K-12 TLC Guide to South Africa

Court System

National Legislature

National Symbols

National Archives

National Library

National Museum

Tourism Office

National Department of Education

Click for Pretoria, South Africa Forecast

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General Resources Section

The British Commonwealth: K-12 TLC Guide.

Aardvark's Catalogue.
African Studies, University of Pennsylvania.
AllAfrica.com.
Amnesty International.
Ananzi: The South African Search Engine.
Background Notes, U.S. Department of State.
The Big Eye.
CIA World Factbook.

Geography.

CountryReports.org.
Country Studies, Library of Congress.
Critical Perspectives On Southern Africa , University of Natal Durban.
Discovering The Rainbow Revolution.
Earthlife Africa.
The Endangered Species and Nature of the World, Cannelton Elementary School, IN, Primary School De Wadden, NL.
Escape Artist.
Fact Monster.
The Geographia.
Geographic.org.

Geography.

GORP.
Governments on the WWW.
The Hague International Model United Nations.
InfoHub.
InfoPlease.
Local Time Information, time and date.com.
Lonely Planet.
MBendi.
Nuclear Reactors in South Africa, International Nuclear Safety Center.
The Odyssey, World Trek for Education.
Pangaea Information Technologies Corporation.
Reuters Foundation.
South African Airways.
South African Search Engines, South Africa's Government of National Unity.
Travel Information and Advisory Report, Canadian Government.
Travel.com.
Travel.org.
Traveling South Africa, Universiteit Utrecht.
United Touring Company.
The World Bank.
World Travel Directory.
Yahoo!

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South Africa

Artists

Artists & Architects: K-12 TLC Guide.

Battiss, Walter (b. Jan 6, 1906 - d. Aug 20, 1982):

Johans Borman Fine Arts Gallery.
South African History Online.

Pretoria Art Museum.

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Authors and Illustrators Section

Authors & Illustrators: K-12 TLC Guide.
Poetry: K-12 TLC Guide.

Coetzee, J.M. (John Maxwell) (b. Feb 9, 1940):

Books.
Featured Authors.

Amazon.com.
National Public Radio:

Disgrace (audio: 3:46).
Summertime.

New York Review of Books.

Fugard, Athol (b. Jun 11, 1932):

'Have You Seen Us?'

Washington State University.

Amazon.com.
Internet Movie Database.

Gordimer, Nadine (b. Nov 20, 1923):

Authors' Calendar.
Writer's Almanac.

Amazon.com.

La Guma, Alex:
- Amazon.com.
- Writer's Almanac.
Naidoo, Beverley:
- Official Website.
- Amazon.com.
Paton, Alan Stewart (b. Jan 11, 1903 - d. Apr 12, 1988):
- The Alan Paton Centre, University of KwaZulu-Natal.
- Authors' Calendar, Kuusankoski Public Library.
- Writer's Almanac.
- Amazon.com.

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Explorers, Pioneers and Astronauts Section

World History: K-12 TLC Guide.

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Business Leaders Section

Business & Economics: K-12 TLC Guide.

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Composers: K-12 TLC Guide.
Opera: K-12 TLC Guide.

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Mathematicians, Scientists and Inventors Section

Inventors & Inventions: K-12 TLC Guide.
K-12 TLC Guide to Medical Research.
Scientists and Mathematicians: K-12 TLC Guide.

Barnard, Christiaan Neethling (b. Nov 8, 1922 - d. Sep 2, 2001):

Medical Research

The Heart

Fact Monster.
South African History.

Brenner, Sydney: K-12 TLC Guide.

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Military Career Section

War: K-12 TLC Guide.

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Notorious People Section

Crime: K-12 TLC Guide.

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Performing Artists Section

Actors: K-12 TLC Guide.
Film: K-12 TLC Guide.

BBC.

Pauline Malefane.

Mandela, Nelson: K-12 TLC Guide.

