South Africa and

Its Cultures

By: Brennan Anderson Anna Ly

Ryan Vedros

Food and ShelterFood

The cuisine in South Africa is from many cultures and is usually meat based. Most social gatherings are called, braai, or barbeque.

Shelter

The poor citizens live in small huts. The rich citizens live in regular houses. American people also live in South Africa.

Lamb sosaties on the braai

Zulu Huts in South Africa

Religion

• Christian: 68%

• Indigenous Beliefs & Animist 28.5%

• Muslim: 2%• Hindu: 1.5%

Christian

Hindu

Muslim

Family Relationships

• Male are dominate so they ran politics, heavy or harder works.

• Females are to tend to agricultural, housekeeping work, and care of the children while they work so they never take a break.

Language

There are many tribes in South Africa and each has their own language:

- Zulu - Northern Sotho- Sotho - Swazi- Tswana - Venda- Tsonga - Ndebele- Xhosa -Afrikaans- English

Security/ProtectionSANDF- South Africa National Defense ForceThere are four branches:

- SA Army- SA Air Force- SA Navy- SA Military Health Service

Political and Social Organization

– The president of South Africa is the head of the government and state.

– The government is a unitary, parliamentary republic.

– Poor people live in huts while the rich people live in houses or in the cities.

EducationThe system of education is based on a three tier system:

- Primary School- High School- Tertiary Education in the form

of Academic Universities and Technology Universities

Creative Expressions

Music:- Kwaito- Jazz- Punk Rock

Arts and Crafts:- Sculptures- Baskets

- Rock paintings

- Jewelry

- Bows and Arrows

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