New South African Review: A fragile democracy – Twenty years on

The death of Nelson Mandela on 5 December 2013 was in a sense a wake-up call for South Africans, and a time to reflect on what has been achieved since ‘those magnificent days in late April 1994’ (as the editors of this volume put it) ‘when South Africans of all colours voted for the first time in a democratic election’. In a time of recall and reflection it is important to take account, not only of the dramatic events that grip the headlines, but also of other signposts that indicate the shape and characteristics of a society. The New South African Review looks, every year, at some of these signposts, and the essays in this fourth volume of the series again examine and analyse a broad spectrum of issues affecting the country. They tackle topics as diverse as the state of organised labour; food retailing; electricity generation; access to information; civil courage; the school system; and – looking outside the country to its place in the world – South Africa’s relationships with north-east Asia, with Israel and with its neighbours in the southern African region. Taken together, these essays give a multidimensional perspective on South Africa’s democracy as it turns twenty, and will be of interest to general readers while being particularly useful to students and researchers.

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Preface
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Introduction: South Africa's fragile democracy: Twenty years on
pp 1-16
- By Devan Pillay, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand, Roger Southall, Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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PART ONE - ECOLOGY, ECONOMY AND LABOUR
pp 17-17
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Introduction
pp 18-20
- By Devan Pillay, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Chapter 1 - The South African labour market after eighteen years: It's class struggle, stupid!
pp 21-38
- By Nicolas Pons-Vignon, Senior Researcher, Corporate Strategy and Industrial Development Programme, University of the Witwatersrand, Miriam Di Paola, Researcher, Centre for Education Rights and Transformation, University of Johannesburg.
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Chapter 2 - The state of organised labour: Still living like there's no tomorrow
pp 39-55
- By Ian MacUn, Director Collective Bargaining, Department of Labour
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Chapter 3 - Citizen Wal-Mart? South African food retailing and selling development
pp 56-73
- By Bridget Kenny, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Chapter 4 - Transcending South Africa's oil depen
pp 74-90
- By Jeremy Wakeford, Senior Lecturer Extraordinary, School of Public Leadership, University of Stellenbosch
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Chapter 5 - The politics of electricity generation in South Africa
pp 91-108
- By Keith Gottschalk, Fulbright Scholar, Department of Political Studies, University of the Western Cape
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PART TWO - POWER, POLITICS AND PARTICIPATION
pp 109-109
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Introduction
pp 110-112
- By Prishani Naidoo, Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Chapter 6 - Platinum, poverty and princes in post-apartheid South Africa: New laws, old repertoires
pp 113-135
- By Aninka Claassens, Chief Researcher, Rural Women's Action Research Programme, Centre for Law and Society, University of Cape Town., Boitumelo Matlala, Researcher, Rural Women's Action Research Programme, Centre for Law and Society, University of Cape Town.
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Chapter 7 - amaDiba moment: How civil courage confronted state and corporate collusion
pp 136-149
- By John Gi Clarke, freelance writer, social work practitioner and lay Catholic theologian.
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Chapter 8 - Secrecy and power in South Africa
pp 150-166
- By Dale T McKinley, Independent researcher and activist.
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Chapter 9 - The contemporary relevance of Black Consciousness in South Africa
pp 167-181
- By Xolela Mangcu, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Cape Town
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Chapter 10 - Death and the modern black lesbian
pp 182-196
- By Zethu Matebeni, Researcher, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town
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PART THREE - PUBLIC POLICY AND SOCIAL PRACTICE
pp 197-197
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Introduction
pp 198-203
- By Roger Southall, Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Chapter 11 - Why does Zimbabwe's school system out-perform South Africa's?
pp 204-222
- By Martin Prew, Visiting Fellow, School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand
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Chapter 12 - Higher Education in 2013: At many crossroads
pp 223-237
- By Ahmed Bawa, Vice-Chancellor, Durban University of Technology.
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Chapter 13 - Democracy without economic emancipation: Household relations and policy in South Africa
pp 238-255
- By Sarah Mosoetsa, Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Chapter 14 - Prisons, the law and overcrowding
pp 256-270
- By Clare Ballard, Researcher, Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape.
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PART FOUR - SOUTH AFRICA AT LARGE
pp 271-271
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Introduction
pp 272-274
- By Gilbert M Khadiagala, Jan Smuts Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Chapter 15 - South Africa in Africa: Groping for leadership and muddling through
pp 275-289
- By Gilbert M Khadiagala, Jan Smuts Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Chapter 16 - South Africa and Israel: From alliance to enstrangement
pp 290-305
- By Ran Greenstein, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Chapter 17 - South Africa's economic ties with north-east Asia
pp 306-331
- By Scarlett Cornelissen, Professor, Department of Political Science, Stellenbosch University.
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Chapter 18 - Regional parastatals within South Africa's system of accumulation
pp 332-348
- By Justin van der Merwe, Researcher, Centre for Military Studies, Military Academy, Stellenbosch University
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