APARTHEID : THE CLOSING PHASES?

 

Why was this book immediately banned in South Africa? Does it have lessons for us today?

 

Here is a vivid observation of how Apartheid functioned as seen from within South Africa when it was at its very height.

“A book on apartheid, first published in Australia and serialized in The Age, is fast becoming an unofficial bestseller in South Africa. Written by Monash University law lecturer Professor Christopher Weeramantry, ‘Apartheid: The Closing Phases?’ is now into its second South African printing.

 

When the book was banned by the South African censors, a microfilm copy was smuggled into the country inside a fountain pen. Since then, copies have been read eagerly by the growing number of opponents of racial discrimination in South Africa.”

 


The Melbourne Age 10th November 1980


 

“It will probably be necessary reading for any discussion of apartheid hereafter” – Bob Hawke, former Prime Minister of Australia.