Language policy and planning in South Africa must be seen within the context of the country ’s sociolinguistic complexity and the relationship between language and a number of serious problems in the country. South Africa ’s sociolinguistic complexity is a function of a number of factors: 1) a multiplicity of languages and cultures; 2) the overlapping demographical and geographical distribution of the country ’s major languages; and 3) the politicization of these languages and cultures due to both
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Imperialism has had long lasting negative effects on the countries in Africa. The reason European nations colonized Africa was for economic purposes and to spread their culture because they thought it was superior. By colonizing Africa‚ they did not do any good for the natives. The Europeans only concern was to benefit themselves‚ not to benefit Africa. The nations were not prepared for independence by their European power which lead to unstable governments and dictatorships. Their economies were
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The Impacts of European Colonialism in Africa The importance of studying history lies in the fact that by analyzing past events‚ one can gain insight on how something came to be. The fact that many countries in Africa today are underdeveloped for example‚ can be explained by European colonization and exploration in the past. Some historians would disagree with this view and assert that European colonialism actually served a moral purpose and was mutually beneficial to both parties. They argue that
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SOUTH AFRICAN HOUSING LITERATURE‚ 1999-2003 Prepared as a briefing document for delegates to the 2003 Housing Summit Compiled by Dr Marie Huchzermeyer Postgraduate Housing Programme‚ Wits University Commissioned by the Department of Housing‚ Pretoria Funded by the Housing Finance Resource Programme February 2003 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Housing policy 1.1 Policy commentary 1.2 Policy evaluations Governance 2.1 Government capacity for housing delivery 2.2 Housing institutions 2.3 Disaster
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REI in Africa: A Critical Analysis The theoretical foundation of REI in Africa is drawn from the reference of European integration theories. Some of scholars disagree with the reflection of these theories of REI in the context of African‚ in the ground that they were drawn from or reflecting on the European settings (Okafor and Aniche‚ 2017). Mitrany (1943) set forth the theory of functionalism is based on certain assumptions about the causes of war and peace‚ that social and economic maladjustments
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ships‚ tools‚ and other useful technology. With the new factories quickly producing goods‚ powerful European countries needed new markets to sell goods‚ an abundance of resources‚ more land‚ and power‚ so they turned to Africa. However‚ every European country wanted a slice of Africa‚ and there was a lot of competition between countries for who could get the best piece. So in result of that‚ at the request of Portugal‚ German chancellor Otto Von Bismarck called together France‚ Italy‚ Great Britain
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Disproving Misconceptions about Africa Africa is a country filled with primitive tribesmen who have made insignificant contributions to history. Today most Americans pride themselves on being open-minded‚ politically conscious‚ and socially aware of world wide problems. Yet when discussing Africa‚ its history‚ and present state‚ most misconceptions as seen above are accepted without question. These myths have been developed over a century of time and have become imbedded in the minds of the Western
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Inbound Tourism of South Africa There are two main factors in recent history that contributed to the increased number of Inbound Tourists to South Africa. The First would be because of the political history of South Africa. After the Second World war there were serious segregation laws implemented. Separating blacks from whites – they named it Apartheid. Play clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz4F_InsBeo If you were a tourist in South Africa and you weren’t white you would have to make
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American does not know very much about Africa including‚ myself. Americans are not taught how diverse Africa is and or was. I can remember as a child‚ I saw something on the news about Africa‚ and there were many Caucasian people demonstrating them. I can remember thinking‚ Wow‚ I did not even know any causation people lived in Africa. The misperceptions of Africa can be changed through education. Five countries and five languages spoken within the continent of Africa are: Somalia the official languages
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Topic: Religion in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1450 to the present Beginning Middle End |Trans-Saharan trade (gold‚ salt) brought Islamic ideas into |Slave trade ended in the 1860s‚ but Europeans continued to convert|Decolonization was aided by the weakened economic power of Europe‚| |sub-Saharan Africa from North Africa. |Africans into Christianity because of the "scramble" for Africa. |and by the 1960s most of the
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