south africa today

Presented by Julia, Dominique,

Ann-Kathrin, Kati, Julian and

Christian

The flag of South AfricaThe flag of South Africa

- Adopted on 27.April 1994

- includes cultures of all South Africans

- no fixed meaning

At the end of apartheid

The flag of South AfricaThe flag of South Africa

The sky and the two oceans

The blood of wars

Farms and natural enviroment

Hope

The black South Africans

Natural recources, treasures like gold.

The white South Africans / Peace

The flag of South AfricaThe flag of South Africa- Must be treated with dignity and respect

- must be hissed in the morning before working day

- must be lowered before/at sunset

- others must pay attention and take the right hand over the heart

- don‘t fly upside down traditional sign for distress

- Lots of different TV channels and magazines

- SABC (South African Broadcasting Corporation)

- M-NetHotels and its channels

- More than 30 Daily- and Weekly Papers

- About 100 Local newspapers

- About 500 Technical Periodicals

- Variety exists since 1994

-greatest group: Zulu (7 mio)

-Xhosa (6 mio)

-smallest group: Venda (500 000)

-Music: Jazz

Population by agePopulation by age

Food and Restaurants

-Eating habits from all over the world

-carefulness when choosing a restaurant

-tip: 10 %

-food from all cultures

-for example french wine

-strange way of having dinner -braai 

-bottle store

- President: Thabo Mbeki since 1999, African National Congress

- President is head of state and head of government

-head of state: representative of the country

- excercises political powers, functions and duties

Executive Branch

- Deputy president: Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka since 2005, ANC

Legislative Branch

National National AssemblyAssembly

National National Council of Council of Provinces Provinces (NCOP)(NCOP)

- 350-400 seats - 350-400 seats - 90 seats (ten for - 90 seats (ten for each of the each of the provinces)provinces)

- - direct votedirect vote- indirect vote- indirect vote

- to introduce new laws both houses have to agree

-independent from other branches

-protected by state to keep independence

-Judges are appointed by president and Judicial Service Commission

-member of the United Nations, African Union and Commonwealth of Nations

-foreign investments

-transshipment center for drugs

-efforts to end conflicts and political crises on the African continent

Foreign Relations

Judicial Branch

-progress in democracy

-better opportunities in education and business

-integration into international system

Today's situation

-disagreements between provincial legislatures and central government

-weakness because of apartheid and isolation

-disparities between population groups will remain for some time

Succes:

-violence and discrimination against women and those living with HIV

-deaths in police custody occur

Challenges/Problems:

MilitaryMilitary

- South African National Defence Force (SANDF)

- created in 1994. - subdivided into four branches

- the South African Army

- the South African Air Force

- the South African Navy

- the South African Military Health Services

- developed nuclear weapons

- peacekeeping force

EconomyEconomy

- development from agriculture to industry

- produces 1/5 of the entire production in Africa

- importance of mining industry

- economy based on foreign trade (exports-imports)

- competitive products

Main Export Countries

JapanJapan 7,2%7,2%ItalyItaly 6,2%6,2%USAUSA 6,2%6,2%GermanyGermany 5,1%5,1%Great Great BritainBritain 4,8%4,8%

ZimbabweZimbabwe 4,1%4,1%

Main Import Countries

GermanyGermany 13%13%USAUSA 11%11%Great BritainGreat Britain 10,5%10,5%Japan Japan 7,4%7,4%ItalyItaly 4,4%4,4%FranceFrance 3,2%3,2%

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsWwz9UmjVk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_africa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_South_Africa.svg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_South_Africa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_South_Africa#

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_africa#Demographics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_africa#Culture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_africa#Military

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_in_South_Africa

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