The Birthplace of humanity All people are most likely to be descendents of beings who lived in Africa millions of years ago. Fossils and genetic evidence suggest that both humans and the forest dwelling great apes descended from a common ape like ancestor who lived in Africa 5 to ten million years ago. The earliest known hominids to which humans belong were the australopithecines‚ which emerged about four million years ago. Recently scientists have found Homo habilis fossils in the Caucasus region
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What really goes on in Africa that not many people know about. There are many conflicts in Africa that we are not aware of. Wars are part of every civilization both small tribes and mighty nations in Africa have been involved in war since people first carved knives out of stone. Despite decades of conflict‚ death and tragedy issues in Africa have often been ignored‚ oversimplified‚ or focused on limited aspects. “There are currently fifteen African countries involved in war‚ or are experiencing post-war
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poverty never seems to go down‚ despite decades of work by African governments and NGOs‚ outside NGOs‚ and foreign government aid programs. What causes this entrenched poverty‚ on a continent rich with natural resources? Unfortunately‚ poverty in Africa doesn ’t result from just one or two causes. There are a number of different factors at work‚ all interacting with one another‚ and making the problem of entrenched poverty extremely difficult to solve. Some of the major causes of poverty include:
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South Africa‚ alone of all the British colonies did not follow the political course of embracing democracy and freedom. Even though the geographic area called South Africa had a large British presence‚ the country was required to follow legislation given in the agreement of the surrender in 1806 from the Dutch. Those terms meant that the country was allowed to diverge from English law and replace it with South African law. The country at that time was not plagued with inequality‚ layers of a class
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Towards a National Child Labour Action Programme for South Africa Discussion Document October 2002 Discussion document Prepared for the Department of Labour by Dawie Bosch & Associates Funded by the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) for use in the consultative process towards a national child labour programme for South Africa. Core team members Dawie Bosch‚ Debbie Budlender‚ Sam Tshabalala
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Projects that Matter Part A. Hunger and malnutrition in various countries of Africa have been on the increase since the 1960’s. In the 1980’s it reached a climax when over 150 million people were affected by it in one form or another. Now more than 30 million children and adults across a swath of Africa are facing a devastating hunger and malnutrition crisis. Countries like Ethiopia‚ Kenya and Zambia are among some of the regions that are strongly affected by hunger and malnutrition issues. In
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Africa is the world’s second largest continent spread over an area of 11‚668‚545 sq. miles‚ which makes up for 6% of the Earth’s total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area on the surface of the Earth. Africa is second only to Asia with more than 900 million people inhabiting the continent which is approximately 14% of the world’s total population. The continent is bound by Mediterranean Sea to the north‚ the Suez Canal and Red Sea in the northeast‚ which separate it from the neighboring
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In July 2002‚ in Durban South Africa‚ leaders and representatives from 53 African nations launched the African union‚ a continental organization to replace the organization of African union. This new organization calls for major changes to pan African approaches to peace and security. The Constitutive Act of the African union and its protocol relating to the establishment of the Peace and Security Council place renew emphasis on building a continental security regime capable of preventing‚ managing
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term‚ it is necessary to examine the evolution of the political system that was based on the principles and practices of apartheid. Historical Background The Union of South Africa became a self-governing dominion within the British Commonwealth on May 31‚ 1910‚ when four British dependencies were merged under the South Africa Act passed by the British Parliament in 1909. Unification was interpreted differently by British and by Afrikaner leaders‚ however. To the British‚ uniting the four dependencies
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National Flag of South Africa Country: South Africa Proportions: 2:3 South African Flag Description: The flag of South Africa consists of two horizontal stripes of equal width - red on the top and blue on the bottom. The red and blue stripes are separated by a green middle stripe which is bordered in white and splits into a horizontal Y. On the left side of the flag there is a black isosceles triangle which is outlined in yellow. South African Flag Meaning: Although the colors have no official
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