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 i...
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 side of ...
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 w...
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 Mangosuthu Buthelezi's...
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 beh...
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 No 11) and National...
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 the two- year spa...
Vol 37 No 9 | SOUTH AFRICA Cyril the suit 26th April 1996 The ANC's negotiating star is going into business but not to give up politics for good Trades union leader, constitutional negotiator, fisherman, devout Christian and now corporate chief, Cyril Ramaphosa looks like the African National Congress' Renaissance man. He w...
Vol 37 No 9 | SOUTH AFRICA The fading Nats 26th April 1996 Two years after it lost power, the National Party seems to have lost its credibility too The National Party spent ten million Rand (US$2.27 mn.) on its relaunch in February. The main results were more defections and derision from the African National Congress. The same...