Assessing How Far Democracy in South Africa is Liberal or.
South Africa’s road to democracy began with activists fighting to eliminate apartheid. Major changes in democracy occurred between 1990 and 1994; the road to democracy was not easy for the leaders involved; they had to go through the challenges of negotiations due to violent attacks instigated by different interest groups.In 1994, after years of oppression by white minority rule, South Africa became a constitutional democracy elected by the people. In fact, the 1994 elections were the first democratic elections in South Africa where the majority of the population, particularly Black Africans, had a say in the government and running of the country.Since the introduction of democracy in 1994 South Africa has been ruled by the same party, the African National Congress, which has become progressively more self-serving.
South Africa has adopted a form of representative democracy. Heywood (2007) describes this form as a limited and indirect form of democracy. It is limited in the way that popular participation in government is infrequent and brief, being restricted to the act of voting every few years.A tragic time in South Africa's history began in 1948 with apartheid rule under the National Party. Thanks to the efforts of the ANC and international pressure, in 1994 the first democratic.
Detailed yet easy to understand study notes on the Coming of Democracy in South Africa, compiled from SA's 3 major History textbooks, past papers, and class time.
