Post Apartheid South Africa's Democratic Transformation Process:Redress of the Past,. Reconciliation and Unity in Diversity. Discussions pertaining to ...
Post Apartheid South Africa's Democratic Transformation Process:Redress of the Past, Reconciliation and Unity in Diversity
Discussions pertaining to reconciliation in post-apartheid South Africa mainly focus on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and its work. However, a good understanding of the complex issues of transformation in this dividedsociety requires a broader approach. Reconciliation involves not only telling the truth about the past and forgiveness, but also requires reparation for materialand other forms of deprivation and the restoration of a human community in a spirit of respect for human rights and democracy. Indeed, it also necessitates thecreation of a society within which the chances of reoccurrence of the kinds of gross violations of human rights that occurred in the past are reduced to a minimum. Consequently, the evaluation of the constitutional negotiation process and the way in which the themes of redress of the past, overcoming the legacy ofapartheid and nationbuilding played their role are equally if not more important. Filtered Full-Text: Review Ethnopolitics 2002 Apartheid South Africa Democratic Transformation Redress Past Reconciliation Unity Diversity Kristin Henrard University Groningen Netherlands Process Introduction Discussions pertaining reconciliation apartheid South Africa mainly focus Truth Reconciliation Commission TRC work understanding complex issues transformation divided society requires broader approach Reconciliation involves telling truth past forgiveness requires reparation material deprivation restoration human community spirit respect human rights democracy necessitates creation society chances gross violations human rights occurred past reduced minimum Consequently evaluation constitutional negotiation process redress past overcoming legacy apartheid nation building played role equally important provisions Bill Rights Constitution important building blocks reconciliation transformation process ongoing implementation constitutional provisions perceptions surrounding process important impact actual transformation reconciliation process brief striking apartheid regime explanation constitutional negotiation process South Africa Subsequently constitutional basis relevant legislation brief TRC process current status assessment actual impact reconciliation discussed fourth paragraph analyze constitutional negotiations respect provisions dealing controversial issues equality education self determination minority rights land implementation constitutional provisions respect equality education self determination land reform ongoing confronted hurdles steady progression concomitant transformation hopefully entail higher level reconciliation South African society Relevant Apartheid Regime appropriate overview events policies mechanisms apartheid era explain heightened sensitivity apartheid South Africa certain concepts techniques certain reactions attitudes Afrikaner coloured Indian population groups historical events regulations apartheid negatively tainted concepts group classification group rights ethnicity race minority rights self determination Apartheid generally 1948 election victory National Party concept program focus election campaign Davenport 1991 Worden 1994 segregationist policies adopt institutional focus regarding reconciliation process South Africa consider role individuals reconciliation process institutional focus imply denial importance impact specific persons Nelson Mandela Kristin Henrard 2002 rights Review Ethnopolitics 2002 attempts classify South African population noticeable centuries effectively early roots colonialism South Africa Brown 1988 1989 Worden 1994 century certain racially discriminatory regulations Worden 1994 argued period Anglo Boer War 1902 cogent ideology segregation emerged implemented Worden 1994 apartheid started Afrikaner project preferential measures Afrikaners managed broader white support entailed distinct advantages white English population Apartheid characterized central policy divide aimed ensuring white survival hegemony dividing non white population racial ethnic Kashula Anthonissen
1995 Bennett 1995 Consequently corresponding majority divided minority groups longer pose threat white minority Afrikaners English population apartheid described scheme non white giving privileges white especially white Afrikaner population design apartheid inter demonstrated official policy excluded indigenous limited English Afrikaans reservations Afrikaners public attempt promote Afrikaner people highly compartmentalized education Pelzer 1980 Wilkins Strydom 1978 Consequently apartheid suitably described pervasive affirmative action white population especially Afrikaners Sachs 1992 Sonn 1993 Apartheid labyrinth regulations based imposed group membership basis primarily race black population ethnicity Manby 1995 Kotze 1997 entire classification process legally imposed ascribed specifically basis 1950 Population Registration Act arbitrarily implemented Coetzee 1995 Harries 1989 act distinguished racial categories white black coloured Indian Asian apartheid regime limit racial classifications black white subdivided overwhelming non white majority groups Africans coloureds Indians Asians furtherance divide policy attempt prevent emergence unified resistance movement apartheid government deliberately created intermediate coloureds Indians Carrim 1996 preferential treatment population categories inter respect distribution resources Manby 1995 contributed internalized white racism concomitant condescending attitude impact Broederbond established 1918 increase underestimated bond formed Anglo Boer War reaction English dominance Wilkins Strydom 1978 goals achieving Afrikaner unity supporting Afrikaner love traditions history importantly maintaining promoting Christian values Pelzer 1980 apartheid regime denial multi Soudien 1998 Cross Mkwanazi Twala 1998 black unambiguous meaning South Africa black referred non white Africans coloureds Indians black referred Africans currently exists considerable confusion exact coverage Henrard Apartheid South Africa Democratic Transformation Process African population Carrim 1996 Sonn 1993 apartheid strategy entailed coloured Indian population group ambiguous marginalized ongoing implications effects Galiguire 1996 Furthermore African group subdivided ethnic categories Zulu Xhosa Ndebele Subsequently rigid scheme implemented extended area human life various pieces legislation important acts revealing pervasiveness classification concomitant segregation Davenport 1991 1950 Group Areas Act implementing nationwide obligatory residential segregation 1953 Reservation Separate Amenities Act instituting obligatory segregation public amenities pass laws labour control legislation support segregated residential pattern instituting migrant labour black population 1953 Bantu Education Act acts implementing segregation education 1959 Promotion Bantu Self Government Act Act laid basis policy independent homelands Grand Apartheid Davenport 1991 Verwoerd successo Title Post Apartheid South Africa's Democratic Transformation Process:Redress of the Past, Reconciliation and Unity in Diversity URL
Description Discussions pertaining to reconciliation in post-apartheid South Africa mainly focus on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and its work. However, a good understanding of the complex issues of transformation in this dividedsociety requires a broader approach. Reconciliation involves not only telling the truth about the past and forgiveness, but also requires reparation for materialand other forms of deprivation and the restoration of a human community in a spirit of respect for human rights and democracy. Indeed, it also necessitates thecreation of a society within which the chances of reoccurrence of the kinds of gross violations of human rights that occurred in the past are reduced to a minimum. Consequently, the evaluation of the constitutional negotiation process and the way in which the themes of redress of the past, overcoming the legacy ofapartheid and nation-building played their role are equally if not more important. Authors / Editors
