The 20th century ended in the South Africa with the handover between N. Mandela, the charismatic president of the end of apartheid and the advent of democracy, and T. Mbeki, an experienced and pragmatic politician, a protagonist of the liberation struggle, who assumed the charged June 16, 1999. Mandela’s retirement, with its explicit connotation of… Read More »
Republiek van Suid-Afrika (Afrikaans)Republic of South Africa (English) Official language Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu, North Sotho, South Sotho, Setswana, Siswati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga Capital Pretoria Form of government Presidential republic with federal elements Area 1,221,000 km² Residents 45,000,000 Currency edge Time zone UTC +2 License plate ZA Internet TLD .za Telephone area code 0027 (Source:… Read More »