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South Africa is known for its ethnic and cultural diversity. Almost all South Africans speak English to some degree of proficiency, in addition to their native language, with English acting as a lingua franca in commerce, education, and government. [1][2] South Africa has eleven official languages, but other indigenous languages are spoken by ...
IsiXhosa. Country. KwaXhosa. The Xhosa people, or Xhosa -speaking people (/ ˈkɔːsə / KAW-sə, / ˈkoʊsə / KOH-sə; [2][3][4] Xhosa pronunciation: [kǁʰɔ́ːsa] ⓘ) are a Bantu ethnic group native to South Africa. They are the second largest ethnic group in South Africa and are native speakers of the isiXhosa language.
Religion in South Africa is dominated by various branches of Christianity, which collectively represent around 85% of the country's total population. South Africa is a secular state with a diverse religious population. Its constitution guarantees freedom of religion. Many religions are represented in the ethnic and regional diversity of the ...
Rainbow nation. Archbishop Desmond Tutu is credited with coining the phrase Rainbow nation. "Rainbow nation" is a term coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu to describe post-apartheid South Africa after South Africa 's first democratic election in 1994. The phrase was elaborated upon by President Nelson Mandela in his first month of office, when he ...
South African culture by ethnicity (4 C) Culture by city in South Africa (7 C). Afrikaans-language culture (1 C, 1 P) Sotho culture (1 C, 9 P)
AmaNdebele are an ethnic group native to South Africa who speak isiNdebele. The group is separate from the Northern Ndebele who broke away from the Zulu during Tshaka 's time. They mainly inhabit the provinces of Mpumalanga, Gauteng and Limpopo, all of which are in the northeast of the country. In academia this ethnic group is referred to as ...
This is a partial list of social movements in South Africa: Abahlali baseMjondolo, the shackdwellers movement based in KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape. Equal Education based in the Western Cape and Gauteng. InkuluFreeHeid, based in Gauteng with chapters elsewhere in the country. The Landless People's Movement, based in Gauteng.
During the 18th century, the Ndzundza Ndebele people of South Africa created their tradition and style of house painting. Until the late 1900s, the Ndebele noted warriors and large landowners. In the autumn of 1883, they went to war with the neighboring Boers. The loss of the war brought on a harsh life and horrible punishments for the Ndebele.