Question

How did the apartheid government respond to the growing demands to change its strategy?

Answer 1

Answer:

The increasing social unrest in South Africa that swept through the country in the 1980s, and the changing geopolitical circumstances on the international political scene forced the Apartheid Government (lead by the National Party) to enter into negotiations with the ANC.

Answer 2

Explanation:

• The Apartheid Government (headed by the National Party) was obliged to engage in discussions with the ANC.
• As a result of the rising social discontent that swept through South Africa in the 1980s and the shifting geopolitical landscape on the world political stage.
• As a line of defence against the development of communism, the apartheid administration started to defend the continuation of apartheid and its oppressive practises in the late 1970s.
• The National Party falsely characterised anti-apartheid campaigners as communists both inside and outside of South Africa.
• In South Africa, the apartheid regime was abolished through a series of agreements between 1990 and 1993 as well as through independent actions taken by the de Klerk administration.
• The African National Congress, the ruling National Party, and numerous other political organisations participated in these negotiations.

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