Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2003. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Race has been used as an instrument of domination and separation of the
South African population for a long time. The dawn of the democratic
dispensation in 1994marked a shift from the policy of racial separation to the
creation of the non-racial democratic South Africa. However, political parties
in this country have constantly re-politicised race in the post apartheid era
mainly for political gain. The purpose of this study will be to describe, explain
and analyse how political parties in South Africa use the crisis in Zimbabwe
to racialise politics in this country.
The study will show that the dilemma facing political parties in South Africa
is that they cannot avoid focusing on racial issues. The focus is on four main
political parties, the ANC, the PAC, the NNP and the DA. The study
specifically looked at the following issues in Zimbabwe: the Land crisis, the
2003 March presidential elections and the economic crisis to see how they
have influenced political discourse in South Africa. As anticipated,
predominantly black parties have shown some empathy with Robert
Mugabe's government, while predominantly white parties have called for a
more confrontational measure against Mugabe's government. Nonetheless,
this study found no conclusive evidence to suggest that the crisis in
Zimbabwe has fuelled race conflict in this country. But that race is politicised
by parties in South Africa for political gain. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In Apartheld-Suid-Afrika was rasse verskille gebruik as 'n instrument van
onderdrukking en skeiding van die bevolking. Met die totstandkoming van
demokrasie in 1994 het 'n verskuiwing van 'n rasse-beleid na 'n nie-rassige,
demokratiese Suid-Afrika gelei. Politieke partye politiseer egter steeds ras in
post-Apartheid Suid-Afrika vir politieke gewin. Die doel van hierdie studie is
om te beskryf, verduidelik en te analiseer hoe politieke partye die krisis in
Zimbabwe gebruik om politiek in Suid-Afrika steeds gebonde ras te hou.
Hierdie studis al aandui dat politieke partye in Suid-Afrika nie die fokus van
ras identiteite kan vermy nie. 'n Moontlike rede hiervoor is dat politieke
partye in Suid-Afrika 'nsolidariteit met hul kiesers wil behou. Die studie
fokus op vier van die mees prominente politieke partye in Suid-Afrika
naamlik: ANC, PAC, NNP en die DA. Om elke party se stand-punt op hierdie
onderwerp te verstaan, gaan die studie fokus op die volgende punte in
Zimbabwe: grondhervorming, die 2003Presidensiële verkiesing en die impak
wat die ekonomiese krisis in Zimbabwe op die politieke gebied gehad het.
Soos verwag, het partye met histories oorheersende swart oortuigings
empatie met Robert Mugabe se regering betoon. Mugabe word gesien as 'n
slagoffer van onsimpatieke wit settelaars wat vasklou aan hul eertydse
voorregte. Terwyloorwegende wit partye vra vir strenger optrede teenoor die
regering van Robert Mugabe. Nie te min, het hierdie studie geen uitsluitende
bewyse gevind wat aandui dat die krisis in Zimbabwe konflik rasse in Suid-
Afrika aangespoor het nie. Dit is egter belangrik om in ag te neem dat die
politisering van ras grootliks deur partye gebruik word om ondersteuning te
werf.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/53554 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Mosia, Serame R. |
| Contributors | Gouws, A., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Political Sciences. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | Unknown |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 80 pages |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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