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Podcast: The Democracy in South Africa

In this episode of the podcast series Challenges to Democracy, Nicholas Emmanuel Carlie speaks to Zanele Baqwa about the democracy in South Africa. Baqwa had to flee South Africa in the 1960s because she was a political activist.
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Nelson Mandela is affectionately called Madiba. This is a name that reflects his ancestry and his tribe.
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Before you listen

Discuss:

Work in groups.

  1. From 1948 until the early 1990s South Africa had a political system called apartheid. What was apartheid?

  2. In the podcast, you will hear mentioned a person called Madiba. Madiba is an affectionate term used by South Africans to mean Nelson Mandela. What do you know about him?

  3. What do you know about South Africa?

Some people and topics mentioned in the podcast:

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In this episode, Nicholas Emmanuel Carlie speaks to Zanele Baqwa about the democracy in South Africa. Baqwa had to flee South Africa in the 1960s because she was a political activist. The podcast was...

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After you have listened to the episode

Discuss:

Work in groups.

  1. Is South Africa a democracy?

  2. Why did South Africa need a new constitution after apartheid ended?

  3. Baqwa says that South Africa is the most unequal country in the world. Why do you think South Africa is so unequal?

  4. Do you think it is difficult to preserve a democracy in a country where some people are very poor and some people are very rich?

Find out:

Work in groups and choose one of the tasks. Make a short presentation about what you find.

  1. It is mentioned in the podcast that the unemployment rate is high for young South Africans. Find updated numbers for the unemployment rate for young South Africans and whether there is a difference between the unemployment rate for Black citizens and white citizens.

  2. The podcast mentions that there have been demonstrations and riots in South Africa in recent years. One example is the July riots in 2021. Find out why such riots happen and what it means for the South African democracy.

Research:

What political issues are important in South Africa today? Visit South African news sites to find out more. Choose two stories to present in a group.

Suggested news sites to visit:

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Sist faglig oppdatert 16.05.2022

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