North Korea and South Korea are similar but yet different in many ways‚ such as in economies. North Korea’s economy seems to need support from other countries to survive. South Korea’s seem too able to rebuild their economy even stronger than it was before from the Korean War. North Korea is under a strict communist dictatorship. N. Korea’s leader is Kim Jong II. He came to power in 1994 after his father died. North Korea has a large military and command economy. The average Korean person lives
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Walmart in South Africa The beast in the bush A hungry predator stalks Africa Feb 17th 2011 | JOHANNESBURG | from the print edition • • Actually‚ I do care about prices ON FEBRUARY 11th the world’s most successful retailer came a step nearer to establishing a presence in Africa. South Africa’s Competition Commission approved Walmart’s proposed acquisition of a 51% stake in Massmart‚ a South African firm that owns 265 wholesale and retail stores in South Africa and 25 more in 13 other
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MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA IN SOUTH AFRICA BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION Mahindra and Mahindra is a leading multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Mumbai‚ India which started as a steel trading company in 1945 by two brothers J.C Mahindra and K.C Mahindra. M&M has a labour force of 13000 and in 2001 profit before tax was 45 billion rupees. Currently the company has also extended its operations to small turbo prop aircraft and has a presence in the transportation media across land
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Introduction The purpose is to analyse a specific given country (South Korea)‚ economic‚ socio-cultural and legal and political environment. Economic environment Past four decade South Korea showed an impressive growth as well as global integration to become a high tech industrialized economy. In past in 1960s‚ the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita was compared to the poor countries (Africa and some parts of Asia)‚ by 2004‚ it joined the trillion dollar club of world’s economies
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The North-South Divide (or Rich-Poor Divide[citation needed]) is a socio-economic and political division that exists between the wealthy developed countries‚ known collectively as "the North"‚ and the poorer developing countries (least developed countries)‚ or "the South."[1] Although most nations comprising the "North" are in fact located in the Northern Hemisphere (with the notable exceptions of Australia and New Zealand)‚ the divide is not wholly defined by geography. The North is home to four
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awful has come to my attention that must be addressed. I recently went to the south to visit my family and I saw something that has changed my view of southern practices. I used to think little of slavery but after seeing the brutality of people in the south towards blacks‚ I must tell your readers of the injustices and why they must be stopped. The south and the north are very different but that does not give the south a fair reason to abuse these people and take away their humanity. They treat them
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Education in South Africa South Africa has 12.3 million learners‚ 386‚000 teachers and around 48‚000 schools – including 390 special needs schools and 1‚000 registered private schools. Of all the schools‚ are high schools (Grade 8 to 12) and the rest are primary schools (Grade 1 to 7). School life spans 13 years - or grades - although the first year of education‚ grade 0 or "reception year"‚ and the last three years‚ grade 10‚ 11 and grade 12 or "matric" are not compulsory. Many Primary schools
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Question #1 “In what way could the huge cultural diversity in South Africa pose challenges for MNCs seeking to set up a business there?" South African has been referred to as the ’rainbow nation’‚ a title which epitomises the country’s cultural diversity. The population of South Africa is one of the most complex and diverse in the world. Of the 45 million South Africans‚ nearly 31 million are Black‚ 5 million White‚ 3 million Coloured and one million Indian. The population density is 32.9 people
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HE. HARRY SCHWARZ (13 May 1924-5 February 2010 (aged 85) Achievements: As an opposition member of Parliament from 1974 to 1989‚ he was among the most vociferous campaigners against apartheid‚ the South Africa Jewish Board of Deputies said. Schwarz forcefully denounced the government’s racial policies and spoke out strongly against anti-Semitism. From 1990 to 1994 Schwarz served as South Africa’s ambassador to the United States. As an attorney‚ he served on the defense team of Nelson Mandela and
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FLOODING IN SOUTH AFRICA INTRODUCTION The aim of this assignment is to give background information about flooding in South Africa. These would be carried out through the means of research on journal entries‚ web research and different literatures. The nature of flooding‚ the main causes of flooding‚ the effect of development of flooding hazards and the effect of the economic status of people regarding flooding hazards will be taken into consideration. Definition of key terms Flooding An
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