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. Lesotho is an enclave entirely surrounded by South African territory.

South Africa has experienced a significantly different evolution from other nations in Africa arising primarily from two facts; immigration from Europe reached levels not experienced in other African communities and a level of mineralogical wealth that made the country extremely important to Western interests, particularly during the Cold War. As a result of the former, South Africa is a very racially diverse nation. It has the largest population of people of Coloured (i.e., mixed racial background), White, and Indian communities in Africa. Black South Africans account for almost 80% of the population.

Racial strife between the white minority and the black majority has played a large part in the country's history and politics, culminating in apartheid, which was instituted in 1948 by the National Party, although segregation existed prior to that date. The laws that defined apartheid began to be repealed or abolished by the National Party in 1990 after a long and sometimes violent struggle (including economic sanctions from the international community) by the Black majority as well as some White, Coloured, and Indian South Africans.

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@Dante_RickFlair I saw it yesterday. I'm guaranteed a deal in South Africa. I need a hype man, you down?
renupedfokus (J T) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:32:15 -0000
@Dante_RickFlair I saw it yesterday. I'm guaranteed a deal in South Africa. I need a hype man, you down?
Muir stunned at loss: South Africa assistant coach Dick Muir admitted he had never seen a Springbok front five .. http://bit.ly/19dkBk
SportalNZ (Sportal New Zealand) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:31:40 -0000
Muir stunned at loss: South Africa assistant coach Dick Muir admitted he had never seen a Springbok front five .. http://bit.ly/19dkBk
who's 'all in' for south africa? http://bit.ly/4nFzkH
ericdickens (ericdickens) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:29:37 -0000
who's 'all in' for south africa? http://bit.ly/4nFzkH
@AC_DC Ever consider touring South Africa?
mbangoza (Jason Messina) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:28:00 -0000
@AC_DC Ever consider touring South Africa?
They are so tall and manikin-like! I think I have a crush on Miss Earth South Africa! wahaha Her name is Chanel Grantham.
ronanism (ronanism) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:27:32 -0000
They are so tall and manikin-like! I think I have a crush on Miss Earth South Africa! wahaha Her name is Chanel Grantham.
- John Edward's brand of snake oil woo heading to sold out shows in South Africa. http://bit.ly/2IHv0L
Will_North (Will North) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:25:12 -0000
- John Edward's brand of snake oil woo heading to sold out shows in South Africa. http://bit.ly/2IHv0L

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