Definition: Meaning of, South Africa in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ saʊθˈafrɪkə /
synonym
antonym
also the Republic of South Africa
a country in southern Africa south of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe. Population: 43,586,000 (2001). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town. Largest city: Johannesburg. Until the 1990s, the country was ruled by an all-white government using the system of APARTHEID, which separated people of different races and gave no political rights to black people. In 1994 the African National Congress ( ANC ), led by Nelson MANDELA, won South Africa's first fully DEMOCRATIC election and became the government. South Africa's best-known products are gold and DIAMOND s .
known as Boers a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch