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South Africa

Explore the success story of South Africa, from its relative location on the southern tip of Africa to the challenges of apartheid and its transformation into a democratic nation. Learn about the struggle for equal rights, the release of Nelson Mandela, and the ongoing efforts to fight poverty and strengthen the economy under President Cyril Ramaphosa.

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South Africa

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  1. South Africa The Success Story

  2. South Africa’s Relative Location

  3. S. A’s Relative Location • On the Southern tip of Africa • Most of S.A coastal plain along the Atlantic coast is a desert biome • Landforms consists of plateaus, highlands, desert and mountainous • No major river so they use ground water

  4. Three Capitals Bloemfontein Cape Town Pretoria capital of the judiciary legislative capital is the administrative capital. Facts about South Africa

  5. Facts about South Africa • 2/3 population is Black • 14% is white - controlled all of the government, high paying industry jobs and 2/3 of the land. • Whites owned the gold and diamond mines

  6. 4 Reasons for S.A Growth from 1950- 1960 • New cheap energy source of coal • Had national capital to help invest • Connections to Britain to help supply technology, knowledge and skills to create factories • Black labor that were willing to work for low pay and moved to city limits

  7. Whites see a problem • Fearing blacks would claim lands outside of city limits • Government establishes homelands • Homelands= Blacks are forced to live on only 14% of SA’s land

  8. Separation of Whites and Blacks • Apartheid- Legal to segregate in 1948 • Segregate- Separate restrooms, housing neighborhoods, public facilities, schools…

  9. Europe and USA React • Going through anti-segregation laws • 1996 place economic sanctions on SA and refuse to trade with them. • Cost SA 2 billion a year. • We do make a difference

  10. Change for SA • Added Protest by Blacks and loss of GNP many in gov’t realized there must be a change • 1989 F.W. de Klerk elected President of S.A

  11. Release of Nelson Mandela • One the 1st things de Klerk did was to release Mandela • Pressure by rising violence between blacks and whites • As well as pressure by Bishop Desmond Tutu

  12. Who is Nelson Mandela • Leader of the African National Congress ANC • Fought for equal rights between blacks and white • Imprisoned for 27 years for antiapartheid activities • Held same principles of Martin Luther King Jr’s • Peaceful demonstration/ Civil disobedience/ Civil Rights

  13. Mandela Makes a different • 1990- 1991 negotiates with apartheid • All laws that supported Segregation were eventually removed • Africa’s Civil Rights Movement was more successful than United States • Why?

  14. Majority (blacks) would take control of the government 1994 SA held its first free elections Held some violence Nelson Mandela became SA first black president. They created new constitution ending segregation in public facilities, schools, housing and food service.

  15. 2000 Election • Thabo Mbeki elected president • Continues to maintain equality • Fight poverty • Strengthen SA’s economy • Opening doors for the disadvantage

  16. Current President Cyril Ramaphosa Cyril Ramaphosa is a South African politician and the fifth and current President of South Africa since 15 February 2018. He followed the resignation of Jacob Zuma, having taken office following a vote of the National Assembly on 15 February 2018.

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