CONTENTS
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Preface

Authors

Part 1: Independence and the Consolidation of Southern African
Civil-Military Relations

Civil control of the Zambian military since independence and its implication for democracy
B.J. Phiri

The post-colonial state and Matebeleland: Regional perceptions of civil-military relations, 1980–2002
Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni

Civil-military relations in Lesotho, 1966–1998: Problems and prospects
Khabele Matlosa and Neville W. Pule

Civil control of the military in Botswana
Tendekani E. Malebeswa

Namibian civil-military relations in the new millennium
Erastus I. Negonga

Civil-military relations in Tanzania
Abillah H. Omari

Civil-military relations in Malawi: An historical perspective
E.I. Mandiza

Part 2: Civil-Military Relations in Transition

Civil-military relations in post-Cold War Mozambique
Paulino Macaringue

The South African National Defence Force and its involvement in the Defence Review process
Len le Roux

The role of the Lesotho Ministry of Defence in ensuring effective civil-military relations
Matsêpo Molise-Ramakoae

The role of the Parliamentary defence committees in ensuring effective oversight: The South African experience
James Ngculu

The Botswana Defence Force and public trust: The military dilemma in a democracy
Lekoko Kenosi

Defence in a democracy: The South African Defence Review and the redefinition of the parameters of the national defence debate
Rocky Williams

Part 3: Creating an Indigenous Tradition of African Civil-Military
Relations

The military, civil society and democracy in Zambia: Prospects for the future
Lee M Habasonda

The role of Umhonto we Sizwe in the creation of a democratic civil-military relations tradition
James Ngculu

Civil-military relations in Zimbabwe: Is there a threat?
Martin R. Rupiya

Conclusion: Mapping a new African civil-military relations architecture
Rocky Williams