Vol 37 No 18 | SOUTH AFRICA Opening up the ANC 6th September 1996 President Mandela wants to strengthen the party before he hands over to Thabo Mbeki The post-Mandela African National Congress is beginning to take shape, amid jostling between competing factions. President Nelson Mandela wants a 'broad-church' leadership. The party hierarchy lobbies for its...
Vol 37 No 18 | SOUTH AFRICA Gloomy boom 6th September 1996 Speculators talking down the economy have helped create some bargain investments South Africa's mood swings wildly and so do its financial markets. Less than a year ago, equity and bond markets were booming and the rand exchange rate was...
Vol 37 No 16 | SOUTH AFRICA Changing gear slowly 2nd August 1996 The ANC's new capitalist faith is announced in a smart brochure: bankers question the figures while unions question the policies Unveiled in the swish French resort of Cannes, launched in London as part of President Nelson Mandela's quasi-regal tour, the new economic policy of the African National Congress...
Vol 37 No 16 | SOUTH AFRICA White power 2nd August 1996 White Zulus now mastermind Inkatha's tactics but their ultimate aims remain unclear Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi is still the boss. But his management of the Inkatha Freedom Party's closed-door congress in Ulundi on 27-28 July placed him more tightly on the...
Vol 37 No 14 | SOUTH AFRICA Back to the kraal 5th July 1996 Disappointed by its showing in the local elections, Inkatha has to decide whether it has a future as a national opposition party The failure of the Inkatha Freedom Party to extend its reach much beyond the rural Zulu constituencies in the latest round of local elections presents leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi...
Vol 37 No 14 | SOUTH AFRICA White Zulus 5th July 1996 Some of the blame for Inkatha's weaker showing in the local elections is being laid at the door of the numerous 'white Zulus' who have attached themselves to...
Vol 37 No 13 | SOUTH AFRICA Too much truth 21st June 1996 Leftists and rightists are joining forces to attack two ANC ministers who refuse to go Two public attacks on African National Congress ministers have pushed the government onto the defensive and raised serious questions about its accountability. Much of the force behind the...
Vol 37 No 13 | SOUTH AFRICA Tight fight 21st June 1996 The African National Congress and Inkatha Freedom Party face a close-run race in kwaZulu- Natal. Earlier this year, the ANC was accusing both the IFP (AC Vol 37...
Vol 37 No 11 | SOUTH AFRICA Inside or outside? 24th May 1996 The National Party's departure from the government leaves Inkatha hanging loose Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi greeted the National Party's walkout from government on 9 May with the remark that he wouldn't like to 'take a cue' from the NP. During...