Other important factors made Africa the hot spot for British and European expansion including the discovery of gold in the Transvaal and diamonds in the Orange Free State, the palm oil industry in Nigeria, scientific discoveries such as the way to treat malaria, and the mapping and exploration of the previously mysterious African interior early in the 19th century. ... It is important to make note though that the British government as of 1880 was lead by the anti-expansionist sentiments of Gladstone who came into office trying to deal with the imperial entanglements that the previous conser...

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Early in the colonization of South Africa, the English domination of the Dutch descendents (known as Boers or Afrikaners) resulted in the Dutch establishing the new colonies of Orange Free State and Transvaal. ...

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When thinking of World War One, the pictures that often come to mind are trenches, stagnant warfare and other items that are associated with the Western Front. When one thinks of War in Africa, items that generally come to mind are old tribal wars, or General Rommel's Afrika Corps, General Montgomery and the Battle of El Alamein. However war in Africa can be thoroughly included in the history of World War One. War in Africa occurred almost simultaneously as war in Europe did. War in Africa first broke out in early August 1914 with all the German colonies being attacked by the Allies, th...

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They also believe that the little girls had better defenses due to their dry vaginas and once they broke the hymen (popped the cherry), that the clean blood would transfuse into them and they would be free from HIV once again. ...

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But the contest between Christianity and the other religious groups was in the free-for-all areopagus of ideas and rituals (Kofi Appiah-Kubi & Sergio Torres, 1979). ... The point to note is that it is this type of social system and this pattern of reproducing the society that impacts on economy, politics, defense, ritual, and holiness, that was swept aside by colonial force supported by missionary propaganda. ...

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One of Africa's leading critics and theorists of the mass media, Cehn Chimutengwende (1992) notes: 'The mass media have long been recognized in developing countries as essential auxiliary means of modern economic construction, social and cultural development. ...

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To better illustrate the crippling impact of conspiracy theories as they pertain to efforts and to the African American community, take note of a survey conducted by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. ... Poez (1997) notes key elements on advancing conspiracies, one of which is victimhood. ...

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THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY Brief economic history During the 1960s the South African economy expanded at an annual average rate of 5,5 percent and experienced average inflation of 2,4 percent. This compared with annual growth of 5,0 percent in industrialised Organisation for Economic Corporation and Development (OECD) countries and inflation of 2,9 percent. Dollar per capita income grew 73 percent during the decade. The 1970s were turbulent years internationally and the domestic economy grew by only 3,2 per cent per annum (versus 3,4 percent in OECD countries). Relative economic performan...

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