Elections that 'Shook the World' – Mandela's Election in South Africa 1994

Our 'Elections that Shook the World' series leads Matt Davis to interview two leading academics who were part of the changes that brought democracy to South Africa in 1994. Professor Nancy Jacobs of Brown University in the United States. She is an historian of South Africa and of colonial Africa and her power in obscure corners including a mysterious and forgotten diplomatic initiative. She was a United Nations election monitor in 1994 for the first election.Matt also interviews Professor Wilmot James was an Honorary Professor at the University of Pretoria, University of Cape Town and at the University of the Witwatersrand today.James is currently also a professor at Brown University. He was also a Member of the South African parliament for the Western Cape for the opposition Democratic Alliance.Dr. James advised the Office of President Nelson Mandela's Director-General Jakes Gerwel and on constitutional rights education for coloured (mixed descent) communities torn between accepting majority rule and worrying about minority interests.