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How can you reduce poverty?

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More often then not the cause of poverty can be found in Greed, Corruption and people that make war. and more often then not the instigators can be traced back to the powerful developed country's of the world. Just one example is that to keep the price of chocolate down children have to be used as slaves. You can get a special deal on your diamond , gold engagement ring by getting the ones that are dug up by the slaves of private army's. A good start to stopping poverty is be aware of what goes on around you in the world at large,

Human rights day in south Africa?

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Everyone has the right to freedom of religion

Everyone has the right to freedom of expression

everyone has the right to a home

everyone has the right to a shelter or place to stay

everyone has the right to a name and nationality

What impact did hosting the 2010 world cup have on unemployment in South Africa?

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Hosting such a global event will put many South Africans back to work. It is also a chance for the country to be in the spotlight and boost its economy.

For a more in-depth look on the effect of hosting the World Cup, see the related article link below.

Who is the President of South Africa in 2013?

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Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is the President of South Africa in 2013. Zuma joined politics with the African National Congress in 1959, before it was banned. in 1961. He then joined the South African Communist Party. He was imprisoned for 10-years for conspiring to overthrow the government. In 1990, the ANC was unbanned, and Zuma was a key ANC leader in the negotiations for the change of the country. He was later elected to parliament in 1999 and became Health Minister and Deputy President of South Africa. In the 2009 election, his party (ANC) won and helped elect him to the role of president. He took the position on 2009 May 29.

The role of president is elected by elected members of parliament, thus indirectly elected.

What were the British racial policies in South Africa during the colonial period?

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The colonial period in Southern Africa saw several colonies which were later consolidated into the Union of South Africa in 1910. Racial policies were pretty similar to the Apartheid laws.

"Native affairs" were dealt with in the South Africa Act of 1909, enacted by the British government. People of colour, including Chinese and Indian were not given any vote and for the most part restricted to live in separate areas from white people.

British class distinction was too entrenched into their daily lives to allow people of such huge cultural and development differences to be mixed together as we have today.

British rule, which upset so many peoples around the world because of their high-handed approach, resulted in Afrikaans speaking whites often finding themselves at odds with the British. Only in 1961 was South Africa truly free of British rule.

In reality, the first people in South Africa to be fed-up with British taxation, slave laws and poor protection against unruly Black tribes and colonial government in general, were the Dutch-speaking settlers, far away from Cape Town. Those were, generally speaking, the main causes of the start of the Great Trek by Eastern Cape farmers into central South Africa. They became known as the Voortrekkers (Those who emigrated first).

The British mostly pretended to care for the much less developed peoples of Southern Africa, and were masters in manipulating them to serve British agenda. During the 2nd Anglo Boer War the British forces were paying Blacks twice the weekly rate of their own soldiers in order to lure them to help fight the Boers! To the disgust of some prominent Black leaders and publishers I must add! The British even promised them much more say in future government should they assist with their horrible colonial war against the legitimate land owners who bought land from indigenous peoples with their blood.

What finally proved that the British really didn't care much about the Black Tribes' well being was the fact that no government policies regarding Black matters were tabled on the 31st May 1902 at the peace agreement signed between the British forces and the Boers at Melrose House in Pretoria.

They basically agreed to set those difficult issues aside until later. When nothing was done about it, a small group of Black leaders went to see the King in London to air their dissatisfaction about the situation. They were typically disregarded as too barbaric and primitive to be listened to. And in that well known English high-handed approach of the time, the group was sent back to SA without achieving any sensible agreement.

This diplomatic failure on the group's part was one of the main driving forces behind the formation of the African National Congress, who then started to fight for better rights in this country.

What is the name of the white south African who ended apartheid?

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Racial discrimination in South Africa was opposed over at least 100 years by a number of prominent figures and literally millions of less prominent activists, fighters, workers, scholars, politicians and clerics.

The most prominent figure (best known) in modern times is Nelson Mandela.

He and F.W. de Klerk jointly received the Nobel prize for putting a formal end to apartheid.

Previously Albert Luthuli was honored with the Nobel prize for his work and before him the very famous Mohandas K. Ghandi (Mahatma) built a strong passive resistance movement in the early days of the African National Congress.

What are the big 5 cats of south Africa?

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African cats in order of size:

1) Lion

2) Leopard

3) Cheetah

4) Caracal

5) Serval (taller than the wild cat but less stocky)

6) African Wild Cat or Black Footed cat (i think that they are about the same size)

Tigers are native to Asia and Russia - you do NOT get wild tigers in Africa!

What kind of government does South Africa have?

