Essays on South African

International Human Rights Law and Prisons in Africa

Term Paper 4500 words

Introduction

The International Centre for Prison Studies’ World Prison Brief, in its report suggested that over 10 million individuals are formally incarcerated in prison and correctional facilities around the world. According to the same Brief, even more are held in either military facilities where they are detained or in security or police facilities without any specific legal process underway. There are three categories that the United States’ (U.S). Government has for humanitarian and human rights concerns as they relate to these individuals who are housed in a detention facility that is; 1. unsafe in terms of ...

Introduction

Good governance and capital structure play a crucial role in the maximization of corporate profitability, either through an increase in profit margin or a reduction in capital cost or both (Uwuigbe, 2014), and in effect shareholders’ wealth. Companies who are aware of these factors in their objectives of profit maximization eagerly put their good governance principles into corporate codes, which act as valuable reference points in their governance decisions. As such, sound corporate governance engenders investor confidence in terms of capital preservation and acceptable returns of investments (Okiro, Aduda, & Omoro, 2015; Agyei & Owusu, 2014; Heng, Azrbaijani, & San, 2012). With ...

Choosing a Product

The chosen product for the consumer market in South Africa is smartphones, which have a high demand in this consumer market based on the technological advancements experienced in different parts of the world. The selection of this product focuses on two aspects that would help towards defining success for the company involved in the export process. Firstly, the selection of product focused on the growing consumer markets for smartphones within the South African consumer market with the majority of these products coming in from Asian countries (Parker, 2014). Consequently, this means that providing consumers with quality smartphones would help ...

Never a spontaneous phenomenon, racism seems sparked often as an ideological view. Unlikely though it may sound, the white liberal government instituted what continued for over 40 years. Characterized by segregation and violence in response to any opposition, the order came to its end. While in the transitional period, the country established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for the restoration of national unity. Obviously, national reconciliation is possible only through racism eradication since it is racial bias that is at the root of the national disunity and bellicosity. Much as the commission utilized a number of tools towards this ...

How the conflict played out

Foundations of the civil rights movement were defined by the fight and struggle of the African Americans for equal and full rights as full citizens (like the white Americans) of the United States of America in the 1950's. Africans were subjectively discriminated and denied fundamental rights such as education, health, democratic voting, and even recreational facilities such as restaurants. This inequality and discrimination founded on racial differences compelled the victims of the vice to initiate various mechanisms in a bid to quash it out of their land. They involved themselves in demonstrations and negotiations to counter the problems. The ...

The song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” has a special place in the history of South African music. As often happens, the original version, and its performer, remained little known to the general public, while the numerous alterations received glory and reward. For 70 years of existence, this song has more than 160 versions and the total time of its sound on the radio has passed for three hundred years. Song led a variety of charts and according to estimates it collected over $15 million (LaFraniere, 2006). Still, the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonigh” is mostly famous for its use ...

Philosophy is the study of fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence specifically when considered as an academic thing or discipline. African philosophy often deals with metaphysics which is a branch of philosophy that deals with the study of nature such as being, substance, cause, identity time, and space (Ugwuanyi 513-522). Epistemology is a branch of philosophy that deals with the methods, origin, nature and limits of human knowledge or it is a concern with theories of knowledge. African metaphysics explain the way of life interaction, perceptions and how things come to existences within the reality of the African ...

Abstract

Pretend play is one of the avenues through which children get to experience the world at an experiential level . It is through this form of play that the children get to develop key cognitive skills necessary for fully functional adults. Pretend play can take different forms, but the games have common features such as allowing room for children to vent their feelings and emotions while giving their description of actual and fictional objects. Various theories explain the importance of pretend play, with the Lev Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development, offering essential insights on the importance of pretend play . ...

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN UK, SOUTH AFRICA, AND MEXICO

Business environment in UK, South Africa, and Mexico Introduction The purpose of this report is to analyze the business environment in South Africa and Mexico to help Gem Leathers Limited in establishing a joint venture. Also, the report will examine the issues of trademarks, trade secrets and patents in the U.K, Mexico, and South Africa.

Financial incentives Mexico offers numerous incentives in various sectors with an aim of creating employment, improving infrastructure, enhancing productivity, and boosting exports. The Maquiladora is the most significant incentive that is offered to foreign companies in Mexico. The benefits of Maquiladora incentive include duty-free ...

ARTICLE REVIEW

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Global v/s Multinational

Article Review Introduction There is no doubt that today’s business environment has changed. Over the past few decades, the rise of transportation, communication, technology and cross cultural integration across the world has seen the rapid rise of consumerism and increasing wants and needs on a global scale. In the article named ‘Globalization of Markets’, (Levitt, 1983), sees the demise of the quintessential multinational corporation and proposes the emergence and ...

Nelson Mandela was an important political figure in South Africa because he fought against the white supremacists that were in charge of the country. He spent 27 years in prison because he opposed the South African government. Nevertheless, Nelson Mandela was able to reach his political goals in the 1990s after he had been released from the prison. He and his political partners came to the power and changed the political environment in South Africa. 2) The statement was made in Rivonia, the suburb of Johannesburg which is the capital of South Africa. During the trial in 1964 Nelson ...

It is disheartening to observe two nations that underwent significant changes in the last century failed to capitalize on their reforms for the penal systems. South Africa declared itself of free of apartheid rule and yet finds its indigenous population reeling under the present government. The German model for reforms was on track until the political pressures overtook it (Cavadino, Cavadino, and Dignan, 2005). The cry is for stricter laws against criminals and yet, they are unable to follow the examples of the Netherlands or learn from the mistakes made by the United States. The South African people still ...

