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South Africa in the international arms trade network (ATN) during national party rule (1948-1994): a network analysis
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015)
South Africa is renowned for its arms industry, which was established under apartheid to counter
external threats during the Cold War, increasing internal threats from the black majority, and
internationally imposed arms ...
American press reportage on PW Botha's attempts at reforming apartheid, 1978-1989, with specific reference to the New York Times, Newsweek and Africa Report
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2011)
Prime Minister PW Botha took over power from BJ Vorster in the midst of a strenuous period in the history of South Africa. The country was criticized internally and externally for its apartheid policy. In response to the ...
Fanon's perspective on intercultural communication in postcolonial South Africa
(Department of Communication Science, University of the Free State, 2014)
This article develops a Fanonian perspective to understand intercultural communication
in postcolonial South Africa. Apartheid’s demise is communicated as a
moral victory over evil and South African whites are persuaded ...
Entrenching apartheid in South African sport, 1948 to 1980: the shaping of a sporting society during the Strijdom-, Verwoerd-and Vorster administrations
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2014-12)
The debate on transformation and quotas in South African sport resurfaced just before the South African general elections in May 2014. Transformation has become a contentious, but key issue in post-apartheid South Africa. ...
"A decent man, but not very popular": JGN Strauss, the United Party and the founding of the Apartheid state, 1950-1956
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2013)
JGN Strauss, leader of the United Party and the official parliamentary opposition between 1950 and
1956, was a flawed politician. His aloofness and inability to suffer fools meant that he lacked the
popular touch, making ...
Composing apartheid: music for and against apartheid, Grant Olwage (Ed.): book review
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2011)
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The willing and the not so willing: conscription and resistance to compulsory military service in South Africa, 1968-1989
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2012)
South Africa participated in two world wars without implementing compulsory military service.
Following the Second World War, the Union Defence Force relied on the Active Citizen Force to
supplement its manpower needs. ...
Interfacing metaphors and postures for understanding deep communicative dvisions at a tertiary institution
(Department of Communication Science, University of the Free State, 2012)
While South Africans have made some significant social and political progress since the first democratic elections in 1994, there are still divisions1 in this recovering society, and the aftermath of apartheid has not ...
" One of the architects of our democracy": Colin Eglin, the Progressive Federal Party and the leadership of the official parliamentary opposition, 1977-1979 and 1986-1987
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015-06)
The political career of Colin Eglin, leader of the Progressive Federal Party (PFP) and the official
parliamentary opposition between 1977‑1979 and 1986‑1987, is proof that personality matters in
politics and can make a ...
Dirty scapegoats: explaining Israel's ties with South Africa during the 1970s and 1980s
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2013)
The article surveys five possible explanations for the ties between Israel and South Africa between the
1970s and 1980s. (1) The Industrial-Military Complex Explanation, arguing that both the Israeli and
South African ...