APC3701/102/3/2025
Tutorial Letter 102/3/2025
The Politics of Southern Africa
APC3701
Semesters 1 and 2
Department of Political Sciences
This tutorial letter contains important information about your module.
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INTRODUCTION
Dear Student,
This tutorial provides you with information and guidelines regarding Assignment 2. It is very
important that you read the instructions very carefully. Should you have additional questions that are
not clearly set out in this tutorial letter please feel free to contact me.
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ASSIGNMENT DETAILS
Assignment 2 is a written assignment, and it counts 50% towards your semester mark. The
completion of this assignment is critical in that it provides you with an opportunity to improve your
semester mark and may benefit you in your final mark. Follow the guidelines provided very closely.
To complete Assignment 2 you have review and answer questions on ONE of the following articles.
Each article provided listed below deals with a specific section of the curriculum contained in this
module. Select ONE of the following:
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Cooper, I. 2017. Dominant party cohesion in comparative perspective: evidence from
South Africa and Namibia. Democratization, 24(1): 1-19.
Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13510347.2015.1099631
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De Jager, N. and Sebudubudu, D. 2017. Towards understanding Botswana and South
Africa’s Ambivalence to Liberal Democracy. Journal of Contemporary African
Studies, 35(1):15-33.
Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02589001.2016.1246682
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Hodgkinson, D. 2019. The Mnangagwa Era? Periodisation and Politics in Zimbabwe.
Journal of Southern African Studies, 45(5): 981-992.
Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03057070.2019.1660572
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Matlosa, K. 2017. The State of Democratization in Southern Africa: Blocked
Transitions, Reversals, Stagnation, Progress and Prospects. Politikon, 44(1): 5-26.
Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02589346.2017.1278640
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Saunders, R. and Caramanto, A. 2018. An Extractive Developmental State in Southern
Africa? The cases of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Third World Quarterly, 39(6): 11661190.
Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01436597.2017.1409072
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Assignment Instructions
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Assignments should be in Arial Font, 1.5 spacing.
The assignment must STRICTLY not be more than 1500 words.
Use only your own words. You may highlight quotes from the article you have chosen, if
relevant.
Additional sources may be used to defend your opinion, however proper referencing must be
done.
Any level of plagiarism will not be allowed. Tools such as Grammerly, ChatGtP or any other
AI generating tools will not be accepted.
Do not share/sell your assignments or Unisa study material on “academic” websites. If caught
you will be held accountable for copyright infringements.
Ensure that you reference correctly.
Provide a cover page in which you clearly indicate the article that you will review.
No Table of Contents, Introduction or Conclusion need to be included.
A bibliography is only to be added if you do additional research.
Assignment Questions
Answer the following questions in relation to the article you have chosen. Indicate each section
correctly as it appears here.
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Provide a short overview of the article you have read.
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What are the main themes that underlines the article?
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Do you agree/disagree with the article’s findings? Elaborate your answer.
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IN CLOSING
Ensure that all instructions are followed carefully. It is very crucial that you submit the assignment
on the due date, no extensions will be given.
Contact me with any additional question you may have.
Kind regards,
Alexandra Claassen
Lecturer
Email: classap@unisa.ac.za
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Unisa 2025
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