Apartheid was developed after World War II by the Afrikaner- dominated National Party. By definition Apartheid is a system of racial segregation. The National Party (NP) governments enforced Apartheid‚ through legislation‚ in South Africa from 1948 to 1994. This new legislation classified inhabitants into four racial groups: black‚ white‚ coloured and Indian. (The Indian and coloured groups were further divided into several sub-classifications.) Through the Apartheid policy‚ “the government segregated
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3 ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF INVESTING IN SOUTH AFRICA 5 4 ARGUMENTS AGAINST INVESTING IN SOUTH AFRICA 6 5 APPLICABLE MORAL THEORIES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ARGUMENT 7 6 Conclusion 8 a Bibliography 9 ABSTRACT Apartheid was a racial segregation‚ divide and rule system invoked from 1948 to 1994 in South Africa by the Whites-only National Party‚ achieved through racial laws that expropriated Blacks of all civil and political rights. Under apartheid‚ Blacks were denied the prerogative to
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Apartheid in South Africa Introduction Apartheid‚ according to the Cambridge Advanced Dictionary‚ is a political system in which different people of different races are separated. Between 1948 and 1994‚ South Africa underwent this system. It was a policy designed to separate the ‘white’ South Africans from the ‘black’. This law officially began after the Reunited National Party won the elections in 1948. Only the ‘white’ South Africans were allowed to vote and be part of the government‚ whilst
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17/12/2012 Apartheid legislation in South Africa National Party leaders argued that South Africa did not comprise a single nation‚ but was made up of four distinct racial groups: white‚ black‚ colored‚ and Indian. These groups were split further into thirteen nations or racial federations. White people encompassed the English and Afrikaans language groups; the black populace was divided into ten such groups. The state passed laws which paved the way for "grand apartheid"‚ which was centered
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After many years of violence‚ discrimination‚ and white supremacy‚ South Africa was finally determined to change its political system from an apartheid government into a democracy. In 1948‚ with the National Party in power‚ the apartheid legislation was established. It was not an easy road for those who‚ since the beginning‚ wanted to end this political separation. Racial groups were forbidden‚ in any case‚ to have any public or private contact with white people. Therefore‚ blacks and ethnic people
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The apartheid era in South Africa was a period of oppression and inequality that had attracted capitalism. To uphold racist order requires continuous scrutiny and recurring doings to brutally dismiss any effort that aimed at defying or posing any form of challenges towards apartheid or capitalism. The apartheid system served‚ both‚ to defend as well as to preserve the rights and capital of the previously white dominant class. The apartheid system also certified to maintain the cheapest potential
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The term "apartheid" was one of the most politically charged words in the second half of the 20th century‚ and still remains notorious today. Apartheid translated from Afrikaans means "separateness" or "apartness". However when the National Party came to power in South Africa in 1948‚ it took on a much more sinister meaning and today is associated with racial and ethnic discrimination. The roots of apartheid stem deep into South African history. It started way back during European settlement‚ and
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He turned to violent acts when the government banned the ANC‚ instead of giving up the fight against apartheid. Before he was imprisoned he said a speech in court. During his speech he mentioned that he was willing to die for his cause (ending apartheid)‚ this gained him respect and supporters whilst he was in prison. These supporters campaigned against apartheid for mandela whilst he was in prison. In the end the government couldn’t take any more of the struggle (due to isolation of sport
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Apartheid Museum The apartheid museum is often seen as a place remembering the atrocities of the past and commemorating the struggle of the black people. The emphasis on black is no coincidence‚ there is very little here that shows the struggle of others‚ or even shows the ruling ANC as anything besides the victim. In fact the creation of the museum was in response to a requirement by the then ‘new’ ANC government‚ which required casinos to provide a way to attract tourists‚ before the government
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considerations played a significant role in shaping both racial discrimination and concepts of white supremacy in South Africa. When large deposits of gold and diamonds were discovered in the latter half of the 19th century‚ the economic structure of southern Africa was dramatically altered. The mining industry necessitated vast amounts of inexpensive labor in order to be profitable. In the post South African War period‚ the necessity to return the Boers to self-rule without harming the mining industry resulted
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