SOUTH AFRICA IS AWESOME!!!

A lot of people when talking about South Africa might have in mind the high HIV/Aids and crime rates or the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Nelson Mandela, Oscar Pistorious, Hugh Masikela or even the BRICS summit. To tell you the truth there is more to our country than some people know which is why I have decided that every Thursday I will post things that everyone must know about the Republic of South Africa. To my fellow South Africans or anyone else who wants to read I have decided that with little page views as there are I will be a part of Trevor Noah’s movement. I will try to spread the word as much as I can to get people to start emancipating from the word KAFFER. We do call ourselves the rainbow nation and it is time we start embracing it so I’m spreading the word out black, white, Indian, coloured it is time that the rainbow starts forming because no one says that they only like blue or green or yellow in the rainbow the just love the whole rainbow. Next week for anyone who hasn’t watched Trevor Noah’s “That is racist” video I will be posting a clip of the part that everyone should be focusing on. Now back to the rest of the world and all you judgemental ignorant internet or non-internet users this is what makes me love being a South Africa even with our mistakes and all.1) South Africa is now the only country in the world to have hosted the Soccer, Cricket and Rugby World Cup!2) Table Mountain in Cape Town is believed to be one of the oldest mountains in the world and one of the planet’s 12 main energy centres, radiating magnetic, electric or spiritual energy.3) The Cape Floral Kingdom is one of the world’s six floral kingdoms – and the only one which is wholly contained within a single country.4) Some countries have deserts; some have subtropical forests, right? South Africa has: deserts, wetlands, grasslands, bush, subtropical forests, mountains and escarpments.5) South Africa’s drinking water is rated 3rd best in the world for being “safe and ready to drink”. This is courtesy of Google+ South Africa is awesome. In 1991, South Africa became the first country in the world to provide full protection status　for the Great White shark within its jurisdictional waters. Countries including USA, Australia, Malta and Namibia followed suit later.Cape Town has the fifth-best blue sky in the world according to the UK's National Physical Laboratory.Johannesburg ranks 2nd among countries from Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa in dealing withurbanisation and environmental challenges, in the MasterCard Insights Report on Urbanisation and Environmental Challenges.South Africa is the only country to house an entire floral kingdom (Fynbos), one of only 6 on the planet.The Vredefort Dome (or Vredefort crater) in the Free State, is the largest verified impact crater on Earth at between 250 and 300km in diameter and is estimated to be over 2 billion years old.SA ranks 18th in terms of biggest emitters of CO², 9th as a proportion of GDP and 27th in terms of CO² per person. (Economist).South Africa has the highest level of international certification of its tree plantations in the world. Over 80% of South African plantations are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Paper Manufacturers Association of South AfricaAll paper in South Africa is produced from plantation grown trees, recycled paper or bagasse (sugar cane fibre). Fibre is not sourced from the wood of rainforests, indigenous or boreal trees. This is a myth, often wrongfully perpetuated by e-mail footnotes. Paper Manufacturers Association of South AfricaThe proportion of the South African population using improved drinking water sources was 91% in 2010, up from 83% in 1990. (WHO/UNICEF, March 2012.

With today’s lesson learned I have to say I missed you like presents on Christmas in my house.