Anderson Shankanga
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I interviewed Anderson Shankanga on his thoughts about the apartheid and how he participated in helping reconstruct South Africa with Mr. Mandela.
1.What is your opinion on the South Africa Apartheid?
The Apartheid system was not a good system because it was based on the color of one’s skin. People did not have equal rights in the social, political and economic areas. The law required that different races stayed in areas set out for them. They did not mix. Conditions in areas that were allocated to blacks were poor and education for blacks was not as good as that for whites, for example. Blacks were not part of the government system.
2.Have the conditions in South Africa changed since the apartheid?
The system changed in 1994 when all South Africans voted in the first democratic elections. All races voted for the same national system. The African National Congress won the election and formed the government, with Nelson Mandela as the first President elected by all South Africans. The new Government started to promote a system of equality for all citizens. There is no discrimination on the basis of color. All are free to participate in government, schools and universities are mixed, and can people can compete for jobs equally on the basis of qualifications and not race.
3.During the time when Nelson Mandela became President, how did you/he help out in South Africa?
When the change came to South Africa I was working for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). We assisted the country in changing the education system so that it would serve all South Africans equally.
4.What have you done in the past and what are you doing now?
I have worked as a teacher and specialist in education in my country Zambia. I have also worked as a specialist in education development in UNESCO, helping countries change their education systems so they can be more suitable for their countries. I retired from UNESCO in 1999. Since that time I have been teaching at Africa University. I have been teaching peace building, leadership development and governance.
5.What was your role in helping the South African after the Apartheid?
We helped in planning the changes in the education system so that it could be more democratic
6.How does your career relate to everything that has happened with the apartheid in South Africa?
It has helped to develop good education for all citizens.
7.What impact would you like to leave on the world or anyone person?
People should seek to do good for themselves and for others
1.What is your opinion on the South Africa Apartheid?
The Apartheid system was not a good system because it was based on the color of one’s skin. People did not have equal rights in the social, political and economic areas. The law required that different races stayed in areas set out for them. They did not mix. Conditions in areas that were allocated to blacks were poor and education for blacks was not as good as that for whites, for example. Blacks were not part of the government system.
2.Have the conditions in South Africa changed since the apartheid?
The system changed in 1994 when all South Africans voted in the first democratic elections. All races voted for the same national system. The African National Congress won the election and formed the government, with Nelson Mandela as the first President elected by all South Africans. The new Government started to promote a system of equality for all citizens. There is no discrimination on the basis of color. All are free to participate in government, schools and universities are mixed, and can people can compete for jobs equally on the basis of qualifications and not race.
3.During the time when Nelson Mandela became President, how did you/he help out in South Africa?
When the change came to South Africa I was working for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). We assisted the country in changing the education system so that it would serve all South Africans equally.
4.What have you done in the past and what are you doing now?
I have worked as a teacher and specialist in education in my country Zambia. I have also worked as a specialist in education development in UNESCO, helping countries change their education systems so they can be more suitable for their countries. I retired from UNESCO in 1999. Since that time I have been teaching at Africa University. I have been teaching peace building, leadership development and governance.
5.What was your role in helping the South African after the Apartheid?
We helped in planning the changes in the education system so that it could be more democratic
6.How does your career relate to everything that has happened with the apartheid in South Africa?
It has helped to develop good education for all citizens.
7.What impact would you like to leave on the world or anyone person?
People should seek to do good for themselves and for others