Introduction

Ever since the emergence of theatre as a form of art, it has remained on of the most popular and expressive genres of art that continue to entertain as much as it informs. This is perhaps because for many years, theatre has been used as a social mirror of sorts; one that allows the audience as well as the performers to view the society in which they live for what it is. The ability of playwrights to craft magnificent and compelling theatrical pieces that highlight the plight of the societies in which they live arguably makes playwrights one of ...

William Kentridge (South African artist)

William Kentridge is a famous South African artist who draws and erases with charcoal. What is interesting about him is that he records his compositions at each stage and creates a video projection of the re-worked source drawings. This makes his aesthetic concerns linked intimately with the descriptive power of his work. There is a palpable tension in his quiet works because of the brutality of the content. Kentridge shows his concerns of post-Apartheid South Africa with an unparalleled lyricism in his compositions 1. Kentridge is a filmmaker and sculptor too and has been heavily involved in theatre. One ...

Nelson Mandela was the first president of the Republic of South Africa elected in fully democratic elections. He served as president from 1994 to 1999. Before his presidency he was an outstanding fighter against apartheid and African National Congress (ANC). He was convicted and imprisoned for participating in an underground armed struggle. Mandela was a supporter of peaceful way of solving problems, although in the beginning of his political struggle armed resistance was the only effective type of fighting the regime.

How much powerful is the leader? What makes him powerful?

Nelson Mandela is a prominent leader. He decided to serve his term in prison rather than submit himself ...

Risk Management at Old Mutual Group

Old Mutual risk management strategies are shaped by the potential impacts on the company's reputation, earnings, liquidity and future sustainability. They are strategic, and the companies closely monitor them. Owing to various strategic changes that the company underwent in the period under review, strategic execution risk is the principal risk facing Old Mutual. The company is faced with other principal risks including, economic situations in the country of operation, shifting credit risk across the group and currency devaluations. There are also other inherent potential risks owing to the changing customer needs, market exposures, liability insurance risks, and interest volatility. ...

South Africa is situated at the southern-most part of the African continent. The country is surrounded by the states of Namibia, Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe. The country occupies close to 4% of the total continent’s landmass with a size that is five times bigger than that of Great Britain. South Africa is a great tourist attraction due to its exotic landscape and beautiful culture that attracts visitors. The following is key information that every visitor to South Africa needs to know about .

Passport

In order to travel to South Africa, one is required to be in possession of a ...

The Movie, Invictus, portrays various leadership qualities among two national icons between characters played by Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar (Invictus). The movie is an inspirational piece of art; it portrays post-apartheid racial divisions that existed in South Africa between the Blacks and the White South Africans immediately after the country attained independence. Morgan Freeman acting as the Country’s President, Nelson Mandela, exhibits essential leadership qualities that unites the Whites and Black citizens (Invictus). One of these qualities is Wisdom; immediately after taking office as the first Black President, he wisely recognizes ...

It is known that the prejudice (bias) is attitude which prevents adequate perception of the message or action. Usually a person does not realize or does not want to recognize his prejudice and considers his relation to the object of prejudice as a result of objective and independent evaluation. Prejudice can be a consequence of hasty and unfounded conclusions based on personal experience (social stereotype), as well as the result of uncritical assimilation of standardized judgments adopted in a particular social group (prejudice). It is often used to justify misdeeds. Carol Adja and Gabriella Lazaridis in their article Migration, ...

A Brief Set of Facts

This case was instituted before the High Court of South Africa in September 2014. The first claimant was the duly registered owner of a residential property located in River East Township Division IR Gauteng. Through several formal and informal agreements, the first claimant agreed and transferred the title of the immovable property to the second respondent, and the name in the register was changed to the second respondent. With the title to the property, the second respondent secured a loan from the third respondent using the property as security. The claimants sought a declaration that the agreements between the ...

The Concept of Docile Bodies

Foucault defined docile bodies as flexible objects upon which disciplinary forces are acted, with each object being a node in an intricate and complicated field where power is arranged as well as controlled. In expanding on the concept of docile bodies, Foucault relied on the case of soldiers and their adaptability to the conditions imposed on them which makes them be recognized through their marching, the alert manner in which they behaved - erect head and the broad shoulders. This implies that even the recruits would be trained on how to acquire characteristics of a soldier making them able ...

Globalization is termed as a process that fosters the interconnectedness of the world by its people and places by way of the convergence of their politics, economies as well as their cultural activities (Rowntree, Lewis, Price, & Wyckoff 4). Far flung areas have become increasingly connected thanks to the modern technologies that have been developed in recent years. Globalization has often helped change the mindset of different societies depending on the issues at hand. In the context of The Long Walk to Freedom, a movie depicting the issues affecting apartheid South Africa; the viewer is drawn into the intrigues that ...

The Decline and Fall of Apartheid: National, Regional, and Global Factors

Introduction The struggle for independence in the Republic of South Africa was weakened by certain policies and directives that were passed on by the then ruling Afrikaans. Apartheid was the biggest obstacle that these freedom fighters were to face. It was characterized by racial segregation that gave preference to the white people while the black people were not viewed as equals. Racial segregation was seen in many other areas such as health care facilities, schools and places of work such as mines where the black people were forced to work. The Apartheid regime came to an end and allowed ...