Pax Praetoriana (or Pax Pretoriana) refers to the relative stability of modern South Africa and the foreign policy of the modern Republic of South Africa at dominating in the African continent (economically and politically) and attempting to make other countries to adopt the South African style of government, which is seen as stable (the term itself derives from Pax Romana, the Roman peace). South African leadership (African National Congress) sees their country to be the most advanced in Africa, and as well sees their type of government to be efficient - unlike governments of those countries in Africa which are plagued by civil wars. However it is vry disputed werether the government of South Africa is that advanced - the good economical situation is primarilly there due to the decades of white rule; after the fall of white rule, no problems were solved (such as unemployment) and new problems appeared or became more powerful (AIDS, highest crime in the world), which caused heavy emmigration; discrimination as well did not disappear, only that it was reversed - formerly it was against blacks and now it is against whites (e.g. it is much harder for the whites to get jobs, the Afrikaans language is removed from everywhere, etc.). Pax Romana, Latin for the Roman peace, is the long period of relative peace experienced by states within the Roman Empire. ... The African National Congress (ANC) is a centre-left political party, and has been South Africas governing party (in a coalition) since the establishment of majority rule in May 1994. ... A civil war is a war in which the competing parties are segments of the same country or empire. ... The Red Ribbon is the global symbol for solidarity with HIV-positive people and those living with AIDS. AIDS is an acronym for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and is defined as a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the depletion of the immune system caused... Afrikaans is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in South Africa and Namibia. ...

See as well: African Renaissance The African Renaissance is a concept popularized by South African President Thabo Mbeki in which the African people and nations are called upon to solve the many problems troubling the African continent. ...