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After more than three centuries of white domination, South Africans of every race cast ballots for the first time to select a postapartheid government. Nelson Mandela and his African National Congress party were expected to win handily. The vote was not without hitches. In Soweto, the huge black township outside Johannesburg, the line of eager voters grew to more than 4,000 people, while in some remote areas, government helicopters had to fly in thousands of extra ballots. But the chaos and violence that threatened to overwhelm the process early in the week had largely subsided by Thursday, as government...
...clinics. Few delude themselves that a mansion and a Mercedes are at hand, but almost all expect -- even demand -- some visible improvement in their everyday life. "There is a transfer of power taking place to the toiling masses of this country," says Voice Mabe, a trade-union worker in Soweto. "From the end of April, there will be drastic changes...
...opposition party in South Africa and continues to grow as the election date nears; it is, however, only one of many forces that have brought about the current negotiations. In a number of his speeches, Mandela honors the contribution of locally-based activism, particularly the youth involvement in the Soweto uprising of 1976-77 and in the United Democratic Front agitation of the 1980s. In an address to his party, Mandela emphasizes that "the ANC must stand out as an unchallenged example of a real people's movement, in touch with the masses, responsive to their needs. . . and enjoying their...
...wanting to put roots back into the homeland," she declares. "I just find myself going back there. That's why we've not had our child in America." Withdrawing from America, Nair dedicates herself to the flamboyance of the periphery, to the wisdom of the in-between. Recently in Soweto, she criticized a group of black students for dressing "like they were out of a Spike Lee movie." Nair explains, "They were all looking so American. I was just bemoaning that and telling them that this is not where...
...feeling the effects of increased lawlessness. Johannesburg, the country's largest city, was recently pronounced the murder capital of the world. Its per capita death rate due to violent crime far exceeds those of both New York and Los Angeles. The violence is especially pronounced in some townships. In Soweto, one two-week period witnessed the killing of over 500 people...