Apartheid in South Africa Diala,

Apartheid in South Africa

Diala, I. (2003). "Andre Brink and the Implications of Tragedy for Apartheid South Africa." Journal of Southern African Studies, Volume 29, Number 4.

Diala's study of Andre Brink's literary works, which highlight the apartheid in South Africa, particularly the Afrikaans, demonstrated how apartheid had escalated and developed in the sense that individuals and groups against it developed ways to resist this unjust practice. Brink's 20th century novels became the setting for the tragedy that occurred in South Africa, wherein the demise of the native Africans were witnessed, not to mention its heritage and culture disenfranchised, to be replaced by the 'white man's culture and society. One of the most compelling arguments presented in the article is the question that Diala posed about Brink's works, wherein he questioned whether the author was really offering resistance to apartheid, or was simply mirroring the events occurring in his society, without direct reference to resistance. Writing and expression of ideas as a form of resistance against apartheid is presented here as an alternative route that individuals have taken in order to express their resistance and protest against apartheid.

Jackson, W., T. Alessandri, and S. Black. (2005). "The price of corporate social responsibility: The case of black economic empowerment transactions in South Africa." Working Papers Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

This article covers one facet or dimension, internationally, of segregation or apartheid in South Africa. In this article, the authors discussed the concept of black economic empowerment (BEE) transactions that have been occurring after the abolition of apartheid in the country. The authors monitor the economic transitions that happened as a result of these economic transactions, and the implications of these measures to the society and the South African natives, specifically. Though quantitative in its coverage and discussion, the article was helpful in generating the finding that BEE transactions are considered vital for a business or company to enter and succeed in the South African market, while at the same time reinforcing once again the "black" identity of the country -- a reinstatement of black African culture and society in the post-apartheid South Africa. In effect, the article touches an important international dimension to apartheid -- how, in the 21st century, South Africa has evolved and returned to its original identity as a 'black man's society, politically and economically.

Elder, G. (2003). "Malevolent Traditions: Hostel violence and the procreational geography of Apartheid." Journal of Southern African Studies, Volume 29, Number 4.