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Chris Jones writes that we don't appear to be making significant progress in respect of reconciliation as there is still a lot of racial tension, conflict, and violence in South Africa? He says we should perhaps focus a little bit more on peacebuilding to achieve reconciliation. ....
A new report finds that about ‘70% to 80% of South Africa’s population lives in precarious and insecure conditions with little prospect of any relief’. ....
When President F.W. de Klerk announced the unbanning of the liberation movements on 2 February 1990, he opened the door to negotiations that would end apartheid and pave the way to democracy. But how did this moment come about? What power struggles and secret talks had brought the country to this point? Written by two ANC veterans who were close to these events, Breakthrough sheds new light on the process that led to the formal negotiations. The book focuses in particular on the years 1984–1990 and on the skirmishes that took place in the shadows, away from the public glare, as the principal adversaries engaged in a battle of positions that carved a pathway to the negotiating table. ....