Mineral Resources‚ Security and Development in Africa By Braima Koroma Lecturer‚ Institute of Geography and Development Studies‚ School of Environmental Sciences‚ Njala University Introduction: an overview Africa’s known mineral wealth places it among the world’s richest continents. Its very large share of the world’s mineral resources includes diamonds‚ gold‚ silver‚ the platinum group metals‚ emeralds‚ rubies‚ and other precious minerals‚ bauxite‚ manganese‚ nickel‚ cobalt‚ copper
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Nature n incidence of jvnl deliquency in SA Ever since apartheid‚ south africas crime rate has been more to the escalation side than the decreasing side and this also includes cases of juvenile deliquency although to a lesser extent. Juvenile deliquency refers to antisocial or illegal behavior by children or adolescents. is the broad-based term given to juveniles who commit crimes. Juveniles are defined as those people who haven’t reached adulthood or the age of majority. What defines adulthood
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Factors affecting healthy development in children There are many different factors that affect a child healthy growth and development. Knowing the different factors that can affect the child enables us to differentiate activities suited to all children and also if need be place areas of concern so there is early intervention and then that the child has the best possible start.
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C. Background of Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa Truth and Reconciliation Commission (the Truth Commission) was a judicial effort for an asymmetrical conflict in South Africa. It was led by Desmond Tutu who is famous archbishop for his non-violence actions against apartheid. The main tasks of the Truth Commission are to investigate human-rights violations during apartheid era‚ to collect evidences of those human-rights violations and finally to facilitate amnesty for defendants
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The impact of Globalization on the Retail Industry in South Africa by Niezaam Jedaar 18 March 2011 Submitted as part of the requirements for Business Fundamentals in the B Tech (I.T.) program at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology PLAGIARISM DECLARATION Plagiarism is defined as the unacknowledged or unattributed copying of material from any information source whether written‚ printed or electronic. This includes copying from a fellow student. The use of such material is a form
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Sri Lanka is an island in the Indian Ocean‚ also often called the “The Pearl of the Indian Ocean”. Tourism in Sri Lanka has had its ups and downs. Such things like the civil war is now over‚ but for the past thirty years that the war was ongoing‚ a lot of people feared to travel to Sri Lanka and the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami . But despite all these events‚ the tourism in Sri Lanka is still one of the major profit generating industries. Sri Lanka may be a small island‚ but it has a
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Democracy and Economic Development* Adam Przeworski Department of Politics New York University I examine the mutual relation between political regimes and economic development. An analysis of regime dynamics shows that while the paths to democracy are varied‚ once established for whatever reasons‚ democracies survive in developed countries. Contrary to long-standing arguments‚ political regimes do not affect the rate of investment and of the growth of total income. But since population grows
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pollution because of tourism Tourism can cause the same forms of pollution as any other industry: air emissions‚ noise‚ solid waste and littering‚ releases of sewage‚ oil and chemicals‚ even architectural/visual pollution. Air pollution and noise Transport by air‚ road‚ and rail is continuously increasing in response to the rising numbe reported that the number of international air passengers worldwide rose from 88 million in 1972 to 344 million in 1994. One consequence of this increase in air
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Cecil Rhodes acted in his own self-interest and claimed he was doing it for Britain’s gain. During the 19th century‚ South Africa was having great success and profiting greatly. The first diamond was discovered by the Europeans in southern Africa and it was known as the Eureka Diamond. It was found near Hopetown on the Orange River. People soon began to see the real wealth in owning a mine in that region during the time. It became a diamond rush and people from all around the world came to find the
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Understanding the process of exclusion in South Africa: Xenophobia In this essay I will discuss the process of exclusion in South Africa with regards to Xenophobia. I will be looking at three case studies that focus on Cape Town‚ Johannesburg and Durban. These are important cities to look at as they are the renounced and very influential and well known cities in South Africa. Cape Town currently the legislative capital of South Africa and historically a pit stop of the slave trade route is a very
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