The Press Freedom Commission (PFC) was launched in July 2011 by the press industry representative body‚ Print Media South Africa and the South African National Editors Forum in order to set up a suitable regulatory media system for South Africa (Press Freedom Commission‚ 2012: 1). The Press Freedom Commission that was held earlier this year assessed all measures concerning co-regulation‚ self-regulation‚ independent regulation and state regulation so as to ensure that the media is accountable to
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The past decade has seen a growing South African economy and the 2006/07 Budget Speech drew on the fact that South Africa is anticipated to experience an economic growth closing in on a 6% target and inflation remaining around 4.5%. With a broader tax base the economy has realized an additional R41.2 billion revenue collection. This has given the Minister greater flexibility to utilize these additional funds to uplift the poor even further than in previous budgets. To alleviate poverty has been the
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Chad is a country in Africa‚ it covers 495‚755 square miles. It is a landlocked country surrounded by mountains on all sides except for the west side. The three climate regions of the country are hot in the north‚ and fertile in the south. From June to October there is a lot of rain that falls. From March through May the temperatures can get all the way up to 104 to 113°F. Chad is one of the poorest countries in Africa. Its leading exports are cotton‚ beef‚ Arabic gum and fish. There are many different
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Why was Africa colonised in the years 1870-1914? The Colonization of Africa was due to a wide range of factors‚ not only economic and political but also for social‚ religious‚ humanitarian and technological reasons‚ which differed from country to country. Africa’s diplomatic‚ strategic and material potential led European Powers to seize the opportunity to exploit a new continent. During a period between 1870 and 1914‚ where the continent of Africa was completely annexed by the leading European powers:
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facing inequality that is increasing rapidly‚ this inequality is caused by political‚ social and economic factors. This essay will compare the Weber and Marx theories of class as well as relate these theories to the present day class divisions of South Africa. Weber’s theory of class is one where class as well as status causes conflict. Society is divided into four main classes these classes are divided by status rather than wealth and the conflict caused by this ‘status’ can be due to various factors
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International 31 (2007) 291–302 www.elsevier.com/locate/habitatint Sustainable urban development? Low-cost housing challenges in South Africa Allison Goebelà Environmental Studies and Women’s Studies‚ Queen’s University‚ Kingston‚ Ont.‚ Canada K7L 3N6 Abstract Low-cost housing provision has been a major focus of government in post-apartheid urban South Africa. While successes can be noted‚ there is growing concern regarding the social and environmental sustainability of housing programs and the
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Sub-Saharan Africa: The Causes of Postcolonial State Failure On the vast continent of Africa‚ there are fifty-three countries; of these only six are not located below the Sahara Desert. This
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Should static stretching be solely used during a warm-up for elite athletes? Warming-up is a universally acknowledged and accepted practice (B. Young & G. Behm‚ 2002). A warm-up is a period of time an athlete‚ beginner‚ intermediate and elite all use in order to prepare themselves before a training‚ performance or event. The objective of warming-up before physical activity is to prepare the athlete physically and mentally to perform at their optimum; it allows the temperature of your muscles
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differences‚ remain similar in many ways as well. In fact‚ such groups tend to live in similar ecosystems even when living across the globe. Obviously these areas that foragers have chosen to inhabit have dictated their lifestyle. The !Kung of South Africa and the Aborigines of Australia are two foraging groups that display more similarities than differences in their ways of subsistence and daily life. Numerous similarities exist between the !Kung and the Aborigines. Both groups rely on the bounty
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of Corruption: Foreign Aid Outside forces continue to persist in exerting their unwarranted and unnecessary influence on African countries. Many powerful countries like Great Britain‚ France‚ and Germany intentionally impede in the development of Africa. They justify their involvement by claiming to have humanitarian motives‚ but in reality‚ they have a hidden agenda to satiate their power-hungry and selfish desires like during colonialism. Evidently‚ there are many harmful consequences of foreign
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