Question

What were the fears and interests of black majority and white minority in South Africa ?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The fears and interests of black majority and white minority in South Africa

Explanation:

• The oppressor  (white minority) and the oppressed (black majority) decided to work together as equals in this modern society. However, they didn't have the trust on each other easily. They had their  own fears. They wanted to protect their interests.
• The black majority wanted to make sure that the democratic principle of  the majority rule was not compromised. They wanted considerable economic and social rights. On the other hand, the white minority wanted to protect its property and their privileges.
• All sides decided to a solution after lengthy talks. The whites settled to the law of majority and one person one vote. They also agreed to recognize other human rights for the disadvantaged and for the workers. The blacks accepted that the presumption of majority was not absolute. They decided that the majority should not take away the white minority's property.
• In such a scenario, the best way to establish and maintain trust is to set down the rules of the game that everyone will obey.
• The rules set out how to pick the leaders in future. Such laws also specify the rights and control of the elected governments to do. Those laws essentially also decided people's rights. This led to the making of the Constitution which a set of rules that was accepted both by the balck majority as well as the white minority