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dc.contributor.advisorMiti, K.
dc.contributor.advisorNindi, B.C.
dc.contributor.authorKgosiemang, Seikhuni Stephen
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-11T07:46:30Z
dc.date.available2014-09-11T07:46:30Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/11330
dc.description(M.Soc.Sc.) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2005en_US
dc.description.abstractThe tragic events within the South African Development Community (SADC) countries e.g. Civil war and conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), evoked a rethinking on the pivotal role assigned to the United Nations (UN) and the international community in African conflict resolution. Subsequently, there emerged clarion calls for African solutions to African conflict,. with foreign intervention only playing a complementary role. This unfolding of events put a democratic South Africa in a good stead to take this initiative in the SADC region. In this study, the nature of South Africa's involvement in conflict resolution within SADC region. is outlined. The main objective is to outline reasons which have moulded South African intervention in Lesotho, and its impacts on her perceptions about prospects for future African initiatives in the twenty first century. South Africa adopted a remarkably ambivalent foreign policy towards the region and indeed the rest of the continent. It is however, in the light of that development that a democratic South Africa became a dominant member state within SADC to enable her the capabilities of bringing African solutions (SADC in particular) to African conflicts. It is on this note that South Africa has intervened successfully towards resolving the Lesotho conflicts. South African foreign policy objective of enhancing international peace and security by maintaining efforts towards a lasting resolution of conflicts, stability and security situation in Lesotho achieved, and the general elections were ultimately held. It is however, acknowledged that South African government has made a firm commitment to developing its role as a voice for the global South. In supporting this statement, South Africa should seriously develop a reputation, culture and capacity as a patron of peace promotion which means continuing with investing political will and resources in mediation and human resources, and also engage in a concerted campaign to improve the peace-keeping ability and security mechanisms of the SADC through a commitment of technical and human resources.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectSouthern African Development Community.en_US
dc.subjectConflict management-Lesothoen_US
dc.subjectPeace building-Lesothoen_US
dc.subjectConflict management-South Africaen_US
dc.subjectPeace building-South Africaen_US
dc.subjectAfrica, Southern-Politics and government-1994en_US
dc.subjectAfrica, Southern-Economic conditions-1994en_US
dc.titleAn investigation into South Africa's foreign policy towards conflict resolutions in the South African Development Community (SADC) region case study : South Africa's intervention in Lesothoen
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dc.description.thesistypeMastersen_US


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