...ranked South Africa’s quality of education 140th out of 144 which is lower than Lesotho and Swaziland. This causes us to think whether the state has or has not failed to provide quality education for its citizens. After the apartheid era South Africa had become a democracy. With the start of this democracy and the new Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996 there had been a transformation in South Africa’s education system. A transformation in the system was exactly what South Africa needed because of the previously destructive policies, legislation and practices implemented under the apartheid era which segregated black students and other races apart from whites. This caused blacks and other minority races to be disadvantaged because the whites were seen as the superior race which meant that the blacks and other racial minorities suffered severe educational,social and economic disadvantage. However the Constitution of 1996 and a COMPREHENSIVE number of education laws that have been applied have been transforming the South African educational system at all levels. Another example is the South African Schools Act 84 of 1996 which provides for a uniform system for the organisation, governance and funding for all schools in the country. The purpose of the Act is to provide high quality of education aswell as addressing past injustices. The government’s plan for educational reform is also included in this act. The Act provides for the following: compulsory education for learners...
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...globalisation people mostly refer to the political, economic and technological changes which they think makes the world function differently today than it did twenty or thirty years ago It is assured that higher education institutions are affected by globalisation and are being transformed on a day to day basis and is speeding up the process of interconnectedness. Most of the universities are internationally recognised and in touch and informed with what other universities across the world is doing (Marginson & van der Wende 2006:4). According to Marginson and van der Wende (2006:4), “globalisation is not a single or universal phenomenon. It is nuanced according to locality (local area, nation, world region); language(s) of use, and academic cultures; and it plays out very differently according to the type of institution.” It is nearly impossible for single higher education institutions and countries to isolate themselves from other institutions across the globe because of the interconnected global environment. Globalisation has made it possible for institutions to be connected and visible to other institutions around the world through the medium of social networking and cell phones (Marginson & van der Wende 2006:4). 3. Globalisation and Communication ICTin South Africa has developed faster than expected and it makes the mobility of learning easier and more accessible. ICT’s has an increased influence on any society and this has resulted in the transformation in communication...
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...South Africa: Stuck in the Middle? | 2014 | 1. Why is South Africa stuck in the middle? 2. Please find at least three problems to answer the first question. 3. Give your opinion for solving each of the problems mentioned in second answer. | | Contents Africa is experiencing extraordinary growth 2 Challenges 2 Challenge #1 Education 2 Challenge #2 Unemployment 3 Challenge #3 South Africa's growth path is highly resource intensive and hence unsustainable 4 Solutions 4 Solution # 1 - Improve education form the bottom up 4 Solution # 2 – Address unemployment from a new angle and become More attractive to Global business and entrepreneurship 6 Solution # 3 - Reduce the need for commodities and Invest in technology and entrepreneurship 8 Conclusion 8 Africa is experiencing extraordinary growth, In fact this decade has seen more growth for Africa than any other time in history making it six in the world’s 10 rising economy’s. Life expectancy is improving and HIV rates are down almost 30%. Malaria is also down and despite SA having the highest concentration of HIV in the world, African children born today are increasing their life expectancy one year for every three years over the last a decade. Education rates are increasing 25%, and more young educated man are entering the South African workforce. Yet despite these growth factors South Africa, and the continent of Africa as a whole...
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...Education: A crisis not to be ignored Introduction South Africa, a country riddled with political turmoil faces many problems but one that has become persistently relevant over recent years is our struggling education system. Education is a crucial part of society and is a key factor in taking a country’s inexperienced youth and aiding them in becoming experienced working class citizens. When a country faces an education crisis the youth of the country lose out on this crucial stage of development and face being unprepared for the challenges they may face. Often youth in this situation battle to find employment after school. The education system woes are hardened by the fact that a large portion of the government budget goes towards building and developing this sector, whilst this seems to reflect a positive outlook for education there is a shocking conclusion. South Africa puts more money towards its education system in comparison to other developing nations, as...
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...CCMM515 | Bringing Along Change | Socio-economic Challenges of South Africa and Policies That Could be Implemented | | John JH Scheffer 22770933 | | 14 April 2015 Class Participation Assignment for CCMM515 | Introduction Since the dawning of a new era in 1994 South Africa has faced many challenges. Naturally change brings a long a new frontier and as one would expect many rough terrains. South Africa has thus far been a colossal beast charging through the constant strife of these rough terrains despite the constant lashing of its riders ever since it received its independence, however many fear the last straw is about to be placed on this beasts back. Current affairs threaten the future economic viability of South Africa and although recent assertions have been made to ensure the economic growth, the governments have done little or nothing to achieve these goals. Whether because of sheer incompetence, narrow vision focused on the past or the lack of proper management is arguable however there is little to be achieved by discussing the shortcomings of the government. This essay focuses on a more challenging viewpoint where the current socio-economic challenges of South Africa will be discussed and the policies that could be implemented to resolve these issues. The propositions in this paper are proposals that would be suggested for implementation as policies to resolve socio-economic...
