Soweto's
Community-Based Tourism a
Great
Success English
............Zulu
...............Xhosa Good
morning
...Sawubona
.........Molo Yes
...................Yebo
.............Ewe Thank
you
........Ngiyabonga
......Enkosi Good bye
...........Hamba
kahle
.....Hamba
kakuhle Blue
Train and White Glove Service Peoples
and culture of South
Africa.
Throughout its
history, South Africa has been a
geographic designation rather
than a reflection of a national
reality. The result is that today
the Republic of South Africa has
one of the most complex and
diversified population mixes in
the world, a rich mosaic of
distinctive minorities. This is
underscored by the fact that not
one of South Africa's major
languages is spoken by a majority
of all the people.
(continued) Experience
a South African Working
Holiday.
The future of
conservation in South Africa
depends on obtaining a means of
funding for Private Nature
Reserves and Wildlife
Rehabilitation Centers. The
amount of funding made available
to projects such as erosion
control, invader plant control
and fire control will make a
large difference in the scale of
conservation in the future. Now
there is a solution.
(continued) Africa
Travel See
Exhibits on South Africa's
Railways at the Adventures in
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Recently
ATA Canada was twinned with ATA
Gauteng Chapter, which includes
Johannesburg and metropolitan
area. So we changed our airline
reservations for the return
flight, and stayed for most of a
week in South Africa's major
metropolis where we were shown
the sights of Johannesburg and
area by two highly motivated
entrepreneurs, namely Minah
Makhoto who operates Basiea,
an attractive bed and breakfast
and diner, and her friend
Queen Mokgo, who operates
a tour company, which provides
among other attractions, escorted
tours of Soweto. We enjoyed
several auto trips to Soweto and
were impressed with what we saw
in terms of new development,
infrastructure, facilities and
especially "community spirit"
which is truly
outstanding.
Contacts:]
Minah's Basiea Bed &
Breakfast and Diner.
basiea_soweto@mail.co.za
.
Queens
Tour and Safari . Ph/ fax 27 11
866 1830,. cel. 27 11 828 70746,
e-mail queenstours@mweb.co.za
Hail
to Caesars
Emperor
City
within a city! Caesar's Emperor
is a holiday all by itself.
Arriving at Johannesburg airport,
full of jet lag after a long trip
from North America, when our taxi
arrived at the front door of
Caesar's Emperor Hotel and
Casino, all the good things I had
heard for months from my
colleagues came true. We stayed a
full week on our next flight,
including New Year's Eve.
Editor
South
African Culture and
Language
Throughout
its history, South Africa has
been a geographic designation
rather than a reflection of a
national reality. The result is
that today the Republic of South
Africa has one of the most
complex and diversified
population mixes in the world, a
rich mosaic of distinctive
minorities. This is underscored
by the fact that not one of South
Africa's major languages is
spoken by a majority of all the
people. The four major ethnic
divisions among black people are
the Nguni, Sotho, Shangaan-Tsonga
and Venda. Together the Nguni and
Sotho account for the largest
percentage of the total Black
population. The Nguni language
group comprises three subgroups
within which a number of
ramifications and a large number
of sub ramifications can be
distinguished:
Languages:
There are 11 official languages :
Afrikaans, English, Isi Ndebele,
Sepedi, Sesotho, SiSwati,
Xitsonga, Setswana, Tshivenda,
IsiXhosa, and IsiZulu. A few
phrases and words in three of the
languages:
Direct
Flying times to Gauteng from World
Gateways
To Johannesburg
International Airport
From JFK, New York
17 hrs, 30 min
From Nairobi, 4 hrs
From Miami, 16 hrs
From Bombay, 9 hrs
From London, 11 hrs
From Rio, 9 hrs
From Hong Kong,13 hrs
From Buenos Aires,11 hrs
South African
Airways is the only non stop from North
America to South Africa, with daily
service from New York and Atlanta. With
all of the airline's code share partners,
it now serves almost 700 destinations
throughout the world. Global HQ:
Johannesburg. Ph:
27-11-978-1000
On
our final days in Jo'burg, Minah Makhoto
and Queen Mokgo of ATA Gauteng Chapter
arranged meetings with the management of
South Africa's famous Blue Train. We were
so impressed, we have decided to sponsor a
series of exciting railway tours. This
program will be sponsored by Africa Travel
Magazine, and conducted with the help of
our vigorous new South African Chapter
members. We laid the groundwork years ago
when I originated a series called
"Railways of the World" in 1989 and since
then have written many articles in
magazines and newspapers in Canada and the
USA, which has resulted in a loyal
following. Editor
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