Principais lugares : África do Sul

South Africa is home to a population of 53 million inhabitants, all of whom communicate in at least one of the 11 official languages that define the nation. Despite the courteous nature that many South African’s possess today, it is difficult to articulate the turbulence that the history of the country is drenched in.
Apartheid was a regime put in place by the National Party to endorse Afrikaner Nationalism, implementing a system of forced racial segregation for five decades of South Africa’s history. Despite the destructive nature of the Apartheid era, it brought forth a man who is considered one of the greatest heroes in the world – Nelson Mandela.
Alongside being the birthplace of individuals such as Nelson Mandela and Charlize Theron, South Africa is also home to the Cradle of Humankind located a few kilometres North West of Johannesburg. This complex of limestone caves was first discovered in 1947 and has since produced some of the oldest human fossils in the world, indicating that human life might have begun in South Africa.