RT Article
T1 Unfinished exorcism: the legacy of apartheid in democratic Southern Africa
JF Social justice
VO 27
IS 1
SP 116
OP 127
A1 Carton, Benedict
LA English
YR 2000
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1747159603
AB Part of a special section on race, class, and state crime. In order to explore the origin of the current intolerance of many in Namibia and South Africa, the writer revisits the period immediately prior to Namibia's historic November 1989 election of its resistance movement, the Southwest African People's Organization, to form the new democratic government. He explains that many in Namibia and South Africa are afraid that AIDS and crime are beyond government control and are calling for a reintroduction of draconian measures. He argues that in the last days of apartheid, the specter of retribution may have provided scant opportunity for people to develop alternative strategies that could resolve major crises without resort to authoritarian methods. To give a picture of the situation, he presents vignettes from his election monitor's journal.
K1 Swapo
K1 HIV-positive persons
K1 Capital Punishment
K1 Namibia -- Politics & government
K1 Social History
K1 Elections
K1 Apartheid