Cusack, Cyril (b. Nov 26, 1910 - d. Oct 7, 1993):

Biography.com.

Internet Movie Database.

Makeba, Miriam (b. Mar 4, 1932 - d. Nov 10, 2008):

Obituary.

South African Music.

Amazon.com.

Matthews, Dave (b. Jan 9, 1967):

Dave Matthews Band Official Website.

National Public Radio.

Amazon.com.
The Internet Movie Database.

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South Africa

Political and Social Leaders Section

Politics: K-12 TLC Guide.
World Government: K-12 TLC Guide.

Botha, P(ieter).W(illem). (b. Jan 12, 1916 - d. Oct 31, 2006):
- South African History:
- Voice of America.
de Klerk, F.W. (b. Mar 18, 1936):

02/02/1990: de Klerk Dismantles Apartheid, BBC.

08/26/1997: de Klerk Resigns As Head of South Africa's National Party, South African History.

1993 Nobel Prize in Peace:
- The Nobel Foundation:
  - Biography.
  - Nobel Lecture.
- South African History.
- Writer's Almanac.
The F W De Klerk Foundation.

Mandela, Nelson: K-12 TLC Guide.

Nokwe, Duma (Philemon Pearce Dumasile) (b. May 13, 1927 - d. Jan 12, 1978):

African National Congress.
New Dictionary of South African Biography.

Sisulu, Walter (Ulyate Max) (b. May 18, 1912 - d. May 6, 2003):

Suzman, Helen (b. Nov 7, 1917 - d. Jan 1, 2009):

Turner, Richard (b. Sep 25, 1941 - d. Jan 8, 1978):

South African History.

Tutu, Desmond Mpilo (b. Oct 7, 1931):

1984 Nobel Laureate for Peace:
- The Nobel Foundation:
  - Biography.
  - Press Release.
Biography.com.
Fact Monster.
National Public Radio:

Desmond Tutu, Insisting We Are 'Made for Goodness'.

South African History:

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

10/07: Contrasting Elijah Muhammad and Desmond Tutu.

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South Africa

Sports Figures Section

Sports: K-12 TLC Guide.

Budd Zola:

BBC.
South African History.

Player, Gary:

Biography.com.

The Masters:

Sports Illustrated:

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South Africa

Apartheid

Racism: K-12 TLC Guide.

Suzman, Helen: K-12 TLC Guide.

Tutu, Desmond: K-12 TLC Guide.

11/06/1962: The United Nations Condemns Apartheid:

History Channel.

08/18/1964: South Africa Is Banned from the Olympic Games, African American Registry.
1986 U.S. Sanctions Against South Africa, U.S. Secretary of State.
Apologists Of Apartheid, Time Magazine.
BBC:

The History of Apartheid in South Africa, Stanford University.
National Public Radio:
- 20th Century Non-Violent Resistance (audio: 6:23).
- David Goldblatt's View on South Africa.
On-This-Day:
- 11/06/1962: U.N. Condemns Apartheid Policies.
South African Embassy to the United States.

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

02/24/1988: South Africa Effectively Bans Opposition to Apartheid.

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South Africa

Business and Economics Section

Business and Economics: K-12 TLC Guide.

Background Notes, U.S. Department of State:
- Economy.
- Travel/Business.
CountryReports.org.
Currencies of the World, University of British Columbia.
Currency/Exchange Rate Converter:
- Universal Currency Converter.
Economy:
- CIA Factbook.
- Country Studies, Library of Congress.
- CountryReports.org.
- Geographic.org.
- The Internationalist.
Housing:
- A New Housing Policy and Strategy for South Africa, South African Government Information.
Money & Costs, Lonely Planet.
Transportation:
- CIA World Fact Book.
- Country Studies, Library of Congress.
- Geographic.org.
U.S. Agency for International Development.
The United Nations.
Yahoo!

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South Africa

City Population.
Global Gazetteer.
Yahoo!
- Cities.
- Regions.
- Islands.
Government of South Africa.