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...Consultancy Report—South Africa Executive Summary Crates-for-car is a manufacturing company which is producing wooden boxes for cars, this company is located in north of UK and 150 employees working for the head office. Currently, the company has five manufacturing branch located in South of England, around 75 workers employed in each branch. Recently, the company decided to increase its operations in other country, which would in the same size of plants this company already possess currently, South Africa is involved in the company’s extending plan. The responsibility of the HR Office is producing a consultancy report. This consultancy report will evaluate the situation in South Africa from various aspects to help this plan. This report is made up of six parts. Firstly, this report will introduce the general information of South Africa include economy, population; Then, this report focusing on the current political situation in South Africa and analyze the specific political environment which could related to establishing a operation in this country; Thirdly, in order to gain the correct information of local labor market, this report will elaborate the informal sector work in South Africa from the aspects of legal recognition, wages and protection; In the fourth part of this report, the employment legislation in South Africa and the government policy linked to the disability discrimination will be covered in this part; The subsequent paragraph will analyze the skill...
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...Is there a resource curse in South Africa? Introduction Collier (2007) introduced the concept of the natural resource trap, a situation in which countries have access to natural resources that should enable a country to benefit and develop economically, but has the opposite effect by enslaving the country in poverty. In my analyses of Collier’s (2007) argument on why countries are subject to a resource trap, I focus on the concept of Dutch Disease within the South African primary sector and the aggravating factors caused by economic shocks. I analyse the degree to which the South African has indeed become reliant on the primary sector for sustaining its economy, with emphasis on the mining and agricultural components of the primary sector. However, I also extend on Collier’s (2007) argument by incorporating the views of other authors. An important view and one also central to my argument is that of Grimsley and Hay’s (2004), who refers to a “balanced economy” (p. 97) in the context of the “equity and mutual benefit” (p. 98) for the society as a whole. Translating the Collier (2007) argument to the South African context Collier (2007) indicates that Dutch disease, in combination with volatile commodity prices, is a significant contributor towards the natural resource trap. Barder (2006) describes the original concept of Dutch Disease in which the Dutch experienced large foreign exchange earnings due to the export of the gas. This led to a shift in the Dutch currency exchange...
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...South Africa A Development and Economic Overview Introduction I chose South Africa as the topic for this research paper. I have always wanted to visit South Africa but have never had the opportunity to travel there. My involvement in international development has given me an interest in this country, as it has many ties to the developing world and the history of developing countries through colonialism. South Africa is influenced by all levels of economic activity including the primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary and quinary sectors which determine if South Africa’s commercial economy. These economic levels, along with the indicators of development, show whether or not South Africa is a developed nation and if so, how developed they are. This paper will present an overview of the economic activities in South Africa and analyze its state of development. Major Economic Activity in South Africa South Africa has a lot of influence throughout multiple levels of economic activity; from primary production to quinary services. Regarding the primary level of economic activity, they have a agriculture sector that covers both subsistence farms and commercial farms. Subsistence farms by definition consume what they produce in order to survive, whereas commercial farms produce a good in excess in order to sell it in a market for the purpose of gaining a profit (Doberstein, 2011). Through the influence of modern innovation and technology, South African farms are able...
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...Introduction: Sexual education teaches people that sexuality is a natural, normal, healthy part of life and sexual education is needed in high schools to teach young adults not only the dangers of sex such as unwanted pregnancies or STDs, as well as the many other aspects to sex that aren’t spoken about such as identifying ones sexual preference (gay, straight etc.), relationships, protection, the emotional aspect of it, the maturity required and how sex actually works and not just the sexual organs which is what is usually taught to young adults who are going through adolescence which is a very challenging time for many. Sexual education should clarify the issues involved with the topic and not confuse people. Sexual education is needed everywhere...
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...contents 1. Assignment questions 2. Answers 3. Bibliography 4 QUESTION 1 (50) Individuals and organisations are entering an era where adapting to a developing learning society and a knowledge economy forge the way for many organisations. In the case above, Finland has realised the benefits of a knowledge-based economy. Bearing this in mind: 1.1 Critically discuss how effective HRD practices and an effective HRD strategy in the workplace can provide the levers of control for the future of a growing knowledge-economy in countries like South Africa, Russia and the country in which you reside. (30) 1.2 Discuss the impact of linking HRD to the key strategic drivers of an organisation’s macro- and micro-environment in order to deliver the advantageous returns of HRD. (20) QUESTION 2 (50) In the case of South Africa, which is a developing African country, skills development legislation has fundamentally changed the face of education and training. In light of this statement: 2.1 Critically discuss the...
