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...apartheid really means the perpetuation of white political power, and that part of the exclusionary system is as entrenched as ever. In 1959 the late Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd introduced his plan to create ten Bantustans, or homelands, in which all of South Africa's blacks would become "citizens," regardless of whether they lived there or not. Through this curious legerdemain, Verwoerd saw a way to turn South Africa into a predominantly white country, at least on paper. Millions of blacks would continue to live and work in the vicinity of the big cities, because the South African economy...
...moment Hartmania infused the campaign. Newspaper pundits and political analysts, professional know-it-alls caught knowing almost nothing, chased after the phenomenon. Their continuing embarrassing bewilderment made many of them uneasy. "You can feel a terrible shaking of the earth," said New Republic Editor Hendrik Hertzberg, "as new conventional wisdom struggles to be born." New York Times Columnist Tom Wicker observed that "the publicity that the press gave to the 'upset' of its own erroneous expectations" was responsible for Hart's sudden, starry prominence...
...political heart of [the magazine] is will left of center," says New Republic editor Hendrik Hertzberg '65. "But the weight is more on the right side of the spectrum...
...pulmonary embolism; in Tygerberg. Interned during World War II for membership in a pro-Nazi movement, Vorster was named Justice Minister in 1961 and imposed such policies as "banning," a form of house arrest, and detention of dissidents without trial. Elected Prime Minister after the 1966 assassination of Hendrik Verwoerd, Vorster held sway for 13 tumultuous years, his racist government increasingly opposed by riots at home and pressure from abroad. He resigned as Prime Minister in 1978 and left the presidency in 1979 after a scandal involving a government slush fund intended to improve South Africa's image...
Largely it's luck plus hard work," Hendrik Hertzberg, editor of The New Republic, says, adding. "Bob is writing about things that are making people worry, especially Democrats who are getting the feeling that they do not have the answers to the economic problems...