Johannesburg:

Official Website.

Laingsburg:

Cape Town Heritage Trust.
South African History.

Pretoria:

Soweto:

Official Website.

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South Africa

Climate and Weather Section

Weather & Meteorology: K-12 TLC Guide.

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South Africa

Education, Libraries and Museums Section

Education Section

Education: K-12 TLC Guide.

South African National Department of Education
Western Cape Schools' Network.

Yahoo!

Libraries Section

Libraries: K-12 TLC Guide.

South African National Library

Museums Section

Museums: K-12 TLC Guide.

The Alan Paton Centre, University of Natal Pietermaritzburg.
Museums Online.
National Museum of South Africa.
South African National Gallery.

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South Africa

Government Section

Government of South Africa.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

United States Embassy in South Africa.
South African Embassy in Washington D.C..

AIDS:
- 01/10/00: 'We Die Lying to Ourselves', The Pulitzer.
- 05/22/00: Mbeki and AIDS (5:00), National Public Radio (audio: 5:00.
Amnesty International.
The Central Statistical Service.
Constitutional Framework, University of Wuerzburg.
Election Resources on the Internet.
Elections around the World.
Flags:
- Flags of all Countries.
- Flags of the World.
Government:
- CIA World Fact Book.
- Country Studies, Library of Congress.
- CountryReports.org.
- Geographic.org.
- Governments on the WWW.
- Official Government Websites, Keele University.
- State of Freedom Country Ratings, Freedom House.
Human Rights Watch.
Legal Resources, The ChanRobles Group.
Military/Defense:
- CIA World Fact Book.
- Geographic.org.
National Public Radio:
- 11/04/99: AZT in South Africa (3:00).
- 12/17/99: Rape in South Africa(5:25).
- President Mbeki Visits U.S.:
  - 05/22/00: Preview (4:43).
  - 05/22/00: Mbeki Visits the White House (3:00).
  - 05/26/00: Mbeki Interview (8:18).
- 09/04/00: White Accused of Black Murder (1:45).
- 11/21/00: Mbeki Losing Popular Support (4:08).
- 11/25/00: Corruption Scandal (4:00).
Political Leaders of South Africa, The Z�rate's Political Collections.
Politics:
- African Christian Democratic Party.
- African National Congress:
- Christian Democratic Party.
- National Party.
- Political Resources on the Net
South Africa's Government of National Unity.
South African Government Information:
- South African Government Internet Sites.
The South African Police Service.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission:
- National Public Radio: 12/13/99 (audio: 8:51).
Transnational Issues:
- CIA World Fact Book.
U.S. & South Africa Building Lasting Relationship, U.S. State Department.
U.S. Department of State:
- Defense.
- Foreign Relations.
- Government.
- Political Conditions.
- U.S. Relations.
- Diplomatic List.
World Governments, Hieros Gamos.
Yahoo!

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South Africa

History and Culture Section

Genealogy: K-12 TLC Guide.

2010 World Cup:

Official Web Site.

ESPN.
National Public Radio:

A Newcomer's Guide to the 2010 World Cup.

06/11/2010: South Africa Celebrates Even Before First Game.

U.S. Soccer.

1878-79 Zulu War:

01/22/1879: Zulu Warriors Route the British at IsandIwana: 1271 British Troops Die.

Blombos Cave:

The Boer War:
- 05/31/1902 Peace of Vereeniging:
  - Historic UK.
  - History Channel.
- TheHistoryNet:
  - 10/11/1899: South African Boers Declare War on England.
  - 10/30/1899: British Battalions Surrender at Nicholson's Nek.
- Concentration Camps during the Boer War, Stanford University.
- On-This-Day:
  - 01/08/1900: British Turn Back Boer Attack at Ladysmith.
- South African History:
  - 12/29/1895: Leander Starr Jameson Leads British Volunteers on a Raid into the Boer Colony of Transvaal.
  - 05/15/1902: Peace Conference Begins to End Second Anglo-Boer War.
03/21/1960: The Sharpeville Massacre:

Africam, The World's First Virtual Game Reserve.

