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South Africa Links
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//Editors are welcome to add new links or organize the following info. This is an index of links related to South Africa including social web channels, topical info and place-based information.//

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Brand South Africa https://www.brandsouthafrica.com https://www.facebook.com/BrandSouthAfrica https://twitter.com/brand_sa changed from https://www.facebook.com/MediaClubSA

stellenb http://www.matiesrugby.co.za https://twitter.com/matiesrugby

Steve Biko
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/0/steve-biko-important-south-africa/ https://twitter.com/BikoFoundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Biko http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/stephen-bantu-biko

Wild coast
http://www.swc.org.za

Springs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springs,_Gauteng http://www.sahistory.org.za/places/springs http://www.theheritageportal.co.za/article/springs-art-decos-love-child

Tswaing Meteorite Crater
40km northwest of Pretoria http://www.iol.co.za/travel/south-africa/gauteng/ancient-crater-right-on-pretorias-doorstep-2029426

Wikis
[] - [|@WLM_ZA]

Twitter
[|@ThisTourismWeek] [|@CapeTownTourism] [|@SANParks] [|@coffeebeansrout] [|@respCPT] [|@travelcomments] [|@alanwinde] [|@futurecapetown] [|@GoToSouthAfrica] [|@SATravelTrade] [|@SueSnyman] [|@TGCSA_] [|@TBCZA] [|@SAAUSA] [|@MediaClubSA] [|@CityGuideSA] [|@GetMe2MosselBay] [|@mediaSA] [|@mariettedth] [|@skyegrove] [|@iainiain] [|@being_ck] [|@Kurt_A] [|@leo_mcmillan] [|@UGOAWOL] [|@SAAUSA] [|@AfricanAgenda] [|@bioscopetonight] [|@SANParksKNP] [|@sahistoryonline] [|@CapeWestCoast] [|@Tourism_gov_za] [|@VosJames]

rss

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Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Responsible-Tourism-Southern-Africa/474624602557778 https://www.facebook.com/SaTravelTrade [|Responsible Tourism South Africa] [|South Africa Parks] [|Travel Comments] [|Media Club South Africa] https://www.facebook.com/SustainableTourismPP

Google+
[|South Africa is Awesome]

Periscope
https://www.periscope.tv/SuperSportTV

Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/hashtag_radio

YouTube
[|Kurt Ackermann] [|SAReferees] [|AWOLTours] [|South Africa Playlist]

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http://www.slideshare.net/respCPT - http://www.slideshare.net/respCPT/rt-in-cities-2011-conference-feedback [|Martin De Wit] Heidi van der Watt http://www.slideshare.net/dluzmore http://www.slideshare.net/CraigKensley http://www.slideshare.net/SkyeGrove http://www.slideshare.net/MartinHatchuel1/garden-route-environment - The vegetation, mammals. birds, reptiles, and marine environment of the Garden Route (the Southern Cape Coast - from about Witsand in the west to the Tsitsikamma in the east). Includes extensive check-lists, short descriptionsof habits and habitat of many of the species in the lists. Nearly 59,000 words. pdf document, 1.3 mb
 * Slideshare**

wikipedia
[|South_Africa] [|Meerkat] [|South_African_cuisine] [|Lesotho] [|Rooibos] [|Stellenbosch] [|Karoo] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_in_South_Africa

Airlines
[|http://ww5.flymango.com] - [|twitter] [|http://www.kulula.com] http://twitter.com/SAAUSA

Audio (German)
Gibt es fairen [|#Tourismus]? Ein Versuch im Madikwe-Nationalpark in [|#Südafrika] @http://bit.ly/g87PIV Fairer [|#Tourismus] in [|#Südafrika] @http://bit.ly/i2TppL

Awards
[|Loerie]

**Astronomy**
[|South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO)]

Beads (Folk Art)
http://www.monkeybiz.co.za - http://www.monkeybiz.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=19

**Birding**
[|Southern African Birding] [|Jack Ass Penguins] [|Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds] [|Penguins - Science in Africa] [|Mapping African penguins]

Baboons
[|Mass slaughter of wild Baboons in FSC-certified timber plantations]

Cartoons
http://www.zapiro.com

Cities
[|SA Cities Network]

Consulting
BarefootClients - tourism communications consultants

Crowdfunding
http://atthecrossroadsmovie.com - [] https://www.thundafund.com/

Currency
South Africa's currency is the [|Rand] []

Cycling http://www.chainstay.co.za https://www.facebook.com/Chainstay [|@ChainStayMTB]

Drinking / Driving []

Education
[] Tourism Research in Economic Environs & Society (TREES) [] []

Environment
http://www.urbansprout.co.za - [|@urbansprout] http://www.go2natural.co.za - http://twitter.com/Go2NaturalKZN [|Dyer Island Conservation Trust] []