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...What explains the adaptation of the 1948 Apartheid law in South Africa? South Africa’s Apartheid was a political system founded in racial segregation. The National Party, the only governing party between the years 1948 to 1994, committed itself to oppressing the country’s people through racial legislation. What factor explains the adaptation of the Apartheid law in 1948? An Afrikaner (southern African ethnic group) minority ruled the population, enacting Apartheid once white supremacist leaders and racial segregation had become a central aspect of the South African policy after World War II. The Afrikaners had also formed some Broderbund organizations, developing and imposing ideology that helped in pushing the Apartheid agenda. Such ideology was officially administered in South Africa through the mandate of the League of Nations, later revoked in 1966 via the United Nations 2145 Resolutions (Barbarin, Oscar & Linda 2013, 221). The Great Depression 1929 resulted in a bad economic turn in South Africa, and saw many Afrikaner whites move to the city in search of jobs from previously settled rural areas. However, due to high taxes, native South African tribesmen had to work in the mines resulting in an increase in the number of black people in the manual labor workforce. Racial segregation itself began during the colonial period under the rule of the Dutch empire until the British appropriated the Cape of Good Hope in 1795 (Clark, Nancy...
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...Anglo American PLC in South Africa: What do you do when costs reach epidemic proportions? Chapter Five Case Case 5-1 Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall AIDS in South Africa • Sub-Saharan Africa is home to just over 10 percent of the world’s population and to 60 percent of all people infected with HIV • Every day 1,000 South Africans contract HIV and another 800 die • AIDS has also had a devastating effect on the country’s economy • Between 1992 and 2002, the South African economy lost $7 billion annually—around 2 percent of GDP—as a result of AIDS-related worker deaths Case 5-2 Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Anglo American Operations in South Africa • Anglo American PLC is a mining conglomerate operating in 61 countries • Founded in 1917 as the Anglo American Corporation of South Africa, it was South Africa’s first home-based public limited company • Anglo American employs 80,000 people in its main operations and another 44,000 at regional subsidiaries • Anglo American controls over 25 percent of all shares traded on the South African stock market Case 5-3 Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Anglo American and ART • Anglo American was one of the first corporations to develop a comprehensive, proactive strategy to combat the destruction of the disease on its workforce • The incentive for Anglo American’s ART program largely came from the failure of its...
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...South Africa is one of the most geographically varied countries of the African continent, comprising territory that ranges from the rolling, fertile plains of the highveld and the wide open savanna of the Eastern Transvaal to the Kalahari desert and the peaks of the Drakensberg Mountains. While all of its diverse regions offer ample opportunities for adventure travel, the focus in South Africa--as in much of sub-Saharan Africa--is the safari. In addition to possessing two of the world's most renowned wildlife reserves, the Kruger and the Kalahari Gemsbok National Parks, the country contains over a dozen smaller regional parks and reserves. In addition, with its excellent road and rail systems, its abundance of top-rated accommodations, and its bountiful farmlands and vineyards, South Africa allows visitors ample opportunity for more luxurious comfort along with adventuresome excitement. Location, Geography, & Climate South Africa is located, as one might expect, on the southern tip of Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, the Indian Ocean on the south and east. Along its northern border, from west to east, lie Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe, and to the northeast are Mozambique and Swaziland. Wholly-enclosed by South Africa, and situated in its eastern central plain, is the independent kingdom of Lesotho. Almost all of South Africa's 472,000 square miles (1.2 million sq. km.) lie below the Tropic of Capricorn, and the country is geographically composed...
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...com/p0168574-summary/Country-Analysis-Report-South-Africa-In-depth-PESTLE-Insights.html Introduction The country analysis report on South Africa provides a wide array of analytical inputs to analyze the country’s performance, and the objective is to help the reader to make business decisions and prepare for the future. The report on South Africa analyzes the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure of South Africa. The report provides a holistic view of South Africa from historical, current and future perspective. Insightful analysis on critical current and future issues is presented through detailed SCPT (strengths, challenges, prospects and threats /risks) analysis for each of the PESTLE segments. In addition, the PESTLE segments are supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis. The PESTLE country analysis report series provides an in-depth analysis of 50 major countries. Features and Benefits • Understanding gained from the country analysis report on South Africa can be used to plan business investments or market entry apart from a holistic view of the country. • Political section on South Africa provides inputs about the political system, key figures in the country, and governance indicators. • Economic section on South Africa outlines the economic story of the country to provide a balanced assessment on core macro-economic issues. • Social section on South Africa enables understanding of customer demographics...
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...South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa known for its abundance of natural resources such as rich minerals, gold, coal, diamonds, and platinum. Both the English and Dutch colonized the country in the seventeenth century. English domination of the Dutch descendents, known as Boers or Afrikaners resulted in the Dutch establishing new colonies of the Orange Free State and Transvaal. Around the 1900s an English invasion broke out which lead to the start of the Boer War all due to the discovery of diamonds. Independence from England caused an uncomfortable power-sharing between the two groups until the 1940’s when the Afrikaner National Party was able to gain a strong majority. It was at this time the Apartheid system was created by the National Party (Omatseye, p. 142 & 144). The Apartheid was a system of government that started in 1948 and ended in 1994. This system separated groups according to their race classification. Legislation classified inhabitants into four racial groups, White, Black, Indian and Colored. The government also segregated medical care, beaches, and other public services, and provided black people with services inferior to those of white people. 2 The main issue of segregation was education, which lead to the Bantu Education Act in 1953 (Krabacher, p. 186). “Bantu education was intended to maintain white supremacy, provide a permanent source of semiskilled but cheap labor, and arrest the detribalization of blacks, especially...
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