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Restorative justice techniques have existed in indigenous communities for many years, even predating retributive justice practices. The focus on community-based justice and the process of healing was essential for the existence of smaller, cohesive societies. This practice is not limited to smaller groups of people. Restorative justice has grown in popularity within the last half of a century, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was on the forefront of the paradigm shift of the way…

Recently, a bank called Citygroup ranked South Africa as the richest country in the world in terms of mineral and natural resources. The value was estimated around 2.5 trillion. Shocking statistics reveal that South African whites and western foreigners own as much as 80% of it, which makes south Africa unquestionable the most racially unequal country. Already in 1455, the Portuguese people discovered South Africa, a nation that had almost unlimited access to valuable, material resources. The…

Introduction Crime is a highly complex phenomenon that changes across both time and cultures. Activities that are legal in one country may be illegal in another country. As cultures change over time, behaviours that were once criminalised may not be criminalised anymore. Most people consider crime as deviant behaviour however not all crimes are deviant and not all deviant behaviour is criminal. Crime is the behaviour that breaks the formal laws of a given society. The punishment of crime will be…

by creating food and clothing banks in churches, taking up money to pay rent and mortgages, and got people off the street to march and support the strike. King tried his best to solve the problem positively but unfortunately the demonstration went downhill when a group of students at the end of the parade used the signs they were marching with to break windows and vandalize cars. Sixty people were injured and one person was killed. The outbreak of violence distressed Dr. King. After assuring…

Natasha Cohen 12Q Physical Education Written Task A: SPORTS AS A UNIFIER 1. Yes. Sports have a language and culture of their own. They have the power to bring people together, no matter what their origin, background, religious beliefs or economic status. Sports give a nation a shared reason of pride. 2.1 • Image 1 & 2: Nelson Mandela, in 1995 when South Africa won the Rugby World Cup, wearing the number 6 on his back, the same as that of Springbok captain, Francois Pienaar. • Image 3:…

in Kimberly attracted Jewish entrepreneurs and businessman from all over the world. Because of the extensive Jewish trade network, Jews immediately became involved in the diamond and precious stones industry, many moving north from Cape Town to Johannesburg. Following the mining boom, Jews became part of the rapid industrialization of South Africa. Today the South African Jewish Board of Deputies represents nearly all of the Jewish community institutions and synagogues, works as a watchdog…

D.J. Opperman’s poem, Christmas Carol, uses the function of ‘place’ in both the setting and the language of the poem in order to make a social commentary about the racial segregation and cultural divide in South Africa. The following essay will discuss how his reference to the biblical story of the birth of Jesus Christ, as well as the historical significance of District Six in South Africa, substantiates the former statement. According to the IIE Module Guide (2017:16), ‘Space’ is a neutral…

(1) WHAT ARE MY RACIAL, ETHNIC, NATIONAL ORIGINS? I am a proud citizen of South Africa. I grew up in Gauteng in Johannesburg. I am Afrikaans speaking and English as my second language. But Afrikaans is my native language. Afrikaans is a West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. It progressed from the Dutch vernacular of South Holland spoken by the mainly Dutch settlers of what is now South Africa, where it progressively began to develop unique…

structure, having a basis of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings fused together. Steroids are produced naturally in the human body. They control metabolism, growth and blood chemistry, however anabolic steroids are made synthetically and are derivatives of testosterone and are used in pill or in a liquid form, injected into the body; they also come in the form of a cream or gel to rub into the body. They are transported by the blood stream to into the body’s cells. If steroids go to muscle…

Project, 2). Zimbabwe is now a victim of the ‘brain drain’ because its most valuable citizens are leaving or have left the country. Delays in the determination of refugee status and the lack of social assistance for refugees and asylum seekers in Johannesburg and other cities in South Africa have been stemmed by the Immigration Act of 2002 and the Refugee Act (Maharaj). In addition to the UNHCR’s attempts to reduce Xenophobia, the South African government needs to increase the ability of…