Evolution
[|Maropeng top evotourism destination] [|Evotourism] [|Maropeng]

Fair Trade
[|Fairtrade Label South Africa] - [|Facebook] Fair Trade in Tourism

Food
[|http://www.restaurants.co.za] [] [] [] [] [|Scrumptious South Africa] - [|naartjies (tangerines)] [] - [] [] is a national dish consisting of spiced minced meat baked with an egg-based topping. [] [] [] (September 24) http://www.foodroutes.co.za - [|@foodroutescoza]  - https://www.facebook.com/foodroutescoza http://www.southafrica.net/blog/en/posts/entry/authentic-ethnic-eateries-in-south-africa http://experience.usatoday.com/food-and-wine/story/best-of-food-and-wine/food/2014/11/05/south-africa-rainbow-cuisine/18425373 http://www.fruitandvegcity.co.za []

Foundations
[] - []

Forums
[]

Geography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_South_Africa

Government
[]

History
[|@RareSApics] [|South Africa History Online] - [|@sahistoryonline]

**Holidays**
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Indigenous Peoples
[|Bushmen] [|Khoikhoi] [|Xhosa_people] [|Venda_people] [|San_people]

Magazines
[|Hotel and Restaurant] - [|Facebook] - [|@HR_magazine]

Maps
[|Mapping African penguins] [|WikiProject South Africa] [|South Africa Info] [] [|South Africa - Open Street Map] http://www.mountainpassessouthafrica.co.za - [|@MountainPasses]  - [|Facebook]

Martin Meredith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Meredith

Mining
Overheard: SA has 6000 abandoned and ownerless mines. Over the last century, mining capitalists have taken the money, repatriated a lot of it, and left society in SA to clean up the mess:

**Movies**
[|Amandla! - Wikipedia] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_9 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bang_Bang_Club_(film)

Music
[|GOEMARATI] features 13 Cape Town tracks, from reggae and rap, to jazz and soul, to poetry and folk. It features some legends, it features some legends-to-be. It is an eclectic, and electric, collection of Cape Town anthems.

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Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela

News
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=south+africa http://www.news24.com/ http://mg.co.za/ http://www.timeslive.co.za/ http://www.sabcnews.co.za/portal/site/SABCNews [|Eyewitness News] - [|Facebook]

News Submit
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Parks and Protected Areas
southafricawild

Provinces https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_South_Africa

Pubs
[]

Radio
http://www.southafrica.info/abroad/streamingradio.htm http://radiotoday.podomatic.com http://ujfm.co.za http://www.yfm.co.za - http://www.yfm.co.za/basils-quote http://www.bayfm.co.za http://www.jacarandafm.com - https://twitter.com/jacarandafm

Rentals
[]

Saffa
[] [] []

Science
[|The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)] in South Africa is one of the leading scientific and technology research, development and implementation organisations in Africa. It undertakes directed research and development for socio-economic growth. [|@CSIR] [] [] []

Sports
[|Keo.co.za] - SA Rugby Magazine on Facebook [|Rugby Union in South Africa - Wikipedia] [|South Africa Rugby Referees] - [|Test Yourself] - [|YouTube] [] [] - [] - [] - [] [] - [|https://twitter.com/RugbyFifteen] [] - [] http://springbokmagazine.com https://www.facebook.com/SouthernKingsSA

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http://sarugby.net/fixtures.aspx?categoryid=sarugby/springboks&leagueid=1&fullview=true

Stats
The South African population has passed the 50 million mark. []

Surfing
[|Wavescape] - [|Facebook]

Tickets
[]

Trees
http://www.dwaf.gov.za/events/ArborWeek/default.asp http://www2.dwaf.gov.za/webapp/EventsArborWeek.aspx

Elsewhere
[|ECOCLUB Interviews Angus Begg] [|Colour therapy - CNN Traveller] [|Travelcomments: Backpacking in South Africa] [|Department of the Environment] [|South Africa Net] [|South Africa Info] [|Safari Now] [|Trail Info] [|EarthYEAR - Mail and Guardian] [|Who's Who of Southern Africa] http://sacsis.org.za [|South Africa Good News]

Tourism and Travel
http://www.tourismupdate.co.za - http://www.tourismupdate.co.za/SendUsNews.aspx - http://www.tourismupdate.co.za/ViewIssues.aspx [|Southern Africa Tourism Services Association (SATSA)] http://coastingafrica.com (Coast to Coast) http://www.destinate.co.za https://twitter.com/Destinate_co https://www.facebook.com/pages/Destinate/581573435240203 http://www.tbcsa.travel - [|@TBCZA] http://saspecialist.southafrica.net/za/en [|@SouthAfrica]

Tourism Research http://www.southafrica.net/research/en/landing/research-home

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Weather
South Africa is famous for its sunshine. It's a relatively dry country, with an average annual rainfall of about 464mm (compared to a world average of about 860mm).

