President Mandela's speech at Mafikeng was regarded as both paranoid and menacing to the cause of democracy.
Focus 9 - First Quarter 1998
The ANC is unclear about whether it wants revolution or reconciliation: President Mandela's speech at Mafikeng was regarded as both paranoid and menacing to the cause of democracy. Questions about Winnie: Was Winnie Madikizela-Mandela deceived and trapped by apartheid’s notorious security police?
David Christianson reports on the mood and ideas that dominated the ANC conference in Mafikeng.
Was Winnie Madikizela-Mandela deceived and trapped by apartheid’s notorious security police?
Since 1994 support for the Pan Africanist Congress has grown more than for any other party.
Well-planned land reform would be of great benefit but Mugabe’s panic land grab could spell economic ruin, says Tony Hawkins.
Dr Richard Leakey, leader of the opposition Safina party, proposes changes to his country’s Constitution.
He talks about his action-packed life and the reasons behind his decision to abandon Inkatha for the ANC.
TRC commissioners are each entitled to a vehicle.
Wits university’s education faculty has launched a Democracy Training Programme for professionals.
Last year the Helen Suzman Foundation followed up its 1996 survey into political opinion in South Africa with a similar investigation in six neighbouring states. By asking the same questions in each country and comparing the answers with the earlier findings, a picture of popular attitudes across the region begins to emerge. R.W. Johnson reports.