South Africa - A World of Possibilities




Introduction
With the FIFA World Cup coming up in 2010, South Africa has become the centre of attention in the media. The games will present the South African hospitality industry with an ideal opportunity to showcase the country's vibrant and growing tourism sector...
Task
Imagine you will be travelling to South Africa for the games in 2010. For this trip you will need to find out as much as possible about your holiday destination. Thus, please answer the following questions:
1. What do you know about the history and heritage of South Africa?
2. Is South Africa a democracy?
3. What languages do the South Africans speak?
4. What can you say about the climate and geography of the country?
5. What do you know about Johannesburg?
6. What do you know about Cape Town?
7. Where can you go on a Safari?
8. Who is Nelson Mandela?
Process
In order to answer the questions above, try out the following websites:
General Sites:
www.southafrica.info/ess_info/sa_glance/
South African History:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_South_Africa
www.sahistory.org.za/pages/index/menu.htm
www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107983.html
africanhistory.about.com/od/southafrica/South_Africa.htm
South African Languages:
www.cyberserv.co.za/users/~jako/lang/
www.southafrica.info/ess_info/sa_glance/demographics/language.htm
www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=za
Johannesburg and Cape Town:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannesburg
www.southafrica-travel.net/north/a1johb02.htm
www.cape-town.info/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town
Safaris:
www.krugerpark.co.za/
www.sunsafaris.com/southafrica.html
www.sa-venues.com/south-africa-safaris.htm
Nelson Mandela:
www.anc.org.za/people/mandela.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela
nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1993/mandela-bio.html
Of course, feel free to surf more of the internet for further information.


Have fun....
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