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The Republic of South Africa was called a Rainbow Nation by the Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu, to highlight the diversity of its past, and the myriad of challenges and opportunities embodied in celebrating and leveraging this diversity toward a prosperous future for all.
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Lynham, S.A., Nafukho, F.M., Cunningham, P.W. (2009). The Cultural Context of Human Resource Development Paradigms and Practices in South Africa. In: Hansen, C.D., Lee, YT. (eds) The Cultural Context of Human Resource Development. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230236660_4
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