Zimbabwean Refugees in South Africa

The convergence of racial unity and inroads towards the non-classification of race has been compromised by the accumulation of rights, privileges, and perceptions of the “whites”, and the life experiences, inequalities and societal impediments of the ‘non-white”. These experiences represent an overarching inability to forge ahead without cognizant realizations of past injustices and reparation for past aggressions. Noting the attempts at racial reunification in South Africa and the redress of exclusionary policies existing within the

In the case of South Africa, employers wanted to employ the “inferior” African workers, in both lower and higher-skilled jobs, because they were cheaper labor than whites. In response,

The next topic I found very interesting was Immigration Policy. Immigration policy is any policy of a state that deals with the transit of persons across its borders into the country, but especially those that intend to work and stay in the country. Immigration policies can range from allowing no migration at all to allowing most types of migration, such as free immigration. According

Thirteen million refugees and about 100 million immigrants have moved across borders within the last several decades (Potocky-Tripodi 2002). Global changes that have currently occured account for an unprecedented movement of individuals across the world in search of better opportunities and conditions.

From the micro-level to the macro-level globalization has transformed the world into a smaller place with constant interactions occurring at every moment between nations, institutions, groups, and individuals. And with this prevalent interconnectivity, migration between the Global North and the Global South has been a controversial consequence of this global integration (Hinojosa, 2015). For this reason one cannot ignore the importance and impact of migrant populations in the country they settle in, and in the countries of origin.

Immigration, a controversial topic of the modern world, is often associated with illegalities of the Government. The topic continues to loom over the 21st century as more and more poverty stricken countries are under financial strain. It is the national movement of people into a country in which they are not natives or where they do not possess residency and citizenship as their own country has fallen due to possibly natural disasters, war and regime. The debate still remains as to whether immigrants; illegal or not are to be either sent back to their countries or given less opportunities than citizens of their chosen country.

Although, clinical therapy can be proven to be very effective, the availability of therapy for victims is scarce. Barriers such as culture, language and cost present multiple challenges regarding therapy for victims of torture (Veer,24). Victims tend to feel out of place in general spaces and tend to seek specialized services. This tends to be in large part due to culture, as in many cultures seeking help is shameful or weak (Veer,25). Therapy is often stigmatized, due to its connotation with craziness. These aspects of ones culture are very likely to deter them from seeking the assistance they need. Language is also a key barrier for those who are seeking help, as it may be difficult for one to find a therapist who speaks their native language. Although, interpreters are an option, direct communication between clinicians and patients is very important. In addition,

The county of South Africa is an economically flourishing country and probably the most advanced country on the continent of Africa. However the entire continent of Africa is probably the most undeveloped part of the world. Why is South Africa so different from the rest of its continent? Karen Politis Virk explains that it is because of South Africa’s developed economy and diverse population (Virk 40). South Africa has three main ethnic groups: African, Afrikaners, and the mixed race. The Afrikaners and mixed races have many roots to Europe and Asia giving the nation even more diversity and a culture melting pot. This set the nation apart from the rest of the African nation in which the majority of the residents are of native African

The researchers establish what is known about African immigrants through what has been done and needs to be done. Immigration plays a major role in the growth of the population of the United States (US); and it is estimated that about 82% of the population increase between 2005 and 2050 will attribute to immigrants and their offspring (Passel and Cohn, 2008, as cited in Turk & Fapohunda,

This journal article analyzed the asylum seeker who suffered detention and had long-term psychosocial disability in development countries. In 1980-1999, five million people seeking asylum,however, most people have suffered torture and other abuses. For example,In 2000, about 3500 asylum seekers were detention, and more than 300 were detention longer than one year in Australia. At the same year, In USA more than 5000 asylum seekers were arrested at any one time.

Valtonen (2012) defined ‘Immigrants’ as a general term referring inclusively to voluntary or regular migrants, and to involuntary migrants and the term ‘refugees’ as people who arrive in the context of involuntary or forced migration. The immigrant communities also differ in their modes of entry into the country and their legal status (Gleeson & Bloemraad, 2013). The settlement decisions of contemporary immigrants are decisively affected by the ethnic concentrations established by their compatriots in the past

countries to the United States, Europe, and Saudi Arabia. When people don’t get enough food, money,

South Africa really began to suffer when apartheid was written into the law. Apartheid was first introduced in the 1948 election that the Afrikaner National Party won. The plan was to take the already existing segregation and expand it (Wright, 60). Apartheid was a system that segregated South Africa’s population racially and considered non-whites inferior (“History of South Africa in the apartheid era”). Apartheid was designed to make it

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

South Africa endured one of the worst colonialisation any country could have went through, whereby the Apartheid regime objectively disregarded the economic participation of the black over to those of the white population. However, the new democratic government would thereby be challenged with effectively having to deal with the challenges in which the past government had left behind. Therefore, in effectively trying to deal with the issues, alternative approaches have to be implemented in order to deliver on the challenges of the public. On the contrary, this essay will critically compare and discuss the liberal and free market, as well as the state interventionist approach as alternative solutions in dealing with current issues of social security, the health and school systems. Which would be able to transform current developmental challenges facing South Africa. In summary, the essay will thereby state which approach can transform South Africa in effectively dealing with developmental challenges currently facing South Africa.