Nativism and narrow nationalism in South African political discourse

Abstract

The development of an inclusive South Africa based on a united, democratic, nonsexist, non-racial society needs to take the struggles and realities of the black majority further, building a radicalism that challenges white oppression, racism and all forms of inequality, while ensuring that nationalism seeks to improve the material conditions of black people, without morphing into a narrow nativism or oppressive structures, such as traditional authorities.