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'''South Africa''' is a country located on the southern tip of [[Africa]] and is the wealthiest, and one of the largest countries on the continent. While relatively wealthy compared to other African countries, its economy is stagnant and the country is home to increasing amounts of [[violence]], [[racism]], and [[discrimination]] against its [[Afrikaner]] residents. It is also adopting increasingly [[Liberal|left-wing]] policies.
==People==
[[File:Durban South Africa.jpg|thumb|left|230px|Durban.]]
*Education: Years compulsory—7–15 years of age for all children. The South African Schools Act, Act 84 of 1996, passed by Parliament in 1996, aims to achieve greater educational opportunities for black children, mandating a single syllabus and more equitable funding for schools.
*Health: Infant mortality rate (2000)--59 per live births. Life expectancy—52 yrs. women; 50 yrs. men. Health data from 2000 U.S. Census Report: HIV/AIDS Country Profiles: [http://www.census.gov/ipc/hiv/safrica.pdf].
===Religion===
[[File:Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.jpg|thumb|230px|Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.]]
The ANC's deputy president, Kgalema Motlanthe was elected and sworn in as South Africa's third democratic State President, during a full sitting of Parliament on 25 September 2008.
The third arm of the central government is an independent judiciary. The Constitutional Court is the highest court for interpreting and deciding constitutional issues, while the Supreme Court of Appeal is the highest court for non-constitutional matters. Most cases are heard in the extensive system of High Courts and Magistrates Courts. The constitution's bill of rights provides for due process including the right to a fair, public trial within a reasonable time of being charged and the right to appeal to a higher court. The bill of rights also guarantees fundamental political and social rights of South Africa's citizens. South Africa has strict [[gun control]] laws.<ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (August 29, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/africa/item/29910-gun-grab-in-south-africa-coming Gun Grab in South Africa Coming?] ''The New American''. Retrieved August 29, 2018.</ref>
===Principal Government Officials===
===Human Rights===
The 1997 constitution's bill of rights nominally provides extensive guarantees, including equality before the law and prohibitions against discrimination; the right to life, privacy, property, and freedom and security of the person; prohibition against slavery and forced labor; and freedom of speech, religion, assembly, and association. The legal rights of criminal suspects also are enumerated, as are citizens' entitlements to a safe environment, housing, education, and health carehealthcare. The constitution provides for an independent and impartial judiciary, and, in practice, these . These provisions are respectednot consistently followed.
Since the abolition of apartheid, levels of political violence in South Africa have dropped dramatically. Violent crime and organized criminal activity are at high levels and are a grave concern, however. Partly as a result, vigilante action and mob justice sometimes occur. Violence and discrimination have occurred against the country's white minority.
Some members of the police commit abuses, and deaths in police custody as a result of excessive force remain a problem. The government has taken action to investigate and punish some of those who commit such abuses. In April 1997, the government established an Independent Complaints Directorate to investigate deaths in police custody and deaths resulting from police action. Although South Africa's society is undergoing a rapid transformation, some discrimination against women continues, and discrimination against those living with HIV/AIDS remains. Violence against women and children also is a serious problem.
===Foreign Relations===
South African forces fought on the Allied side in World Wars I and II and participated in the postwar UN force in Korea. South Africa was a founding member of the League of Nations and in 1927 established a Department of External Affairs with diplomatic missions in the main west European countries and in the United States. At the founding of the League of Nations, South Africa was given the mandate to govern Southwest Africa, now Namibia, which had been a German colony before World War I. In 1990, Namibia attained independence, with the exception of the enclave of Walvis Bay, which was reintegrated into Namibia in March 1994. After South Africa held its first nonracial election in April 1994, most sanctions imposed by the international community in opposition to the system of apartheid were lifted. On June 1, 1994, South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth, and on June 23, 1994, the UN General Assembly accepted its credentials. South Africa served as the African Union's (AU) first president from July 2003 to July 2004.
Having emerged from the international isolation of the apartheid era, South Africa has become a leading international actor. Its principal foreign policy objective is to promote the economic, political, and cultural regeneration of Africa, through the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD); to promote the peaceful resolution of conflict in Africa; and to use multilateral bodies to insure ensure that developing countries’ voices are heard on international issues. South Africa has played a key role in seeking an end to various conflicts and political crises on the African continent, including in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Comoros. South Africa has pursued "quiet diplomacy" in its approach to the crisis in Zimbabwe.
