do not leave South Africa without going on some kind of game drive/safari where you’ll get the ch...
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