101. St George S Park - Chapter 1 - Introduction The Nonquase incident destroyed the xhosa people and accorded Sir George Grey the The White colonists did not allow the indigenous people to belong to http://stgeorgespark.upe.ac.za/content/unification/displayarticle.asp?artid=unib

102. AEGiS-UPI South African Folk Healers Could Vanish Already, many people are turning away from these healers because they now have Clemmy Mbatani, who also is a xhosa and works with the Eastern Cape http://www.aegis.com/news/upi/2004/UP040404.html

Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2004. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date. South African folk healers could vanish United Press International - April 13, 2004 Steve Mitchell, United Press International MBOTYI, South Africa , April 13 (UPI) The introduction of democracy to South Africa 10 years ago has brought about much-needed progress and improvement, but this same progress also might threaten certain cultural customs, such as the traditional healers that play a significant role in the lifestyles of the indigenous people. These "medicine men," known as sangomas, are found in many tribes in South Africa, including the Pondos and Xhosas. Just as with traditional healers found in other cultures, the sangomas use native herbs, roots and tree bark to make medicinal concoctions for everything from headaches to AIDS. They still are active in modern day villages, but as the government builds schools in these rural areas and more children receive a Western education, the sangomas no longer may be used and ultimately may fall by the wayside. "The young people, they know nothing of sangomas," Zukile Khambi, an independent tour guide and a Xhosa (pronounced KO-sa) living in East London, told United Press International.

103. AEGiS: South Africa There are 11 official languages in South africa, but most people speak English. US Department of State Travel Advisory Travel Warnings are issued when http://www.aegis.com/countries/safrica.html

Local time in Pretoria: Facts and Figures Official Name Republic of South Africa. Capital City Pretoria; Note - Cape Town is the legislative center and Bloemfontein the judicial center. Languages 11 official languages, including Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu. Official Currency Rand (ZAR). Ethnic Groups Black 75.2%, white 13.6%, Colored 8.6%, Indian 2.6%. Religions Christian 68% (includes most whites and Coloreds, about 60% of blacks and about 40% of Indians), Muslim 2%, Hindu 1.5% (60% of Indians), indigenous beliefs and animist 28.5%. Population 43,647,658. Note: South Africa took a census October 1996 that showed a population of 40,583,611 (after an official adjustment for a 6.8% underenumeration based on a postenumeration survey); estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.). Land Area 1,221,040 sq km (471,443 sq miles).

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