MONTHLY NEWSLETIER OF THE INSTITUTE FOR A DEMOCRATIC ALTERNATIVE FOR SOUTH AFRICA",A,y 1 ~'fI)

justice AND growthEconomy:By Sue

Vllientine

POLI T IC A Lo. ga nisa ' inns. 1.­wu, a nd bu .in..... hou ld m...,t regu­larly '0 I".g• • n~eon"m lC policyth.t d.livered bulhjustice .nd gmwlh

Thi. w• • • g. ..><1by. g.u.,p oj 25 ,,,pbu";n"""",~,pl.. 'e'­d.m ics .nd ANCd.k'g<'lt... '0 ' -"ntth, ...,-d . y eonf..­~ne~ .1 Lak~ Con­" ' n"" u'lI"niseJ byId. .. . nd lh~ Fric<f­~.ieh N. u m. nnFound.hnn in WeslG.rm.ny

Mi",inll. unlollu­nat. ly. w~.~ del. ·11""" f.om the t,.d~ uni,m m""...... nt. woowe", unabl. to .tt.nd " ' he last minu'•.

r-; m ....I...., deba" w• • oo......t .nd .n_thu tic, . ncou ••g~d p.-. h. p. by lh.I>o....u,y of lhe .o u' .....n G. ......n spring . nd'b<' . ",'ct. col• • b.><:Wmp of ,he lak•.

TIw .·. , Iy M.g... of ,h. d iSCO"''''n ..w""m<' id.'<.,I'>gic.1 p'-""u.ing . nd kn....· je. k.....ction. ,,, ,he ....nli"n 01 certain "k<'f'C<.'''''''pl'' Ilu' con""n,,,. w'" ...ached .,• •Iy"n lh., • ",-,n ·••ci. 1, d,·moe,.lie p"lilic.1, y:.,,·m WU\lId be ......ningl."o$ wilhoUI ....,..

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nomic ....lructu ring.Frum ,he """"" ' h"", w. s gt",,,•• 1 "-""'1\'

",lion 01 the IlOk bfiw....n «OIl(>mic privi.Iegc . nd political pow.... _ and 01'.... lact 11-.0,in Sou,h Aflie. ,h.'''' hos bco:n • la'g. in·""" m"", in inl. as'ructu whil. ,he d.vel·opm . nt 01 human nu . « . h• • I>o.·.nlarg.ly ig""red

ANC .......rch... Ti,o Mb<>w""i . mpM·. iseJ ,II<> "gross inl I. " 1\;0 001in."!u.li·Ii..... which ......d to be min.'<l

Though, . hou ld 1>0.' giv.", as ,,, how ,h.

basic m..,ds 01 ,h~

p~opl . would b~

ml."l, how '0 . nso...the Sout h Af.ic.n"""nomy fittc<f intothe inl crn.hunal....hng .nd how '0d. al wi,h I.ad., p"li·ci.... boolan"" of pay.m.n,. and . ""honi\<'' otn.

" W. n~~d .noronomy 'hal will

.;. t><. prod ueh ..~ .nd' hot w ill brea kdown ,h. ba rr i..'MI u i.,. bfiw""",,,h. lwo South Afri-c. .... h id ,

Stdl bosch Uni_... .. ity econo mi.,S~<V ... v.n d..B<-.g dt'SCribe'd howSoolh Afri c. h.dbecome I""""" . ince,h. mid ·1970•. In

,h~ last 15 Y"""'. t.... Sou,h Aflie.n g""'"do......tic product hod d. d in<'Cl by 15 p""""nt P'" capi ' " In ""I ,........ Sou,h Afri·c. ns .....,... b.><:k . , lhei . 1%'1 ••1... of gt'OMdomo."Il ic pnlduct,

In 19!1!!, 44 p.-,«nt of Soul h Afric.",w.... u"..", ployc<f . Thi. figu... w.s likely to"""h 50 p.-r<cn' by ,h~ I."1ld 01 the century.h. ..id ,

V••l ' mounts of money .....,,,, ......de<! for. n .n.mp! 'owa.d. pari'y in the . moun,.

To ...... 4

Can they deliver the goods?T HE u np't"C.·d,'n t"d ,~ Iks ""~,

th...., d. y. in Ca p'"To..'n ...I~ in M.y be'w",'n ,he go....n·........1 . nd ,he ANC. which ....ultc<f in ,h.jooint e",,'!e Schuu. Acco.d. p. oducc<f •number of . ,. I. m. nlS f, om bo'h sideswhich lI"'''' ri.., '0 .....1 hop.- fn' f.-.",Jom.nd d•.",,,....cy in South Afric.

TIw qU"'l ion now i. whl."lh both ,h.ANe.nd gov.........nl can d~liv 'h~ JIOOd.in '"rms 01I""'" principkoJ public commit·m,·nts.

By Barry Streek

T1w.. """"s lilt'" doubt ' hoI 1.... Sou,hAfric. of "M••"", i. who ' rr...id,,,,, F Wd.KI.,.k . nd M, r-;.l«>rt M.nd"l. ink'nded b~

,hei. v. rino ,.....,' n"BUI ,h• • f, ma,h of ,he G" ">Ie Schuu'

twgotialion•. wi'h lhe AWB b<""ling . boulits comm. nd... . nd tr .ining c.m ps. Ih.gru......... mutd.. ui lw" black f"'opl. to

Ma m.lod i by twowhi" m.n. , h.bloody eonflic ' inW.lkom, ,h. co n·

tinuing vio l"nce in Nata l . nd the wid...spread Ct>n<t'm in ,he hlack p......bou'l ....u.., 01 .. ,01. """ . nd intimidallon ' g"nst0pP"""nts. was nul """"".a~ing

It m.y 1-.ove bcc-n ' 00 soon lor lh. mes­"'g. 110m the ,. Ib to hove . unk;n .mon~

,he p'-"'plc. l>u'l ho.., d....~Iup.....n.. d. mon·stra1c<f ,h., bolh ,h. gov..... ""'n, . nd ,heANC f..,.. • " ·rio,, • • nd difficoll cho llen~.

To ...... .

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EDITORIAL

Constructingeconomic justice

DEMOCRACYIN ACTION

10 " SA', ,(),lib all!' :

• To e l\COurl.SII!' South Ald­uns of ..II rues to r';ed.llpMthekl and diKo\,I" an<lIhernlltiwe th.i1 i1 _Kia!and democratic in the IrlH'sense 01 1M word.

• To ;1"111people 10 .llCceptand wor" for I. post· ..p,u t·heid fOdety . ,w.llyofdq­lnll their lean.

• To mo bilise the skllh,luwwWelgll!' .nd ll!'kperienc:eof ..n those who u n Msktlherommunltift In lheaids• •e," of South Ainu.

• To provide forums . ndo pporfunkles on I. ... tlon­wide buis 10 lind demo­critic: solutions to SouthAlrk. ', prolHms.

• To IIssist l.. c'lI!'illin.1. eli­m.le for senulne nq oti..don low.llrd, .. non-radal-'democr.dic:South Afria.

10MA O llie ...litAO O ffiCI:Il ill H_. 1 r~.............d, Mo ' .C. p" To..... n .. ITo! t :n ..rJ U7; , .' "4§1)WUTI.N ( AI't, i f ..upoo Homo. 0.. ...Sl.....c. C..H .., C. pO T_ ... _ . IT " U l _1111Y : , ..."",:rv-lIO""NNlSaUllG, f illh f _ . _ _ •" o.r __ S"H~ . ....._ . ... 2111 (1011"-*1J5IO/1/11), ' olow Jm• •)ranO.'A,2IJJ H.o"..... f ......... 1177 A.t<.ocIio51tH<,. ",,11I. 1d, e.1 (Tol .u·)4m15~

T. ..... lolll 'llli)DUn"N, 11. s.....o H".... 41 ' _Slrftl, DuIt>on, 00II' (101 U 1·_ J, ' olo4••

-"ron 11IU l n H: , ....rllt ,'-. StondMdH , )UM.llnll.....c, ' IIiu_. loetl(' , ·S$.JlI,/VJ' , s:tnl7)lAST LO/IlOON: 'hItd , '-. a.dooo...H ~... s,_~ l.Il lood..... n il•T Jl .._ 1; TolPt...JIl,I2f

Opinion••• p....Md in oereee•• ~y InA~tion .. not """",,,,ily thOM otId....

T HE socio-e<:onomic rond ition. und...which tho majority of South Aftkano IiV<'ClIst • long .""dow over tho preoomt talks• bout talk•. They .100 put the <.'II.......t do­ba~ on n;ati"""l....tion, pri vatio.ation andtlw INiolTibution of W$lth Into the cor­""" pm:pectiV<'.

The ~tral los..... is how to IN..... thehistoric and genuine grtnano:eo of thoHwoo haV<' t-n ' y>bImabcally discrimJ­n;a!N lJI. inst . nd w""",, position is nowdnper.te.

Some flgu.... mu.trati~ the diff...·...."'" in income. 1ivi~ . tand. rd . a ndbenefit> from gove.nment expendilu'"betw~ black . nd wh ite tell a g,im..,.

INDEX YEAR 9LACl( WHITE

w. ...... innon-pr'o'nary 1 ~1 ~ Al9S9- ,......,- ,_ ._ 1~7 58% _- .l'llo ol__l

LJfa a..-wo..,. al_ l~l 1980 S8 70

"'ant mortality 1$82 110 ,.(par 1 000 ... t.ltIl l

1.-". 01 TB 1985 2D6 15(pat 100000 people)... .,.".,..par pupil 19l1617 11367 R21~....., ---,Ma_'"_ _ ,_ 2.2'lI. S3'llo

l'llo 01 _ 1otoI)--~..", 19l11il1 asoc R2~

l........ _.lSou",: R«< RrIo,..... Surwy 1'mJ/89

IT IS these I nd other . tan. facto whichled S. m M. bi, d ep uty ed ito r o f theSowt/<I~. to ...y In • """",t add""'" ' 'Theblacks .'" angry , [ .m .ngry, . nd no. mou nt of WI< II going to satisfy ...."

The majority of bl.~ks .re im~1e oroemi·llt ....te; they have be<1I eordudedfrom politiclll In. tltutions .nd in la<gemeasu.., from tho "free entftpri&e or&'tem" . Black PO""'Ptiono .re shope<! by~hronic homel...n.,.., unemployment,po<>< edueotlon. nd lnadequole '-lth f.­<ilitieo. In tho _ cli"",te thri. ""po'dO­tiona • .., high,

50ci<>-«0n0mi' prnou"", haV<' oerIou.

. nd far·",.~hing politi,.l implic. tion••partirul. rly for tho! Afric.n Nation.1 Con­gress. woo ha...., entered Int<> d iso:uooionowith the N.ti"""list govern""",..

If the ANC ",nnot d~hvt'l'. in tho! sIrorttrrm.!i<>IIW ..........'" of ",lie! to t""",, whoform the Jarg.or pan of thoir ronstituenq,then tl\oy will loo.e . uppon 10 olher 0r­

ganisations which • .., totall y opposed tonegotiatloo politico.

l ...tabibt y will be tho! inevitable cons.­que""" . nd nothing Irigh.......w.y fur_eign inv ton f.ster than. country in thegrip of i tability_

It follows that. f. ...reaching d~bate on.....truo:turing the South AIrk. n """nomyi. not only __ry but for mor. l, «0'

nomic and polilk. l "'........ it iI in~vi·

tabl~_

A number of oemi""... worbhopo . ndron......"""" ha ve taken .nd • .., t.kingplace invo lving tho bu.i....... rommunity,Ieadi~ """nomilt••nd members of lheANC. Thil iI.ll to the good • there ,.n' lbe enough of l h~m . nd t h~y mus t bebroadened to I",lud~ lhe widcol """,ible",p' fl,l'I\t. tion, But this in it>;elf i. notenough.

THE ANC has MIl challenged to puttog"'h~• • much mo... romp",hen.iYe.nd , Ie• • economic policy which goesbeyond the Freedom Ch. n e. and theConsti tutio nal Guiddi_ . F.ir enough.

