during apartheid did things get worst in South Africa after apartheid
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(i) Apartheid was the name of a system of racial discrimination imposed by white Europeans on South Africa. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the trading companies from Europe occupied it with force and became the local rulers. The system of apartheid divided the people and labelled them on the basis of the colour of their skin.
(ii) The natives of South Africa were black in colour. They made up about three-fourth of the population and were called blacks. Besides these two groups (whites and blacks), there were people of mixed races, who were called coloured. The white minority formed the government and followed the policy of apartheid.
(iii) They treated non-whites as inferiors, The non-whites did not have voting rights. The apartheid system was particularly oppressive for the blacks. They were forbidden from living in white areas. They could work in white areas only if they had a permit.
Trains, buses, taxis, hotels, hospitals, schools and colleges, libraries, cinema halls, theatres, beaches, swimming Pools, public toilets were all separate for the whites and the blacks. They could not even visit the churches where the whites worshipped. The Blacks could not form associations or protest against the terrible treatment.
(iv) Since 1950, the blacks, coloured and the Indians fought against this oppressive system. They launched protest marches and strikes. The party called African National Congress (ANC) led the struggle which soon took momentum.
(v) As the protests against the apartheid system had increased, it became difficult for the white government to control the blacks. The white regime changed its policies. Discriminatory laws were repealed. Ban of political parties and restrictions on the media were lifted. Nelson mandela was set free.
(vi) Finally, at the midnight of 26 April, 1994, the new national flag of the Republic of South Africa was unfurled, marking the newly born democracy in the world. Apartheid government came to an end and a multi-racial government was formed.