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The long walk to economic freedom after apartheid, and the road ahead
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2017)
As South Africa moves further away from the political transition of 1994, the economic history of the post-apartheid era is coming up for debate. The optimism generated by the ANC’s early successes must now, after more ...
The United States of America's post-1990 foreign policy towards West Africa: the case study of Ghana
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2017)
This explorative study uses Ghana as a test case to critique the post-Cold War foreign policy of the United States of America (hereafter referred to as the US) towards West Africa. It does this by contemporaneously locating ...
Student activism in a time of crisis-Zimbabwe 2000-2010: a tentative exploration
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2013)
The article examines student activism in Zimbabwe between 2000 and 2010 to investigate how
Zimbabwe’s economic meltdown and political challenges influenced the nature and forms of student
responses. While conceding that ...
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the Tripartite Alliance: a marriage of (in)convenience?
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2012)
Since its formation in 1985, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) had played a
significant role in the political landscape of South Africa. From the start, COSATU appeared to be in
support of the then ...
The Bill of Rights: implications for South African schools ten years into democracy
(University of the Free State, 2005)
English: Law reports prior to 1993 indicate that, de jure, school powers were not unlimited. The failure of schools to follow established procedures would result in occasional legal challenges and judgements against such ...
Tendencies of a dominant party system in the Free State legislature (1994-2008)
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2010)
Dominant party tendencies exist either when a single party enjoys monopoly of power through the exclusion of other parties, or when the electorate continues to re-elect the same party despite the existence of other political ...
Die sosiopolitieke sienings van 'n groep Suid-Afrikaanse universiteitstudente oor demokrasie in Suid-Afrika
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2017)
Democracy in South Africa is under pressure. A growing number of citizens are convinced that the
government is underperforming and that democracy is often undermined. The current generation
of young adults will soon play ...
Public participation in town-planning applications: Tlokwe Local Municipality as a case study
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Free State, 2013)
English: Although public participation is deemed important in South Africa, negative perceptions of its legitimacy are widely acknowledged. Inclusive town-planning processes, as instruments to address inequality, have a ...
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the Tripartite Alliance: a marriage of (in)convenience?
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2012-06)
Since its formation in 1985, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) had played a
significant role in the political landscape of South Africa. From the start, COSATU appeared to be in
support of the then ...
The inoperative community of law students: rethinking the foundations of legal culture
(University of the Free State, 2014)
In this article I contemplate the possibility of a relationship between democracy and the
democracy to come experienced from within an inoperative community of law students.
The reason for this contemplation is to ascertain ...