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Political leadership in the ANC: the South African provinces 1994–1999

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2001

Geoffrey Hawker
Geoffrey Hawker
Affiliation:
Politics Department, Division of Humanities, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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Abstract

The African National Congress (ANC) government in South Africa, having made compromises in the transition of 1994, has been accused of resorting to undemocratic ways in dealing with the frustrations of government. The instability of political leadership at the provincial level appears to confirm pessimism. The central organs of the ANC have tried to bring wayward provinces into line, most recently (May 2000) by dissolving the local party executives in two provinces. But there have been successes in provincial leadership and the party has resolved a number of disputes flexibly and arguably effectively. Conventions of political management are solidifying and may help to pattern ideological conflict in democratic ways in the future.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Modern African Studies , Volume 38 , Issue 4 , December 2000 , pp. 631 - 658
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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