Telecommunications policy in the new South Africa: participatory politics and sectoral reform

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Telecommunications policy reform in South Africa has been primarily driven by a participatory democratic process. Most nations undertaking such reforms tend to reflect pressure from political and economic elites, who use "reform" as code for the desire to insulate their agendas from widespread participation. Since Mar 1996, telecommunications in South Africa has attempted to give the country's citizens a symbolic and material voice.

Democracy, Telecommunications, Telecommunication policy, Telecommunications policy, Telecommunication

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Symbiosis: mass media and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa

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This article examines the relationship between mass media and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa with a focus on broadcast media. The author argues that without the broadcast media's coverage of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission South Africa's transition to a democracy, and efforts to form a new national identity, would have been greatly limited.

Cases, Media coverage, Political reform, Broadcast journalism, Crimes against humanity

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Grand national narratives and the project of truth commissions: a comparative analysis

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Truth commissions, such as those established toward the end of the 20th century in East Germany and South Africa, offer the opportunity to add widespread personal suffering to the national fabric. South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission marked a break with a racist past, while East Germany's commission established the completion of a national narrative.

Management dynamics, Public affairs, Management, Political activity, Company business management, East Germany, Forgiveness

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