Thursday 25 January 2018

Mandela, violence and prospects for deepening democracy in SA

Nelson Mandela had a nuanced position on violence. On the one hand, he led an armed struggle against apartheid; on the other hand, based on his leadership conduct in later life, he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

In this article, I grapple with this  less to find a solution to the conundrum than to throw light on strategies for deepening democracy in SA: https://tinyurl.com/ybvrlqpa .

Frank Meintjies