Apartheid: K-12 TLC Guide.

Arts and Culture in South Africa, Escape Artist.
BBC:

09/16/1986: Explosion in South Africa's Kinross Gold Mine Kills Almost 200.

Country Studies, Library of Congress.
Earthlife Africa.
Global Gourmet.
Historical Documents, African National Congress.
Human Rights Watch.
Images of Human Rights, Durban Art Gallery.
Language:
- Afrikaans, yourDictionary.com.
- Babel Fish Translator, AltaVista.
- Ethnologue.
- Extinct Tongues: South African Language (audio), National Public Radio.
- Foreign Languages for Travelers, Travlang:
  - Afrikaans.
  - IsiXhosa.
  - Sesotho.
  - Zulu.
- InfoPlease.
Lesedi Cultural Village.
Lonely Planet:
- History.
Lighthouses:
- Lighthouses: K-12 TLC Guide.
- South African Lighthouses.
National Public Radio:

On-This-Day:
- 09/20/1989: F.W. de Klerk Becomes President.
- 12/14/1990: ANC President Oliver Tambo Returns.
People:
- Geographic.org.
- CIA World Fact Book.
Rainmaking Ceremony, The Internet Public Library.
South African Association of Science & Technology Centres.
South African Institute of Race Relations.
The Story of Africa, BBC.
UCT Poetry Web, University of Cape Town.
The WWW Virtual Library, European University Institute, Florence, Italy.
Yahoo!
- Arts and Humanities.
- Society and Culture.

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South Africa

Holidays, Celebrations and Commemorations

Calendar: K-12 TLC Guides.

Columbus World Travel Guide.
Earth Calendar.

Freedom Day (April 26):

BBC.
British Council.
CNN.
Government of South Africa.
International Marketing Council of South Africa.

The K-12 TLC Guide to

South Africa

Maps Section

Maps: K-12 TLC Guide.

InfoPlease.
Maps of South Africa, EmbassyWorld.com.
National Geographic Society:
- Atlas.
- Dynamic Map.
University of Pennsylvania:
- #1.
- #2.
University of Texas.

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South Africa

Media Section

Media: K-12 TLC Guide.

Communications:
- CIA World Fact Book.
- Geographic.org.
Daily Dispatch.
Media in South Africa, Escapeartist.com.
World News:
- BBC World Service.
- CNN.com, World News.
- International Herald Tribune.
- Manchester Guardian Weekly.
- WorldNews.com.
- Yahoo News.
Yahoo!

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South Africa

Parks and Natural Resources Section

Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources.

Official Tourism Site.

EcoAfrica.com:
- South African National Parks Board.
- Kruger National Park.
- KwaZulu-Natal National Parks.
- Safaris.
GORP.
Leadwood Trees: K-12 TLC Guide.
National Public Radio:

Tracking Wild Animals At Addo Elephant National Park.

Relocating South African Elephants to Angola: TLC Guide.

Blombos Cave: K-12 TLC Guide.

Cape of Good Hope:

Capes and Peninsulas: K-12 TLC Guide.

Kalahari Desert:

Deserts: K-12 TLC Guide.

BBC.

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Chronologies and Timelines

Timelines & Chronologies: K-12 TLC Guide

1989
Aug 19	Bishop Tutu Defies Apartheid with South African Beach Walk

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Related Literature Section

Primary:
- Abiyoyo, Pete Seeger, Michael Hays (Illustrator):
  - Amazon.com.
  - Reading Rainbow.
Adult:
- Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee.

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South Africa

Teacher Resources Section

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

02/24/1988: South Africa Effectively Bans Opposition to Apartheid.

10/07: Contrasting Elijah Muhammad and Desmond Tutu.


Mandela, Nelson Sullivan, Leon Howard Tutu, Desmond

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