Various academics and researchers concentrated specifically on the figure of Chief Gatsha Buthelezi and his Inkatha movement as emblematic of black conservatism in the country. Of particular relevance for exploring black conservatism now is an argument Hassim made in relation to Inkatha. In the US, the names of Condoleezza Rice, Clarence Thomas and Ben Carson are but a few of those associated with black conservatism. Although the focus here is only on a few organisations, the point is to illustrate the very eclectic nature of what constitutes black conservatism in present-day South Africa. Two, can the strains be further demarcated in terms of the urban black middle class versus the working class?

Source: News 24 July 31, 2021 22:07 UTC