Deon Du Plessis - Sunday Tribune

Article. The PFP’s stand on the NP’s “step in the right direction” politics and its position should the Government introduce reforms; questions what exactly is meant by the term “reform”.

Poses the question whether South Africa can rid itself of white minority domination as the central issue of political conflict.

Most important political development during [1981] was the impact and outcome of the General Election; other developments were the growth of the black labour movement, the revival of the Namibian settlement process and the ...

“When it comes to the question: What should the (West German, British, USA, etc.,) Government’s policy be towards South Africa?, the answer, simply put, is either: Confrontation or Constructive Engagement.”

The relationship between those who participate or not in negotiations; the relationship between negotiation and administration; the relationship between stability and consent; the relationship between civil society and ...

Article about the new constitution that has generated expectations of reform; distinguishes between symbolic and material reform; role of the PFP in the new Parliament in the coming year.

Re the Government’s new Constitution Bill; minimum essentials for a new and better constitutional plan to succeed; reasons why the PFP is convinced that it is a step in the wrong direction.

Article re the significance of the recent split in the National Party, when Dr Andries Treurnicht and a group of this ultra-right-wing supporters broke away, leading to the founding of the Conservative Party on 1982.03 20.

Responds to various questions put to him after P.W. Botha’s opening speech for Parliament, e.g., whether the PFP would consider entering into a coalition [with the NP] and what the PFP’s game plan of strategy will be after ...