South Africa is a country inhabited by people from diverse backgrounds. From the tourism point of view South Africa is a fabulous country dotted with many World Heritage Sites like greater Saint Lucia Wetland Park, Robben Island, Drakensberg Park, Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, Vredefort Dome, and Cape Floral Region Protected Areas. People here belong to different nationalities and races and there are about 2 million Asians living in this country. Most of these Asians are from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Maldives, and Sri Lanka.

There are three capitals in South Africa- Cape Town, Pretoria and Bloemfontein. This has been done to handle the country’s legislative, administrative and judicial functions independently. On the other hand Johannesburg happens to be the country’s most important economic, industrial and cultural hub. Amongst the third world countries Johannesburg is considered as one of the most industrialized cities with a population of 2.6 million. South Africa produces almost half of the world’s gold.

For wildlife enthusiasts South Africa with its numerous national parks and reserves offers some of the most amazing wildlife experiences. One of the most popular and beautiful national park in South Africa is the Kruger National Park. It is an ideal habitat for animals like elephants, giraffes, rhinoceroses, monkeys, zebras, cheetahs, hyenas, hippopotamus, gazelles, elands, lions, African wild dogs etc.
In South Africa, French and German are being used more along with English and other local dialects. Almost half of the people in the African continent speak French and lately trade amongst the French-speaking African countries is on the upswing. 

As the country is developing its international links in various fields like commerce, medicine, engineering, education and tourism, the demand for French speaking people in these fields is increasing day by day. Though there are people who prefer to learn French abroad or to learn French in Switzerland to get a better grasp over the language yet with the establishment of world-class French teaching centres in South Africa with active support from the French government learning French has become easier.

The same is the case with German, which is the most widely spoken first language in Europe and other continents including Africa. In fact it is the second-most commonly used scientific language. Almost 18% of books published throughout the world are written in German. Even on the Internet German is the most commonly used language after English and has common roots with English. Common English words like finger, arm, hand etc are actually German. 

South Africa has important trade links with Germany and there are more than 500 German companies who have their base in South Africa. These companies from time to time sponsor German language courses for their employees. This has led to the setting up of German language schools In South Africa. These schools offer the same quality standards in teaching as available elsewhere. Moreover South Africa also has well-established German communities. Though one can learn German abroad yet with all these facilities existing here learning German in South Africa has become more convenient. 

Learning different languages can be useful for higher studies and career development and languages like French and German can be useful not only in the African continent but also throughout the world. Choosing to learn these languages will give the learner many options later on. It increases employability in the global market and also opens the doors to various promising possibilities.