accommodation 129–140
African National Congress (ANC) 13, 14, 16, 22, 27, 28,31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 57, 58, 60, 61, 63, 67, 74, 75, 77, 78, 286, 295, 313, 320, 324, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330
alcohol 204–210
apartheid 3, 13, 14, 16. 17. 27, 28, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 57, 58, 60, 61, 63, 67, 74, 75, 77, 78, 81, 88, 92, 93, 102, 111, 116, 117, 145, 148, 171, 181, 219, 227, 229, 246, 247, 251, 256, 257, 266, 269, 273, 278, 279,286, 287, 289, 295, 296, 301, 320, 326, 327, 328, 330, 331
arts 245–263
banking 159–163
Botswana 22, 23, 52, 57, 58, 242, 244, 276, 317, 322
braaivleis 184, 198, 206, 210, 245
business 284–315
business etiquette 304–311
Cape Town 7, 15, 18, 25, 28, 74, 85, 122, 132, 171, 172, 174, 176, 180, 185, 187, 191, 192, 201, 202, 204, 207, 208, 214, 215, 216, 218, 221, 222, 228, 231, 232, 233, 243, 251, 252, 259, 263, 270, 275, 293, 318, 322, 323, 324, 326, 331
censorship 102–103
Chinese 75–76
Christmas 12, 23, 110, 111, 126, 142, 180, 320, 321
crime 164–167
de Klerk, F W 42, 44, 53, 327, 328
Drakensberg 10, 18, 214, 233, 236, 262
Durban 33, 11, 12, 18, 56, 73, 77, 122, 168, 172, 174, 176, 180, 186, 193, 201, 214, 215, 216, 218, 223, 228, 232, 251, 259, 264, 271, 276, 293, 318
eating out 201–204
education 148–151
family planning 103–104
food and drink 190–211
gambling 218
game reserves 233–237
Gauteng 17, 19, 71, 168, 183, 186
gay and lesbian rights 84–85
geography 9–12
HIV/AIDS 49, 95, 104, 167, 301, 311, 312
house help 144–146
immigration 119–129
Indians 76–78
Johannesburg 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15, 17, 18, 23, 31, 36, 39, 40,67, 70, 75, 76, 80, 85, 101, 122, 129, 132, 136, 151, 154, 157, 158, 159, 165, 168, 171, 172, 174, 176, 180, 184, 185, 187,193, 196, 201, 202, 203, 204,213, 215, 216, 221, 222, 232, 243, 244, 245, 249, 251, 252, 255, 257, 259, 261, 262, 264, 265, 279, 296, 300, 318, 322, 323, 325
landownership 13–17
language 267–283
Mandela, Nelson 8, 22, 28, 37, 42, 45, 48, 49, 52, 53, 66, 68, 151, 187, 215, 218, 252, 255, 311, 326, 327, 328, 330
Mbeki, Thabo Mvuiyelwa 50, 52–53, 212, 248, 250, 251, 299, 328, 329
media 181–183
Mozambique 19, 20, 22, 57, 59, 61, 64, 72, 233, 242, 244, 245, 277, 317
Namibia 23, 59, 60, 61, 242, 243, 317, 325
nightlife 216–218
pets 152–155
Port Elizabeth 19, 25, 172, 271, 293
Pretoria 10, 17, 56, 168, 171, 172, 227, 259, 275, 318, 330
public holidays 320–321
religion 111–113
shopping 177–182
sports 218–231
survival sense 237–240
Swaziland 52, 64, 275, 277, 317
telecommunication 155–158
transportation
public transport 170–173, 174–175
travelling 231–237
tribal customs 96–98
tribes 68-73
Lobedu 71
Shangaan 72
Sotho 17, 70, 71, 72, 274, 275, 276
Soweto 16, 31, 40, 80, 168, 172, 232, 274, 275, 279, 326
Xhosa 25, 68–69, 275, 276, 320, 323
Zulu 19, 24, 41, 54, 56, 69–70, 80, 114, 280, 320, 323, 331
Tutu, Desmond 22, 48, 65, 66, 328, 330
Unemployment Insurance Fund 146–147
utilities 158–159
weather 185–187
work permit 118–119
Zimbabwe 20, 33, 58, 59, 275, 276, 277, 298, 317
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