A giraffe in the Ithala Game Reserve.


a truly popular place to visit. Cape Town is also one of the three, yes, three, capital cities of South Africa. Te other two are Bloemfontein and Pretoria. Pretoria is situated in the Gauteng province and is also


known as the Jacaranda City. Jacaranda trees have the most beautiful purple flowers that hang like grapes from its branches. Incredible landscapes give you a glimpse into the beauty


of South Africa: the Drakensberg, the Tsitsikamma, the Ka- roo, the Panorama Route and innumerable mountain passes. South Africa is also home to eight World Heritage sites. South African English


English is peppered with bits and pieces of the other of-


ficial languages here, and is distinguished by the flat vow- els. We invented words like robot (yes, this is what a traffic light is called). You can actually experience South African culture by being able to shop from your car at said robot, to buy anything from hats to weird art from local entre- preneurs. Other terms invented: the kreepy crawly (device used to clean your pool) and Pratley’s putty (known as tac). South Africans have a long list of creative words such as kief (cool, awesome), schweet (sweet), lekker (great, tasty), sokkie (dance), tjomma (friend, buddy), brandewyn (an alcoholic beverage), tjips (fries in the United States and Canada). Tese words are not really heard anywhere else in the world, except maybe if you’re on the tube in London.


The Pierneef Tree of South Africa.


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