Witbank ( /ˈvɪtbəŋk/; Afrikaans for White Ridge)‚ also known as eMalahleni (meaning "place of coal") is a city situated on the Highveld of Mpumalanga‚ South Africa‚ within the eMalahleni Local Municipality.[2][3][4] The name Witbank is Afrikaans for White Ridge and is named after a white sandstone outcrop where wagon transport drivers rested. The city is known for the coal-mining in the surrounding region. History Witbank was established in 1890 and early attempts to exploit the coal deposits failed
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Before South Africa was colonized by the Dutch and British‚ the African societies were farming-based communities. But when Jan Van Riebeeck‚ an official of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)‚ came to South Africa in 1652‚ African Societies where changed under European Colonial rule (“History”). When the Dutch came over‚ the African rulers began to trade with the new settlers. What the rulers traded the most were firearms because the more guns‚ knives‚ etc. the rulers had in their possession‚ the
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those who tend to suffer from discrimination‚ especially in relation to employment or education‚ and is otherwise known as positive discrimination or employment equity. This brings about many positives and negatives to the different lives and working fields in South Africa today‚ all of which will be discussed. (Nieman and Bennett‚ 2006: 307) Affirmative action was implemented in 1994 once Apartheid came to an end and is still in place today. It aims at making the workplace of South Africa more
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citizens of South Africa. It was the year F.W de Klerk took over to make South Africa into a better country‚ a democratic county‚ a country where citizens could finally stand up to apartheid. Apartheid has brought struggle and tension between different races but today it has made us grateful for the deeds our apartheid fighters has done for the freedom we have and share today. 1989 P.W Botha resigned due to a stroke thus therefore allowing F.W de Klerk to take power of South Africa. He was the man
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What to do after school Many young south Africans face the problem of deciding what to study after school. Tertiary education is a higher form of education that furthers a learners knowledge of a particular field. Tertiary education is also referred to as third stage‚ third level‚ higher education and post-secondary education‚ it is the educational level following the completion of a school education (after grade 12). tertiary education includes universities‚ technikons‚ internships and institutions
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The History of Apartheid in South Africa Apartheid was a system employed by the dominantly white government that held the people of Africa apart for over half a century‚ and is only now being uplifted. It literally means ‘apartness’‚ and that states a lot about the system itself. The basis of it was to classify all the different people of Africa into races - of which there were four basic ones: White (European and Caucasian)‚ Black (any native African)‚ Indian (Pakistani and Indian)
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The Social injustice and inequality in South Africa! English Final Essay Charmina Khanam 1128965 May 9th‚ 2013 603-102-MQ During the time of slavery in South Africa‚ the South African people were deprived of their homeland because the colonists colonized it. The white colonists snatched their land brutally and took their freedom of rights. In Nadine Gordimer’s‚ `` Country Lovers`` and Kate Chopin’s`` Desiree’s Baby``‚ both authors illustrate injustice and inequality within a society
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Financial market performs many functions and fulfils many roles in Australia and other countries. These are the roles played by financial market: Mobilising funds by gathering and moving money from the surplus units who have surplus funds‚ to the deficit units who need to borrow money. Funds are channeled to businesses that need it to pay for operating expenses or purpose of consumption or investment. (Beal 2007‚ p. 61) Commercial activities and transactions are efficient because financial market
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Democratizing freedom took place in many stages and it involved many different classes. The Declaration of Independence’s accretion that “all men are created equal” created a radical principle‚ of which the full implication could not be understood‚ but American freedom became liked with the idea of equality. This idea of equality clashed however with the inequality left behind by the colonial social order. As time progressed democratization of freedom became dramatic for free white men‚ allowing
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co.za‚ Overview.(Accessed 30 April 2010) 8. http://www.cellular.co.za/africa/south-africa/cell-c.htm 13. http://fmcg-marketing.blogspot.com/2007_10_01_archive.html‚ Accessed April 2010 14. http://www.ihsglobalinsight.com/ProductsServices/ProductDetail833.htm‚ Target Marketing and Market Planning‚ 2010‚ Accessed 30 April 2010 17. http://www.learnmarrketing.net/positioning.htm ‚ 18. http://www.marketresearch.com‚ 4q09 South Africa mobile operator forecast‚ 2009-2013‚ Accessed 1 May 2010‚ 1. On Target:
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