The last time South Africans had serious intellectual discussions about black conservatism was in the late 1980s.
Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi stepped down as leader of Inkatha Freedom Party after 44 years and marked the end of an era. Photo: GCIS/Flickr Fast-forward to the post-apartheid period and 21st-century South Africa, and we can observe how the insights of the 1980s discussions are emerging in the greater push for expanding the middle class – especially the black middle class.It should be acknowledged, however, that speaking of a “homogenous black middle class” in South Africa is problematic, especially given the lack of clarity as to how one measures middle class identity.
Consequently, the interests of this class will most likely align with conservative modes of self-preservation, rather than plebeian politics. Mashaba, for example, while he was the mayor of Johannesburg, promoted these ideas under the guise of protecting South Africa from so-called criminal elements. Furthermore, newly formed church-based party, the African Transformation Movement , with its “South Africans first” motto, managed to secure eighth position in the elections nationally in its first attempt.
In fact, in expanding the reach of the ATM’s discourse beyond the black bloc, we can observe that it aligns very well with the DA’s conservative stances and policies on immigration, crime and rights of sexual minorities. Moreover, it proclaims: “We adhere to a moral philosophy that is based on the word of God, and measure the interpretation of our policies against the prerequisites of biblical standards.”
This eclecticism indicates that there seem to be two distinct conservative currents at work – one that is more traditional and the other that is a more populist-styled current.
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'What reflects as middle class pursuit in the post-apartheid context is more akin to conservative new right ideology (complete with its moral regeneration campaign) than it is to the liberal narrative of the pursuit of equality and freedom for all.'
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