Yebo (Zulu For Yes) Africa !

Yebo Africa ! The World Cup 2010 is fast approaching, and soon South Africa will be buzzing with tourists from all over the world, ready to experience a new culture and its food while soaking up the football extravaganza.  At Rosemary Bites, we are just as excited about the world cup as you and as a result, we will be running a mini-series about South Africa that will entertain and inform you(customers, friends and fans) about the beauty and uniqueness of the rainbow nation.

We'll start by Saying "Yes Afrrica" in Zulu  aka"Yebo Africa" and it will be the title of this series of blog entries related to South Africa. It will include information about the Country, it's people and Food !  Food is undoubtly a topic that unites the world, with countless dishes, flavours and tastes.

In our first installment here, let's get some facts about South Africa :

• Borders : Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland and Lesotho
• Population : 49 million
• Hello -- Sawubona (zulu) / Molo (xhosa) / Hallo (Afrikaans)
• Official Languages 11 (English, Afrikaans, Ndebele, Xhosa, Zulu, Sepedi, Sotho, Tshivenda, Tswana, Swati and Xitsonga
• Capital Pretoria (administrative), Bloemfontein (judicial) and Cape Town (legislative)
• Number of Elephants in Kruger National Park around 13,000

Check out our Top 5 places to visit in our next coming blogs ! Yebo Africa !!
Are you ready for World Cup 2010 in South Africa ?