10 Years of Freedom

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10 Years of Freedom
By Dr.N.N Lehoko, Ambassador, Republic of South
Africa
Prague 2004, Czech Republic
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10 Years of Freedom
Agenda

• History
• South Africa (people, nature art)
• Foreign diplomacy
• Achievements
• Conclusion

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• History

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The History of South Africa

• South Africa was colonized by the English and
  Dutch in the seventeenth century.
• English domination of the Dutch descendants
  (known as Boers or Afrikaners) resulted in the
  Dutch establishing the new colonies of Orange
  Free State and Transvaal.
• The discovery of diamonds in these lands around
  1900 resulted in an English invasion which
  sparked the Boer War.
• Following independence from England, an uneasy
  power-sharing between the two groups held sway
  until the 1940's, when the Afrikaner National
  Party was able to gain a strong majority

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The History of South Africa (cont.)

• Following independence from England, an uneasy
  power-sharing between the two groups held sway
  until the 1940's, when the Afrikaner National
  Party was able to gain a strong majority.
• Strategists in the National Party invented
  apartheid as a means to cement their control over
  the economic and social system.
• Initially, aim of the apartheid was to maintain
  white domination while extending racial
  separation.
• Starting in the 60's, a plan of Grand
  Apartheid was executed, emphasizing territorial
  separation and police repression.

• With the enactment of apartheid laws in 1948,
  racial discrimination was institutionalized.
• Race laws touched every aspect of social life,
  including a prohibition of marriage between
  non-whites and whites, and the sanctioning of
  white-only'' jobs.
• In 1950, the Population Registration Act
  required that all South Africans be racially
  classified into one of three categories white,
  black (African), or colored (of mixed decent).

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South Africa (people, nature art)
The Map of South Africa, its heritages and major
Routes

• West Coast Rock Art
• Waterfront Heritage Route
• 21. Cape Care Route
• 25. Great Karoo Route
• 33. West Coast Fossil Route
• 35. Robben Island
• 38. St Lucia Wetlands Park

For more information, please visit
http//www.southafrica.net/heritage
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South Africa (people, nature art)
Official languages AfrikaansEnglishIsiNdebeleIs
iXhosaIsiZulu Northern Sotho (Sepedi)
SesothoSetswanaSiSwatiTshivendaXitsonga
Non-official Languages Fanagalo
LobeduNorthern NdebelePhuthiSign
LanguageKhoi, Nama and San
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South Africa (people, nature art)
Cape Dutch homestead, Western Cap
Camps Bay, Western Cap
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South Africa (people, nature art)
CULTURE AND HERITAGE EXPERIENCES
FREE STATE PROVINCE, BASOTHO CULTURAL VILLAGE

• The Basotho Cultural village lies in the heart of
  the Qwaqwa National Park, not far from the Golden
  Gate National Park.
• Visit a " kgotla" - the meeting place of the
  traditional council Accept Basotho hospitality by
  taking a sip from the traditional beer offered.
• Listen to the rangoon and lesiba and engage in a
  game of morabaraba. Consult the ngaka, or
  traditional healer and allow him to enlighten you
  as his forebears did for centuries before him.

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South Africa (people, nature art)
SOUTH AFRICA'S PEOPLE, ARTISTS
CULTURE AND HERITAGE EXPERIENCES

• South Africa is home to some of the most ancient
  and beautiful art in the world, the rock art of
  the ancestors of today's San people
• It is also home to a host of vibrant and
  challenging contemporary artists producing new
  and important work.
• Black artists such as Gerard Sekoto and George
  Pemba
• Vladimir Tretchikoff,

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South Africa (people, nature art)
SOUTH AFRICA'S PEOPLE, MUSICIANS
GAUTENG PROVINCECLOSEST TOWN/CITY JOHANNESBURG
- Also referred to as "Joburg", "Jozie", "Egoli"
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• Foreign Diplomacy

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Foreign diplomacy
Objectives

• Promote democratization and respect for human
  rights
• Prevent conflict and promote peaceful resolution
  of disputes
• Advance sustainable development and alleviate
  poverty. 

SAs leadership roles in pursuit of its foreign
policy objectives include

• Chairing the Non-aligned Movement (NAM) from
  1998 to 2001, the Commonwealth from 2000 to 2001
  and the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in
  2002
• Hosting the United Nations (UN) World Summit on
  Sustainable Development (WSSD) in 2002
• Chairpersonship of the newly established African
  Union (AU)
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• Promoting peace and stability in countries such
  as Sierra Leone, Ethiopia/Eritrea, Sudan, the
  Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Comoros, Cote
  d Ivoire and Burundi

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Foreign diplomacy (cont)
Promotion of NEPAD initiative
SAs leadership roles in pursuit of its foreign
policy objectives include

• Promoting the interests of developing countries
  with regard to
• Poverty reduction,
• Debt relief and the democratization of
  international relations in high-level interaction
  with developed countries through its work at the
  G-20 of the International Monetary Fund (IMF),
• discussions with the Group of Eight
  Industrialized Countries (G-8) at their summits,
  and
• initiatives at other UN fora.

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• Achievements

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Achievements

• Governance
• All Apartheid laws have been abolished
• The State has become people-centered state
• Public Service has been transformed
• Better service delivery
• Fighting Corruption

• Justice, Crime prevention and Security
• Transformation and integration of a crime
  prevention system (Strategy)
• Elimination of high priority crime

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Achievements

• Economy
• Performance of economy
• State Enterprise restructuring
• Expanding economic opportunities

• Social
• Boosting the income of the poor
• Broadening access to social services
• Boosting ownership of assets and access to
  opportunities

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Achievements

• International Relations
• Diplomatic normalisation
• Marketing and branding South Africa
• International relations for growth and
  development
• Promoting human rights, peace and stability
• Strengthening multilateralism and cooperation

UN Secretary Gen. K. Annan and President Thabo
Mbeki At the World Summit on Sustainable
Development
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• Conclusion

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Conclusion

• South Africa achieved great success since the
  end of Apartheid era
• Multilateralism and cooperation among others is
  one of the highest priority for South Africa
• Democratisation of international relations and
  high-level interaction with developed countries
• South Africa continues to promote democracy and
  respect for human rights

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !!!