==Economy==
Nelson Mandela stepped down as President of the ANC at the party's national congress in December 1997, when Thabo Mbeki assumed the mantle of leadership. Mbeki won the presidency of South Africa after national elections in 1999, when the ANC won just shy of a two-thirds majority in Parliament. President Mbeki shifted the focus of government from reconciliation to transformation, particularly on the economic front. With political transformation and the foundation of a strong democratic system in place after two free and fair national elections, the ANC recognized the need to focus on bringing economic power to the black majority in South Africa. In April 2004, the ANC won nearly 70% of the national vote, and Mbeki was reelected for his second 5-year term. In his 2004 State of the Nation address, Mbeki promised his government would reduce poverty, stimulate economic growth, and fight crime. Mbeki said that the government would play a more prominent role in economic development.
South Africa will hosted the World Cup (soccer) in 2010, the first time it was held in Africa. [http://www.fifa.com/en/worldcup/index/0,3360,WF2010,00.html?comp=WF&year=2010]
==Crime, violence, and discrimination==One of the largest challenges which South Africa faces is Crime. Crime in South Africa is a major political and social issue. Rape is endemic in South Africa.<ref> [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1909220.stm]</ref><ref>[http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1008.html]</ref> South African Farm Murders]] is a highly political issue with some claiming genocide or ethnic cleansing.. According to the Government government, the murders are "just the result of ordinary crime", but the Agricultural Unions believe it forms part of [[genocide]] committed against the Boers of South Africa.<ref>[http://www.tlu.co.za/International%20Bulletins/2007/IB070315%20%20Forced%20Sales,%20Expropriations%20and%20Farm%20Attacks%20-%20Two%20Sides%20of%20the%20same%20Coin.htm] </ref> Genocide Watch of New Haven, Connecticut claims 2.2% of Boer farmers have been victims of violent homicide by 2002. Other reports show robbery is not the motive in these homicides. An article in ''WorldNetDaily'' cites the homicide rate among South African Boer farmers at 264 per 100,000, while Genocide Watch cites a figure of 311 per 100,000 as of 2002. Despite the violence and racist societal attitudes<ref>Wallen, Joe (March 24, 2018). [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/south-africa-white-farmers-eff-mbuyiseni-ndlozi-anc-interview-a8271096.html South Africa: Taking farms from whites is justified because 'it's not really their land', says EFF spokesman]. ''The Independent''. Retrieved May 20, 2018.</ref><ref>Govender, Peroshni (March 30, 2010). [https://www.reuters.com/article/ozatp-safrica-racism-20100330-idAFJOE62T0IM20100330 South Africa's ANC defends "Kill the Boer" song]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved May 20, 2018.</ref><ref>Pollak, Joel B. (August 24, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/08/24/south-africa-julius-malema-trumps-right-were-coming-for-white-farmers/ South Africa’s Julius Malema: Trump’s Right, We’re Coming for White Farmers]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 24, 2018.</ref> against South Africa's white minority, South Africa's increasingly Communist-sympathizing<ref name="TurnToCommunism"/> government has turned a blind eye toward them and is increasingly discriminatory against them.<ref>Newman, Alex (March 19, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/africa/item/28538-world-finally-notices-plight-of-south-africa-s-minority-farmers World Finally Notices Plight of South Africa's Minority Farmers]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 20, 2018.</ref><ref>Newman, Alex (March 25, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/africa/item/28577-secession-push-grows-as-south-african-regime-plots-land-thefts Secession Push Grows as South African Regime Plots Land Thefts]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 20, 2018.</ref><ref>[http://video.foxnews.com/v/5785308294001/?playlist_id=5198073478001#sp=show-clips Minority of farmers struggle for survival in South Africa]. ''Fox News Video''. Retrieved May 20, 2018.</ref><ref>Liddle, Rod (Mach 17, 2018). [https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/03/genocide-in-south-africa-now-thats-a-black-and-white-issue/ Genocide in South Africa: now that’s a black-and-white issue]. ''The Spectator''. Retrieved May 20, 2018.</ref> In 2018, the country's parliament voted to enact a policy of confiscating land from white South Africans without compensation for the explicit purpose of redistributing the land to blacks, following the example of [[Zimbabwe]] under Marxist [[Robert Mugabe]].<ref name="Redistribution"/><ref>Byas, Steve (April 25, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/28837-petition-effort-to-admit-endangered-white-south-africans-spreads-and-intensifies Petition Effort to Admit Endangered White South Africans Spreads and Intensifies]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 20, 2018.