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The United Independent Front (UIF) was a political party in South Africa. It broke away from the United Democratic Movement (UDM). Until his death in 2006, it was led by Malizole Diko. He and Nomakhaya Mdaka were the sole members of parliament and left the UDM on 15 September 2005 during the floor crossing period. [1] [2]
In September 2021, De Beer stated two policies which caused him to leave the ANC were the nationalisation of the Reserve Bank and land without compensation, policies de Beer believed destroyed Foreign Direct Investment into South Africa. De Beer has suggested that South Africa should instead draw revenue from its exports and reinvest that into ...
UIF may refer to: In Computing: Universal Image Format, a proprietary disk image format used by MagicISO; A little known and rarely used computer file format used by WordPerfect; UI Foundry; Other uses: Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera (Argentina), the intelligence agency of the Argentine Ministry of Economy
In chemistry, the lever rule is a formula used to determine the mole fraction (x i) or the mass fraction (w i) of each phase of a binary equilibrium phase diagram.It can be used to determine the fraction of liquid and solid phases for a given binary composition and temperature that is between the liquidus and solidus line.
In the study of electoral systems, the Droop quota (sometimes called the Hagenbach-Bischoff, Britton, or Newland-Britton quota [1] [a]) is the minimum number of votes a party or candidate needs to receive in a district to guarantee they will win at least one seat.
One voltage cycle of a three-phase system. A polyphase system (the term coined by Silvanus Thompson) is a means of distributing alternating-current (AC) electrical power that utilizes more than one AC phase, which refers to the phase offset value (in degrees) between AC in multiple conducting wires; phases may also refer to the corresponding terminals and conductors, as in color codes.
Involvement in trade unions, beginning in Durban in 1973, helped create a strong, democratic political culture for black people in South Africa. [2] Mass urban protest could also be traced to the student upsurge in Soweto in 1976. [3] 1982 brought the effects of a world economic crisis to South Africa, and the price of gold fell in 1985. [3]
The South African Defence Act (Act 13 of 1912) made provision for a UDF that would be composed of a Permanent Force (or standing army) of career soldiers, an Active Citizen Force (ACF) of temporary conscripts, a Coast Garrison Force [1] [2] and the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (South African Division) (RNVR(SA)), [3] as well as any other ...