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business journal, the new labour and influx- ting to the root of the problem: apartheid. Mr control proposals are designed to ‘build up a Botha’s plans have also met with strong oppo-privileged labour aristocracy among blacks in sition from his party’s right wing, although urban areas’.78 whites seem prepared to follow their Govern-The degree to which Mr Botha’s plans, ment’s lead in seeing progress for non-whites if carried through, might co-opt non-whites to in a number of areas. Mr Botha may be counting support continued white domination cannot be on his hardline foreign policy to win sufficient reliably assessed. Polls suggest that basic econo- support for the ‘Fortress South Africa’ policy mic issues are the paramount concern of the to allow him to move ahead domestically. blacks; hence the amelioration of work and The Mugabe victory and its effect on South living conditions would prompt many to African blacks seems likely to intensify the acquiesce. But a number of non-white leaders split in the National Party over the course and have already criticized the reforms for not get-pace of internal reform. V. OPTIONS FOR THE EIGHTIES South Africa’s Security Strategy common element of all past security policies The goal of the National Party’s security has been the search for acceptable allies – that is, strategy has, of course, been the survival of the allies who would support apartheid or who would Afrikaner people and culture. The ultimate at least not make it an issue. The first goal was threat (now, as 150 years ago) is the disap-to unite Afrikanerdom behind Government pearance of the distinctive Afrikaner policy. When that had been achieved the
DOI link for business journal, the new labour and influx- ting to the root of the problem: apartheid. Mr control proposals are designed to ‘build up a Botha’s plans have also met with strong oppo-privileged labour aristocracy among blacks in sition from his party’s right wing, although urban areas’.78 whites seem prepared to follow their Govern-The degree to which Mr Botha’s plans, ment’s lead in seeing progress for non-whites if carried through, might co-opt non-whites to in a number of areas. Mr Botha may be counting support continued white domination cannot be on his hardline foreign policy to win sufficient reliably assessed. Polls suggest that basic econo- support for the ‘Fortress South Africa’ policy mic issues are the paramount concern of the to allow him to move ahead domestically. blacks; hence the amelioration of work and The Mugabe victory and its effect on South living conditions would prompt many to African blacks seems likely to intensify the acquiesce. But a number of non-white leaders split in the National Party over the course and have already criticized the reforms for not get-pace of internal reform. V. OPTIONS FOR THE EIGHTIES South Africa’s Security Strategy common element of all past security policies The goal of the National Party’s security has been the search for acceptable allies – that is, strategy has, of course, been the survival of the allies who would support apartheid or who would Afrikaner people and culture. The ultimate at least not make it an issue. The first goal was threat (now, as 150 years ago) is the disap-to unite Afrikanerdom behind Government pearance of the distinctive Afrikaner policy. When that had been achieved the
business journal, the new labour and influx- ting to the root of the problem: apartheid. Mr control proposals are designed to ‘build up a Botha’s plans have also met with strong oppo-privileged labour aristocracy among blacks in sition from his party’s right wing, although urban areas’.78 whites seem prepared to follow their Govern-The degree to which Mr Botha’s plans, ment’s lead in seeing progress for non-whites if carried through, might co-opt non-whites to in a number of areas. Mr Botha may be counting support continued white domination cannot be on his hardline foreign policy to win sufficient reliably assessed. Polls suggest that basic econo- support for the ‘Fortress South Africa’ policy mic issues are the paramount concern of the to allow him to move ahead domestically. blacks; hence the amelioration of work and The Mugabe victory and its effect on South living conditions would prompt many to African blacks seems likely to intensify the acquiesce. But a number of non-white leaders split in the National Party over the course and have already criticized the reforms for not get-pace of internal reform. V. OPTIONS FOR THE EIGHTIES South Africa’s Security Strategy common element of all past security policies The goal of the National Party’s security has been the search for acceptable allies – that is, strategy has, of course, been the survival of the allies who would support apartheid or who would Afrikaner people and culture. The ultimate at least not make it an issue. The first goal was threat (now, as 150 years ago) is the disap-to unite Afrikanerdom behind Government pearance of the distinctive Afrikaner policy. When that had been achieved the
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business journal, the new labour and influxcontrol proposals are designed to ‘build up a privileged labour aristocracy among blacks in urban areas’.78