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This research paper examines the 'infrastructural power' and authority of state education administrations in the Transkei and Ciskei bantustans during and after 'homeland' rule, specifically focusing on the 1970s and the post-apartheid period.

This monograph by Rocky Williams examines the historical impact of guerrilla armies on the formation of South Africa's national defence forces, specifically comparing the influence of the Boer Commandos on the Union Defence Force (UDF) in 1912 and Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) on the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in 1994.

This document consists of conference papers from March 1997 regarding the transformation of the South African Army and the broader South African National Defence Force (SANDF). It outlines the shift toward civil control, representivity, and a new democratic ethos, while detailing the structural reorganization of the Ministry of Defence and the Army's transition toward a 'force provision' mission to support joint operations in a changing regional security environment.

This report by the Institute for Security Studies evaluates anti-corruption efforts within the South African Department of Social Development (DSD), specifically focusing on the delivery of social grants. It examines the transition from a fragmented apartheid-era system to a centralized model involving the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), while highlighting systemic challenges such as poverty, maladministration, and inter-agency tensions.