South Africa

South Africa is a country located on the southernmost tip of the African continent. It is bordered by northern African countries such as Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho and Mozambique. Furthermore, as stated by the World Atlas (2015), South Africa covers 1 214 470 square kilometers of land and 4 620 square kilometers of water, making it the 25th largest nation in the world with a total area of 1 219 090 square kilometers. Because of its large population consisting of many…

From 1948 to 1994 the National Party (NP) was in power in South Africa (SA). They adopted the policy of Apartheid. According to Merriam-Webster, Apartheid refers to "racial segregation or, more specifically, "a former policy of segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-European groups in the Republic of South Africa." This essay will assess the significance of Nelson Mandela in South Africa with regard to Apartheid and other influencing political factors that changed the…

education and professional careers than that of the Apartheid era (Saniei, 2015). The cabinets in the Apartheid era were all white, today we find the cabinet filled with Blacks, English and Afrikaans speaking Whites, Indians and Jewish members. South Africa can no longer be seen as a political…

The movement against the apartheid was constructed among various people in the society of South Africa. There was a consensus among the people for equality in the country not a revengeful opposition to those in power. Some prominent figures in the movement were Nelson Mandal, Govan Mebki, Walter Sisulu, Denis Goldberg, Ahmed Kathrada, Raymond Mhlaba, Elias Motsoaledi and Andrew Mlangeni. These eight figure were sentenced to life in prison with the reason of being the leaders in the movement.…

Desmund Tutu was born in Klerksdorp, South Africa October 7, 1931. His father was a principal and his mother for a school for the blind cooking and cleaning. At this point and time in South Africa’s history, it was very segregated. South Africa was especially like this for the youth of South Africa. In this time people of a certain color were denied the right to vote. They were also forced to live in the certain area. Even at such a young age, Tutu was able to see that he was being treated worse…

economy in South Africa. In 1867, diamond was discovered in Kimberly followed by gold in 1886 which was discovered in Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. The discovery of minerals in South Africa brought along opportunities to society such as permanent jobs. Many people left their homes and came to Johannesburg for better jobs. This eventually led to urbanisation in the area. A society was created and people started to settle. This essay will analyse how the mineral revolution in South Africa affects…

This theory is applicable in a South African context due to the previous reliance on foreign labour during the apartheid regime; as a result ‘cross generational migration’ has occurred. (Fussell et al, , 2004). Furthermore, the world system theory applies in South Africa due to the cultural similarities between the countries of origin and South Africa (Fussel et al,, 2004). This form of migration is common in African countries and involves the previous migration of individuals to a region, this…

Modern day South Africa is known not only for the apartheid era and the beauty of cities such as Cape Town, but also for a level of economic inequality that for many represents the crowning dichotomy of globalization. A former British colonial holding South Africa throughout the 29th century served as a rich resource of minerals for British consumers and entrepreneurs. While the colony served in many ways a purely economic purpose, it was also one of settlement. Under British control from the…

the Xhosa Wars, also known as the Cape Frontier Wars, or “Africa’s 100 years war”, were a series of nine wars between the Xhosa tribes and European settlers in what is now the Eastern Cape in South Africa (Jay, 2010). The Frontier or Xhosa Wars stretched over the time range from 1779 to 1879. According to South African History Online, the ever-changing frontiers of the Eastern Cape, was to be the set for a truly epochal smash between two worlds. These two worlds are the “white and European,…

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…