[PAR] [TLE] Leliefontein massacre [SEP] The Leliefontein massacre occurred at the Leliefontein mission station in the Northern Cape, South Africa on 31 January 1902.  Boer leader Manie Maritz executed 35 indigenous inhabitants of the settlement as punishment for attacking his party when he went to interview the European missionaries in the town during the Second Boer War.  Deneys Reitz described the attack as a "ruthless and unjustifiable act" and mentioned that Jan Smuts was displeased when he accompanied Reitz to the site of the massacre, afterward. [PAR] [TLE] South Africa [SEP] South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.  It is bounded on the south by 2,798 km of coastline of Southern Africa stretching along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; on the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and on the east and northeast by Mozambique and Swaziland; and surrounds the kingdom of Lesotho.  South Africa is the 25th-largest country in the world by land area, with close to 56 million people, is the world's 24th-most populous nation and the largest in Southern Africa.  It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World or the Eastern Hemisphere.  About 80 percent of South Africans are of Sub-Saharan African ancestry, divided among a variety of ethnic groups speaking different Bantu languages, nine of which have official status.  The remaining population consists of Africa's largest communities of European (white), Asian (Indian), and multiracial (coloured) ancestry.
[PAR] [TLE] Leliefontein massacre [ SEP ] The Leliefontein massacre occurred at the Leliefontein mission station in the Northern Cape , South Africa on 31 January 1902 . Boer leader Manie Maritz executed 35 indigenous inhabitants of the settlement as punishment for attacking his party when he went to interview the European missionaries in the town during the Second Boer War . Deneys Reitz described the attack as a " ruthless and unjustifiable act " and mentioned that Jan Smuts was displeased when he accompanied Reitz to the site of the massacre , afterward . [PAR] [TLE] South Africa [ SEP ] South Africa , officially the Republic of South Africa ( RSA ) , is the southernmost country in Africa . It is bounded on the south by 2,798 km of coastline of Southern Africa stretching along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans ; on the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia , Botswana , and Zimbabwe ; and on the east and northeast by Mozambique and Swaziland ; and surrounds the kingdom of Lesotho . South Africa is the 25th - largest country in the world by land area , with close to 56 million people , is the world 's 24th - most populous nation and the largest in Southern Africa . It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World or the Eastern Hemisphere . About 80 percent of South Africans are of Sub - Saharan African ancestry , divided among a variety of ethnic groups speaking different Bantu languages , nine of which have official status . The remaining population consists of Africa 's largest communities of European ( white ) , Asian ( Indian ) , and multiracial ( coloured ) ancestry .
In January of 1902, the Leliefontein massacre occurred in the Northern Cape of which African country that is home to 56 million people?
In January of 1902 , the Leliefontein massacre occurred in the Northern Cape of which African country that is home to 56 million people ?
South Africa
South Africa