Match the headings to the texts.
A. How did the valuable present from South Africa get to England?
B. What animal is the symbol of South Africa?
C. How many years can the African giant plant live?
D. Why is the flag of South Africa so colourful?
E. What measures do the authorities take to save endangered animals?
F. How many names has the country got?
G. Why was state power divided between three places?

2. Unlike most other countries around the world, South Africa has not one but three capital cities. More precisely, the government branches are divided among the major South African cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein. When creating the state, it was decided that if the government was in one place, that place could have more influence and political control.