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Supporting post-conflict reconciliation : an assessment of international assistance to South Africa's Truth CommissionMcPherson, Duncan M. January 2000 (has links)
This thesis provides a baseline understanding of the support given by foreign governments to South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The study endeavours, first, to analyze the instances of international assistance provided to the TRC to determine what aid worked well and why or why not. The thesis finds overall that foreign support has been an important bulwark to the Commission. Nevertheless, the thesis identifies shortcomings in the effectiveness of foreign assistance to the TRC. Based on these findings the thesis pursues a second objective: extracting lessons from the TRC to guide future international efforts in support of truth commissions in post-conflict and transitional states. The thesis underscores common challenges facing truth commissions. By extrapolating from the South African case the thesis recommends ways international actors can best help future truth commissions overcome these difficulties.
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The South African Jewish Board of Deputies and politics, 1930-1978.Ben-Meir, Atalia. January 1995 (has links)
The pivot around which the controversy over the Board's political policy revolved was the question whether a collective Jewish attitude towards the government's racial policies should be formulated, or whether this was the province of individual Jewish protest. Stemming from this was the question of the extent of communal responsibility towards the individual who had fallen afoul with the law in expressing his protest. The complexity of
formulating policy was exacerbated by the trauma of the 1930's and 1940's where the National Party and its leadership espoused a radical anti-Semitic ideology and a pro-Nazism policy. Added to this was the very real sympathy felt for the aspirations of survival of the Afrikaner People, conflated by a revulsion and antipathy towards the measures the nationalist Government took to attain this end. The solution hit upon by the Board was a policy of 'neutrality' in the political area. This dissertation is an attempt to highlight the problems with which the Board grappled and its central concerns in formulating policy vis-a-vis the political issues that were at the centre of the political life of South Africa. The study follows the evolvement of the policy of collective non-involvement from the 1950s and the gradual evolution it underwent in the 1970s and 1980s towards a commitment and a responsibility to openly and publicly speak out on the moral aspects of Apartheid. In view of the above, the thesis begins in 1930 with the
promulgation of the Quota Act, which initiated the new antisemitic policies of the National Party, until 1978. The epilogue ends 1985 when the Board of Deputies abandoned its policy of neutrality towards the political arena, when the 33rd National congress of the Jewish Board of Deputies, passed a resolution condemning the Policy of Apartheid, thus adopting a collective
stance towards the government's racial policies. Although this stance was in line with the views prevalent in the white community, it signalled a giant step in the Board of Deputies' drive to abandon its policy of accommodation towards the NP government and Nationalist forces. / Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of Natal, Durban, 1995.
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The South African parliamentary opposition, 1948-1953.White, William Barry. January 1989 (has links)
The primary focus of the thesis is the attempt by the United
Party, between 1948 and 1953, to regain political power.
It argues that although policy issues were important,
insufficient attention has thus far been paid to the United
Party's organisational weakness, particularly in regard to
its inability adequately to register and delete voters, as
an explanation for the Party's 1948 defeat. The United
Party had, therefore, from a far more heterogeneous base of
support, not only to implement organisational reforms so as
to evince an efficiency equal to that of the National Party
but had also to clarify what it intended to achieve by its
pragmatic race' policy.
It is argued that the essence of the latter had been white
immigration. Only a substantial white population, it was
felt, would induce that sense of white security sufficient
to allow the peaceful accommodation of the' aspirations of
the unenfranchised. Faced with the immediate curtailment of
immigration and unable to emphasise, through fear of
alienating marginal Afrikaans-speaking voters, its
importance, the Party was progressively forced to give
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ground on its race policy. Its tendency to do so and yet
demand the retention of constitutional guarantees made the
Party an easy target for Government manipulation.
Seen against this background the United Party initiative in
encouraging the establishment of the War veterans' Torch
Commando, its formal alliance with the Labour Party and the
considerable structural reforms it was able to implement as
a consequence of its informal alliance
mining interests, failed to halt the
voters away from it.
with financial and
swing of marginal
The United Party's 1953 General Election defeat not only
resulted in a crippling collapse of its financial support
but also led to a gradual realignment of opposition
parliamentary politics towards a rapprochement with those
extra-parliamentary forces which were already assuming their
place as the real opposition to the National Party
Government. / Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of Natal, Durban, 1989.
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An evaluation of the financial process operating in the Department of Education and Culture of the Administration : House of Delegates.Garbharran, Hari Lall. 27 November 2013 (has links)
No abstract available. / Thesis (DPA)-University of Durban-Westville, 1988.
