Passive-aggressive resistance against apartheid at the Federal Theological Seminary of Southern Africa by G. Duncan

“… The passive aggressive behaviour theory of de Angelis (2009) combined with the “hidden transcript” theory of Scott (1985, 1990) and the racial conflict theory of Himes (1971) provide a theoretical framework for understanding resistance to apartheid in South Africa as a protective mechanism. The specific focus of this paper is passive-aggressive resistance centred at the Federal Theological Seminary of Southern Africa (Fedsem). …”
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Nelson Mandela était-il communiste ? by Chloé Maurel

“…On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the abolition of apartheid in South Africa, which was won through a fierce struggle on June 30, 1991, it is interesting to look at the career of Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), and the strong political committments which guided him throughout his extraordinary life and which helped him to keep hope throughout his 27 years in prison (August 1962 - February 11, 1990). …”
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A NEXT GENERATION? YOUNG DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH MINISTERS AND THEIR VISION FOR THE CHURCH IN SOUTH AFRICA by G.J. Van Wyngaard

“…This church is, however, poised to see a generation of ministers, who were trained after the Dutch Reformed Church’s position on apartheid changed, and after the end of apartheid in South Africa, taking over the leadership of this denomination. …”
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Dissolved State and Identity in John Maxwell Coetzee’s Life and Times of Michael K within the scope of the Postcolonial Other by İsmail Avcu

“…This paper dwells on issues of dissolution of the individual, silence, other, state, and the position of the traumatised and the otherised in the gruesome and cruel apartheid in South Africa in John Maxwell Coetzee’s Life and Times of Michael K. …”
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Challenges in early childhood care and education in impoverished rural communities in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa by Ashnie Mahadew

“…Thirty years after the abolishment of apartheid in South Africa, socio-economic inequalities persist, resulting in a life of adversity for most young children living in poverty. …”
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