EDITORS: Bill Freund, Gerhard Mare, Mike Morris, Vishnu Padayachee. ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Stephen Gelb (LERC); Pete Hudson, Alan Mabin (Univ. Witwatersrand); David Kaplan (Univ. Cape Town); Colin Bundy (Univ. Western Cape); Robert Davies (Univ. Eduardo Mondlane); Gavin Williams (Univ. Oxford); Dan O'Meara (Univ of Quebec, Montreal); John Saul (York University). Layout by Vijay Makanjee PUBLICATION GUIDELINES: We ask contributors to submit two (2) typed copies, following the format (on such issues as references and notes) of articles in this issue of TRANSFOR- MATION. Whilst the journal will cater for work at any level of abstraction, or detail, a number of criteria will guide the editors in selection of material for inclusion. Articles should aim for academic rigour but also clarify the pol- itical implications of the issues discussed. We are concerned not to compete with other South African journals that may cover related ground but in dif- ferent ways: this will also govern our selection principles. All contributions will be assessed anonymously by referees. Contributions should preferably not exceed the following lengths: analytical articles: 7000 words debates and review articles: 3000 words The views expressed in TRANSFORMATION do not necessarily reflect those of the editors. EDITORIAL AND CONTRIBUTIONS ADDRESS: TRANSFORMATION, c/o Economic History Department, University of Natal, King George V Ave, 4001 Durban, South Africa. Subscription rates and address at the back of this issue. ISSN: 0258-7696 TRANS FORM ATION ARTICLES STATE REFORM POLICY IN SOUTH AFRICA 1 Mike Morris and Vishnu Padayachee MORRIS AND PADAYACHEE explore the nature of the state 'reform 'process, how it is itself being transformed and how it re- lates to the accumulation crisis that South African capitalism is experiencing. A BLACK COUP - INKATHA AND THE SALE OF ILANGA 27 Alison Gillwald The black press in South Africa influences hundreds of thou- sands of readers in English and indigenous languages. GILL- WALD considers the Durban-based and Inkatha-owned newspaper Ilanga and how it appears to succeed despite the pol- itical odds. PHILOSOPHY AND THE CRISIS IN SOUTH AFRICA 37 M A Nupen For NUPEN, the work of Rick Turner, the Durban political phil- osopher assassinated ten years ago, inspires the argument that philosophy in South Africa must play the role of creating a pub- lic and practical discourse that can promote critical rationality and widen democratic debate. EDUCATION STRUGGLES IN NATAL/KWAZULU: 47 Teachers and school committees Robert Morrell Radical teachers' organisations have had a somewhat abortive start in South Africa while consen'alivc organisations seem to persist. MORRELL examines the situation of black teachers in attempting to explain this phenomenon. DEBATE THE STATE OF APARTHEID: 66 Assessing sanctions at year one Mike Fleshman and Jim Cason MOVING FORWARD ON SANCTIONS: 70 A view from inside South Africa Stephen Gelb In an article originalfy published in Canada, FLESHMAN and CASON set forth the argument for total sanctions as promoted in activist anti-apartheid circles overseas. GELB considers the relevance of their critique of alternative strategies. A REFLECTION ON THE VON HOLDT-PLAUT DEBATE 80 Daryl Glaser TRANSFORMA TION has been contributing to an ongoing de- bate about South African trade union politics. GLASER sug- gests that neither the workerists nor the populists, so-called, present an adequate approach to the issue of democracy in a fu- ture South Africa. RESPONSE TO SPIEGEL 87 Ari Sitas Andrew Spiegel's repfy (TRANSFORMATION 61988) to Sitas' contribution on worker poetry in Natal receives a reply from SITAS in turn. REVIEWS Putting a Plough to the Ground: Accumulation 91 and Dispossession in Rural South Africa 1850-1930 Ann Vaughan South African Review 4 95 Bill Freund