South Africa is a country that lies at the tip of Africa and is known for its diversity of people and culture.

Popularly called the “Rainbow Nation”, South Africa has 11 official languages within an estimated population of 54 000 000 people. After the 1994 democratic election, the government has made a focus on its title as a “Rainbow Nation” and have made moves to hold onto the mass of culture and heritage within the country.

Home to some of the world’s oldest human fossil sites in the world, Nobel Prize winner Nelson Mandela, Table Mountain, Kruger National Park, Mapungubwe and a unique family of flora called fynbos, South Africa certainly deserves its accreditation as a diverse and rich land.

Two species of fynbos, Rooibos and Honeybush, are of particular importance to the economy as they are grown and harvested to be used for both teas and medicine internally and for exports.