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    Mahindra in South Africa

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    MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA IN SOUTH AFRICA BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION Mahindra and Mahindra is a leading multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Mumbai, India which started as a steel trading company in 1945 by two brothers J.C Mahindra and K.C Mahindra. M&M has a labour force of 13000 and in 2001 profit before tax was 45 billion rupees. Currently the company has also extended its operations to small turbo prop aircraft and has a presence in the transportation media across land

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    The failure of the Union of South Africa in achieving equality for all inhabitants was a result of the prevailing factor of racial discrimination against native Africans. The pre-existing desire to establish a white supremacy characterised southern African colonisation which caused conflict between the British and Boers (German and French settlers). The discovery of gold and diamonds in the Veld instigated industrialisation and exploitation of African labour and with increased imperialistic expansion

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    disease are people who live in the developing countries and the African continent. The Sub-Saharan Africa faces the highest HIV prevalence rate. In this region, South Africa faces greater problems associated with HIV and the effects are vast and devastating. As such, the government, organizations and regional organizations come together to fight the menace. This paper seeks to propose that South Africa is actively engaged in HIV control by exploring the various ways in which it undertakes to control

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    South Africa is very rich in culture and historical value. South Africa seems to have a contested and often conflicted history according to differencing social perspectives or opinions. Addressing current social issues within South Africa’s political system as well as the culture was previously under much scrutiny. South Africa’s political system is complicated and was mostly in heated debate on the issue of Apartheid. Apartheid was the legal racial segregation enforced by the National Party government

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    According to the Country Report in 2013, South Africa has come along way in terms of achieving the Millennium Development Goals for 2015. When looking at goal one, which has to do with eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, they have almost completed all of the targets. As of 2013, South Africa has achieved the proportion of population below $1.00 per day and the proportion of population below $1.25 per day. They are likely to achieve the proportion of population below $2.00 per day. They have

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    affirmative action in jobs would result in one of two things: either there would be black South Africans in jobs they’re not adequately for, or employers would try to meet quotas by selecting only the best and most qualified blacks, thus leaving most of the black population still unemployed. The latter ended up

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    In 1948, apartheid was introduced to South Africa. Apartheid means apartness and is the political policy of racial segregation. Each racial group was segregated from other races within South Africa. These groups consisted of whites, blacks and coloreds (Asians and Indians). The minority white population had the rule over the whole country. Apartheid did not only detach whites from non-whites, but it also set apart the Blacks from the Coloreds. When apartheid ended in 1994 a legacy was left

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    in South Africa enforced through legislation by the National Party and the government. The whites wanted domination of the non-whites and all the power. To do so, the government got rid of many of their rights. The black population was not very fond of this and wanted their rights back. In fact, the black population made up 72% of South Africa and the whites only made up 16%, which is way less than the blacks. The reason there was not many whites was because Britain gained control over South Africa

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    into every country. If corruption is prominent in every country, why isn’t it broadcasted to the public? Dating back to imperialistic times, South Africa showcased how corruption can tear a country apart but not everyone was aware of the situation. After the British defeated the Dutch in the Boer Wars, they imperialize the country. On top of taking all of South Africa’s resources, the British became greedy and established a minority government governing the native peoples. Within the next few years

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    Twentieth Century History of South Africa

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    The twentieth century history of South Africa contains many struggles and obstacles as its people worked towards creating a more unified country. Modern human beings have inhabited South Africa for more than 100,000 years and a great deal of colonization has occurred within the last 300 years. During the late 18th century, 90 Dutchmen landed on the Cape of Good Hope as part of the Dutch East India Company, representing the first permanent settlers of South Africa. In 1652, they were instructed

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