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The terms South African and Southern African

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The terms South African and Southern African

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The terms South African and Southern African

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The terms South African and Southern African

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
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	http://www.gov.za/		http://www.gov.za/

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−	Southern African is often used to include South Africa but to also indicate a slightly broader geographic and cultural area, including ~~namibia~~, ~~lesotho~~, ~~mozambique~~, Zimbabwe, Malawi etc.	+	Southern African is often used to include South Africa but to also indicate a slightly broader geographic and cultural area, including Namibia, Lesotho, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi etc.

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−	South Africa, today known as the [[Republic of South Africa]] (or [[RSA]]), lies at the southern tip of the continent, bordered by Namibia, Botswana, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Mozambique to the north. Encompassing the tiny Kingdom of Lesotho, the country is 1,2 million square kilometers in size and spans the continent, from the Atlantic ocean on the west coast to the Indian ocean on the east. (It is known as Suid-Afrika or Die Republiek van Suid-Afrika in [[Afrikaans]], in [[isiXhosa]], *)	+	South Africa, today known as the [[Republic of South Africa]] (or [[RSA]]), lies at the southern tip of the continent, bordered by Namibia, Botswana, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Mozambique to the north. Encompassing the tiny Kingdom of Lesotho, the country is 1,2 million square kilometers in size and spans the continent, from the Atlantic ocean on the west coast to the Indian ocean on the east. (It is known as [[Suid-Afrika]] or Die [[Republiek van Suid-Afrika]] in [[Afrikaans]], in [[isiXhosa]], *)

	Formerly divided into four provinces (the [[Cape of Good Hope]], the [[Orange Free State]], the [[Transvaal]], and [[Natal]]) and a number of ethnically based "homelands", the country was re-divided into nine provinces in 1993. They are the Western Cape, the Northern Cape, the Eastern Cape, the Free State, Kwazulu/Natal, Gauteng, the Northern Province, Northwest and Mpumalanga. The capital cities are Cape Town (legislative) and Pretoria (administrative).		Formerly divided into four provinces (the [[Cape of Good Hope]], the [[Orange Free State]], the [[Transvaal]], and [[Natal]]) and a number of ethnically based "homelands", the country was re-divided into nine provinces in 1993. They are the Western Cape, the Northern Cape, the Eastern Cape, the Free State, Kwazulu/Natal, Gauteng, the Northern Province, Northwest and Mpumalanga. The capital cities are Cape Town (legislative) and Pretoria (administrative).

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−	South Africa, today known as the Republic of South Africa, lies at the southern tip of the continent, bordered by Namibia, Botswana, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Mozambique to the north. Encompassing the tiny Kingdom of Lesotho, the country is 1,2 million square kilometers in size and spans the continent, from the Atlantic ocean on the west coast to the Indian ocean on the east. (It is known as Suid-Afrika or Die Republiek van Suid-Afrika in [[Afrikaans]], in [[isiXhosa]], *)	+	South Africa, today known as the [[Republic of South Africa]] (or [[RSA]]), lies at the southern tip of the continent, bordered by Namibia, Botswana, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Mozambique to the north. Encompassing the tiny Kingdom of Lesotho, the country is 1,2 million square kilometers in size and spans the continent, from the Atlantic ocean on the west coast to the Indian ocean on the east. (It is known as Suid-Afrika or Die Republiek van Suid-Afrika in [[Afrikaans]], in [[isiXhosa]], *)

	Formerly divided into four provinces (the [[Cape of Good Hope]], the [[Orange Free State]], the [[Transvaal]], and [[Natal]]) and a number of ethnically based "homelands", the country was re-divided into nine provinces in 1993. They are the Western Cape, the Northern Cape, the Eastern Cape, the Free State, Kwazulu/Natal, Gauteng, the Northern Province, Northwest and Mpumalanga. The capital cities are Cape Town (legislative) and Pretoria (administrative).		Formerly divided into four provinces (the [[Cape of Good Hope]], the [[Orange Free State]], the [[Transvaal]], and [[Natal]]) and a number of ethnically based "homelands", the country was re-divided into nine provinces in 1993. They are the Western Cape, the Northern Cape, the Eastern Cape, the Free State, Kwazulu/Natal, Gauteng, the Northern Province, Northwest and Mpumalanga. The capital cities are Cape Town (legislative) and Pretoria (administrative).

