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Colonial Relationship Between Australia And South Africa

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Before European and Dutch settlers came across the Cape of Good Hope in 1652, there

were many different tribes, dialects, and people that inhibited South Africa. Meant to serve as a

stopover for far sea trade travels, settlers soon found the will to coerce and conquer the land for

its abundance in gold, diamonds and trade-route friendly location. By 1662, hundreds of white

people lived in what was beginning to look like a developing colony. At the end of the century,

immigration law was being heavily pushed which in turn forced independent farmers away from

South Africa towards the north and east ends of the continent.

The San, Khoisan, and Zulu people were known to be amongst some of the most indigenous of

Afrikaan known to …show more content…

For a full century, British colonies were established along Australia. The

nation went on to face a lot of aborigine vs western battles, while South Africa battled apartheid

for centuries to come. As you see, both Australia and South Africa had early history of being

under colonial order. Australia and South Africa both had very impactful immigration issues due

to the colonial takeover. The African National Congress has seen nearly half a century of battling

the apartheid and it was not until 1994 that South Africa held its first multi-cultural election.

“South Africa since then has struggled to address apartheid-era imbalances in decent housin,

education, and health care (www.cia.gov).” South Africa is still turning its stones over politically

to allow their citizens to run at full speed. At the moment their government is facing urban

constituency issues regarding the provision of basic services to low-income areas, in attempts to

increase job growth. Blessed with abundant natural resources, the nation is struggling to meet its

potential due to policy disagreements between long battling parties. South Africa’s inflation …show more content…

Most

citizens lack basic access to services. For example, many rural clinics do not have adequate

resources to test well known epidemics such as HIV. The spirit for globalization in South Africa

isn’t very enthusiastic. From a union standpoint, when your typical citizen isn’t provided with

the most basics of necessities from his/her own government, it’s hard to care enough to provide

quality products and services for the rest of the world. Regardless, South Africa stands as the

European Union’s largest trading partner in the entire continent of Africa thanks to their exports

of mining products, machinery equipment, and transport equipment. South African’s at this point

appear to be primed to grow relationships within the European Union, and work towards a long

term growth. The private sector is working hand in hand with the government to help lift the

economy. As of recently, the National Development Plan 2030 has been under consideration

which is to aim to increase employment form 13 million in 2010, to 24 million in 2030

(www.gov.za). This will also ensure that all children know how to read and write by the

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