But the onus is not only on the ANC.The busi...... I«!Or in pankular ""• •clea, ponsibility. If n;ati"""U...tion isnot the wer, If privatio.ation hal mmt.If ooctali.m i. dlsrredi!N. then ,lea• •1­temativeo must be off.,red which add rnsthe oocio-eronomf' problems which .relhe legao:y ci .partheid . We . ... in thil to­gether _ but oow to reach~ onIhis urgo'nl , ""l!enge?On~ opportu nity for innoY. tive . nd

"""'iiV<' proposals would be for tho ANCto tr. ...form their ecorwmi<: . tudy group(whl'h will be preparing . 1' economicpolky dorumenl in prepar. tIon for their,onfe . e nce on 16 De<:e mboo .) into ."''''''.. iss..... which would take evidO!11Ufrom . wide cro••·section of Inle.e. tgroupo.

If they could be persuaded to tal<e lhisroute It would P",y~nt th~i, finding•from bei~ ",.t in stone .nd would poss;'bly lead to me.ningful action which goesbeyond the ,hetork which 10 citen cha..aetmoes debate on .ll . ideo.

Alu Bo,.ineExenltlve Diftdor

GHman bHrhaU. may""" boo lhe .......afler .......nl viii! by on w group. Un-able to .il OIiU 10 ,he ..,...;ng oounds of onDOmpoih btmd, one deJoogate In:f. to his feet. nd tovl-Iovied to ,he dell&ht <01L_ """,,-u.t'. ,..Ihn,__rio no'" rIlE big_.

CONDIT1ONS uoder whidi <'<TU-Ul AN<:e>tiIeo w;D ......... 10 South Afriao are flO!

pe...... -my by the I •• '" ditNlIe.~dw _ _ ~,_

1.on:Ioo>-booed oaOd d wait unlitthe "'nd det: Iwthn' ~ hisInOMY in good exd>onge ..lie. He'dprobaobly hong 0" 10 his I,ondon home.l'-&hi- So ..-..clt p.~n' ... ...... 11tt ..-nrry.

When In Germany. , ,

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Op soek na die vyandOlE v v... m.nb Veili&Iwid10tI lwsin _ Ie .brI .....t.u bulle~ 60ur dior- ......-.iJI& VOlt dior-ANC. r N:: .. udeoe-~ 50ryl huDe\riot, __ hul d_ 06 op: '"Die ANC

- -ryuot.-,..- -........_- ..... --...- -_«- '- ..,&IIl '11__ -.ir bJ_ ... _ ..... -*li6f!

Rands and sense

LJA.NEE ·~

Jim vir so 'n bekl

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AntediluvianravingsA LMOST nduoMIy the Oftdes, inyour 1Vf air 1M "'''*''8:0 01 -....sa......... 0>Il«ti Iin Ilhftkere:I rfl,eto.lie u nfortunately bI ' M deboole abou•1M! ....._ tho! otond any chance 01 ooI¥­Iftg . ppatflIly ~i<tofy a>pti Olio... inSouth "Inca'. "''''..u,,_y. I would like10 ....ke ......n con~ and refrr toyour Mon:h 19'1O edition.

Joe SIovo'. m..llen In dftence 01 commu­ni.m ( " if it ......·1 for tho, man Sto lin" lmioinletpTet 7Jtr c.o-is1 '" Imd <rrden<eto the ..",pion dream. WhoteYft oociolismhas pTtdU<ed It II.- brnl rqrted. by _ordinary people bjr<'ted '0iI.

Ind~... Ea., Europe . lIemplS topull i...,1t out ot i ii economi< quag mire byinW>kl"3 <apllollom, • II\Ojor h.. rdle is the

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I"'bIicI_ ohouId 'Ilow bolh lid.. ill Illy«>nIIic! to ...... Ihrir ow.

Finally. ~.rding dw question of whog.ino from conlinued conflict, it ill . ug­gcsred that IIw only po-rty to gain (in 1Iwshon tomnl t. tlw Sou' h Afrialn govem­mont. Alt......tively II could boo.rgued thotcontinued conflict <ftId_ it hard... to liftIIw 1It.1<! of ......rg""'-")' .

I' hao boom ototed tho l tIw rll"ottg<t __)''''''tM quHtion 01 po-UtiGll pnson<TS ~1M lW<> critma yrt10 bo oddn!SMd boo­lou Ihe U niled~ SeNile con hit

.....-. AI. ..~ lonn •~chip IwId by the ANC, the .......-. 01

;;;:;~.nd the ,""',_. 01 the _ of..... , , 10 '" the ANC. 0" Q' d"""s1Iw~ p<ri<>d.

ReprehensibletacticIN DEFINING l he .tole 01 unmt inNalal in yuur ApnI _. Ion Uehonberga nd Shau Wn troU quote. joint w<rl.ingcommilt 01 C...1u and the UDF op iningI~.I it II " e•••n-!loUy . bou' In-k. lh. ' , deol .... !<> l""i"lli n il , ""P- LETTERS'-'. -~-=

To bol, lo. lht,new,~~ • NolO' U"""""';1y ....­demic. Jolin AllCllloon. 1iowrHr• •n 1M......... _ II bo thot~'- daM tift CooooNtuDF. ill tNt he"""l""k.*d • Do< • ....t.... _ thnr be-

'""In • ....,.....Y. _ .ponlloo';d ' I .'11-tho SABC -.:I.~-. nww doth-lonp od COffftpoMftll, CWI S."IIod~,

would~ ...-, p""p"p.... .aad ,,- If)' 10 """d w-.ow.. 10 I:Iootr

pctic:ioos by IJOmrlI i ' - '" ....• ad w<ic IIoapponod ill "S'ftwith Ilw f"*'I boonK ..-Ie: 'rhr _ io _

.... " 1".1.._ ,* """" ...~ camp II~

fn the _ 01 o..-c-r ill _ .V... Zy\ SIotobnl 18 tNt -Idas.o _....... to I"oo lclf .. "'""'" lor~ 101d io'f.!IC' o;w of~ polilial~Iionol wilh<Jul ~1n3 portiolll.~ furthn..In<ft, my dictiono"l' MY" thot de<nomolioc..-.. "inoiollng on eq.... rigIItI and poi....• to<.UH

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In • _I 100..., of II,. Wtrtly Mail••UDF """,boUnt in \ho Noto) wor wos d<­ocriW as 1>01"8 ""m w ....... Iho oppwi.lion ._'. ho .._ Wfft . Nou . Su~ly.uch

actiON . 100 IHd 10 1000 of prop!1'ty. poooi.b1y ol li/e. and are likely to .......'" l'efug....r

Some~ ba..... ouggntod lha' ' houmot it obout the UN trylni lo IuIod outDIM political partIa wha_ 1M truth....y hr, ...my • __portlNn. dftno<n.lioc

Sampie Terrebla nche (Unive rsity of Stellenbosch} a nd VellaPillay {ANGl .

on lhe I'Il'ed for • "lr.de-off· betw...... Ih.lwo.

This notion. inlrOOuced by Sampi. Ter·reblanche of Stellenbosch Uniwrsily, hold'lhal • choke has 10 be mode berw""n. onlhe on. hand. ""luity . nd . ccess 10 opporlu.niti....nd on lhe oth.... efficiency .nd ec0­

nomic growlhNOl .11 delegates shared lhe oplimi"" of

ANC economisl . nd planner Vella Pillay,who SUgg<'\lled lha' .dditiona l funds wouldbecome . v. ilable once lhe . parlheid . ystem ­wilh i.. duphc.lion of .Irnctures.nd facili·ties - had I:wn .bolished.

The <erI'rep iece of ANC polky .hould belhe mobili...tion of Sou'h Al ric.n I.bourpower .nd energy. he ...id, 'There is nore.son why we .hould no' have lhe Irans­fonn.l ion lhal makes Soulh Afric. lhe pow­...hou", of Afrk.a."

Pill.y . 1", r.ised Ihe issue of land . ndlhe need 10 . dd....... lhe qu",'ion of achiev_ing • balance berw",n Ih. ur ban . nd JUral. rea.. H.... id lhe .bolilion of lhe GroupAre• • Act .nd lh. Land Act wou ld do nOlh·

•1/.Aubrey Dickman (Anglo American). Ronnoe Belhlehem (Jel)

and lito Mboweni (ANG).

Growth AND justicef tonl P_ 1spent on bloc k and whit<' social p''l'S;On,.<."ducation and h.alth ..rv"""'.

hpeetahons w",," grnerally too high. h.said. Blacks exJ'l"'f<.'d to """ive amoun!• ...,lOT whitt'S and whit..... pKI<'d to """tV<!grant. thaI we.... nO! com"",,,.,, ..,,, wit hSooth Africa', .......,,,"'...,

"We h...... to tal k about .....'n;<luring lhewhole thing. We cannot talk about duplicat­ing any of the "isting white ..rvi<:eo," he..rd.

The ronf<'l'l'l\n' agl'l'l'd that foreign "api­'al "'as imp,,"ont, for 1M , imple ",.sonthat South Africa did n<>! ha ..... suffici<:ntg....... d"""",hc savings to finonce • quan­tum growth in jobs. Th....., w.. . 1"" concern"".". the d.dine in Sou,h Afric.'. ioou.trialbase and the general la<k of . kills.

"South AI,.;,;. i> the only d...indu.triali·Sing industrialised rounlry," .. id Stelle,,­bosch University academic Colin McCarthy_

Althou gh thore was ag_ m"" l Ih.l bolheconom ic equily . nd dficiency werel'Il'ede.t lhere was • di Uerenc. in opinion

ing unlil prices were broughl do wn.Universily of C.pe To wn .c.demics

Fr.nci. Wilson . nd Dennis Davi••Iressedlhe eno rmousl.nd hunger lha l ""isled. One~hle ",Iulion w• • for lhe . la.e 10 . 11owsmall ho ldings 10 he "'lahlished ou"ide lhemajor urban . rea•.

D RAWING lhe ron ferenC<", . ttenhon10 some of Ihe more pr.ctic.l .sJ'<'elS ofpulitics .nd economics, Tong•• I·Hulellchief Chris Saund.... said, somewha' pro­vOC'liwly. lh. l polilics was .boul power.nd economics .boul profit..

In lhe Iighl of figures which showedSouth Afrlc. has the highest Goni ro-efli ·denl (the sh. rpesl conU.sl be!w""n rich. nd poor) in the world. il w.......lu r.1 th.tbl.d I..d.... should ""' • high prlorily onnarrowing lhe g.p.

Saunders said tha I .ny governmenl w.sf.ced wilh lwo problems, lhe re-di'lribu·lion of wealth .nd the noed 10 co....ider lhelime..,.le - what was .......... nt for lhe .hort,medium.nd long lemt.

Cosatu: Searching for a producBy Gary C ullen

C OSATU i.considering . policy pack_.ge 10 Iran.form Soulh Africa' , economyfrom a high cost.. low w.ge, low employ·m",,1 econmy 10. low cost, high w.ge, highemployme nl economy.

So sa id Alec Erw in, • member 01 lheCusalu econumic lrend, group. in his .d·d 10 lhe second "Fulure Fornm" hosledby Id in Durba n in April,

He id lhere w•• i"","",,'ing .greemenlfrom .11 quaIle.,; Ihal lhe SoUlh Afric.neconumy i. in need of .....lrncturing. Theeconomy is _ by ..nuus slrnctur.l pr0b­lems whim . .. reflected in low growth lev·• Is. serious problems of unemploymenl, •hou.ing . hortage.• pour eduC'lional sys­lem and e.~ve wcallh i....-qu.lihes,

A<C'Ording tu Erwin. the qu..lion is "how.hould . uch . reslructuring lake plaC<' .ndwho should iniliale or I..d lh.l .....lructur·ing". This, he said. was where one began 10gl."l consideraN. disag"",menl.

Cusalu's view is tu ron"""l r.le on reslrue-

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lunng lhe productive capacily of lhe econ­omy . nd 10 pia"" I... empha,i. on the roleof lhe e

He id lha llhe key 10 Ihi. str. l"!ly wasthe manufacturing sector. The ta,k being 10lom around from a high cosl, low w.ge.low productivily siloa lion. 10 • low COSI.high wage . nd high prOOuetivily scenario

This should be done according 10 • str.·legic plan wh...... cerlain indu"ries wouldbe developed jointly by lhe M.le, pnv.lec.pilal and lhe lrade union movements,This would be designed 10 improve prOOuc·tivity. reduce rel'live rosts.nd make, "cer­la in ..lerti ve induslries more rompo1itive00 inlema tion.1 mark""''' .