[|South African Weather Service] http://www.southafrica.info/travel/advice/climate.htm

Whales
The southern right whales hang around off the coasts from about mid-June to the end of October. http://www.whaleroute.com/areas/southafrica/index.htm

Wildlife Rehabilitation
[|Radical Raptors] - [|Facebook]

Wildlife Tours http://www.wilderness-safaris.com/

Wine
http://www.wineland.co.za http://www.wine.co.za http://www.wynboer.co.za/recentarticles/200702slang.php3 http://www.greggsplatter.co.za/2011/08/organic-vineyards-vs-conventional-vineyards-photos/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5SfO6kPHfM http://blogs.timeslive.co.za/pendock/2011/05/27/klein-constantia-sold/ http://twitter.com/KleinConstantia
 * Klein Constantia**

**Filing**
South Africa Travel Survey Results [|Northern Cape - As real as the peo] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathurst,_Eastern_Cape [|ple who choose to explore it] [|Tourism Cape Town] [|Colour therapy - CNN Traveller] [|South African National Roads Agency] [|TGCSA Graded Establishments] [|Luzmore Tourism Development] - [|@SocialTourismSA] [|Heritage Environmental Management Company] http://www.menstuff.co.za

Bathurst
http://www.bathurst.co.za

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/29/travel/bathurst-south-africa

Bloemfontein/Mangaung
Afrikaans for 'city of spring.' The city's [|Sesotho] name is Mangaung, meaning "place of cheetahs" [|http://www.bloemfontein.co.za] [] [|http://www.bloemfonteintourism.co.za] Bloemfontein: an insider's guide [|Bloemfontein - Wikipedia] [|Mangaung]

Blyde River Canyon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blyde_River_Canyon

Cape Town
capetown

Darling
[|Darling]

Dullstroom
http://www.dullstroom.info

**Fynbos**
The Fynbos ecoregion of South Africa stretches out in a coastal belt on the Western cape. This region is characterisied by heath- and shrubland and a mediterranean climate. Many of the plants inhabitating this ecoregion are evergreen with needle-life leafs. [] [] [|http://www.keo.co.za] [] - The King Protea is the National Flower of South Africa. It also is the flagship of the [|The Protea Atlas Project], run by the South African National Botanical Institute.

Garden Route
http://gartour.com https://www.facebook.com/gartour https://twitter.com/gartour

**Gauteng**
The province of Johannesburg, Tshwane/Pretoria and surrounding area [|http://www.gauteng.net] [|http://www.gautengonline.gov.za] [] https://twitter.com/tWeatherSA

**Gautrain**
The Gautrain is the first high-speed rail link in South Africa opening in 2010: route map http://www.gautrain.co.za http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautrain http://twitter.com/TheGautrain http://www.flickr.com/groups/gautrain

George
http://www.oubaaihotels.com

Jonkershoek
The [|Panorama Route] is one of the Jonkershoek valley’s classic day trails. From the bridge (Witbrug) at the apex of the circular road, where you climb the left side of the valley, to where you descend to the Swartboskloof parking area, you will walk about 17.1 km, climb through 1665 m (maximum elevation is 1267m) and descend through1703 m. []

**Knysna**
knysna

Kruger National Park
[|http://www.krugerpark.co.za] [] [|Olifants Wilderness Trail, Kruger National Park] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kruger_national_park https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kruger-National-Park/106062146092509?ref=ts http://www.protectedplanet.net/sites/Kruger_National_Park [|Safeguarding the Kruger] http://www.krugerpark.co.za/Krugerpark_Travel_Guide-travel/explore-kruger-top-10-kruger-park-self-drives.html

Mapungubwe National Park
http://www.sanparks.org/parks/mapungubwe

Mbombela (Nelspruit)
Mbombela (Nelspruit) is situated in the eastern part of South Africa and is the capital town of the Mpumalanga Province. The city can be seen as the gateway to some of the best eco- and adventure activities in South Africa and with its tropical climate it becomes the preferred tourist destination all year round. Our subtropical fruit like (mangos, avocados, oranges, lemons, litchis and bananas) is a drawing card for visitors and during spring time the blossoms of the orange trees can be smelled for kilometers. For the shopping enthusiast the city offers world class shopping malls and casinos with air conditioning systems and this creates an excellent opportunity for prospective investors and business people to establish their businesses in the area. [|http://www.mbombela.gov.za] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelspruit

Midlands Meander
[|http://www.midlandsmeander.co.za] []