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		+	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa
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		+	On tourism etc. http://www.southafrica.net/sat/content/en/za/home

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−	South Africa, today known as the Republic of South Africa, lies at the southern tip of the continent, bordered by Namibia, Botswana, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Mozambique to the north. Encompassing the tiny Kingdom of Lesotho, the country is 1,2 million square kilometers in size and spans the continent, from the Atlantic ocean on the west coast to the Indian ocean on the east. (It is known as Suid-Afrika or Die Republiek van Suid-Afrika in Afrikaans, in isiXhosa, *)	+	South Africa, today known as the Republic of South Africa, lies at the southern tip of the continent, bordered by Namibia, Botswana, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Mozambique to the north. Encompassing the tiny Kingdom of Lesotho, the country is 1,2 million square kilometers in size and spans the continent, from the Atlantic ocean on the west coast to the Indian ocean on the east. (It is known as Suid-Afrika or Die Republiek van Suid-Afrika in [[Afrikaans]], in [[isiXhosa]], *)
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−	Formerly divided into four provinces (the [[Cape of Good Hope]], the [[Orange Free State]], the [[Transvaal]], and [[Natal]]) and a number of ethnically based "homelands", the country was re-divided into nine provinces in 1993. They are the Western Cape, the Northern Cape, the Eastern Cape, the Free State, Kwazulu/Natal, Gauteng, the Northern Province, Northwest and Mpumalanga. The capital cities are Cape Town (legislative) and Pretoria (administrative).

		+	Formerly divided into four provinces (the [[Cape of Good Hope]], the [[Orange Free State]], the [[Transvaal]], and [[Natal]]) and a number of ethnically based "homelands", the country was re-divided into nine provinces in 1993. They are the Western Cape, the Northern Cape, the Eastern Cape, the Free State, Kwazulu/Natal, Gauteng, the Northern Province, Northwest and Mpumalanga. The capital cities are Cape Town (legislative) and Pretoria (administrative).

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	Southern African is often used to include South Africa but to also indicate a slightly broader geographic and cultural area, including namibia, lesotho, mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi etc.		Southern African is often used to include South Africa but to also indicate a slightly broader geographic and cultural area, including namibia, lesotho, mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi etc.
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		+	== Return to ==

	Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Themes\|South African Theatre Terminology and Thematic Entries]]		Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Themes\|South African Theatre Terminology and Thematic Entries]]
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		+	Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]

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	== The terms '''South African''' and '''Southern African''' ==		== The terms '''South African''' and '''Southern African''' ==

−	South African ~~usueally~~ refers to anything belonging to or arising from the geographical region defined above. Of course there is a problem with an itinerant and multicultural cultural activity such as theatre - fior when does a production become "South African"? (When there is an South ~~QAfrican~~ cast? When the play is put on in South Africa? etc.)	+	South African usually refers to anything belonging to or arising from the geographical region defined above. Of course there is a problem with an itinerant and multicultural cultural activity such as theatre - fior when does a production become "South African"? (When there is an South African cast? When the play is put on in South Africa? etc.)

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	This rich cultural mix has impacted heavily on the range of cultural expression in the country, particularly since 1970. In this period the restrictions of apartheid slowly lifted, African art forms have begun to receive academic and artistic recognition, and African artists have gained confidence and exposure. As a result, crossover art forms and styles have become more and more prominent, and multicultural and multilingual expression, eschewing the old European forms and conventions, has become the norm rather than the exception, leading to the creation of uniquely South African forms and styles.		This rich cultural mix has impacted heavily on the range of cultural expression in the country, particularly since 1970. In this period the restrictions of apartheid slowly lifted, African art forms have begun to receive academic and artistic recognition, and African artists have gained confidence and exposure. As a result, crossover art forms and styles have become more and more prominent, and multicultural and multilingual expression, eschewing the old European forms and conventions, has become the norm rather than the exception, leading to the creation of uniquely South African forms and styles.
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		+	== The terms '''South African''' and '''Southern African''' ==
		+
		+	South African usueally refers to anything belonging to or arising from the geographical region defined above. Of course there is a problem with an itinerant and multicultural cultural activity such as theatre - fior when does a production become "South African"? (When there is an South QAfrican cast? When the play is put on in South Africa? etc.)
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		+	Southern African is often used to include South Africa but to also indicate a slightly broader geographic and cultural area, including namibia, lesotho, mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi etc.