The stralegies 10 . ffect lhi. c h. ng~

nceded 10 include an inVt'Slmenl polky, •policy 10 inc.....e emp loym~n l levels••.Iral"!ly for lech nologic.1 d~velopm<'nl, •manpower tra ining policy, <'ducaHon policy.nd patlem. of land usag.,

Turning 10 lhe role of lhe slale in lh. re­.lructuring process, Erwin said lhal Cusaluw•• not preoccupied with naliunalisalion.bul w•• r.lherluuking.l . package of poli.

d",. However. i/ ""'lrueturing w... 10 be ef·fected over lhe next five 10 15 ye.rs. ....lion·. Iisation wou ld hav~ • role 10 play. He . r·gued lhal ...... induSlries or ..rvices shouldremain naHonalised.

Cihng lhe e•• mple of electricily .upply.he said lhe particular history of Sou.h Af·rica w•••uch lhal electricity had be-en .ys­l~mahc.lly d.nied to mony black .re• •.Given the present income stJUeture. if Ihesupply of el~clricily w. s lefl 10 markelforces, lh~ v.st bulk of lhose who p........llydo nOl have . lertrlcity wou ld rem.in wilh_oul. There w...... . Iready 10W1>ihip' whe rethe electricily grid had be-en I.id bul whereresiden.. could nOl . ff<>rd the connection>.

The road .y.tem w• • cited a. a similarc.... I" lhe pasl. lhe major road. have .ys­lemalically . kirted lhe bl.d . ..... If lheprovi""n of road. w.s pnv.hsed. this im·bal.nce would remain or ....en w",...n ho­c. u.. only .he profi"'hle road. wou ld endup being mainl.ined

The .....e. Erwin . rgued. noed. 10 main·l.in conlrol over services .uch a. h.. llh.educ.lion. ele<:\ricity. w.I.... lr''''porl . nd

P>e18f Ie Roux (lIWC) and Dennis Davis (UCn.

ECONOMIC JUSTICE

Nationalisation: reachingbeyond the rhetoric

''Tho ..,...j i5tributio n of _ It" must ~g''''''' priority . tl_. the ... an- conflict_ing upinions on how to do II in a time pe­Iiod 'hat will ..tis fy J"'OP'"' .. , if you "'V<'• d~m""r.ti< gov~rnm~nt wit h ~1<'Chon•...try f;v~ y...... then !he go V<'mm""t hasf;v~ y~. .. in w hieh to prodlJ<:e .u ffident .....dimibut ion of w... ltll."

Saund~.. . ddN thai bu. in....1\0" ld. "",nd I~•• l i m~ t~lIing N~l oon M.nd~l.

.bout , pitf. 11s and mo", lime t~lIing himthat fi Y""'" wa. """"gil lim~ 10 --.0 ...

.......lKti"" and introd""" re-diMribuHon,Offmng his . um"",')' of til<' d is<:u..ion,

McC."hy ..id , ....... w• •• cle. , _ttyfor ,0-., pt',. 1101\ bcl.....,,, the differentgroups in Sou th Afric• . L.obou r, ,he S""en>­......., and business woukl ....."j to .....bark"" mo... d iscussions. Trnol n d mutu.1 .....' ped needed to he d"""loped . The publ;,;good would he ..-rved o nly if the bona fid..of _ h side~'" aocepted .

He added that tile «lS' of e .!"'rimenl.o.tion wa. high . Whil.. dooon buried ,""irmist."",. """"""m. t<"l'KlE'd 10 gl"l o/f 1lCOI­II.... when 'My " fl..f<'d poor prof...... "",.dvice.

' 'Tho> ""trom.. 01 bad «<>nomic ad~ia""00""'" , l\an .nything ""~ can ron'tmpla'•.lI n.mploym~nt. in.,.bili'y . nd po~.rty

l\aw . high social cost: ' II.- ..id.Among ,h~ practical .uggestions 0Ift.red

d Uring the I." .....ion of ,II.- conf nce00""" l.a~ ' YS'tm ",~"i",," and the in '·men,01 pt"IUion fund. in social """""" ruc­,ion.Da~e Geary of In~"",oc IM<1board .ug·

gest"" ,ha, if Ii~e p,,,.:.n' of , he pensionsinduOlry (ro"""" y ~.Iued a, . bout RI30billion) was chan....lled inlO ,h~ d..,...,op­men' 01 housing. """'" R6,5 billion wouldbe I'<'1ea..,(J '0 help m«t immed"te -.Is

S... Va 'entI.... ,. ""611<. ' i..... '''';''' 1'1.. ith ld.....

'e solution""ecommunic..tions as inslru .......ts 01 pol_icy '0red.... ,he ine<ju. lily 01 li~ing .l.a....d.rd. , Nationali..tion beyond this poin',. uch •• in regard '0,he mi...... was a poin'01 deba'" in C.,." tu. II may ma ke no ......,in ,ha, ,h. p...,..,n' I..,..... of .ta,. incomethrough l.au 'ion may be ,h. ma~imum ,ha,can be d......nded , On ,he 01"'" hand, he..id 'l\at ,_ 00'" strong feeling ,ha" he.......,..,r<ft g.....".ted by the indust ry could.......... be ..rfocti\'ely u..,(J whil. t.... indu. ' ryremai ood in , hand. of the lou r or fi...,conglom.... ' hich pr-..Uy domi"" 'ethe ecol'Hlmy.

Erwin ..id ,his vi... held tl\a' ,h. I'e<'OI'dof ,hese ron~m.,-. '" .howed ' 1' inad...quate commitmen, to tod. 1 need belo...profi ' ..nd that ,he mining cong lomerat..had been ,he maJO< ..port... of c.p"" 0.....the 1..., 10 '" 15)'1'<1.....Which~~ ,b~ moot . ppropria '.

. pproach.. E in mad. ,he poin, tl\at .....""" rc.. g~n~r"N in the mining """orwou ld .......J to be II'Hlfl' "l.uil.ably . nd .ffi·cien, 'Y ulili..,(J in.id. ,h~ South Afric.n

To "- II

By Sue V"ent'ne

THE ,horny issue 01 "",iona lisation wasdi"""....,j by conf~ d.lql;. t...'lengthin .. l\at at Ii.... . ppe. red '0 be. "'debate ofthe d"",r ',

Alth ough no .g.....m.n ' ........ ched,prog...... w.. "",de inoo/.r a. d.legat..moved away from the ..t",me OI""",,,ypingtl\at has c/lar.ct.,.;!I<'d ..ch.ng.. betw....the 'we> '". id...'" thus far.nd OI. rted list..,­ing tn each 01""'.

ANC ......"'her Rnb Da~iO's .......-l ,l\athe was no! au'hori..,(J to make spocific p....noun<ernetlts on ANC pol icy. Hnwe~.... he..id nahonalisalion was only a small part ofwl\a, the ANC .... k>ol<ing . t.

ANC 'hinking w•• not rommiUed '0 pu'n iti ~. . ction,hrough nahonahsa­tion. Any in"''''...•,ion in the «<>nomy..ould ta k~ pl.ce,hrough l.g.1 .nd" o n . , i, u tiona Imecha nis ms. -w,are no, moti~a ..dby revenll": ' he ..id.'"Ou r watchword is.ffi""""iv. action."

N ation . 1iut ionwas bk.ly ,n be . m·barked on wh~n i,"ontri but.d to ...... t ructu ring , h.economy and mee!­ing ,he -.I. of ,hepeople, b.. t a. y etnoth ing cn.. ld b.>P"II ou, a. to wl\atwould to. incl..ded in tile .tot. !l<'ctor, he... id.

'1lw general view is 'l\at ,he ma jor .. ' iii·ties should ....... in in ... '" l\and•. W.....the "'ili,ies as having. major role in redi·recting ,lie <'<"OrIOmy. W. don', bel;",..., em·oency is improve<! by privahsation."

o"vi"" ... id , h~ ANC oppose<! J't'C.n'""""'" by the Sou,h Afric.n govern.......t toprivati... public rompanies . Such action wasu~ble and any privali!l<'d en'.,-pris<'swoold be subjoct to .....nationah...lion in ,hefutu ... . How.~.., ,h~ ANC, beli.f in amh<'<l . conomy .pproach imph<'<l ,h. ,wh"ever t«to.. w..... promo,ed by ,h.0I' '''.'p;>ce should . Iso be loft in ,he econ·omy for priva'" capital,

Anglo Americ.n Corpor. tion· , Micl\a~1

Sp;eer ",act"" '0 ,lie "unknow n'" dim...·sio... 01 ANC policy....ying ,ha, ""Main,ywas needed il foreign inv"""""" w.s '" beencoo raged

H. ...;,;1 the cu.... lor .1Ie Sou,h Afncanoconnmy would to. if f......gn inv""to.. 00....left .....Ul'<' abou ' dev.lopmen" in the coon·' ry and ' bu. adopt ... a "wait and ...... ' p­",.-,An~ American economis. Aub",y Dick·

man ... id the... wa• •g....men.on 'he pr0b­lems facing ,he Sou.h African economy, bu.

the ...ason the "gIll "''' 01 gr"..th had "'~<>«urred w.. ' ha' ,he mar k", wa. di,'<>rted ,t ie said if bu.i...... did not ""...1 ,h. ",....t,01 tb.1""'f'Ie i. wlKJld n<>l .u"'i...,. II c.....ldnot afford to gn in for ..pe"m..,"'h<>n.

Tlw all.important fi"" Y"'r in a pO' h 'pa"­heid society woold be cri, ical for the newgovernmen, which would to. ..peded todelIver the good.. ...id Denni, Da~i. ,

To do ,hi. a .l.able, sociu--polilical ..,Vln"'·men, was needed, lIe ...id the doubl. bindin which Sou,h Africa 000> caug'" up _ U...need n<>l to ,h""l.", in"""""",t by nati"nali ·",'ion, bu. 'he . imul"'n....... need lor a just.y••em which would avoid '1' ..plosiv.breok-up ca....,(J by the -m-polilic.1 condi·,ioN in t<Jdely 4 had '" be confront'"

JCI """nomi" Ilonni~ 8ethl.h.m ... id

bu.in... l\ad '0 ackl'Hlwledg. , he ·' legi.i.",",t. " 00""""'" of ,he ANC _ ,ha, the i...........,.. on priva'i..'ion by bu,i..... could bein'erp"""" . s • desi... '0" rip ,h• • l.a,. ofoconnmk .....rag~. or. ' ''alogy by whi"" 'nperpetua•• apa rd..id by shilting i, '0tilepriv..'" domain

He added. however, ,hat from a liberal!""""""..li ..., view. the", w.s di .;lIu.ion......'over the role of the .",.~ .nd it> .bility '0in'.,."...... benefICially.

"W e m.. 01 per,;...do I""'pl. 10 withd rawfrom the notion of conflict beI...",n .1>< sl.a' .and ,he private oedoT, II is an . lIia....... Only,hTOUgh , Ile grow'h of the Soulh African"""""""y do we have any cl\a 1>1 """"ing,he .......J. of ,h. country:' he id

Off.'1"ing . ...mmary 01 the di"",,,,,,,,,. OIl

nationalisation . acad.mic Colin M<c. " hyqUoled Miltun Keynes w ying tl..- . h" "-,....,,,wao impoMant because in 'he long "'m>w... II.U be de.ad '

Short·"'m> "".. lI. 00. ... ImpoMan,. bu.how ,I>< economy wlKJ ld or """'ld to. . d·ju..... in a polilically d.mucratic Soulh Af·rk. I\'Il\<liood a qu..tion . E<tuaUy impo.... ntwas ,he need fr.. the d I"f' nt of . kill>.Srcp" . nd proposal, we rg tly needed'0 add....,.. . hi. problem, which 00... ,he ....sull 01 Iong·term neglect, ,

NEGOTIATIONS

Can they deliver the goods?

