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The purpose of this study was to investigate the social identity of a group of urban Afrikaans-speakingwhites. Variables such as their degree of political conservatism, political identity, and their attitudetowards the political changes in the country were investigated. The study was conducted approximatelythree years after the 1994 general election. Findings show that the majority of the sample hold predominantly negative attitudes towards the socio-political changes in the country, and perceive themselves to be politically rather conservative. They prefer a culturally based ethnic identity to a politically basedone. They perceive that there is more of a threat to their well-being as group members (i.e. safety, securityand discrimination) than to the survival of their group identity and language.

The South African government recognises the importance of promoting manufactured exports as a means of ensuring sustainable economic growth and job creation. However, export promotion organisations have limited resources at their disposal and promoting all manufactured exports is not possible. Using a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model and Decision Support Model (DSM), this paper identifies those manufacturing sectors and markets that offer export, labour absorption and ultimately economic development potential for South Africa. The paper thus makes a valuable contribution to the literature while also offering useful insights to export promotion organisations tasked with developing sector-specific assistance programmes.