write the features of South African constitution that make it role model of new democracy
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• Ban on political parties and media work lifted .
• The oppressor and the oppressed in this new democracy work planning to live together as equals.
• They wanted to save guard their interests.
• They wanted substantial social and economic rights.
• The white minority was keen to protect its privileges and property.
• The white sacred to the principal of majority rule and that of one man one vote.
• They also agreed that these rules will be Supreme that no government will be able to ignore these.
• The oppressor and the oppressed in this new democracy work planning to live together as equals.
• They wanted to save guard their interests.
• They wanted substantial social and economic rights.
• The white minority was keen to protect its privileges and property.
• The white sacred to the principal of majority rule and that of one man one vote.
• They also agreed that these rules will be Supreme that no government will be able to ignore these.
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Nelson Mandela was tried for treason by the white South African government. He and seven other leaders were sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964 for daring to oppose theapartheid regime in his country. He spent the next 28 years in South Africa’s most dreaded prison, Robben Island.
Struggle against apartheid:
What is Aparthied?
Apartheid was the name of a system of racial discrimination unique to South Africa where the white European minority discriminated the native black majority.
The blacks 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 blacks. This was called segregation.
They could not even visit the churches where the whites worshipped.
Blacks could not form associations or protest against the terrible treatment.
Since 1950, the blacks, the coloured and Indians fought against the apartheid system. They launched protest marches and strikes.The African National Congress (ANC) was the umbrella organisation that led the struggle against the policies of segregation. This included many workers’ unions and the Communist Party. Many sensitive whites also joined the ANC to oppose apartheid and played a leading role in this struggle. Nelson Mandela was tried for treason by the white South African government. He and seven other leaders were sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964 for daring to oppose theapartheid regime in his country. He spent the next 28 years in South Africa’s most dreaded prison, Robben Island. Several countries denounced apartheid as unjust and racist. But the white racist government continued to rule by detaining, torturing and killing thousands of black and coloured people.
Towards a new constitution:
End of apartheid:
As protests and struggles against apartheid had increased, the government realised that they could no longer keep the blacks under their rule through repression. Discriminatory laws were repealed. Ban on political parties and restrictions on the media were lifted.
After 28 years of imprisonment, Nelson Mandela walked out of the jail as a free man. 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.
The apartheid government came to an end, paving way for the formation of a multi-racial government. Mandela, became the first president of new South Africa.
After the emergence of the new democratic South Africa, black leaders appealed to fellow blacks to forgive the whites for the atrocities they had committed while in power. They build a new South Africa based on equality of all races, social justice and human rights. After two years of discussion and debate they came out with one of the finest constitutions the world has ever had. This constitution gave to its citizens the most extensive rights available in any country.The South African constitution inspires democrats all over the world. A state denounced by the entire world till recently as the most undemocratic one is now seen as a model of democracy.
Why do South Africa need a Constitution?
The black majority was keen to ensure that the democratic principle of majority rule was not compromised. They wanted substantial social and economic rights. The white minority was keen to protect its privileges and property. After long negotiations both parties agreed to a compromise. The whites agreed to the principle of majority rule and that of one person one vote. They also agreed to accept some basic rights for the poor and the workers. The blacks agreed that majority rule would not be absolute. They agreed that the majority would not take away the property of the white minority. The only way to build and maintain trust in such a situation is to write down some rules of the country that everyone would abide b.
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Struggle against apartheid:
What is Aparthied?
Apartheid was the name of a system of racial discrimination unique to South Africa where the white European minority discriminated the native black majority.
The blacks 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 blacks. This was called segregation.
They could not even visit the churches where the whites worshipped.
Blacks could not form associations or protest against the terrible treatment.
Since 1950, the blacks, the coloured and Indians fought against the apartheid system. They launched protest marches and strikes.The African National Congress (ANC) was the umbrella organisation that led the struggle against the policies of segregation. This included many workers’ unions and the Communist Party. Many sensitive whites also joined the ANC to oppose apartheid and played a leading role in this struggle. Nelson Mandela was tried for treason by the white South African government. He and seven other leaders were sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964 for daring to oppose theapartheid regime in his country. He spent the next 28 years in South Africa’s most dreaded prison, Robben Island. Several countries denounced apartheid as unjust and racist. But the white racist government continued to rule by detaining, torturing and killing thousands of black and coloured people.
Towards a new constitution:
End of apartheid:
As protests and struggles against apartheid had increased, the government realised that they could no longer keep the blacks under their rule through repression. Discriminatory laws were repealed. Ban on political parties and restrictions on the media were lifted.
After 28 years of imprisonment, Nelson Mandela walked out of the jail as a free man. 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.
The apartheid government came to an end, paving way for the formation of a multi-racial government. Mandela, became the first president of new South Africa.
After the emergence of the new democratic South Africa, black leaders appealed to fellow blacks to forgive the whites for the atrocities they had committed while in power. They build a new South Africa based on equality of all races, social justice and human rights. After two years of discussion and debate they came out with one of the finest constitutions the world has ever had. This constitution gave to its citizens the most extensive rights available in any country.The South African constitution inspires democrats all over the world. A state denounced by the entire world till recently as the most undemocratic one is now seen as a model of democracy.
Why do South Africa need a Constitution?
The black majority was keen to ensure that the democratic principle of majority rule was not compromised. They wanted substantial social and economic rights. The white minority was keen to protect its privileges and property. After long negotiations both parties agreed to a compromise. The whites agreed to the principle of majority rule and that of one person one vote. They also agreed to accept some basic rights for the poor and the workers. The blacks agreed that majority rule would not be absolute. They agreed that the majority would not take away the property of the white minority. The only way to build and maintain trust in such a situation is to write down some rules of the country that everyone would abide b.
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