F W de KIe<I< and Nelson Mande la addl8$S a press conI""""",on the steps of Tuyrtmys be10re the start o l ttte talk$

f""' ''''''' lol t••""f<:>nnjng the . ilU.ll\oo whi<h is con­d uci n to .. oU<n'!l!lful ''''goh o''o" pl'OC'OOS.Th~ o peni nS ..,n t~n<~ 01 the Groote

S<h"u. Minu~ malos ,hi> <~" ' 'Tho !loY­...,,,,,,,,1 and ,he ANC Owe<' on • rom""",rommilmen' toward, ,he I'l"OOluhon of lI...~i>l;ng <li"",\<' 01 viol<o~ and iJ>limid..'i<m from what<"'<1" qu.Il.......w .... 1•• • rom mi' men' 10 Ill,hil· '\'ity . rod to • pe«dul pl'OC'O'SS 01~otiotk> ....."

Thi. " ot. ",. ,,! woo 01>«>­lu .ely cl•• r: Vk>l,"""" and in·tim ida lion "f",,,, wh.'..... 'qu.>rt<'I'" m.... >lop - and b<>thtke g"""""''''' .rod the ANChay. rommill"" , henl><"l_ tok"-i<>ving th is.

p.ar pni>ewonhy I""'ihon is....;If . ..,,,,,1. I"' rliculorly . tt....rh_ day. of d i"""..i"",. but, on , .... two I"'rtieo deli....,.! Canthe g<>VftTlmen, slop righi-wing(" timido,;"" and tr I,,"" il>m<1hod. and ..rudu PO '_llno lolrly if ,he security for<ft,so lllat onh-oportheid grou ps.including ,h. ANC, .~ ron­vir.crd that il .. J'NlIy rornmit_lod ,n otabililJl and po...?

Co n ,h. ANC <on"ol theyoung bra_ in the l<>WJl5hif"'? Con it ....tabli.h On ow-...-ground II\IISS organi..1Ionwhich is obI<> In iroolU . n o.caplO"'-'" 0/ ,.........,j for d iodplillt'd polibc.1 M1lon~ Willot...... grou po do li iS<'~

!n _lily. lhe "'PI to ,~ ImpolUn'quesbo no CIOn onl y he given in I.... comingmonl~' wh~ I~eir public commilments.nd in\<'nho ns a... pul to 1M ,...1 on lheground.

Fortunalely, ",-",er. v.1"ious . 1. lemenl>dUri ng Ihe Groote Schuur lalb . nd lhejoinl p..... confereno:e . fterward. loft li' l'"doubt . bou l lho: in'""'",,," 01 both pori,,",

' 'OUr ulll"",\<' goa l 10 a _ . delllOCTOli<­d i.pen..bon for Soulh Allie••nd al l ito

po<>ple ." Mr 0. KJerk ...id a' ihe st."of I....,. 11<0

Mr M. nd dded lha t ,1M' d~_ ... lhe tirot b in 7lI yt'a .. lhat a lruly~oo. mefling .""k placo betw""n IheANC and a . uC<'eoSion 0 1 whi'e g"",,",.menlO and Ihey in dic" ed " Ihe dead lywe:ig hl <>1 ,he \<'lTible Iradi,;oJ> 0/ a ·d la·

Iogue' betweetl "",01.. . nd """.nl which_ IIaw '0 """""""". in ord.. to nubli.h a<ultu... o f pe'OCt'fuI. democr.tic and 8"" ul...d.-l>al• • di"""..iOlt .nd ""gotiatlon whi<-h. hould he ,he ka O..... rk 01 '''' polllical proc·..... of • f.... peaceful and _b" Sou,hAfrica",

At the end 01 llIe di.......ion • • Mr DeKJerk oI. ,ed tlla' il had be<,n ,Iw govern-­menr. goa l to improve the c1i..... ,. for ......gotlation.

"-Ir Mond. .. .. id 1M' belWved lhe ANC.nd ,he g""ern menl ""'"' I1M' ..... in pial"""In lhe ...."'h for pe..-.

"But 1M ANC hao _ claimt<l to be,he ...'" repreoen'.hv. of ,1M' black people

in this counlry,"We rerogni,.. lhe fact. which _ have

....,ed Oller . nd """r agai n. that then, areother in,......,ed porl ie> in Ihis "W'rd and IIwoold OItly .". pn,pet a l ....... ....ge to ....k' he ir v i.w. o n ' h. importanl q u...tio nw hich we have 00en dio<uosing o""r , he10>1 If'Wd.y"-"

He abo n ptamed: "The ANCha. on coun,,,,,," ,,"a<ions . m­phaoised I.... import.ona: of toI·era""" in the coo... of our p<>­Iilic. ! work. "

However. ,he ANC was in atota lly dlllerenl position fromI.... lI""ern"",nl and ot her p<>­litic. 1 f"'rl i... b«au.e it hadbe<-n banned for 30 yean, "'pe­~ lHde.. had 00en fl>l'<'ed.Inlo .~i1., o ' hen had b nIhrown Into jail.nd ....... w....dead ,

"You mu .' ... m.mber Ihal"",ny of I .... you 'h who . ... ac-tiv. tod.y we born during lhelao, 30 y. a when the organ-isa tion wa. iIIeg.1 and wh.nI"""" w as not>ody 10explain I....policy oI ,lw ""R"nisa'i<m.

" Now 'ha' tlw organi..tionhas """n legalioN. we have""""iden'd it to he our duly to

01...... lhe question of di>cipli.... ,.... qun­lion oI toJera""" .nd I lh ink we are gettingouppor1 from our .......benhip: · he ..id,

Thio . pin l of democr.tic procIice . nd t0l-e" """ was rr-nt in all ....,e......1> madedunng lhe Gr<tOle Schuur lalb,

T HE cha llenge now for M. ndelo and DeKI....k io Ir. nslale lhal opint in to action andshow , hal 'hoy . ........lIy ab" to take lhe..... jurily 01 Soulh Alnc. with t ....m.

II 'hoy .re not ab" to d .liWl' the good.. itwill not only be disaot..,... for South Africaand the futu 01democra<y in lhe coun'ry.bul disa>l for eilher Of both 01lhem,

Praise for ANC professionalismBy Nlc Bora in

THE ...rly Cape Town wln..r r.i... . !towed . n unw;ual gene...<>oity when they lifted briefly for I"" lint African N. tional C",,·f;I"'O> fOlly held in Soulh Afric••i""" , he unbanni ng.

Aher ,he c........ of ,be Mandela Rei rally .nd in the un·friendl y cold and d.mp. only JO 000 or faithfu l turned oul onSunday April rJ ., an open field in Mitchelb Pla in,

The billing Wa' weighly, Joe 51""0'. red ooo:ko.nd Eo"ern C. peunc..•• """""I ..""k _ in """'" 01 C. pe Towtt·. f.inleT IINri. ,Alfred N ro, lhe _ary gener.l of t"" ANC, . poke ponderously.The .....n 01 ilw moment. Neloon M. rid..... PUI In a • • """" appe..•'nce to d istance ,he ANC from ..... ofthe flood o f d irty lricb pam·phkt> purplt"iJll\ to he ,""ued by lhe ANC .rid, a...."'pl other'hlngo. ad vioing black men lhallhey con be <u~ of Aid. by . I""P"In;l wilh Indian women

But Ihio rally w......... important for how it Woo run lhan forwkatw.. ..id

1"l>ere w.. much jw;lif...blo anger . ' the qualily 01org. ni>.o'ion altho: Re...... Rally. T1tere woo ItO od""luate cro wd control prepor. ·tion.. , he -.nd d idn' t work. lho: .udi....,., wa' ntade to w.it forbout upon . _ Itering boor In tlw oun. lhe ..... robs l. wen' poorly

•

organised. It woo . ....... luck lhal ,h" ",plooiw mixtu ... woo con·li_ to the . .....n tragedy 01 limited Iooling and police . !>ootingtl.

So al Mitdtells l'Ioin • lot 01 <titi<al ob>erwn ........ walling to... il ihe Iiherallon movemen' had Je.orne<l .ny Inoono.

I ha w never been to . """" proleo.ionally run publi<- &o"."';ng.The ....."'" O1 lhe &ole, camed oul by.n earroe5l young ANC mem­ber. cou ld n.ol have falled to .......l lbe .......11eot weapon· even M<id..... y B1aiS<' . nd Willy Garnn couldn'l kav. ","uggled in . knil.

The .pu""'" _re "'pa"'ed lrom lhe petfedly behaved crowdby ....Is of barbod wire• • p......., w.1l . 1Id a higlt plat/onn. The"""nd would IIave d ...... a Wembley concen proud . nd lhe ............10 worked like well-dnlled lIOIdiers,

Drmocno<y in M.", rolTe<1ly criti<ioed lhe orgon,""- of lhe Re­lea... Rally. II i. ""ly filling 'hai tlw ANC . hou ld be warmlypr.i""'" f<w lhe proI ional handling of lheir lint oIticla l rally In,he cou ntry in 30 yea .

Of rou... il io~ lka " he kind of ........."'" they tooli- are -.....ry, The Iong· term llOIution w;U kave to lake lhe /onn of a ••;'1"1101 . g.......l democratic eoosdou....... ... tha t t"" Ihugo who looted.hopo . 1 lho: ...Iler rall y ei' ''''' change lheir way. or ro.... upa&Oi.... . n Impenetrable w.1101 popular rondtmnalion

Nit Bor. in t. I....... R~I tfu<odor tn llw Wnl.m C'p<.

CHERYL CAROlUS: b lock people have been snct fo , much."

INTERVIEW

Disarm righthIIo.' ""'..."" ttl it. W.' .m· d,1,'(­mi lTt'tl to .,n!\<lllt' in Ihal: '

Sl>v ""itl Ih.· A~C ..... s " ' m­mi1t,'tl ~, Ih., ptin<ipl., Ihllt ITtL

g"li.lIion " ,,, ld "m,t h. p peno vv' Il>v 1It·..d, of lhe pt~>pl...·,

n-.., p.. ~'t..,.. 0' con"ruc1 i~1I ant>n" a<"iat d,·m,,,,,.~h.. S""l hAt,i..a h.d I" bt' und"r>II.><t. nd ow",'tl loy ..11 ~,,,th Atri ­... n,. ThiH ' lUlJ "'~ "':"''' wi lh­01..1' P"'P'-" c" n.u lt.r io n. andlim,' fill" ,hi. ""lUld 1\.",. I" 1"<'l>uil' int" Ih.· "''g,~i.h"n p n ..-­....,.

It w.s up ,,, ' l>v p'-" r k'. t" . 11Sout h A 'Tlcans. III ,·nll .II'- inIhis p""""" . to in.ist on in ·""lv''1I1''nl a"d oon",l ution...,thllt "whvn choi nd tl>.· ",,,,.......ry comp"'m;, mdtl.·.tllt'Y will I,~'I llIt'm t" h... ,h,~.

own'"ThIS rillM I" bv ind",I.'tl ,>I<­

vill"sly ~,t" nd,'tl 10 " pl",.;tionK""'I" li.... ,h,.. PAC

'W ,' d,,,,'1 f,,-I ,h " "" ·,,,'tl loy,~h..'r id ,,,s:' .1>.' ...id . ·'It·s im·p"rt"nt tMI 5o.""h At'ka a'".h~' t" m.>~,. in'o,mo.'tl d' "'.Tha t's ht'Vn th" 0"' 0 b."" '"''''' "mule. 50, Ih.· PAC "'.... ig h l ,,, , h.' i, vi.,w , .nd 101''''1'''11'' ''' l l>.·m. W,> d,,,,'t ,,,'1...·v .'v 10" i"l1 ' 1..1 1'1'''' ' I" l h.·PAe.

"Ou r c" mmit""'nt '" tinding• p'-,lit ie.1 ,,,I ution;, ,,"'. ",.,,'tlloy o rdin.ry 5o.lU, h At,ica"" , If.... . c." min ,m i..• IIIs"e , . w,'must. Thi, d ill.. "M mo.·an ' hII'....v hIIvv t" ",mpn'mi'" on our11",,1 01 • ju"t l"·a,'V. O, d i""ry

<;"ulh ,\Irir.n, don't h ~.· ap.,rth,· ,d and do n't .., . CtlUn'.·.......i'm a '• ",juli"n: '

ON THE quo">ti"" 0' t l>v "'I.li",,.hip tK'1.....~'n t l>v ANC and,~I>.., o'lI"ni""li,,,,-,,. C.,,~us qu,~.'tl UDf I•..,.].·r Du ll. h Om.,. wilt •,>I......,,'''' Ihill ··t l>.· ANC i...k" rly t l>v tov-t "ohid~ I",. """"ring II>vl,.n,,"·' 0' l",w.'I; 'lU' ""'",; o'l\"ni"' li""' ..", Ihv tov-I vvliir lvs l'lT""f''ll"".d,ng p'-"plv·. P'-,wvr"'.