Mossel Bay
[|Mossel Bay's rich marine life needs to be protected] [|Visitmosselbay.co.za] - [|Facebook] [|Mossel Bay Environmental Partnership (MEP)] [|Mossel Bay - Wikipedia]

Nelspruit
[] (Near Mozambique and Kruger National Park)

Paternoster
paternoster

Plettenberg Bay
[|pletttourism.com] [|@Plett_Tourism]

Polokwane
[|Polokwane] [|Polokwane International Airport]

Port Elizabeth
[] http://www.nmbt.co.za - [|@NMandelaBay] [] http://www.calabashtrust.co.za http://www.nmbt.co.za http://www.nmbstadium.com - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela_Bay_Stadium http://www.bayfm.co.za http://www.superxv.com/southernkings - http://www.youtube.com/user/SouthernKingsSA

Pretoria
The Transvaal Museum is a natural history museum. Exhibits include hominid fossils from the [|Cradle of Humankind] World Heritage Site. The [|Tourism Empowerment Council of South Africa (TECSA)] has relocated to the National Department of Tourism (NDT) in Pretoria. [] http://www.thebulls.co.za http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=269 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterkloof

Prince Albert
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Albert,_Western_Cape http://www.sa-venues.com/things-to-do/westerncape/prince-albert-farmers-market

Robertson [|Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve]

Sandton City
[|sandton city] [|nelson-mandela-square]

**Simonsberg**
[] []

Slanghoek Peak
[|Slanghoek Peak via Witte River]

Smithfield
http://www.tradingplaces2night.co.za

**Stellenbosch**
50 kilometers (30 miles) east of Cape Town [|http://www.stellenbosch.org.za] [] [] [|http://www.sun.ac.za]

**Stormsvlei**
[]

**Swellendam**
The Greater Swellendam Area is situated in the north east of the Overberg and includes the towns of Barrydale, Buffeljachts, Infanta, Malagas, Stormsvlei, Suurbraak and Swellendam. [|http://www.swellendamtourism.co.za] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swellendam https://www.facebook.com/SwellendamTourism [|@swellendam1]

Umtentweni
[] [|https://maps.google.com.mx]

Vortrekker Monument
http://www.vtm.org.za https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voortrekker_Monument

Vryburg
[|Vryburg - Routes]

Wellington
http://twitter.com/wellweather

Western Cape
[] http://www.westerncape.gov.za/eng/your_gov/16293/ https://twitter.com/alanwinde

Witbank
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Early Humans http://www.nature.com/news/early-humans-tooled-up-1.11765 http://iho.asu.edu/people_faculty/Marean

Golden Rhino http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/the-return-of-the-golden-rhino/article545513 http://www.southafrica.info/about/history/mapungubwe.htm http://www.southafrica.net/za/en/articles/entry/article-southafrica.net-mapungubwe-world-heritage-site

Praise Singers http://articles.latimes.com/1994-06-25/news/mn-8187_1_south-africa

Cry Freedom: Mandela's Legacy http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2013/08/12/3821158.htm //Four Corners //reporter Matthew Carney goes to South Africa to try and understand the forces that threaten to pull the "rainbow nation" apart.

Nkandla: new hi-res aerial imagery revealed http://www.techcentral.co.za/nkandla-hi-res-aerial-imagery-revealed/45198

freedom day april 27 http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/freedom-day-celebrated-south-africa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Day_(South_Africa)

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Foursquare
https://foursquare.com/ronmader/list/south-africa

**Misc**
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Spion_Kop [|ETC] [|SA The Good News] [|Have you met Johannesburg]? [|6,000 miles]

New travels into the interior parts of Africa : by the way of the Cape of Good Hope, in the years 1783, 84 and 85 "New travels into the interior parts of Africa" describes an entirely fabricated expedition

http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/101584

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Boer War
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Boer_War http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/boer_wars_01.shtml https://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/boer

Other Forums
[|South Africa - Thorn Tree] [|South African Travel]

This Week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt6fe1mhTkM

Insurance Commercial
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Cecil Rhodes
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32131829 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Rhodes ===[|Should Rhodes Fall?] ===  Universities across South Africa have become the site for heated protests about the legacies of apartheid - and it all began with a statue of Cecil Rhodes.
 * 1) RhodesMustFall

Fees Must Fall
Hashtag: [|#FeesMustFall] http://www.foodandthefabulous.com/featured-articles/why-feesmustfall-has-silenced-the-white-travel-industry/ http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-10-22/echoes-1976-south-african-students-demand-fees-must-fall http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/fees-must-fall-south-african-students-police-clash-tuition-cost-protests-photo-report-1525389 http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21677252-anc-faces-perhaps-its-biggest-challenge-yet-boiling-over

misc

http://ker-downeyafrica.com/blog/inspiration/joe-pietersen/