South Africa's transition to democracy viewed from the just war perspective
Mokobane, Chuene Collence
This is a study of South Africa’s new dispensation viewed from the just war point of view. The
thesis of this study is that, the peace that was established after the formal and informal
negotiations was not just and could not be durable because it did not eliminate the root cause
of the conflict. The thesis is predicated on the recognition that: A debt or a feud is never
extinguished till the equilibrium has been restored, even if several generations elapse … to the
African there is nothing so incomprehensible or unjust in our system of law as the Statute of
Limitations, and they always resent a refusal on our part to arbitrate in a suit on the grounds
that it is too old. (Driberg, 1934:238).
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