South African Cartoonist: Caroline Vos

Amazing South African Athletes

In 2004 she became the first woman to climb the East face of the Central Torres del Paine in Patagonia (Chile).
In February 2005 she climbed the "Compressor" route on Cerro Torre. 

South African Rock Climber: CLICK to WATCH a VIDEO about Marianne Pretorius
On 21 August 2005 Marianne Pretorius, accompanied by Peter Lazarus, James Pitman and Andreas Kiefer reached the top of Trango Tower in Pakistan, becoming the third woman to step on the summit.

Willi Besters: South African Artist & Sculptor

His works are collages assembled from scraps and junk from flea markets and townships like shoes, bones, tins, newspaper clippings and metal pieces combined with oil paints and photographs.

His father was Xhosa and his mother was classified coloured by the Apartheid system. 
When he was 10 years old his family was force to move in accordance with the Group Areas Act and Besterhad to leave school to help the family economically.
One of his works was sold for £10.000 at a Sotheby´s auction in London. 

Republic of S. Africa: Knysna Woodpecker

Goldfish: South African Music (We Come Together)

South Africa´s Sarpa Salpa Fish

Etymology: Sarpa: Spanish, sarpo, sapo = toad (a toad-fish)
Salema Porgy: This fish was consumed during the Roman Empire as a recreational drug, because it produces hallucinations! 
It is presently believed that the fish ingests a particular algae or phytoplancton which causes it to become hallucinogenic.