Culture, Economy and Society
Peoples, Languages and Arts
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- What nickname did Archbishop Desmond Tutu give to post-apartheid South Africa?
- Which dish is a barbecue, popular at South African gatherings?
- Which language derived from Dutch is spoken by many South Africans?
- Which Nobel Peace Prize winner became President in 1994?
- Which language is spoken at home by the largest number of South Africans?
- Which two South Africans won the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1991 and 2003?
- Who wrote Cry, the Beloved Country, published in 1948?
- Which singer was known as Mama Africa and was exiled from 1960?
- Which philosophy of shared humanity is often summed up as 'I am because we are'?
- Which style of vocal music is performed by Ladysmith Black Mambazo?
- Which neighbourhood in Cape Town has colourful houses and is a centre of Cape Malay culture?
- Which consonants, made with the tongue, are found in Xhosa and Zulu?
- Which dish from Durban is a hollowed-out loaf filled with curry?
- Which street in Soweto is the only one in the world to have housed two Nobel Peace Prize winners?
- Which painter is known for decorating homes in the traditional Ndebele style?
- Which spiced coiled sausage is traditionally grilled outdoors in South Africa?
- Which festival is held in the Cape in January to celebrate Cape Malay music?
- Which dance, with stamping boots, was created by mineworkers?
- Who composed Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika in 1897?
- Which family of languages includes Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho and Tswana?
- Who wrote Mhudi, the first novel in English by a black South African?
- Which people created the rock paintings of the Drakensberg, often showing eland?
- Which playwright wrote Master Harold... and the Boys, set in 1950 Port Elizabeth?
- In which language do people greet each other with the word Sawubona?
- Which musician, called the White Zulu, formed the band Juluka with Sipho Mchunu?
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