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 The laws that defined apartheid began to be repealed or abolished by the National Party in 1990 after a long and sometimes violent struggle (including economic sanctions from the international community) by the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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African Wildlife - A photographic safari - Includes pictures and information of the Kruger National Park, the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Addo Elephant Park.
South Africa Photo album - Photos from a visit to South Africa in January 1998. Includes photos of Cape Town, The Garden route, and The Kruger National Park.
Meta Description: [ Pictures of Cape Town, South Africa and the Kruger National Park containing over 200 photos and images of scenery and wild animals. ]
Volko's South Africa Experience - Cape Town to Johannesburg in 14 days - a photo travelogue.
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