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Paper on Transition from Apartheid to Post-apartheid
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Added on 2020-04-01
Paper on Transition from Apartheid to Post-apartheid
Added on 2020-04-01
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APARTHEID TO POST-APARTHEID TRANSITION IN SOUTH AFRICA1APARTHEID TO POST-APARTHEID TRANSITION IN SOUTH AFRICA By(Name)CourseProfessorUniversityDate
APARTHEID TO POST-APARTHEID TRANSITION IN SOUTH AFRICA2IntroductionThe struggle to end apartheid regime in South Africa was met with harsh and brutalresistance by those who opposed it. However, the advocators of democracy were determined byall means to end the regime besides the challenges. This paper explores how the planners and theplanning changed the transition from apartheid to the post-apartheid regime. Besides, the paperwill determine how the planners did not change the transition process. Finally, the paper willlook at to what degree did the planners and planning helped in post-apartheid reconstruction.How Planners and Planning Changed In the transition period, planners were hopeful that they would have succeeded inpromoting a vision of integration through the establishment of equitable and sustainable cities tocounter the spatial distortions created by the apartheid regime[CITATION Har13 \p 8 \l 1033 ]. Theplanners opted by the negotiated transition with aims of arriving at the democracy that would beinclusive of all the communities. This was evidenced by the planners planning activities thatinvolved every community even at the local levels. For example, to ensure a smooth transition,the planners sought for community participation through direct involvement of the ordinarySouth Africans in the affairs of governance, planning and the overall transition programs at thegrass root levels. The planners also opted for the negotiated transition that involved massparticipation. The planners played a crucial role in making sure that South Africans debunkedmyths and misperceptions about each other. Through the negotiated transition enabled SouthAfricans to learn the benefit of engagement in the process of ending apartheid regime andwelcoming the post-apartheid period.Reasons for ChangeBefore the era of the post-Apartheid regime, South Africans were living political mistreatment and subjections. Through political actions, protests and strikes and non-violent demonstrations apartheid era came to an end. The planners and the advocates wanted to undertake the transition that will include every community irrespective of the color or race. This involved having every community involved in the transition process.
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