South+African+education+and+sports

=South African education and sports =

__**Football **__ __**http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa_national_football_team **__ = =  The South Africa national football team or Bafana Bafana which means "The boys". They were banned from Fifa because of Apartheid.  But in 1992 they returned to the world stage.

Their highest achievement was African cup of Nations at home in 1996.  African cup of nations is a cup in africa, and egypt is the most successful nation with seven wins.

http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/cricket.htm   Cricket in south Africa was isolated from the rest of the world for 21 years, from 1970 to 1991,  because of the apartheid policies of the former government.
 * __Cricket __**

Cricket is an popular sport In South Africa, each team have eleven players.  The most important positions is the bowler and the batter. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> It's in the inner field most of the game is played,but the field is much larger than an football field.

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> South Africa's boxing champs **__ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial;">[]

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Between 1927 and 2001, 35 South African fighters won a total of 49 world boxing titles. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">One of them was Jacob "Baby Jake" Matlala, the only South African boxer to have won four titles in three different divisions. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">He have won these titles:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">WBO flyweight title
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">WBO light flyweight title
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Junior flyweight titles in the International Boxing Association
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">World Boxing Union

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Rugby in South Africa **__ []

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Rugby is one of South Africa's big three sports, alongside soccer and cricket. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">For the many South African fans of the game, rugby is a serious matter, <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> a source of bursting pride and joy, or shattering disappointment.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The country has traditionally fared extremely well on the world stage, <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">and South African fans expect their national team to win every game it plays. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> media type="youtube" key="F7qcVdpBuTc?version=3" height="344" width="425"

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Education **__ http://www.southafrica.info/about/education/education.htm

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">It is 13 years in school, from grade 0 to 12. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">General school is from grade 0 to 9. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Further is from grade 10 to 12. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Higher school is after further school. In higher school, you can get doctor's degree in something

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The highest possible education is doctor's degree. For example, a doctor degree in chemistry. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">grade 0 is known as reception year, it's something between kindergarten and first grade here in Norway. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">They start at school when they are seven years old. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">And they start at the further school when they are 15 years old.

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__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Quality of education **__ [] http://www.southafrica.info/about/education/education.htm

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">South Africa has 12 million pupils, 386 600 teachers and 26 292 schools.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The government provides the minimum. parents contribute to basics in the form of school fees. Fees varies, depending on class size and the quality of teaching offered.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">In Norway everyone who has finished primary school get a right to go to high school And our educational system is good.