Roots

About the Book

In Africa no European country has had an influence as Britain. The first tangible break in the development was achieved by the South African parliament in 1934. But already Britain had shaped and predetermined South Africa’s future. The country wanted no other than evolutionary change, and this theme informed all administrations. Deception was the name of the game as was the violation of resolutions of the United Nations. Thus by the 1990s Britain was relative to other European countries in a far better position to influence the policies of an African National Congress run government.

About the Author

Thembinkosi Lehloesa is a writer and researcher with a Degree of Master of Arts in International Relations from Rhodes University, Grahamstown. He majored in History for his first degree at the same University. He has worked for more than nine years as a speech-writer for a senior member of South Africa’s national government who is also a member of the African National Congress’s powerful National Executive Committee. He co-ordinated the work of that body’s sub-committee known as the Social Transformation Committee and some of his articles appear at http://www.suite101.com/.