STUDENT NUMBER: 50990071 ENN103F ASSIGNMENT 01 Section A 1. Yes‚ affirmative action is morally defensible in a sense that; South Africa has been characterized by many years of workplace inequalities and imbalances of the past‚ particularly blacks who were treated in an inhuman manner. The new democratic government introduced and legislate the affirmative action to eliminate all forms of discrimination. Since blacks were given certain jobs and skills were reserved for white minority in some
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Investment in Africa an example of Neo-Colonialism or is it an example of South-South Development? China has been significantly involved in the development of African countries in recent years‚ with an estimated 1 million Chinese people now residing in Africa. Trade between China and Africa was worth in excess of $100 billion in 2010‚ which shows how important the relationship between the two areas has become. However‚ there are questions surrounding whether China is merely using Africa for its own
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state‚ and what could cause South Africa or any other state in Africa to be a failed state. The term ‘state’ has been used to refer to a number of things‚ from a collection of institutions to a territorial unit and even a philosophical idea. The state‚ however‚ can be easily understood as apolitical and legal entity with power over the people in its territorial boundaries. This essay will examine a states characteristics as well as examine the causes of failed states in Africa by analyzing the case of
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interest of South Africa to shift freight traffic from road transport to rail? I believe that it is in the best interest of South Africa to shift freight traffic from road transport to rail for various convincing and some obvious reasons. The most convincing reasons being a result of reduced road maintenance costs and congestion‚ greater safety on the roads‚ overall transport and logistics cost reductions‚ reduced overall impact of rising fuel prices and the fact that South Africa has an extensive
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LIMITATIONS 5-6 CONCLUSION 6 VISUAL EVIDENCE……………………………………………………....7-8 BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………………………………9 HOW HAS SOUTH AFRICA CHOSEN TO REMEMBER THE PAST Structure The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was a body assembled in South Africa after the end of Apartheid. In May 1995 the TRC was put into place by the Government of National Unity‚ in an attempt to bring healing to South Africa ’s apartheid past. Archbishop Desmond Tutu was the Chairperson of the TRC and Alex Boraine was the Vice Chairperson
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In the 1880s‚ the scramble for Africa began‚ which brought destruction to the continent. Europeans helped Africa in many ways but it was primarily for their benefits too. The westerners arrived with a main purpose of gaining for themselves with no regards for the effects they imposed on Africa. Although countries like Equatorial Guinea and Morocco improved slightly due to the Europeans‚ other countries‚ such as Nigeria and South Africa‚ suffered greatly. Morocco didn’t have roads before it became
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In what ways could the South African passbook be considered an important instrument of ‘racialisation’? What does racialisation tell us about the relationship between the individual and the social? The concept racialization implies separateness. According to Miles 2003‚ racialization is a dialetical process by which meaning is attributed to particular biological features of human beings‚ resulting in individuals being assigned to a general category which reproduces itself biologically. Racilisation
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How do think the natives of South Africa feel when the whites came to South Africa‚ took over and made them fourth class citizens‚ made an unjustifiable system that only whites benefit from‚ and made Afrikaans the official language? Mark Mathabane is the author of Kaffir Boy and grew up as an unprivileged black boy in the Apartheid system. South Africa is controlled by the white minority and has been that way for most of the 20th century (the 1900s) and the main problem was Apartheid. Apartheid is
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1. INRODUCTION South Africa reflects a diverse country‚ rich in history and encourages “ubuntu”. This philosophy encompasses the spirit of community which summarises the extent to which everyone is connected to one another. However controversial issues were prevalent during South Africa’s industrial relations history. Issues which stood out were Apartheid; which segregated the South African society by race and class‚ as well as political and labour conflict were also highly controversial issues during
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INVESTMENTS IN AFRICA China’s growing involvement in Africa has raised concern from western countries for the past decade. China claims to have distinguished itself from western countries with regard to its Africa policy by a great financial involvement based on “political equality and mutual trust‚ economic win-win cooperation‚ and cultural exchange”[1]. Indeed‚ as Hu Jintao says‚ “China and Africa are good friends‚ good partners and brothers”[2]. Chinese “investment” in Africa involves political
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