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South Africa has cultivated a burgeoning astronomy community. It hosts the Southern African Large Telescope, the largest optical telescope in the southern hemisphere. South Africa is currently building the Karoo Array Telescope as a pathfinder for the $20 billion Square Kilometer Array project to be built in South Africa and Australia.
The following slang words used in South African originated in other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and subsequently came to South Africa. bint – a girl, from Arabic بِنْت. Usually seen as derogatory. buck – the main unit of currency: in South Africa the rand, and from the American use of the word for the dollar.
Currency used by the now-defunct South African mobile-data service Mxit; money in general. morgan A traditional unit of measurement of land area of Dutch origin, that is approximately equal to two acres. muti Any sort of medicine but especially something unfamiliar (Zulu for traditional medicine). [32] Mzansi.
Category: Culture of South Africa. ... Cultural festivals in South Africa (1 C, 1 P) South African folklore (4 C, 6 P) Food and drink in South Africa (3 C, 2 P) G.
Heritage Day (Afrikaans: Erfenisdag; Xhosa: Usuku Lwamagugu, Usuku lokugubha amasiko) is a South African public holiday celebrated on 24 September. On this day, South Africans are encouraged to celebrate their culture and the diversity of their beliefs and traditions, in the wider context of a nation that belongs to all its people.
This category is for festivals of South Africa, including fairs, parades, arts festivals, folk festivals, and other types. Subcategories This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total.
South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital Saturday that included a 21-gun salute and the waving of the nation's ...
South African Folklore originates from an oral, historical tradition. [1] It is rooted in the region's landscape [2] with animals [3] – and the animal kingdom – playing a dominant role. [4] Some of the subjects covered include: plant life taking on a human form, women being married to gods, messages being delivered by thunder.