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South Africa An IT Profile The Rainbow Nation The People Census figures are widely believed to be inflated; latest figure is 44,000,000 and falling because of HIV-AIDS. Median age is about 24. (US=36) The death rate is 22/1000 (US=8/1000) 79% classified themselves as African 10% as white 9% as coloured, and 2.5% as Indian/Asian. White and coloured population proportions are falling and have been since 1990. Ethnic Groups (High heterogenity implies potential for conflict) Nguni people (2/3 of population) Sotho-Tswana people, who include the Southern, Northern and Western Sotho (Tswana); Tsonga; the Venda (far northeast) Two white tribes: Afrikaners; English Khoe and San (collectively the Khoisan), the original inhabitants Languages Over 30 languages are spoken commonly in South Africa 11 Official languages; English WIDELY spoken and used for business, gov’t. Regionally languages are usually English+ (Afrikaans+) local African language Afrikaans (13%), English (8%), IsiNdebele, IsiXhosa (18%), IsiZulu (24%), Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, SiSwati, Tshivenda and Xitsonga. Geography Half the population is urbanized; large country Capitals are Cape Town (legislative), Pretoria (executive) and Blumfontein (judicial). Major ports are Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town Good road network linking major centres (50,000 miles); many rural areas are quite isolated. Largest city is Johannesburg (5 Million) Geography History (much longer than you need to do) Inhabited by Khoi (hunter-gatherers) and San (herders) people for thousands of years until 1500s First Europeans landed on west coast were Portugese sailors; British put the flag up first; Dutch had first permanent settlement Kaapstad in early 1600s. By 1700 Cape Town was a thriving way-station between Holland and “Dutch” east Indies History-2 Dutch and later English settlers decimated Khoisan people, reducing them to slavery* Nguni (Zulu) people under leader Shaka created military state in north and east in early 1