Optical Astronomy in Post-Apartheid South Africa: 1994 to 2004
  The progress of optical astronomy in post-apartheid South Africa is discussed. Particular emphasis is given to the socio-political climate which embraced the idea of a 10-m class telescope as a flagship project that would lead to widespread development in science, technology and education - not only in South Africa, but across the subcontinent. 
Patricia Whitelock (South African Astronomical Observatory)