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Culture

On this page you will learn about many different aspects of the culture of South Africa! Some of the things you will find here include some different foods, info about music, info about education, and sports. media type="custom" key="11727240" width="200" height="200" Ethnicities
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 * Black African 79%
 * White 9.6%
 * Colored 8.9%
 * Indian/Asian 2.5%

Ages
Here are some of the main and popular foods of South Africa
 * 0-14 years - 28.5%
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">15-64 years - 65.8%
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">65 and over - 5.7%
 * 1) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The cuisine of South Africa is heavily meat-based
 * 2) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Boerewors or spicy sausages
 * 3) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Mielies or Mielie-meal, often as a porridge, or pearl millet, is a food staple of black South Africans
 * 4) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Pastries such like koeksisters and desserts like melktert are also universally popular
 * 5) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Indian food like curry is also popular
 * 6) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Spicy peri-peri chicken



<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;"> Music <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">There is great diversity in music from South Africa. Afrikaans music covers multiple genres, such as the contemporary Steve Hofmeyr, and the punk rock band Fokofpolisiekar. <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">"The South African music scene includes //Kwaito//, a new music genre that had developed in the mid 1980s and has since developed to become the most popular socio-economic form of representation among the populace." (Music of South Africa par 3) <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Education <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Students go through twelve years of schooling (grades 1-12). Grades 1 through 9 is their basic education. Years 10-12 are career oriented or technical oriented. The passing rate of students was 40% in the 90's but 2009 it had risen all the up to 60.6%!!

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">"Public universities in South Africa are divided into three types: traditional universities, which offer theoretically oriented university degrees; universities of technology ("Technikons"), which offer vocational oriented diplomas and degrees; and comprehensive universities, which offer both types of qualification." (Education of South Africa, par 2)

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sports in South Africa <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">The most popular sports in South Africa are soccer, rugby union and cricket. South Africa has been the home to numerous world cup tournaments of each of the three.



<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">References <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;"> Culture of South Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (n.d.). //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. Retrieved December 11, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_South_Africa

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;"> Official 46664 Bangle bracelet in support of Nelson Mandela Foundation 46664 campaign Â» Rugby World Cup. (n.d.). //The 46664 Bangle Ã¢Â€Â“ the gift that gives back, inspired by Nelson Mandela and the 46664 campaign for HIV AIDS prevention//. Retrieved December 11, 2011, from http://thebangle.com/blog/tag/rugby-world-cup/ <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">Education in South Africa - SouthAfrica.info. (n.d.). //South Africa's official gateway - investment, travel, country information - SouthAfrica.info//. Retrieved December 12, 2011, from http://www.southafrica.info/about/education/education.htm

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Created 11/28/11 Last Modified 12/11/11