10 fun facts about our SA heritage
September is Heritage Month, a time when South Africans celebrate the rich and diverse culture of our beautiful country and its people. Here are eight facts that make us proud to be South African.
Did you know?
1.South Africa has 12 official languages.
2.We’re the only country in the world to have three capital cities: Pretoria (Administrative), Cape Town (Legislative), and Bloemfontein (Judicial)
3.The Sterkfontein Caves, a World Heritage Site, are considered the birthplace of humanity, or Cradle of Humankind, with fossils dating back four million years.
4.The late Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former President Nelson Mandela are the only two Nobel Peace Prize winners to have lived on the same street, both having at one time resided in Vilakazi Street in Soweto.
5.Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain, one of the oldest mountains on the planet, is one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.
6.South Africa is the largest producer of platinum in the world.
7.The first successful heart transplant was performed at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town by Prof. Christiaan Barnard.
8.South Africa has hosted the football (2010), cricket (2003) and rugby (1995) world cups.
