A presentation on South Africa put together by Sharon Rapetswa sharing about her South African culture in the United States

1. The South African Flag

2. Flag meaning
• Black, green and yellow are the colors of Nelson
Mandela's political party.
• The flag incorporates also the colors of the
former Boer republics flags (red, white, and blue).
• The Y shape represents South Africa's diverse
society and unity.
• The past meanings of the colors were that red
stands for bloodshed, blue for open blue skies,
green for the land, black for the black people,
white for the European people and yellow for the
natural resources such as gold.

3. Official Languages in South Africa
• English
• Afrikaans
• Sepedi
• Tswana
• Sotho
• Zulu
• Swati
• Xhosa
• Ndebele
• Tsonga
• Venda

4. Greetings in each language
• English - Hello
• Afrikaans - Hello
• Sepedi - Dumelang
• Tswana - Dumelang
• Sotho - Dumelang
• Zulu - Sawubona
• Swati - Sawubona
• Xhosa - Molo
• Ndebele - Lotjhani
• Tsonga - Avuxeni
• Venda - Ndaa

5. Types of food
• Breyani
• Boerewors
• Potjiekos (stew, meat mixed with veggies and
wild plants)
• Soft Porridge made from maize meal (corn
meal)
• Biltong (Dried and spiced up animal meat)

6. Pictures of food
Breyani Boerewors Potjiekos
Porridge Biltong

7. National Anthem
• Our national anthem is written in five widely
spoken languages namely : Xhosa, Zulu, Sotho,
Afrikaans and English
• Our national anthem is like a plea to God
asking him to protect our country.
• It also encourages unity amongst the citizens
of South Africa

8. Traditional Clothing
Ndebele Woman Traditional Venda Woman Traditional
Attire Attire

9. Traditional Clothing
Basotho Women
Traditional Attire
Zulu Men Traditional
Attire