The Rainbow Nation : South Africa

Here on the tip of Africa two great oceans meet, warm weather is here most of the year, and many animals and diverse lands lay beyond the city lights. We are the leader of African economies, our economy is the most advanced and well developed economy on the continent. Our infrastructure also matches that of any first world country.

During the period of Apartheid in South Africa between 1948 and 1994 the reactions of the South African citizens towards the legal separation of races varied depending on race, ideals and time period. After gold and diamonds were fud inSouthAfrica both the dutch and British wanted the land to themselves, leading to the Boer War from which the Dutch farmers emerged victorious. Following the Boer War and the creation of the Union of South Africa in 1910, the Dutch Boers gained control over the majority of the land in the previously British Cape Colony along with the settlements they had already built, the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. Blacks in South Africa made up about eighty percent of the population but only lived on ten percent of

Africa is a country with many different government parties, each having its own legislation. Although much of the country is of the non-white population, the government officials in South Africa were all white. This lack of diversity within the government led to the establishment of racial segregation, the term used for this segregation was apartheid.

In Africa, there are several biomes and every single biome is different, from climate to food and water. There are tropical rainforest, savannahs, deserts and a lot more; this results in that not only is Africa a home to hardworking people, but is also a home to exceedingly rare species of animals. The biomes in Africa provide a large variety of food and water, along with the appropriate weather for the wonderful wildlife. Africa has the widest range of different types of species starting

The avowal that the apartheid ‘vision for democracy’ necessitated state terror and repression is evident when examining the South African apartheid system between 1960 -1994. The system of apartheid spiked significant internal resistance, hence, the ideology for apartheid stems from the creation of a white state surrounded by economically interdependent and politically dependent black states, which required state terror and repression to ensure mounting resistance and international condemnation did not abolish the apartheid system. The government responded to a series of popular uprisings and protests with police brutality, which increased support for armed resistance. Detentions were set without trial, torture, censorship and the outlawing of political oppositional organizations such as The African National Congress, the Black Conscious Movement, the Azanian Peoples Organisation, The Pan Africanist Congress and the United Democratic Front, were all a result of the apartheid government due to political resistance.

To summarize and explain South Africa’s justice system has similarities to The United States criminal justice system. South Africa, with 9 provinces, has the home of there administrative capital, Pretoria. The United States holds administration in Washington, D.C. South Africa’s latest transition and draft of the constitution was made in 1996. The constitution was then approved in 1997, and the last amendments were revised in 2013, effective for use. South Africa has developed from their historical basis into a republic system, whereas the U.S. has an active democratic position, but like South Africa, are a foundation of a constitutional federal republic. Within the judicial sector, South Africa holds four different courts; Constitutional Court,

South Africa’s government is a Republic, just like America. There are three branches to both of the governments, the executive, the legislative, and the judicial (“Three Capitals”). Unlike America, South Africa actually has three capitals. When the Union was formed in 1910 each settlement wanted the capital to be in their own town. The Union also believed that having a centralized government would bring too much power, so

Apartheid, a set of laws separating races in South Africa, ended in 1994 after almost 50 years of existing. The laws segregated the powerful whites, “Coloreds”, Indians, and blacks. Though whites were the minority, they owned most land, power, and money and ran the government. The story “Out Of Bounds” by Beverley Naidoo explains what life was like for non-whites in South Africa in the year 2000, six years after apartheid was abolished. An Indian boy named Rohan becomes friends with a black squatter boy named Solani, even though Rohan is higher up on the social scale. Although anti-apartheid laws passed, nothing got better for non-whites in South Africa like Solani and his family. Bias, education, and medical care did not improve for these people.

The movie invictus portrays a very controversial issue that has been presented throughout history in many ethnic groups and is seen in societies up to these days. The apartheid is clearly pictured in the movie through many of the attitudes and actions that people take towards the other race they live in their day by day. What is more, Mandela constitutes one of the most important figures in South Africa, especially for the black race as he liberated them from the apartheid. From those days Mandela has been recognized worldwide as a major symbol of the rainbow nation; a reality of distinction between the black and the white people and its establishing differe nces.

The skyscrapers of Johannesburg reach for the heavens, up to 50 stories tall. Crowding the streets is a traffic of South Africans of all races checking their ringing phones and rushing to their office jobs. A picture of starving black children and drought-stricken land better fits our story of South Africa, but that picture is much more harmful than it is true. Often we see South Africa through a lens of Apartheid that delves into the immense anti-black racism that existed during that time period, but it is also crucial to see the country from a post-Apartheid view to better understand today’s citizens and culture. It is equally important to see the conflict between other races and the multitude of reasons the conflagration that was Apartheid continued to burn long after it should have died.

Many of the contemporary issues in South Africa can easily be associated with the apartheid laws which devastated the country. The people of South Africa struggle day by day to reverse “the most cruel, yet well-crafted,” horrific tactic “of social engineering.” The concept behind apartheid emerged in 1948 when the nationalist party took over government, and the all-white government enforced “racial segregation under a system of legislation” . The central issues stem from 50 years of apartheid include poverty, income inequality, land ownership rates and many other long term affects that still plague the brunt of the South African population while the small white minority still enjoy much of the wealth, most of the land and opportunities

The North Africa Story were the campaigns to take over North Africa. This was of major concern for the British because they would lose control over the Suez canal, which was a “lifeline” for the British colonies. Also, it endangered the oil reserves in the Middle East (“North Africa campaigns”). Here, the use of Ultra had both positive and negative affects to the outcome.

During the times of the troubles in South Africa, the apartheid movement occurs which separates different races of individuals from certain rights. For example, African- Americans did not have the right to freedom as whites. Thus, resulting in war between the races. Also, the separation lead to the creation of the Land Act. This act prohibited African- Americans from owning land. In addition, the apartheid period lead to limited communication, and separation of building and living spaces. In the film, District 9 (2009), the apartheid period was displayed as the Multinationalist United (MNU) required aliens to relocate to a separate district. This organization serves to remove all aliens from one district and transfer them to another. However, some go too far and choose to assassinate them instead. Thus, displaying an abuse of power. In addition, the treatment of aliens and their separation from humans depict large human rights violations and discrimination. The apartheid period is the main period that has led to ethnic conflicts with individuals and leaders fighting for their rights and power, struggles to prevent violence outbreak, and fear of human rights being stripped away. As referenced in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights , all individuals have rights to freedom, justice, liberty, and equality. Nowadays, some of those rights have been violated as many civilians are forced to move out of their original territory. Thus, resulting in ethnic conflict. Steps that

Before the colonization in South Africa, men and women stood hand and hand together, not behind or in front, but together. After the colonization in South Africa, men begin running everything in society and are dominate. Like any culture, men are the ones who call everything and for women, they are in charge of feeding and taking care of the family. Women in South Africa are in charge of many task, especially undertaking agriculture. Being a wife/mother “it falls upon us to make small wages, stretch a long way, it is we who feel the cries of our children when they are hungry and sick.’’ (Woman 's Lot) This role of a woman, mother, and wife is a breathtaking moment in life, according to Women’s Lot, a women have many tasks and responsibilities to take care of in such period of time. As “Women’s Lot” explains the importance of mother to her child, it is important to be apart of a child’s life and create a bond, not just that a mother/wife has to be the rock of the family and take everything in.

In South Africa between 4.9 and 6.6 million people are infected with AIDS and HIV. The total population in South Africa is 45 million people. That mean that it’s more than 10% of the population, there are infected with this disease.