Sl.... ""id . ..ruct.ol t....tm a"Cl.'>Sihlv to 5o.",l h Alrican. lrom "'Ii...'ruUIvs w"' ··Ih imp'-II1.' ...... 0' havinll ,t ",<1,,"'" indepvnd'>nI,>Itl>v go'",nm''1II 1It·'" ]><'t'pl,' ca n w nlin"e to pu l lhv ir " ...." ",.."j ,

"n t l>v a ll"",l a" ,W,,,,,,,,,·. 0'l\",,;""liun• • I", v....mple . ha ,,, Ih,·i,. work cui ,,,, I It..

t l>.·m. ..ntl Vvs••Itt, wtlUld d,..mht.' 1It·,.,..'1I •• a "'mini, 1 (nul. 1>:",r­g"~, ,,'mini,fl,

" I\ ' 'PI., .". f., Ii'" ddvn,ivv. I,·mi" i.m h. s 1>:~'11 g ivVTt , N d""mv"••1It' ""i tl , "Fvmi" i,m d",..n·1 mo.·. n lII'inll . nti m<'IT. On ly,,·,isl m.'n 'vvl Ih".... I' ·n.'tl by 1''1I1 in i,b. I am w mpk'1ely u ndd " n­.iw ..bt",t Ih., ",.1Ih111 ...., i. m pt'TVdtl....n.,pt"'" o f o ur Iivvs. in­d"dinll our o'g.m;..,ti"ns• • nd I . m "'mm iltN to ' 'rpt"inl' il as.,1i,·vlv .... I 0F'P'- r.cism,"·

A'kt'<l I" """m.'111 on tile "" drvrn i,m" thll l evllain pvoplt' "'"i,md 0' .s<rihinll 10 lhe youlh 0 ' Soulh A'rica. C..ol", 'I".nll II>tl>.·i, d.,"'........

"I l hi n~ il i. ""'1' un,.i,. on Ille youlh lhal tlley a", mdtlv out I"III' Ihi. ""'tl ,ahhl.· Ilen in 1...1 Iht.'y.'" the un... who Mv.' ""'dvI"" m",,1 .nd h ' 1 """,ih« .. in hri nKi~1I Ihi, "" u nlry 10 its..'n",", Th'"JI a,... lhe 0 ..... who I\....v t."'-'n u p . rms i" "'IT dd ,·nC<.',Eig hly p'-'lCt'n1 ut lilt' ]><'t'p lv d.'1"i.......J hIIY<' bt'VTt y,,,, ng pt">pl.·,

''In''"JI pvrhal'" mo.,... IMn ..nyo"'" e lst.' an' oon><i,,,,.,>1 thY milllil" f Ih,' "I,llv .nd w".. ld hIIvt" a " " lis lie ..Ihlud ,' to p'-...., ., Th''Y' ve1"<, ,,, n*"",'tl 0' st' m..ch. W...'t' in tl>.·m a dt1,.,.,-"inoti"" ttl build a"'''ing po...... . and ""t ,,, "111v I".. h. 11 m...,u"", ,,,. .. '1uit'k Ih ,"'

Sh. u'" W••t","w.., k.;" tho public_lion. dop.""""'" of Id. ..,

•wing now, saysCarolus

By Shllunll Weslcoll

T HE South Afri<dn ~"vcrn ·",,'n' ,h""kl d is."rn ,h,- " 'hil,''i"h l win~ irnn",did'dy . ..ysANC Wes'",,, CAp,· inh' ,imcommi t!"" m,'mb." en,ory'C a''''u s .

In th., .bs<·u,-.. "f .u~h finnact~>n a~ain.' vi"I,',,,,, aoo in ·timi,l.lti"" lh., wh"I., n.·~,i!ia.

Ii<", f"''''''' cou ld t.... ...~ h.k:k ­,'wn w"-,,,l...od _ by sit""'K""s lil-<­the c u rre n l ma yn .·m i nWe ll"'m.

Of "'Judi con",m I" ,he ANCi. , "" , ih",li"n in Nat .1 1. ....he",the "ve rlaI' !>t·,w.,," l n kat haand til<- kwaZulu p"li", n,,,,,,,,,,i­1.11,'s . im il", swift .eli"" onarm._

Co nd em n, ,,/; th K,»"",n­""'nt's ><,k'<1 iv<, n'Sf'.m", to ";l>­I."" Ii"''''''i",",_Ca,,,I,,, ",id itwAS " v e r y di, ' u,bin,," thatMi ni . I," "f Law and ( lTd."Adri""" Vk, k ''m''I}:'"j smilinKfwm a m., ·tin K w ilh E" lw neT,,,,..,"III. 'K"". " nJ ..,yinll nu,h·inK abo ut acti,'v .1,'!'" tn di",nna n"m ;"c el.·mo.·nt

"II it w,ore our p'-~'pl.· run·ninll ..ound .... it~ Kun, in f"ra·mi lliary sly l,' U"'y ....ould hIIwbe.>n d,...11 wi l ~ wry d, Ue..·ntly.BI.lCk pt~'pl.· ~.ve bt~>n ,hoi 10,much I,,,,,." . 1>.' ",id

A.k,'tl w h<1l>.·r ,h,' w.' opti.mi.tic ahl>u l Ihe n"Koti.tion1''''''''''' il,,·II. , h,' ...,i d Ih.,1 .Ilewa, " ho p i" K" ralher Ih.m" "" pt' lu1".

"Tm lIt'pinK Ihill w,· ·11 bt· .hl,'II' " '" the pwo."" Ih"lUKh .... ilho"l lo,,,nll m,,,,-' h"",.nd ,uH,·,.,nllm"", d....truc1i"" to "'" .~",ntry,

''In,' 1.><1 Ih.t t.lk> I\.wv Mppvn,'<! mo.'.", Ih., pt'l,"", in 5o.,,,,hAfrica h., ."Iu.ll y ch., nll' '<J , T~v",· . ott"n a I,'nd"nc v II> "'v- "'~ hi nll'. rhll nll''tl' . I Ihin k Ih.,t'. 'wh.h. On., m",1 m., "': acem ....••""""",nl> 10 bt' .hI., t" ..... lIe , lru AAI,' .ppropri.tdy.

.'Tho..... hII. bt~'1I a ,illnifirant hn'akth"''''lIh _ hul Ille ."OsI' n.,.Ii",,,, ~..t. tilt· hIItTVtl hu ,lt u p, tl>.' . u n.·rinK _ mo.·rdy t" 11''1 '0 ,ho.'point tile ANt-· hII. bt~'1I calhllll lor lor d,,,,dtl.... We are h''Pinll 'hII'belt<n> I"" ....., t m""" we d" n,~ h.ve 10 110 thmullh ,Ile ",m.· mo... .."'" ,>I tlv.lh and d,...lru<1 "", ,"·

Am''''K tile .....' 1 ..""w,.... i. d,,,k...,, ,,, 0' ,I>.' ,,·pt,rl "I ,ho.' jo."n'A~K·-K, ....",,,mo.·nt workinllllroup chll' II' 'tl 'ith "",kinll " ",ommo.·n·d.lio", on • ddillit;',n 0' pt,li 'ic.1 "f"'''''' t,mv " . i<'>• • nd ,h,·'1",..1;'",. I>t ind,·mllily . nd t l>.· r,..I,..."" 0' pt,li" c. 1pri'o""".

A.1tetI .... hvn p uh hc o."""It.lion could bv V'pV.:h'tl. C.",lu.notvtl IMI bt~ h .id... hIId t" ".pt,,, Nck '0 ,h,~r """"Ii"", hu 'add,'tl; " Wv 1t,.,1il hils t" bv .."n."

Thv ANC hIId in,isl,'<! on. d,""]lin,' 1,,, compl,'1;'''' "I ,Ile ...pt'"IMay 21) bvCA""" Ih.·y 'e l' ' hv '11..1,,,,,,,,,, ,>I pt'htiCAI rri""'.·" I\.ltl ,,,bv dtldTt'S"V<l a , a ""'!ler "' urll"ncy

·"Th,...• hII"v bt" n rn""i_ I",,,, 1f><.11'",·mmvnt . illC<.' F.>b",......2 hu l lin I,>ddi"""'<!. n.,. Itow "'1.",, Ih.,.... hIIw I"<~'n h.,·e 1"<",". 1""", cyniCA l. almo.... . , 1.,1' in ,Ile ,""' , Itt' "" id,

l u r" inll 10 Ihy m.ior p"litical la, k 0' hlllldmll d,·m,,,"r.cv,Ca",I". ""id it was • '1"...1;'", of "' 'P''ninK up OIlT slTU<1urvs I:"pt~'pl., ttl jo.;'n".

"Wv . rv lI"inll d,. .. h' d"o. i" a ll "'" h'.n..Itt.... "...." , ' Miii" Km'o"""t;'", 1>:,.h. i" ,I>ol'pinll ,,"'t ..... w., .'" .dd"""'ing k",a lk.I",'" d"bs (sl>.· ..." 111>'1-....., .,,' hrinlli"l1 ".ll l',mphI<1' - l>uI IM f>not """"lIh

" W.' a '" h ,king al U,,· p'-""ihilily ,>I .n ANC d.lIl y n""·",,,I"·' .M",.., ,h.n 'hili . w.' ..... n' 10 lil'hl ~" d'''''''''','lic "'nln~ 0' IhvSAIIC. I' is. ""ti"n.,1 " "'" " ,,.... p.tid '0' "'ilh 'lU" I.." ... Wv sllt", ld

Taking up the challenge: Alina Dil<oba. Lisba Vosloo, Olga Chalunda and ladlrtalo< SandraCrower.

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REGIONAL FOCUS

Women's workshop soars beyond all expectation'W OMEN h~"'IC. L:p no..OI.. I1....~·· ........... till<' ..rodth~T<' ..I .. ..." l.~"r I.......-. ~ · ~1Wd ,.....tlv bvlJ..o.,.,o .....J IV. '" jplw...~ v

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Starting the learning curve

Bea-ing there!Be A ROBERTS, t.>_~l~_ ,Iwo Ilo-...i« niOA' ......It......., .,.... ,....... i" "'prilIlc-. It "' .. Ilk • IIAIt '" ' ''' I1.... too.ch.. tw ~h .,hv..h i n _..OIWd 1ft , .... i ~;"., 01.. , "':<01 ,,"""", .

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....." ''''' SA T....cto.n A_ .....·I.'" al ' '''' C'ftd ,~ ~ ..~ to..rum o n C'd ..u'"", w il h "i....Nod ........__ Ihr .' k>u l Ed""""'n Un ion .>fSO...'h AI"". I '"",") in ......nll_".

n,.. P"'It'- ..... Ihor _ ·C'ftd ..... <lovdcd 1""• .- d _....... '" II><' c~ '" I..........c~...... Cn.1. ,. 5o,.llh AI"".. nd. "".'''ll ... , foMu.... .....<I .. " '0' h,•• Ih_ 1."I.., ..-....

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c"' ll ti" ..h,,1t 1....1' .. . I....." ,>{ d,,..<ir h" ... ,h,· ,h i,d f.",,,, ..I,..'i'd to.<k 1" lhe d,,,,.,,,,'tl ..c i. 1 ,·" ~"""m..,, " 0 1 "'"""''''010". F«un hJv. tr. in ,"I ,>/M~d ......""" ,.;...""", >ol,.......... tw- _ 1 1orn........ l...-..:l Mh ,"" 1- "'. ,-,.. VftY -"' ._~~ e-Ill .....J>rlocd. ""'''II: 10 I ~~tt ... IM l 01 I...i li l <on<!__ ........ _ M'......

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k ollh "'""",,CH i_ ...

