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The Republic of South Africa

(South Africa)

Wildlife, wild times and a culture in repair.

South Africa is an exhilarating, spectacular and complex country. With its post-apartheid identity still in the process of definition, there is undoubtedly an abundance of energy and sense of progress about the place. Travellers too are returning to a remarkable land that has been off the trail for way too long.

The infrastructure is constantly improving, the climate is kind and there are few better places to see Africa's wildlife. But if you want to understand the country, you'll have to deal with the full spectrum. Poverty, the AIDS pandemic and violence remain a problem.

Books

	The Mind of South Africa (Allister Sparks)

	History books incorporating post-1994 developments are starting to appear. One such tome is The Mind of South Africa, which is opinionated, readable and insightful.

	Long Road to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)

	Mandela's exhaustive autobiography is compulsory reading.

	My Traitor's Heart (Rian Malan)

	This book is the outstanding autobiography of a white South African attempting to come to terms with his heritage and his future.

	The Lost World of the Kalahari (Laurens van der Post)

	Laurens van der Post provides a poetic interpretation of San culture in this work.

	Indaba My Children (Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa)

	Folk tales, history, legends, customs and beliefs have all been bundled together in this book.

	Mammals of Southern Africa (Charles and Tilde Stuart)

	If you're going thingummy-spotting, Mammals of Southern Africa could be useful.

	The Conservationist (Nadine Gordimer)

	Gordimer, the most-lauded South African fiction writer, won a Booker Prize for The Conservationist in 1974. Her novel turns a merciless eye on South Africa's people and their interaction.