The Republic of South Africa is a country at the southern most tip of the continent of Africa. South Africa has 3 capital cities - Pretoria (executive) , Bloemfontein (judicial) and Cape Town ( legislative ). In 1961 South Africa became a republic stripping Queen Elizabeth II of her status as head of state. the new government legislated to keep the apartheid system in place and the African National Congress (ANC) led the opposition to that system, with increasingly more countries internationally beginning to boycott South African business. it wasn't until 1993 that F W de Klerk negotiated with Nelson Mandela to start a transition away from apartheid. universal election were held in 1994 and the ANC won power and have been in power ever since.
Monetary unit:
1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 pence up to 1961
1 Rand = 100 cents 1961 onwards.
The 2 Rand note above is from 1990 has Jan Van Riebeek, founder of cape town on the front and a refinery on the reverse.
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