A CONFERENCE CONCERNING YOU AT THEEASTCAPE T1!AJNING CENTRE PORT ELIZABETH

JUNE 21·23

SOUTH AFRICAIN TRANSITION

A CAl l lot con,,,,,,, bc1 ......bU<t. . .... ...-tIok k' d ""......._ poot.." . i . the "",<>try 1Ndo. .-.....os'~ I><Jot,rd by Idaw ....t, he )oharvwobu'K You.h C~ C~l

in 1lwnoy in M.oy.If~ I...... Tbtmboo Cot>o• • _ <Jt

IIw ........tly~c~ 01 5«uIhAlriaon sc...s..t>1O Ie.-I ....ho deploo'<d 1lw... I"'" Irtow 01 "",hin~ bad bfton do.... In

tt>"~rdA. ,he f'nd 0I 11>t ..."'10................Irndnl bv

""""" 10 otu<knl> I" wn 1'1 blacl and wh;k,prj"'" I nd 1I".....,.." n. nt ........~~ in I ....Joha n.........,. 1_ .I n in l" n n l l inr..-nm _""'iN h "lt oInICtu.......," I,.......-d 10 main­tain con llct""""""n ",rtoci pan l>,

A lniol -kJild'nll • ....-riw _ ._ , -,f Lit»" ~w~.......... " ...n nll . he con l.·..·ne..· I" .,....bk<lUdMll . h> In...ly ",rlici!", l.. . nd , h.,..11I..i , u p"'i,·nc..s . In locI. Ih ••crd ,e.....-mro I" ,..w ol Ihol. 01 ,..",1 .m",,!; Ilk'd.I'WI... p......nl. m,"1 ,"'bit" ' l",k"" 10:<.1<;omlnrl.bl.. liv.~ wilh ,,'Ia l;wly Jew prt*"it'm. ,"'hil.. Ihei, bl..·k n",nl" rpo"" ,·'peri­.. ncod p,"bl.'m.• wit h <!den li"n. p"...., lyand .1;0 ... If....",j the t1f.d . 01 Ilk· ni,i, inl>Iacl rouelt.",

R......' L>l>Iy. ht_ t_ dlffcf<'fln"Sdid "'" -.n 11> d lho.- dc~t'" fmm~ng t.........-l " ",ttd 11""' 1'.

A TALK <II> tho lin k hot.....,..., ,""'"_and rdueah,,,, .... ~Itd by • 'i""""'"from IoYn> ..ho ' ''8'''''d 'f>at IonNI rdue...hO<I is ""'" <Jt tho <'due.tion p....><>...~ butmon: ""-Ily, rd",,"toOft n' ,,"<l........""'nll ,he ..orId I,,"'nd y II . bu........... "'vl,,1t contnol _ 1 .<><1y<>U ' ....v i k_\...tV is !""".....and OW" bW io an odueatio:wuol ....1"""'-ft>CO' , ,,," w.... OIl' odoonolo ..... .quip-ping'" 100""~ , "f'N""'.

The~' 10 'lib '("<"li<'".... .'No~. ~ iou<><l IN ord"""h"". y....... i" t country ,nad 8LaockrdU<1l_ bo<I i" , it dnOj\ntdto ...." • "",niaJla 1 II"""P inlo'riooW1>~ rduc.ohon l<'Id>"'tl I ",niaJla,,...1 ~roup l hal it ..... •" p"...... , ,, lhe.....

The """I...-..nee i<>clu<lt'd • cul'uTaI .........ning ...hi<h rw,,,rtd ploys ""'I;"" and "".n­pr....d by lhe >tud<'n1O .t>tm...t..... 1'.,"",,,,...... of It>t moM ndlinll plaY" w~. thaI 01.SooJl h Afric. n bu. in a ·1ibt'fol·· whitt ""h·urb d,iwn by • ,",-,.1 <lTiv Atlh' ''' lIh thebu. ,...rvi<'<' I. "l"'n tn all , I.... <I,;"",<!i""rimin.',.. a!<"in. t I>l..·k p.>_nl""" Th.d,iv.', 1I..~1. ""''1' while e,,,m"' ,, I," ,'m­ba,king wh,I" ~e will "''' "' , • w"n1 I"blod rom",,,t,,,,,. When theft' Art' "', wh;l.<om"'''I ...., h. giv .... Ih. p, ..cnll "" afUUl'h. "ncotn ~>rIable rit/• .

REGIONS

Educationfails bothblack, white

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T,~nl,t,on .1IO Local (;o.e,.",o<>1,~ P••eldlscL,/Ssi"" 1100"'" ." ""'0/11

T, anllt 'o• • "" I~ Med'i1!/l3ll CIOli no acld" ss

Or ... "'. 800 ..", (••• ul,.' d" ocI",Idnl)

fltllU JUIil. ft-.31 1'1"01 _ 0 "" 1000 1UCfT

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I wor . .......s..-,'''. ~'..,".........,. ",I,. .. .._: IwO , ""klfS " ill~ej l_ 30_lIl po~", IIChlO$I'" aslOUfICI.loon. lor "'"" O' k< rIO",", ",.t loti. .... ,Wo,kshop 1:Trans'tio• • "" E duo:a~o"Ih,." RonlbU'1 (HaII....1Educ.tlooC,iSI' Com 'O<Ill1 )Il)In.,~• •• , 10 be . moune.d)Workshop :T.....n "" C..~ l' berlltSPl1nck -t - l el<OI.I IAJriCl

Wh_ ~"....nl aIlCl ~s poh\otiIl lIPlIO"Cnls • • IocUcl III -U 5 i1 00ulta lks . Idasa 11'1 Port Elilu elh ..l. hosI l. conI""". tI\IIl WIll 01111 youthe t!Iatl(:e 10UI._ weWlC_, aboul Soull'I Alrg '" \!II proo;m of

l tilnsrtlOR.W~ it III edul;allOll. -':OIlD""C justice.. eM! kl>ertoes.~ DOw' '''''. ... . lilt

p.IIllc.a1s'($ll!'/llOf ... ...eIIa...h _ fitS you - come illong~ N1rt l(;ljNll. 11'1 thed~n wlloc:h , fleet at SouflIA~

Inll'mlt....... s !lea. ... ' • • , u. abolll Ie$$ons lit l"n$l11Oll ItOlll E"Wln illIl!Sollthem f ill"" 'lid hbll A_a, wllile splih'S from IIle frl)l'lt~ne Sti leS . ,.i1rticu.",1tle ......_ of MOl~tHque. lomb.llbM n frl......

frl , "", PiI P1" ed'IOI Ken 0,"" .,,1d~ate with ""T,nor"l ekOlII of "He on t'v.' ,bert,n Ind Rwnd Hu"1eI WIUCfDSS s words ...,ttl 80',," K,,,,Of OWl Ill. ,ubS;O\lOn01teOl\OIIIIC jusllci III our SGe'ely. An ANC 11lIM lYi .uall'"........., Ottlll . IOfthe 1",51 tome IfI South Arnea . the organisation", perspecllve 01 ""lilt POh'ltald~IDpmenl Aconl,ullle' not to be ""ssed'l W. wtluld .gree' To secu" ~Olllplace. ' ei!,st t , betCli'1 Jul'le 1• . AIr tares a nd hOl,1 u commO<liltlon Ir l IleIngsUbsiljised. $(I atl.ooilllCl ill Ih,s histone conterence IIIIghl cosl \'ilU ~ss Ihan youantlcipale,FORFURTHER DEI AilS. CONTACT MAX I,IAMASEORKEITH WAJIRUS AT 1041l S5-3301 ,

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USA) lrans't",o.n4 [tOtlOmlt Just"'.'tnSO!lS I,... I.."",oon WI E.Sloro P'OI 8nan _. n1o< 11,1( 11.nd Soul,,"," Eu,o~ 'nd l .lIO R"on4 "unltl (Planac:llA_ICI ·· 1&/Il1O h .

1""5 AJriC ... "" .. _ I&UI P. ... d'K~l... OI...."~

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NATAL VIOLENCE

SADF in townships:

PLAYER ORREFEREE?

Contrary to the general condemnation of troops

In the townships, the SADF presence In some of

Natal' s troubled spots has been condoned and

even wl!'lcome<l. However, complaints about the

conduct of the latest consignment of soldiers

have been Increasing . Stan of the Community

Conflict Monitoring Sefvlce assess the pros­

pects lor tile SADF to act 8 S peaeelleepers.

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_ Ih. , lha...play in Ih~ COn_mct wu ac k_l_O'dltf'd by I"" EndConscript..... CoOl_p.a iS" . w hic. iYd.Iw. y, !>n. " POp<>rot'd to tlwir po&­~na 1ft 1M '''wlt­......

no.. ECC' said thatif 'M I<o<>ps .....p' ''p'''.ly por ••viH'<! . ,~ w 1d_ ~ the do­pIoymrftt in N. talHow~v IMy . ....orin <"" ,,0Ed lhat. ..ch d.ploy",... 'n...-d. to tor DlOfti·_.

At'" III<' Ma rdo""v_ by Ink.o'hainto _ nohipo .andcomm"nih.. ill til<'Ed.nd. l.. vall~y.

State P...-.idmt FWdo- k lert . nnou ncod• ...n...of_o.unod at bnnglng •swift halt to the riI>...... iD Natal.

l/oing t"" .lrNdy~ fund /000 d lop" W1lI. part otwhictl io to SO to a N.tal rW by drMlic:ruro.l .nd .. rtwo p<WEOt)'• • ....t.... pac~..... _rod oul. With il ....... tofllDW ) IXXl;oIdiH's who -.., to play . n bnpr-..lant rolein o.ssi>ting the pobcr ;1\ brinSinll "..'"'" totlw poovinot

But lhe fiiSl public: . ig... of~-..,

already ......,rging. The' Ch..f Mini.t.., ofkw. Z..lu reacted to the p.-nce of t"""P'in th. N.tal townohipo, Saying lhal blackS<>ld i"", should ··voet.... out of th. town­Sh ips'", Iw claimed that thoir r.n" had b...-ninfillrat.... by tn.. ANC. lli. c. n w.. gi........w";gbt by th~ foct lhal t....... I><n," had b...-nfo.,nd at the ..,.,n~ 01 a parllcularlr b.... '. lattack 1m an Ink.otha m"",t>t,,.., kra• .

Within a w,"'. of hi. c. l1. 121 Battali""had Mt the township .

Th. d"Ploymrnt of . I t,-mahv~ troopo ha,raised pl'Obl~ms .lso "n lh. oth.r . id.,Most r....ctk>n ho.. """'" fmm the . mv. l oftwo batt.hono _ 12 B.tt.lion . nd 61

pamal .. ill~~ 10 the __banlll'd ...........pw~ aDogoI:i<>no 01 coIIu­_ by nacunit> of tIw SA f'oliooo -.., <ft.

no.. ftOUlt of tIw do-(AujoUklol of In><>p$waa Il\al for nt.... COI'lSistrnl w....1u ' M-...wp oloPpI~.

no.. two .....in .--p ...... to,. ~15whrn a W by monlton why ''''' SADFhad bruus"ot """"" -.., lhai tIw SAP hadloft the "'" .nd l hal I"" lr'Oop> -.., Zulu­...-l<tns ........ /rnm 121 Ballabon.

110.. ....,.,..,J 1'NOCln .. ourpr;o.;ngly _........~ no.. planaholl gi by.....,I.of Mpu &o .. that uO:,.of 121 BalLo lion -.., willin~ to. and could."""'.....ni<_ wilh 1-' 110.. .......nt thatt"" SADF was .w. to iooIa~ tIw t,.".,bIo-­....un to,. S"""'ll: ,"",""",lion /rnm many.....rno . nd -.., P""' ,"" !...-way to ad,Ch..., M,ni",... Dr Ilutll<'lnl would Iat..,....im lhal 121 Battalion had bftn infilt",<edby- til<' UDF and the SAl' wuuld ino-isl lhalan p.otrols -.., ao<rompanio:<! by . police of­ficer - but in Mpu.....lanp al 1easI. the pm­...... " , 1M SADf roincid<'d WIth It>. mostpoa«fu[ pniood of U.. pa. t ~ar,

A FTER ni... wn-ks 121 Batt.11ion Iefltn.. ' n ... d..pi'" commun ity ""lu..t. forIl\t,m to ",,,,,,in. Within houiS 0/ I""ir d...p.ort.,.... th. w• • t>t,gan ag. in and Mpu­"",Ia nga """ain• • divid<'d township with.n.... clloa. ly d..,..."",t<'d a. "[nkatha" or"lIDP~.

