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The South African transition from apartheid rule was hailed as one event that has defied the conventional political transitions of governments
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Introduction The South African transition from apartheid rule was hailed as one event that has defied the conventional political transitions of governments. The perceptible leaders of the transition to a democratic bourgeois state, such as Nelson Mandela acquired so much reputation and accolades from all corners of the world for ushering in a democratic regime amidst racial, class contradictions and tensions, which typified the South African community for years of colonial and apartheid oppression. The heroic and laudable transition of South Africa should not prevent us from critically analysing and deploring the strategies, policies and decisions adopted by the South African government post apartheid. South Africa's transition from exclusionary apartheid to inclusive democratic rule was in tandem with African National Congress' (ANC) internal transition from liberation movement to government. It is perceptible that the ANC's governance and development inexperience heightened its vulnerability to manipulation and influence from both the political...
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