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Things You Didn’t Know About South Africa

When you think of South Africa, the first thing that probably comes to mind is Nelson Mandela and apartheid.

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Photo by Jean van der Meulen: https://www.pexels.com/photo/body-of-water-between-buildings-3736245/

2. Hippos eat lawns in downtown St. Lucia in South Africa 

The town of St. Lucia sits in the middle of iSimangaliso Wetland Park, a subtropical estuary that’s part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Chances of getting mugged or hijacked are virtually nil, but chances of meeting a hippo while walking to dinner are high.

The estuary contains one of the largest concentrations of hippos in the world.

In the evenings, when the sun goes down, they walk into town to munch on lawns in the residential areas.


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Unheard Voices is an award-winning news online magazine that started in 2004 as a newsletter in the Asbury Park, Neptune, and Long Branch, NJ areas to broadening into a recognized Black owned media outlet. The company is one of the few outlets dedicated to covering social justice issues. They are the recipient of the NAACP Unsung Hero Award and CV Magazine's Innovator Award for Best Social Justice Communications Company.

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