South Africa’s century-long tradition of elite pact-making began with the 1910 Union, which forged white unity through excluding black South Africans from political life. In response, black elites—mostly Christianised African professionals and chiefs, collectively known as amazemtiti or ‘Black Englishmen’—formed the ANC in 1912, hoping to counter this settler compact through petitions and appeals to… Continue reading From ‘Black Englishmen’ to Black Diamonds: History of Elite Pact-Making and Majority Black Exclusion in South Africa
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ANC Used CODESA Negotiations To Address White Fears Instead Of Freeing Blacks – SACP Leader
A leader of the South African Communist Party (SACP) in KwaZulu-Natal has made bold claims that during the negotiations, the ANC focused on managing white fears and abandoned black people. Themba Mthembu who is the provincial secretary of the communist party also claimed that the coalition the country has now was hatched back in 1986… Continue reading ANC Used CODESA Negotiations To Address White Fears Instead Of Freeing Blacks – SACP Leader