South Africa – The Rainbow Nation
We are going travelling again! Before we start, just for the pleasure,
follow the links to the following videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPEG8Gn6Qxk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7zif_DTniM
The Flag of South Africa
A map of South Africa
An illustrated map
Speak
Look at the photos in your TB p 60 + 61
What can you see?
Choose a caption for each photo and justify your choices.
Blue skies and freedom Dance, rhythm and tradition Life is Art
South Africa in the Wild A new life
What is the name given to the South African nation?
Why?
What is a township?
Facts about South Africa
Use the above information to help answer the following question sheet: Learn
about South Africa.
Compréhension Ecrite
Read the poem TB p 129 : “I, Too” written by Langston Hughes
Answer the questions in your WB p 162.
Now read the following article and answer the questions:
Learn about Apartheid
Apartheid (“apartness” in the language of Afrikaans) was a system of legislation that upheld
segregationist policies against non-white citizens of South Africa. After the National Party
gained power in South Africa in 1948, its all-white government immediately began enforcing
existing policies of racial segregation. Under apartheid, nonwhite South Africans (a majority
of the population) would be forced to live in separate areas from whites and use separate
public facilities. Contact between the two groups would be limited. Despite strong and
consistent opposition to apartheid within and outside of South Africa, its laws remained in
effect for the better part of 50 years. In 1991, the government of President F.W. de Klerk
began to repeal most of the legislation that provided the basis for apartheid. President de
Klerk and activist Nelson Mandela would later win the Nobel Peace Prize for their work
creating a new constitution for South Africa.
Who Started Apartheid in South Africa?
Racial segregation and white supremacy had become central aspects of South African policy
long before apartheid began. The controversial 1913 Land Act, passed three years after South
Africa gained its independence, marked the beginning of territorial segregation by forcing
black Africans to live in reserves and making it illegal for them to work as sharecroppers.
Opponents of the Land Act formed the South African National Native Congress, which would
become the African National Congress (ANC).
Apartheid Becomes Law
By 1950, the government had banned marriages between whites and people of other races,
and prohibited sexual relations between black and white South Africans. The Population
Registration Act of 1950 provided the basic framework for apartheid by classifying all South
Africans by race, including Bantu (black Africans), Coloured (mixed race) and white. A
fourth category, Asian (meaning Indian and Pakistani) was later added. In some cases, the
legislation split families; parents could be classified as white, while their children were
classified as colored.
A series of Land Acts set aside more than 80 percent of the country’s land for the white
minority, and “pass laws” required non-whites to carry documents authorizing their presence
in restricted areas. In order to limit contact between the races, the government established
separate public facilities for whites and non-whites, limited the activity of nonwhite labor
unions and denied non-white participation in national government.
Apartheid
Meaning: ………………………………………………………………………
Definition: ……………………………………………………………………...
Country: ……………………………………………………………………….
Dates: ………………………………………………………………………….
Party which imposed Apartheid: ……………………………………………
Say if the following statements are true (T) of (F) and justify by quoting
from the text.
a) The Apartheid laws classified people according to two racial groups
(Blacks and whites). T F
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b) People were allowed to live wherever they wanted. T F
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c) Social contact between races was not allowed. T F
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d) South Africa had had a segregation policy for a long time before 1948.
T F
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e) The ANC was the leading party for Apartheid. T F
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f) The Whites had to live on very poor lands whereas the Blacks
possessed 80 % of the land. T F
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Asimbonanga (We have not seen him) : Johnny Clegg (with Nelson
Mandela)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGS7SpI7obY
Lyrics
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' u Mandela thina
Laph'ekhona
Laph'ehleli khona
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' u Mandela thina
Laph'ekhona
Laph'ehleli khona
Oh the sea is cold and the sky is grey
Look across the Island into the Bay
We are all islands till comes the day
We cross the burning water
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' u Mandela thina
Laph'ekhona
Laph'ehleli khona
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' u Mandela thina
Laph'ekhona
Laph'ehleli khona
A seagull wings across the sea
Broken silence is what I dream
Who has the words to close the distance
Between you and me
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' u Mandela thina
Laph'ekhona
Laph'ehleli khona
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' u Mandela thina
Laph'ekhona
Laph'ehleli khona
Steven Biko
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang 'umfowethu thina
Laph'ekhona
Laph'wafela khona
Victoria Mxenge…
How many different languages can you hear? Explain why Johnny Clegg
made that choice.
Listen again. Do you think it is a happy or sad song?
Who / What is Johnny Clegg referring to?
Now sing the song!
Nelson Mandela – An extraordinary man
Look at the cartoon of Mandela’s life and then answer the questions.
