South Africa, with its population of 44 million and wide variety of races, tribes, and cultures, is often described as "a world in one country."  Although one of the richest and most powerful countries on the continent, abject poverty, AIDS, and crime exist side by side with enormous wealth and high technology.  The country's liberal constitution guarantees every kind of human right and also allows full freedom to preach and teach God's Word.  Assembly work has been particularly fruitful amongst the Coloured communities in the Cape and the Zulu work in KwaZulu/Natal.