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The South African Party, 1932-34 : the movement towards fusion.Turrell, Atholl Denis. January 1977 (has links)
No abstract available. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of Natal, Durban, 1977.
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Conflict transformation in post-apartheid South Africa from 1994-2013.Rwebangira, Redempta Kokusiima. January 2013 (has links)
With South Africa’s momentous transition to democratic rule in 1994, the Nelson Mandela administration significantly underscored the need to erect the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) as a mechanism to address the grievances, racial discrimination and violence that characterized the apartheid era. The South African government and the TRC have initiated policies to expedite reconciliation among its different races with the primary objective to recompense those who were previously marginalized and abused by the apartheid regime. Such attempts include: economic and land restitution and affirmative action. Despite these strides however, there are still enormous challenges, especially with regards to socio-economic imbalances, racial skirmishes, violence, and unresolved grievances among the victims of the apartheid era. Conceived in this way, the primary purpose of this research is to offer a broad analysis of rationale to transform some of the apartheid structural arrangements to a more egalitarian structure.
1994 heralded a new era of democratization in South Africa after long years of apartheid regime. The transition from autocratic rule to democracy has often been an excruciating one. It is no doubt that the challenges of transformation and reconciliation have resulted in the changing of the character of conflict and violence in post-apartheid South African society. This study also intends to analyse the current nature of conflict in post-apartheid South Africa such as; black on black, political assassinations and taxi violence. Although the nature of violent conflict in South Africa has transformed since post-apartheid, ostensibly, these conflicts are nevertheless rooted in apartheid. Given the foregoing, it appears that the full recovery from the apartheid era is still a far cry. In order for this recovery to take place, some of the structures of the apartheid era must be removed and multi-racial groups fully integrated. / Thesis (M.Soc.Sc. )-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2013.
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The media and social construction of reality : a case study of the charges against Jacob Zuma.Khuluse, Lungisile Zamahlongwa. 24 April 2014 (has links)
This dissertation investigates print media reporting on the Jacob Zuma case to
establish levels of bias, if any, in reporting such a high profile political case. The
study is premised on the concept of social construction of reality where values
and preferences could colour the perception of facts. The use of both ethnographic and
quantitative content analysis allowed for the systematic investigation of the content of
newspaper articles while the use of discourse analysis highlighted the importance of
language use in the social construction of reality.
Under apartheid the media was critical of government both ideologically and morally. The
print media had a liberal democratic ethos and generally defended the underdog. This has
been carried over into the democratic dispensation. The implication of the Deputy President
of the country and the brother of the Secretary of the Arms Procurement Committee in
corruption hit the nerve of the press, hence the vigilant reporting on the case. The media
generally painted a picture of Zuma as a corrupt man not fit to be in public office with his
implication in corruption being perceived as a threat to the country's democratic ethos. The
view was that this undermined democratic principles of equality, justice and accountability.
On the contrary COSATU, SACP and the ANCYL mobilised the public in support of Zuma
arguing that the charges were instituted by vindictive opponents who wanted to destroy
Zuma's political career. The NPA's conduct during the case including its failure to provide
Zuma with a final indictment in over a year arguing that it was not prepared to continue
with the case thus seeking a postponement - gave credence to the conspiracy theorists. At
the end, the NP A conceded the conspiracy theory on the representation made by Zuma
following leaked conversations between National Prosecuting Authority (NP A) boss
Leonard McCarthy and former National Director of Public Prosecutions, Bulelani Ngcuka.
This in essence brought a non-conclusive end to the saga as the allegations and the defence
therefore could not be tested in a court of law. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2011.