</ref><ref>The confiscation, after it went into effect:*Morton, Victor (August 20, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/20/south-africa-begins-seizing-white-owned-farms/ South Africa begins seizing white-owned farms in land redistribution program]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved August 20, 2018.*Duke, Selwyn (August 22, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/africa/item/29853-south-africa-white-farmers-land-to-be-taken-are-their-lives-next South Africa: White Farmers’ Land to be Taken — Are Their Lives Next?] ''The New American''. Retrieved August 22, 2018.*Pollak, Joel B. (August 20, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/08/20/report-south-africa-expropriates-first-farms-without-compensation/ Report: South Africa Expropriates First Farms Without Compensation]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 23, 2018.</ref> Considering the far-left shift of the country, it made sense that former U.S. president [[Barack Obama]] visited the country to make a speech advocating for [[far-left]] ideals<ref>Newman, Alex (July 24, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/africa/item/29624-in-south-africa-obama-outlines-globalist-agenda-for-humanity In South Africa, Obama Outlines Globalist Agenda for Humanity]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 25, 2018.</ref><ref>Munro, Neil (July 17, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/economics/2018/07/17/obama-abolish-the-nation-state/ Obama: Abolish the Nation-State!] ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 17, 2018.</ref> – and he praised the country's racist strongman leaders.<ref>Newman, Alex (July 25, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/africa/item/29634-amid-racist-land-grabs-obama-praises-south-african-strongman Amid Racist Land Grabs, Obama Praises South African Strongman]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 25, 2018.<br>See also:*Newman, Alex (July 29, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/africa/item/29658-obama-slams-trump-while-deifying-communist-terror-leader Obama Slams Trump While Deifying Communist Terror Leader]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 30, 2018.</ref>
A Boer blog site points out that the Dutch Boer's of South Africa who were integrated into the South African state forcibly by British Afrikaners after the Boer War, were not promulgators of the policy of Apartheid implemented by the dominant Afrikaners. The author states the Dutch Boers first faced the loss of their ethnic identity by British Afrikaners during the Apartheid era, and that the policy of the current South African government is now to remove completely the ethnic communities identity.<ref>[http://www.stopboergenocide.com/29301/index.html Boer, Afrikaner, or White, Which Are You?] by Adriana Stuijt. Retrieved from Stop Boer Genocide.com 11 July 2007.</ref>
The government-supported racism and discrimination against white South Africans are discussed in the 2018 book ''Kill the Boer'' by Ernst Roets.<ref>https://www.killtheboerbook.com/</ref>
===Genocide allegations===
The African National Congress has been accused of promoting genocide against the Boer in South Africa.<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=28421 'Kill the Boer, kill the farmer'], By Anthony C. LoBaido, ''WorldNetDaily.com'', July 28, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2007.</ref><ref>Genocide Watch:[http://www.genocidewatch.org/BoersSlain01.htm Over 4.000 Boer Farmers In South Africa Have Been Murdered Since 1991]. Retrieved from Genocide Watch July 29, 2015.[http://www.genocidewatch.org/images/White_Genocide_TVA.pdf]</ref> These allegations are supported by anti-Apartheid activist Dr. Gregory Stanton, who points out that the murder rate of Afrikaner farmers is four times as high as the country's overall murder rate, which itself is many times higher than the rate in the U.S.<ref>Multiple references:*Newman, Alex (October 24, 2012). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/africa/item/13280-genocide-communism-threaten-south-africa Genocide and Communism Threaten South Africa]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 20, 2018.*Newman, Alex (December 11, 2014). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/africa/item/19699-warnings-grow-over-communism-and-genocide-in-south-africa Warnings Grow Over Communism and Genocide in South Africa]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 20, 2018.</ref>
The victims of this ongoing onslaught are usually elderly white citizens with the assailants generally being black Africans.<ref>[http://www.ilanamercer.com/TheGenocideInDemocraticSA.htm]</ref>
===Current Issues===
Currently in South Africa , there has been much [[violence]]in South Africa, mainly in the poor townships, against foreigners. In particular against [[Zimbabwe]] natives who have fled the regime of [[Robert Mugabe]]. This is due to a perception that the immigrants are taking jobs and land from native born South Africans. == External links ==*[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/worldcup-overview.htm 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa.]
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