D. ily c. n. by ...id ~n" to o,.mocraticI'. rty . r>d [d... monitoiS . '" . "",beT indi­cat.,.. of til<' communi' ", ,· J>n'C"Ption thatthe SADF ha, 11w o.bility to b<' imparlial . nd...-f""'i..... in ...-ducing vi<>J"""",,

Th<o poooibility for the SADF I" b<'. ref...

THE South Afri·a n Drf.....,., Forttwu rollu"i,,<td 10thO' N.W ..-...hiJ15",",,",ndy at .. t"•..,......... W ft"lOl 01 thrcoullUY w as <"".tillu;", ,"" a U fooIhri.. km<W&1 ... .OIrp in .....ing .Ivdimooeb~...

In .o<ldmoa 10 iUI_ ...lkp ....cil ize n lorn an d<""'......lIdo "'1''''_bon. IYbonoI .hi<'''''i~ tIw Cop" C"'l'"...... J2 8oltI.booo """., II<fto de t*>lo....._1Iw 0DI'tf0I ci .... poli<or ID _ in ml llC'~ tIw drt-.nc .".a.

Th is~ "",,mod d...~ ,...S""'ftT'_o m.ctaMO 10 _ noopo10 Ilw townoNps in Iht ~ of ......­00110 m- IOWftOhip IftIdoonIs lor tlw SAOFto ....pl.c. thO' police as Ih. p.i .... ry...............

In Now,.~ _ )'Un eI .-IIoct .and""'.... . ..... 3000 dNtt.., , .... ...,.. of 1MSADf ua~, IorC'e --.t 10 ....g.oirling mornmlum-

IJI Mooy 1_ . 10 uI tlw __ ,""" 200~ killed by political viol..... __tmm ,"". _ aJOlInd~ntzbu~ By~M 1"87 IIw poo<lion I'Od boom .......pIetdy ............. , By o..;.,."M , ,.... daotho",,"nd th.. Pir lrrma'il . bu.g .l.u .c."""~ /or a bout 90 pl'm'l't 01 . 11 deaths<.usN by poIili<:.ol conllicl in South Alnc.

AI , ... hr igh t 01 ,"" Yiol,nc. in 1'lll1.women from !>down ....",hrd in." Ih.cent.... of Pk~ maril.l>urg and requn '''',he SADF 10 <'1\"'" ,"" townships l<I prnlf<'l,""",.

Their "" II w.. for prol«lion from t ....kwaZulu pol~ and vigilant.. who WI'''' al·[egodly ""ponsibl, fur """" 01 ,"" violenceand dr.t.... II wa. tt>. fin! oJ "",ny call. bycommuni ti~. fo. I h~ SAOF In a..i>! !nbringi~g pea<~ t" th~ tow~.hipo in N. tal.[~~mber 1989" , pari of a 1"".1 pt~

.g.....,""'nt, tt>. SAOF w•• ""l" ....k'<l to ~n­

t~. Mpumal.ng. nNr H.mm.n.d.l~ _ •township wh.re U",r~ had M 'n •.,hot.Mialar>d COOlin., ing ..i<>~. B<>oh t.... m. "'pro-­""nling [nkatha, tt>. UDF . nd C"... t., ft-IIthat t"" SAOF would bo al* 10 play . n im·

'"

28att*In in ...... a..,kMiI ar.. near P>eletTTI3fItzburg._a__

u-"""" l..d""l'P"'C' -' onunJo.on.I.......". '"'11" do ,..... l;DF_1t

II.>... ,"'--d , """"~ _ ....... ci__. _ It>.. n -.' ..~to. lwtro <iI "..J.......... m ·...... _ ................~~ <iI SoADF ""'" " ...

_ to. ....n. "'-_ ci It>.. ....AI~'"", ......lor , SADFlroPpO Iu, ""'"'" ~1Io.><.aIt'd 't> ..-.. Iu<mil""''''''. Tho-- pnn--ro .._ ""-."" .n.ok 01 d,l_ k 1~ ... ....«'P' , .... SoADF "" ""ran....

I' .. i_1o oudo .. ,-. , , "",,"inc<-,.... 0......"'.,>< r."v. 1to.'\I A' ,11.>, ,""SoADF ft . p..,, '-! .rm~

W.m."ll.' " ........ roulJ ..... " ........, ....' F''''''' ,,,..... , "'''''''' un"y .l ,r<'<1<"d l<~....n" ,..... SAIlI'" ,........ '"'b lI.>ftK<·in ,Ik- ."ilu"', ,,' '''K'F'' ,,,, , )\""'.-.1,Aio,"'" 1<....1> ,II.>, """'0_" mrmho.".. ,if ,.....SAI)l.· do M,~n;",' , ..... 0".... I", ,h"m ,,,p" ~ . " iml", " .1 1_· .""~"'Pm~ ",Ie, Thep,,*,I.'m i. ,h., ,......., . PI_"'" ,,, ..... ~ "" m­mun"'.""" ~.." ',I,,w" "'" ...,"'" 'h.. ' ''p"'wl • .-.I ,..... ~"".. ...·....·k ,".: ·

O,,,,n,.."o" . 1i ~.. 'h.' I",n ' W",~ , oK

C"mm,rt,,· lIWO " I' , UDF • .-.1 C 'u""",n"" '0 J .-.I , , ,..... ...,~rilv I, ....."' ''''' ..... , ;"'1"" ..11~ ii'",", "'.n''0t... F'''' .."...... F... ,_ ,t... _ ............., .. < on """1\'''11. ." ..-...I ... ,.........-.. • .-1 ,1wftoI<"", , ci ,.... SAD.:i> by i" "'Y .........'" ~ , "",~... r.....

IN A ron"'" '" wm..Ik>p ..-d ....'k<l _ 'y•.-1 . , ~ I""on-..... _~ ~ t«>I~ 1" <IN. ......-•• ," ci ' lor por<tM_ 01 _....._, __~ w,",.....tor.

A"""" ,_ ......., It>.. ........ """ ""pan.aI­..~. pan<! - _ ..- - -""""II.--.to _ oropt' ci "f'""---

s.._ ci.--...... 11.>... _...".....ci~..,.."'. ~,,_'" rom"'..";.;.h....""" ""'"'" ... up n ' ho'--r ......._ It>.. f'"">ro _ , IN__"'-

Thor A~ ......ld ~~ ..-",""",'_ ,a!~~ k "~, A, .............." ... It> ,h... ,"'" "'AA"". """'_, ...... ,..- _ " " ' v 10....... an.l L· ", U.on'"...~ ..>Id...n.,

On , ..... ' if ...... .;..s... ," "" ""' ,. lIed 1<...K"""" "'~ICl",I( • .-1 , ",,,,,,,,.1 ci . "'.,No.:~ '"_'I'''

n... ",,·....."'..·0' io ...."''''m.od 't> u,mj:,h 1'011 ,"""u'ill' !"" ... 't> ~''''P 'h.·"'" ., nd "" , ....SAIlI' ...iIl ""'li".... ,,, t... •m.~" '~rr~.~ "I " ..._"n fkl ,·' 1...·Wh h.~ ,h,·, ..'ill .",,'i,·,· ,"',."""''" '''''' p l. ' ,'" , . ,omp ,,,,,, i,," ! . , . n v,.he, 10 1".".1. ...,11 .1" 1"""" "n "' , ~ ''''1'""" ,1:>",,' ,.....,. pt,....", p'...1>. .-.1 J"'T-erp""'" "",I <" " due' 1~ ..m,..h'", . ,I".....,.~"'P' ,......~ ,..," .~"li.I "'." lu ,_

,il l"" 1" ....

'Senior members of the SADF do recognise the

need tor them to play an imparllal peacekeeping

role •• • There appears 10 be a communication

breakdown between the lOP level and

lowef echelons.'

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- n.. _oI lN.SAOf pr ~ i~

~ loti in ....-1ft tt.r ...- .-

u s, hich h.a,'~

....... .....~;...I

h~"h~'~ ....t-n • _ ... no ,Iwn"'..... ". ,nC;·" ....,•. 1"-"..... i t,. o ..l~ ••~bh.,.."""to w_rom·poMJ Ma1'Ch _April ' h " n ..whKh "">d,,,-...d , ....h;~h"" "", 101 ..d ... , h ,,,II , ,10..

""nn"".In O<lJ it!on. tll<"ir

pre , ....". to .. " ••,,,,,,,.,j .. ""'dS"'" of",," id,- <" ..fid" .,,'". "<1 """hl,,J l""'Pk'h I to<U, on ",hc'' binX'

U""·....'.,,. "'pons. ......rhn~ ,.. 'p­p.o r .1><>01 d i",._JYrl~ " o ndU<l b~

",....."".. ul thy~~.

I n Io ..-. M ••h""",..oJ.. Durto.on.X'W<.OI f""'l"< ...,....1~1r -tr....­......ord by ...noN"01 "'" C.!'"" Cotp>.0.... .., ....IMnp Ii...... f..-..t.oy>- ~efty;.., ~.....,.

...tv<Y. I. I nobJIO_.own. 'k"".....~ _ '""f'<"b 01

10<-.011.,.•. '''''II .nd ,Iw •• "'" of M'>'"".l--.. ~ ... _ .. 01 .n IWWinIL

M.an..~ III k ~ .... _ '"virol\'ho'~ don", ,tor SoADF if ,h..;,. ""'"' ' lory .o", ""n, "•.cr. Th;" '~m...",.-1 ;,. ,10.«1 .- • .-1 ... -V ca>-

b_ '" ,tor _.1 '" F<toruory ..'''"''' .......-.. lI""" 'n""",~

n... "J'I'l .......,. ,if ..... a",fl>.:t ,nto,t.. nu.l <iI !'I;,o..1 - .o , ."...j J""'d.......t>v <>.",fll<'1 "".."" in 1_ - ""' 1>< 1>-"'n,..II, p"",," , In ."..mrt. '0 , 00ft-

",~oJ.... '~M"'" ,," "..Jit""",1rll Iinlw<l,,, I n~.' h. '" ,,, ..n,u," lh., 'h i, "'-,h"',11 ,,, ,hI> t>v d'''kt,·"" in ,he . ".•. •,1,·"", ,>I "I"k'''''''' """" Iit~·" .."',,...,~", N.'.,I. A' 'h,' tim.. "I wri li " ;;, ,he..., 1, I<·ri", " ..d k1 1o ,h.. 1',,,, ~""P>'''"''

." N "t",.., 1.,' Iit , ....t h, ~h.w..ni,

\1 ,..""", h.'" Iit f>l "'1'''''' ,if """1''''.....n' ..Iw<l ,,, ~iln In ' '''' <>r ,utt.., ,he"'''',..'I'''.....,.... R~,.o 1 ,...,,;,J 'pLlin n........,""""'I~..nc.-... .o, i"' I 'n~ .ol1..-~ . on

•

\i

~ InlAntrY _ _ 1><0<1> ....h

"'P"""""" 1..- "M '.o"'ibio /An",,""n

-~JJBa ~pci~Non."" Anll'un _ ~-... kor ,I>fttwt" UI , " Ik"""" -..Il..kor.o~ ci b<u\.o, in It>.......-11,,'11. 01 pn><.........

Thi> I<'J'UIO'I<>O\ f"""«" ..... ,_ .o"""""'" It lmr<-No 1<... ~..,.I A'\iC ....pp"...""' ...' _,""'" in.n 1"'1""..1,,>It-. In ..J<1i·,ion U_ . Tt " ...No- .., 'I"'.o~ ' n,' ,if ,.... k>­col 1.on,~.K<"', I..-1n, pn..... nl., r onu):u,.....' .... ~ in,.

W HEN ' ''lI'nl",''oo, .....".... "I 1'1"", .. ,hnnK ,"'- ,rt_'J'> in,,, 1".101 , ~. ,.,.......,h..i , ""0,'"'0 "lIh ,Ik- . " 'h",I" 10 , ....'F'''''''' ,he" " if ." ,ill;';"1 ....·" ..1 'Ii.,' ' ~ i."""Id 1I.>pP.,., T..... .l ..n...1 ..'., puhhd...odwid ..ly in ,..... 1""""'.-1 "". SAllC: L...... '''''0'h..... d.oy> .., 12 11.0,"1..", . m'·..... " ·" h-"'" .n.....p1.o , ....