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South Africa’s home policy and its foreign relations : a study of transitions since 1990Whytock, Ian Alexander 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2015. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is a study of South African transitions. A transition, within the
context of South African contemporary history, usually refers to the period in
the early 1990s when South Africa underwent a negotiated transition from
racial minority rule to a full democracy in 1994. This thesis takes a liberal
understanding of South Africa’s transition timeline and is not confined just to
South Africa’s political transition, but also examines transitions within
transitions. This will be done through three studies beginning with a survey of
the global political transitions that took place against the backdrop of South
Africa’s domestic political transition in the early 1990s. Secondly, we will look
at the role that national historical identity plays in diplomacy and international
relations and, more specifically, at the cultivation of a new historic identity in
South Africa’s international relations. Lastly, we will examine the policy
transitions that came in the “new” South Africa through a case study of the
nationalization debate. All three of these focuses will be studied through the
lens of South Africa’s foreign relations with China and the United States which
provides a unique vantage point for viewing the complexities. The goal of this
thesis is to develop a broader understanding of transitions in South Africa and
the role that the United States and China played in them. As this theme is
interrogated, some of the continuities and discontinuities will be exposed
between the “old” and “new” South Africa. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie tesis bestudeer Suid-Afrikaanse transisies. 'n Transisie, binne die
konteks van kontemporêre Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis, verwys gewoonlik na
die tydperk van die vroeë 1990's toe Suid-Afrika 'n bemiddelde oorgang
ondergaan het vanaf radikale minderheidsbewind na 'n volledige demokrasie
in 1994. Hierdie tesis neem 'n liberale benadering tot die tydperk waarbinne
hier periode beskou word en is nie beperk tot slegs Suid-Afrika se politieke
transisie nie, maar ondersoek ook transisies binne-in transisies. Dit sal
gedoen word deur drie ondersoeke, wat begin met 'n oorsig van die
wêreldwye politieke transisies wat op daardie stadium plaasgevind het teen
die agtergrond van Suid-Afrika se binnelandse politieke transisie van die
1990's. Tweedens sal ons kyk na die rol wat nasionale historiese identiteit
speel in diplomatiese en internasionale verhoudinge en, meer spesifiek, die
kultivering van 'n nuwe nasionale historiese identiteit in Suid-Afrika se
internasionale verhoudinge. Laastens beskou ons die beleidstransisies wat
ingekom het in die "nuwe" Suid-Afrika. Dit word gedoen deur 'n gevallestudie
van Suid-Afrika se debat oor nasionalisering. Al drie hierdie fokusse sal
beskou word deur die lens van Suid-Afrika se verhoudinge met Sjina en die
Verenigde State. Hierdie verhoudinge verskaf 'n unieke oogpunt waar
rondom die kompleksiteite van hierdie debat beskou kan word. Die doel van
hierdie tesis is om 'n breër verstandhouding te skep waarin Suid-Afrika se
transisies beskou kan word. Soos hierdie tema ondersoek word, word van die
kontinuïteite en diskontinuïteite van die "ou" en "nuwe" Suid-Afrika ontbloot.
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Workshop package on discussion document on economic policy / ANC workshop package on discussion document on economic policyANC Department of Economic Policy January 1900 (has links)
This package was prepared by the ANC Department of Economic Policy to assist branches to discuss the discussion document on economic policy. It serves as a guide to discussion and is not a replacement for the document. The package contains ideas for inputs, illustrations and guide questions for discussions. The illustrations can be made into WALL CHARTS or TRANSPARENCIES and used with an overhead projector. We suggest that a group of people (the political education committee) come together to plan a workshop for branch members. Read both the package and the discussion document before planning. The ANC is in the process of setting up ANC Economic Associations in each region. If you need help, contact members of the Association through the regional office.
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APDUSA: African People's Democratic Union of Southern Africa / National conference 1995: speeches and resolutionAPDUSA January 1900 (has links)
The Fourth National Conference of the APDUSA, held in Ezibeleni, Queenstown on 15/16 April 1995, must be marked as one of the most significant events in the history of the organisation. Taking place one year after the establishment of a new political order in South Africa, it was a pertinent time to assess its import in the face of the critical problems that still beset the nation. The achievement of the universal franchise, after long years of bitter struggle, has indeed been a signal victory for the labouring masses of South Africa. But it is a victory that has brought no improvement in the socio-economic conditions of their existence. Still suffering on the anvil of oppression and exploitation, the millions of workers and land-starved peasants are fast losing faith in the ability of the new Government of National Unity to solve their problems. The struggle for liberation has thus entered a new phase. But the oppressed are also faced with a crisis of leadership. Their organisations of struggle are in disarray, with many of those who formerly occupied leading positions, having departed to take up positions in the institutions of government. In this situation, the task of mapping out the programmatic basis of the future course of their struggle, is one of utmost importance. These are the questions that commanded the attention of the APDUSA conference. Against the background, it is fitting that the large majority of those participating in the conference were members of the new generation. Theirs was a major contribution. After a thorough assessment of the new needs of the struggle, conference resolved to redefine and sharpen the political programme of the APDUSA. In so doing, it remains governed by its commitment to the interests of the workers and the landless peasantry in both its short term and long term objectives.
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