Question

what is meant by apartheid how did it prevail in South Africa​

Answer 1

Answer: Apartheid means "separateness" in the Afrikaans language. It was a political and social system in South Africa during the era of White minority rule. It enforced racial discrimination against non-Whites, mainly focused on skin colour and facial features. After the National Party gained power in South Africa in 1948, its all-white government immediately began enforcing existing policies of racial segregation under a system of legislation that it called apartheid. ... de Klerk began to repeal most of the legislation that provided the basis for apartheid.

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Answer 2

Answer:

apartheid is a racial discrimination in the basis of colour.

Explanation:

it is prevailed in South Africa by the the rule of blacks i.e Nelson Mandela. he hated this apartheid system so he made new constitution.