Fun facts about sunny South Africa

South Africa is a beautiful and interesting country.  Here are a few things you might not know about sunny SA:

1. South Africa is now the only country in the world to have hosted the Soccer, Cricket and Rugby World Cup!
2. Table Mountain in Cape Town is believed to be one of the oldest mountains in the world and one of the planet’s 12 main energy centres, radiating magnetic, electric or spiritual energy.
3. The Cape Floral Kingdom is one of the world’s six floral kingdoms – and the only one which is wholly contained within a single country.
4. South Africa’s drinking water is rated 3rd best in the world for being “safe and ready to drink.”
5. South Africa is the only country in the entire world that has voluntarily abandoned its nuclear weapons programme.
6. South Africa is extremely rich in mining and minerals and considered the world’s leader with nearly 90% of all the platinum metals on earth and around 41% of all the world’s Gold!
7. South Africa is home to the oldest meteor scar in the world – the Vredefort Dome in a town called Parys.  The site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
8. The oldest remains of modern humans were found in South Africa and are well over 160,000 years old.
9. Both Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu had houses on Vilakazi Street in Soweto and  both won Nobel prizes, doing South  Africa proud.