Everyone in South Africa knows one another. Fact or myth?
MYTH - It's hard to know 63 million people (the population of South Africa)
South Africa doesn't have any world-famous writers. Fact or myth?
MYTH - Nobel laureates Nadine Gordimer and John Maxwell Coetzee are South Africans.
South Africa has THREE capital cities. Fact or myth?
FACT - Cape Town – for the government legislative branch; Pretoria – for the government’s administrative branch; Bloemfontein – for the judicial branch
The weather in South Africa is always warm. Fact or myth?
MYTH - In winter, the temperature can be sub-zero and it snows.
The first successful heart transplant has been conducted in South Africa. Fact or myth?
FACT - On 3 December 1967, Dr Christiaan Barnard performed the first successful human heart transplant at the Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town.
South Africa's national animal is the dolphin. Fact or myth?
MYTH - It's the springbok
Lions, giraffes, and other wild animals can roam the streets freely.
MYTH - Like in many other countries in the world, wild animals don't live in the cities or other human settlements in South Africa.
South Africa has another country within its borders. Fact or myth?
FACT - There are only three enclaved countries in the world and one of them is Lesotho, which is an independent nation surrounded by South Africa.
South African fish migration can be seen from space. Fact or myth?
FACT - The shoals are so big – 15 kilometers long, 3.5 kilometers wide, and up to 40m deep – they can be seen by satellite.
Travelling to Africa is a health risk. Fact or myth?
MYTH - Malaria is a risk in the Kruger National Park, but can easily be prevented. Private hospitals exist and provide excellent healthcare
Table Mountain is over 200 million years old. Fact or myth?
FACT - It has been around for 240 million years.
South Africa has 12 official languages and English is NOT one of them. Fact or myth?
MYTH - South African Constitution recognizes 12 official languages, English is among them.
The world's largest diamond was found in South Africa. Fact or myth?
FACT - The magnificent Cullinan Diamond is the largest diamond ever found. It was discovered in the Pretoria in 1905
South Africa is a small country. Fact or myth?
MYTH - South Africa is more than 3 times bigger than Japan, almost 4 times bigger than Malaysia, and almost 12 times bigger than South Korea.
The Flying Dutchman once failed to reach Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and was doomed to sail till Judgement Day, suddenly appearing as a ghost ship during storms and disappearing when the weather calms down. Fact or myth?
MYTH - The Flying Dutchman was last seen during World War II by a German submarine boat passing through the East of Suez, Egypt. Also, do ghost ships exist?