The Contribution of the British Apartheid System as Legacy of Colonialism in South Africa

Abstract

This dissertation tackles the contribution of the Apartheid System as legacy of British colonialism in South Africa during the post-colonial era. The present research aims to examine the South African experience with colonialism. The study explores apartheid identification as system and its adaptation by colonial Britain. Furthermore, the study will attempt to identify the involvement of the apartheid in South African history. It also studies its impacts on the economic, political, cultural, and social domains in post-apartheid period. In addition, the study aims to prove the negative and positive effects of the apartheid. In order to achieve our goals, we have employed a number of approaches. These approaches have been used to create credible and well-structured research. First, we used historical method to tackle the origins of the Apartheid system and to provide a historical background about South Africa. Moreover, Descriptive and analytical approaches have been adopted as well. These approaches have been aided at providing a descriptive and analytical study about the apartheid as system, as colonial legacy, and South African experience with colonization. Finally, our study has detected the negative effects of the apartheid regime on socio economic structure. As result, South Africa post-apartheid government made reforms and strategies. These strategies aimed at improving the economy of the country. Moreover, it sought to transform South Africa from British colony to highly developed economy and advanced infrastructure.