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In this booklet, the author presents a brief history of the military wing of the African National Congress, Umkhonto we Sizwe, also known as "MK". For thirty years, MK has led the armed struggle against the apartheid regime in South Africa. (DÜI-Hff)

Grand philosophical ideas have a troubled history in sub-Saharan Africa, seldom bearing much relationship to the situation as its exists. The significance of President Mbeki's evocation of an African Renaissance may be as much a political device as an expresssion of philosophical conviction. This is also suggested by the multifarious components of the Renaissance adumbrated by the South African President. The economic focus of Mbeki's Renaissance project stands in sharp contrast to the essentially political emphasis of earlier African nationalists. It remains to be seen whether the neo-liberal policies espoused by Mbeki can succeed in delivering the material underpinnings of a domestic, and eventually continental, Renaissance. (Politeia/DÜI)

Kurze Darstellung der Breite und Vielfalt des südafrikanischen Widerstandes, Schwerpunkt des gekürzten Artikels aus 'New African' (London, April 1984, S. 18-22) ist ein Vergleich der Befreiungsbewegungen ANC (African National Congress) und PAC (Pan African Congress) hinsichtlich ihrer Programmatik, gesellschaftlichen Basis, Funktionäre, Kampfkraft, diplomatischen Kontakte/Anerkennung sowie Perspektiven. (DÜI-Jan)