Introduction The consequences of a dominant party system for the successful consolidation of democracy, has always been an issue of interest amongst political scientists in democracies all over the world. In a situation whereby one political party dominates the political landscape and faces little prospect of defeat in the general elections, then concerns always arise surrounding the possibility of declining government response to public opinion, loss of accountability and the overall destruction
by freely acceding information about political issues (Lincoln, 1861-16).A political party is defined as a special form of a social organisation of organised people with familiar political aims and opinions by which they seek to influence the public policy by getting their candidates elected to public offices. The aim of the political party is to fulfil democracy and they fulfil democracy through various supporting functions. Democracy is a government system by all the citizens or eligible members
The process of economic independence does not occur concurrently with the process of political independence. When a former colonial possession achieves political independence, their economy is still engaged in a colonial economic system; this is apparent nowhere more so than in sub-Saharan Africa. The ability for the new state to transition from the colonial system to the current global capitalist system is a process of establishing institutions within the state to foster domestic growth and create
Introduction: Political Culture has been questioned to have many definitions as it is yet an early process which political scientists are still exploring now to this to see how it affect politics. A political culture provides key elements to the South African political system both in an individualistic and a collective perspective. In South Africa we share a democratic political culture as we are now drawn to democracy after the 1994 change of system. Even now some political leaders don’t uphold
Africa is a considered as being the most struggling continent of earth. It is a continent counting today 1.8 billion inhabitants. Africa is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, the Southern Atlantic Ocean, the Northern Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Red Sea. It is full of natural resources. Africa is not developing as fast as it should. Why is that? Why is this big continent left behind with all potentials? What are its nations not doing right? Answering these question may require to look
Development and underdevelopment are two terms that have found common usage in Africa’ (Mwaura, 2005: 1). History and experience ‘have taught us that development is a complex process and that no one has all the answers’ (Mkandawire and Soludo, eds. 1998). Rodney (1972:3) states that development in human society is a many-sided process. At the level of the individual, it implies increased skill and capacity, greater freedom, creativity, selfdiscipline, responsibility, and material well-being’.
can use to change the world”. Education in Africa has been a matter of discussions through out history. After the colonization era,the education system in Africa suffered a significant change which leaves flagrant effects in today’s society. Africa is witness of violent conflicts and different economical and political realities that have an impact on everyday life, and most importantly, on future generations. The different realities of the countries in Africa, makes it difficult to consolidate a stable
In the 17th century the Dutch and the British colonized the previously unexplored South Africa. English domination of the Dutch offspring (known as Boers or Afrikaners) resulted in the Dutch establishing the new colonies of Orange Free State and Transvaal for there own use. However the discovery of diamonds in these lands around 1900 resulted in an English invasion, which sparked the Boer War. A power struggle remained between the two, in the years following the famous Anglo-boer war. A battle that
explorers, but proud kingdoms in West Africa. Kings, scholars, traders—all molded the story of Africa with stunning achievements in ancient Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. Trade made these empires wealthy. They formed their own centralized political systems. Scholars flocked to centers of learning. These empires achieved much and stood powerful in their own right long before Europeans were involved. West African kingdoms were wealthy because they controlled trade systems. The first major kingdom, Ghana
However, nationalistic movements all over the world eventually occurred, in order to battle imperialism. In the 20th century, East Asia and Africa had similar causes for the rise of nationalistic movements and their political outcomes, but differed in the ideologies that accompanied these movements. Nationalistic movements arose in both East Asia and Africa because of the disillusionment of WWI, as European powers fought for democracy but maintained their imperialistic tendencies and imperialism