South Africa was a British colony and Indians were used there as slaves. South Africa has three capitals: an administrative capital Pretoria, a legislative capital Cape Town and a judicial capital Bloemfontein. South Africa's total area is 1,219,912 sq km and its population is 43,997,828. Economy Its agriculture is corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; beef, poultry, mutton and wool. Most industries are mining, automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textiles, iron and steel, chemicals, fertilizer, foodstuffs, commercial ship repair. South Africa's natural resources are gold, coal, iron ore, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, salt and many others. CULTURE With a dynamic fusion of African, European and Asian influences, South Africa is a hotbed of originality and creativity. This is particularly evident in the music, which ranges from indigenous township rave
Since 1995 employees are arranged into groups (8-15 workers) where each member has his/her own responsibility and the rotation of jobs. Groups have also spokespeople (representative role) and supervisors who are responsible for proposing and agreeing objectives, presenting progress figures, helping progress continuous improvements and ensuring that group members improve their qualifications. Basic remuneration in BMW company consists of minimum pay rate in metalworking industry and a 10 per cent BMW supplement. The company has nine wage groups, allowing better gradations for a job well done. Moving to a higher group is possible if a worker regularly performs a higher value activity. Employees could also earn extra pay trough a personal supplement, payable for an individual´s contribution to group results. One of the most outstanding BMW manufacturing facility is the Cowley plant. Unions in
The first people who arrived australia were the Aborigines. They arrived there about 50 000 years ago. The word `aboriginal' means `the first' or `earliest known'. The word was first used in Italy and Greece to describe people who lived there. More than 30 000 years ago the population of the world was small. People lived in family groups. There wereno cities or anything like that. There were no cultivated crops, animals werenot herded for food and metalworking was yet to be discovered. It is not known from where the aboriginals began their journey, but it is certain that they used some kind of a craft to cross the water between the islands to the north and reach the southern continent. This voyage is the earliest evidence of sea travel by prehistoric men. The first aborigines found an Australia with a better environment than today. Large animals now extinct provided more meat than the animals which we are familiar with
are English, Italian, Greek, Cantonese, Arabic, Vietnamese and Mandarin. The native Australians Aboriginal flag The word "aboriginal" means "the first" or "earliest known". Australia may well be the home of the worlds first people. More than 30,000 years ago the population of the world was small, and people lived in family groups, hunting, fishing and food gathering. There where no cultivated crops, animals were not herded for food and metalworking was yet to be discovered. At that time, known as the last great Ice Age, Australia was joined to New Guinea. Islands such as Java and Borneo were larger than today, sea passages between them narrower. This made it possible for the ancestors of the people now called Australian Aboriginals to reach Australia from lands to the north. It is not known from where the Aboriginals began their journey, but it is certain that people
They arrived there about 50 000 years ago. The word aboriginal means the first or earliest known. The word was first used in Italy and Greece to describe people who live there. 6 More than 30 000 years ago the population of the world was small. People lived in family groups. There were no cities or anything like that. There were no cultivated crops, animals were not herded for food and metalworking was yet to be discovered. It is not known from where the aboriginals bean their journey, but it is certain that they used some kind of a craft to cross the water between the islands to the north and reach the southern continent. This voyage is the earliest evidence of sea travel by prehistoric man. The firs Aboriginals found an Australia with a better environment than today. Large animals now extinct provided more meat than the animals which we are familiar with.