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The storms of reforms: South Africa's reform-strategy, c. 1980-1989
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2013)
2013 marks the thirtieth anniversary of South Africa’s 1983 referendum in which the majority of
whites voted in favour of Pretoria’s proposed reformist constitution. The reform strategy, set out as
a 12 Point Plan, was ...
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 ...
Alternatiewe tot apartheid? Gespreksgroepe in die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk (NGK) gedurende die 1980's
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2013)
During the 1980s, the South African government was struggling to keep violence in the country under
control despite the many reforms that the PW Botha regime has brought with it. The days of “’grand
apartheid”, associated ...
"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 ...
Sports isolation and the struggle against apartheid in South African sport: the sports policy of the National Party during the 1980s
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2013)
Under the National Party (NP) government sport had been governed by apartheid laws since 1948.
Towards the end of the seventies the NP introduced the idea of sports autonomy as their policy going into
the 1980s. This was ...
Alternatiewe tot apartheid? Gespreksgroepe in die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk (NGK) gedurende die 1980s
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2013)
During the 1980s, the South African government was struggling to keep violence in the country under
control despite the many reforms that the PW Botha regime has brought with it. The days of “’grand
apartheid”, associated ...
Sports isolation and the struggle against apartheid in South African sport: the sports policy of the National Party during the 1980s
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2013)
Under the National Party (NP) government sport had been governed by apartheid laws since 1948.
Towards the end of the seventies the NP introduced the idea of sports autonomy as their policy going into
the 1980s. This was ...
Mediation by means of isolation: resistance against the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (DRC) during the 1980s
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2013)
The isolation of South Africa on international terrain, especially during the 1980s, contributed to a
large extent to the unfeasibility of the policy of apartheid. According to the theologian, Dr Allan Boesak,
the role ...
Passive-aggressive resistance against apartheid at the federal theological seminary of Southern Africa
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2013)
The passive aggressive behaviour theory of de Angelis (2009) combined with the "hidden transcript" theory of Scott (1985, 1990) and the racial conflict theory of Himes (1971) provide a theoretical framework for understanding ...
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 ...