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Angola is run under the constitution of 1975 as amended. After many years of one-party Marxist rule, Angola is now a struggling multiparty democracy. Its executive branch is headed by the president, popularly elected for a five-year term, who serves as both chief of state and head of government. The prime minister and council of ministers are appointed by the president. Angola has a unicameral 220-seat National Assembly, whose members are elected by proportional vote for four-year terms, and a judicial branch with a supreme court. Administratively, the country is divided into 18 provinces.

What is the branch code of absa bank in george South Africa?

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Incidentally, for all those banking or dealing with ABSA accounts, if you didn't already know the universal ABSA branch codes south Africa '632005' applies to all their branches. So you just need that and the correct account ABSA branch codes south Africa to carry out a valid transaction

Does South Africa have a president?

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Yes. South Africa has a president. South Africa also used to have a Prime Minister, but this position was abolished in 1984.

Who was the President of South Africa in 2011?

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Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma was the President of South Africa in 2010. Zuma joined politics with the African National Congress in 1959, before it was banned. in 1961. He then joined the South African Communist Party. He was imprisoned for 10-years for conspiring to overthrow the government. In 1990, the ANC was unbanned, and Zuma was a key ANC leader in the negotiations for the change of the country. He was later elected to parliament in 1999 and became Health Minister and Deputy President of South Africa. In the 2009 election, his party (ANC) won and helped elect him to the role of president. He took the position on 2009 May 29.

The role of president is elected by elected members of parliament, thus indirectly elected.

Is there a recession in South Africa what are the causes of recession in South Africa?

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One of the causes of the recession in South Africa is the slowdown in the manufacturing sectors. This made a huge impact on the country's economy.

What is the ruling party of South Africa?

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Legislation is developed, tabled and approved by parliament, either in the national or provincial legislature.

The courts develop case law as a result of decisions that are made during either criminal or civil trials

Which multinational car companies manufacture cars in South Africa?

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It currently doesn't manufacture it's own car brands, but South Africa Currently has the biggest BMW manufacturing centre outside Germany in Rosslyn, Johannesburg. The plant focuses on BMW manufacturing and exports to China, Australia, India, New Zealand and Africa and many Asian countries.

How apartheid was instituted in South Africa between 1948 and 1960?

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The practice of providing separate amenities, segregation and discrimination was already well entrenched before 1948 by the British colonialists. The Nationalist government made the segregation more extensive and more demoralising, and gave it the name Apartheid, to promote their view that there should be separate development between white and non-white races.

Who is Julius malema?

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His your average "Hitler" type leader his is always bringing up racial politics which south africa and the rest of the world has forgoten about. yes everyone already does have a sense and right of speech according to the constitution of south africa but also the responsibility to withstand the consequences thereof. as young as we teenagers and youth we should be able to respect ourselves, elders and our leaders so that in return we can also earn the respected. there is a saying that states that a childs resembles the reflection of his or her family, so yet i ask myself how was this man raised.

What is the North Africa's government?

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Northern Africa is made up of over 20 country's with governments ranging from democracy's to dictatorships to autocracy.

What country in Africa used apartheid?

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Apartheid - or cultural separation - was official policy in the Republic of South Africa until fairly recently.

What help to end the Apartheid in South Africa?

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AN oil embargo helped end apartheid in South Africa. Another thing that helped end apartheid was that in 1991 the South African government repealed apartheid laws.

How was the apartheid created in South Africa?

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Apartheid was a system of racial segregation in South Africa, from 1948 to 1994. It was a form of legalized racial inequality. Apartheid means "separateness" in the Afrikaans language. It consisted of numerous laws that allowed the ruling white minority in South Africa to segregate and exploit (and in many cases terrorize) the vast majority of the natives and residents. This mainly affected "black" Africans, but also Asians and "Coloureds" (people of mixed race).

In 1958, apartheid effectively removed the citizenship status of non-whites, relegating them to ostensibly "self-governing" tribal lands, or bantustans. After popular uprisings and international sanctions over 4 decades, the system was finally dismantled. In the first multiracial elections in 1994, Nelson Mandela (a popular leader and victim of political imprisonment) became the first black President of South Africa.

It should also be mentioned that completely separate facilities were created for white and "non-whites" - such as separate beaches, separate queues in shops, separate school's, separate counters in shops, separate coaches on trains and buses, separate living and living areas (the Group Areas Act)... the list goes on!

Apartheid is the Law system in which segregates black South Africans from White South Africans. Apartheid (meaning separateness in Africans, cognate to English apart and -hood) was a system of legalized racial segregation enforced by the National Party (NP) South African government between 1948 and 1994. It arose from a history of settler rule and Dutch and British colonialism, which became policies of separation after South Africa gained self-government as a dominion within the British Empire and were expanded and formalised into a system of legitimised racism and white nationalism after 1948. Apartheid was dismantled in a series of negotiations from 1990 to 1993, culminating in elections in 1994, the first in South Africa with universal suffrage, but the legacies of apartheid still shape South African politics and society.