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BOOK REVIEWS

Explaining current affairsornoas FOR THEFUTURE: Go._"",m,,"' ,..form ,t,.·"t;~ . nd pro'pret.for , t, o<lo..1 chonII<'by 5,• • • • Fri. d m. n (SA In.HM. of Ro<."' olotio n. , Joh , noo. bu ' I'- l~O; ~_1 p .~'"

RI OISHAPl NG A FUTURE SOUTH AFRJ<;A, Aritiu..' suld. to <on.. ;'uHQn.m.~;ng t<! il<dby Bobby G<><I..,1I (T. I.ll><'3 . nd H umo n '"Roo_ . n. Cop< Tawn, 1_; 63 I"g..., 1l1 ~.

CRlTICAL CHOlaS FOR SOliTH A FR[O"A n _g• • d, 1m ' h< IWCk .dil. d by Rob. "'ih n,.. 10don:! Uo;....;,y p-.. Cop< To......19'1O, ••5 p.g.. ;n<lud ing ind<>:" R351

"THE BEST 01 limes. ,t>. woM oftim,",," - or "" Van 7.yl Slabbert """"'Ily a,­go,,!. For many 1"'<'1'1<>. IIw ""'" flUidity inpolihe. m••ns ..n.wt'<! npt imi'm lor.democratic and hopt'fu lly I.,.. viol.nt 10 '1m" . Ru t lOt • g 1 many <>Ih..... it """'".«>nfu.~m and the kindling of old f......

II j. tru. tha t 1"";<"><1. of rapid """'o-po­liti"al chang" .'" a<'<omp.nit'd by un",r·..inty .nd «,nfu.i"n. Thi. ;. . n ~'p"ri""""

",,,"',,tly sh.>r.:d by til<' Sovi'" Unum. E..I­em FUror<' . nd Sou th Afric. , It i, Ih.refo",tn he ~,p<"<t..-d lhal m.ny South Afric. n.... h ,king f,,, ,.""""n. k, ~'pl. in. inl.,-­p rf'l . nd pr.:d ic1 ru rrt>nl .nd fu tu", ~vents,Allho" Kh mnsl r.ly ,m polilici.n> .nd Ih.med ia 10 " .y in louch wilh Ihe faM Aowingrurr.nl 0/ political change. ma ny find I"",","'-"' rre\ uf lim il<.'<1 v.IU<'.

Thi, . Iale of .U. i", h.. Ih . ,.d",." p r. ­""nloJ 'n ide.1 opportun ily for . c.de mics<k ' pul Iheir lheeri.,,; . nd mooeis of ch.>nll'>and I,..n.ilion on Ih. mar!<cl. Th "", rur,."n'public.'ions. by weU_known . uth""" . 1·lempl to .dd"" . Ih.... i.,ues a nd ron,,'rn.but d ,,,pile ' imilar-""u"d inll lilk.. Ihey ca­to. f<lr v~", d iU..en' .ooi.n"",On~ ouico..... o f Anll io Am.>rican·. gr nw_

inll I"rticil"lion in public . ff.i", is t il<' pu b.lic. tinn 01 . ",. ies nl bonks on i...u.... 01 g""­.,.. 1 in t....t lo tb. public. bul . 1.0 o f polili .ca l S1l1nifican"". '!It<. 1• .,.1 o fr.ring fro m itsthin k..,. nk is. , lim volume ""Iitl<'d SillTpi"fiQ £.1." Sonlh Afri"'.

The r' li""" l. behind its public.tinn liesin I..... Cnn""rn 01 IInll!n·. (Ih",,) ch.i,m.n,Gavin Reily. Ih.1 """",1 Sout h Afne. n dli­7.en, .'" iIl""'l uip ped In make judgern",,'.on lhe .Itern.lti,.... they would undnubtoJlyf...., in t..... f'lr ly . h"rt term" , Anll io Ameri·c.n·, sc.n.rio le.m (Goosel 1. O·O"wd.Spi<w .nd nlhers) w"'" then asked to write"""ethinll "Ihat wtJOJld m.k•• conl.ibuliont" lhe d .bal.".

It i, ".,,'<1 ,h. t th. work i. noI p""",rip­tn ..,. btll . nde,,'o u,.. • • n.ulr.lly •• 1'0'­.ible I" di.p l. y the r.ng. o f chni.... s....'hAh ic.n. h . v . in cn n, ' ructin ll • new""" litu lion. Tn wh., ex lonl d,,,,, il achiev.it> . im,!

Fi,..lIy. if ,h. vo lu"", i, to be u>t'Cl a' •quick ",fe..nc. 1<, <011.lilulional . nd polili­c.1 term, ru m>nlly in f..hion. its .i'-pag.glo...ry i. u....lul. 1f,,,,..,,..,,. unly 36 sucht.,.m' ... d t'f in . d . rolitic. 1 I.,icon, "f •mu,'h m"", rompreh"".i..... n. tun>.", cur­1'<'Ilt lyavoil.bl•.

Secondly. in .n ,'If"rt '" 'impli fy matt.....the d i...·u..ion or . nu m"", oJ romp l,", ron·, titu,konal .nd s<",io-eror.omic c""u... w.,,,,

ra

By Anthon l Vlln Nleuwke,k

roJuc<"d to vagIX' .nd ""m,'U mes .Im",tn.... ning l,"'••bstr.cti"",. T he briel d iscu s­sio n on Ihe "gmup" ronc'pl nffers Iillle in-. igh' intn ' he r <on w hy it has b..w me.uch. "'ntrov i.1 issu. in Sou lh Afric., It.1so f.il. 10 '<g"" the merit< . nd d ..merit,of ind iv id u.1 riKhts,

Thirdly, t ..... vn lu me display, a distinctiyAngln-S. ,on philo,,'phi e. t bi••. M ull i­party democracy. c.pila li,m,. Bill 01 Righ ts. nd oIh.,. , uch COJl<'ept> .rt' u-t uncrili-c.lIy . nd .pprov ingly. 5" . '" lhe id o fRou....u . I.incoln . Mad iso n . 1. ff "n.Crick. nd ,~h....

A much "'-'<.'ded wi,f.. p , " pech'.... wh ichcou ld includ.. the id • • • of. say. ",."i.".nd .....,.M.ni,lS. "'kru m. h. Fa",m. Nyc. ­.....nd <>Ih.... i. sadly l. ekin R· M. n c. t andAfric.n;" phik""-'Phi<.. art' ,HlI held in h igh...",...m by man y Sout h Alric"". . " d willundoubt...Jly p l.y . ma~". ro le in . h. p mg afu ture Sou lh Al ric•. To ignnre ' m• •• ,II<'. u ,h" .. ,.,.m to do . i. tn ign ore lily,

By CONTRAST, SI......n Fri ..a­ma,,' , OpIi<>n' for Ihr , . , " '" "ff"",. tight ly. rg ued . nd llIouglll-prov"king . "aly';' ofIh. rum'lll ".""'" .nd " ..I"!Ii.. " f boI hIh . lI"ver nme n l . nd bl. ck o pp"" ili<> ".F. i<'d m.n·, .naly,i, "'vol,·....",und .hi.q ue.li"n ' I>.> ncgntia h"". h<>ld no' " n lygreat p romi... bu , .. much great"" potenlialfnr in tr.ct. ble " . Iem. ... when lho- govern_ment (and bl.cx "Pl""'ition) di""",,,,, thatromp",m,... • w "'lui red lha , Ihey c.nnul. ntertain!

In Irying ,<> . nswer Ihe qu....tinn. F,ied­m.n d eVOl... """,I of h i. lime lo'n in-deplh.nalys;'. <>f ~.li<m.1 p. rty s lra l'-1\Y. Th. restof the y focu o n Ihe " , at'-1\"" . nd....pon ol lhe Ir.-parli.monlilry move-mon" '0the p,lihc~ oJ nell'~i.hon,

In ,,"'....nee, Fri<'dm.n .rg u,.. Ih.1 . 1·though Ih<' NP's '"""''Ill ,,' fnr mi" r.......,ricd nos ren<><l im po rtant shif" in g",..ern menlthinking.. m.ny o f tho- fu nd . menl.ls 0 1 ~r

ide<>lo;:y .nd . t.. leKY ..m.i n h rm ly inpl . ce, On I..... n"e hand. the :'<J p ' '''''''owl­edg ... Ih., Ih. p,...""nt ,y'lem d,,,,, n",gu.rank.. eit ller- equity or I,mg-I.rm st.bil ·ily. On the ",h.. ho"d . th.. g"vern m"nl ,,~

m.i". rommitted I" Pr<>1<><linll its OWn ron ­. htu.nlS· . ccess '" pow,>r

A«o rdi ng ' n Fried m. n . Ihe ...y, pT<>­f"""" ' ystem of power-sharing would on ­' u'" 'h.t whit", ..I.in ,he pow.,. k , wlocha nK'" ,ought by black I"ri icipa"ts, Thea im o f m oltn. he ' <gu"'. is 00 lonll"" I" en­..... lhat whit... C' n initi. te ch. ng., but,h.1 tney C' n I"""en, t"""" ch.ng,.. which.'hey believ .., Ihre.ten Iheir inlen..t>. Th..importan... of Ih.. !<; l" . plan. . ....."'fo"'. lie;in ii, . ckn<>w ledg.ment t h. t th.. lI"vern­menl w ill n<>w h. ve 10 pu"ue • sY"..mw hich will a llt.c1 '"lIninc.nt bl.ck I""ici­pation,

Crit;cal Cho;,.. i. a seTiou, .c.d.m icwurk. ""Iuiri" lIall. nhv. re. d inll. The com­p ile... c<""mi..i"n..d mo", Ih.n 50 rese.rch­. rs flOm Ihe sch" l. rly comm" n il) as fat

.put •• C.n.d .

.nd Au.tr. Ii. , in

. d d i,ion ' 0 SouthAt ric•• til und.rt. ke..... rc h, Thi. vol­

ume cont.ins. ",Iection from Ih. ,'e ry con­s-id." . ble !ruil, "f t.....ir lab" u ....

Str'''K.ly. no contcibutinn, from t hebl...k commu nity w"'" included , The "'",,­pi le.. e ' pl.in Ihi••"""",1) by argu ing IhatIhe ~.cy of .p. rth.id ha, ronllibuled '"". ""Ii'y whe... ,I'>ere ' n> few blad ..,pt._,'" techn ica l i"u.....uch .. urbani.. tion".Anoth.., "'....'n is " In .. bl ock p rio,.ily " .which i. "to wo,k ",w. rd, bringi nll . boullunti.m''Il t.1 ch.n!\" 'at her t h.>n 'pl'CUlat<>on F",lky " plion ' f<>r • futu", "",io-e«>­oomic ord.... ·.

l.m no l sure ,his i. tr"". The IINC' • ..,....reh d~pa<lm . n ' in I.u sa ka, for " n• •would dbagr... "",nll ly. ,ince th.y h"slw,,'kshnps which e..m ine polilic. L e«>­....mic .nd s<><ial is'n.... . dd~ in Ihi,

""'";,;",'.,., he l"".. ,hi, p ub licali o n wnuld hean e , ,,,,lIent cl><ri"" for ,oo.e in lerested i",h. d eb.". "ve, future ... te p ,l icM.-s, Th•crilical i»u.... idenlifi..-d b y th is b<"k .n>llroupt'd in l<, luur main a re.s.

The fi"" is ti""'rii>ed as espa nd ing thefnund.tion, oJ politic.1 particip.lio", ",hil•,lruClu ri"lI . nd ron troll inll , "'" pt.,wer, In,hi, ,..,.,nt'n. Lijp h.>rt p,....." t. t he c. .... f<>rpn'p>Tlion. 1 rerr-"Iati"n. w!li l. f..ll"wac.d,·mic. lloull•• Ol;"';,'r. Mot h. w••ndSehri ... .. , . mi ne method, o f e"n""lIing>1.", power

The sea>l1d and Ihird cr itic.1 i""", . ...c.lled hal.ncing equalilie;. nd inequal iti"'.. nd m.n.gi ng '.... ou n... in • c"n ,"'1 " f""ali,.., "".reily. In ,h. f"nner .re•• Ih. m. ­jor dimen,ions o f inrome in"'IU.lity in t heSouth At . ica n <'«>,'"my .", idenlified. a ndpolic l", fo , ,.dist ri bu li" n are e..min,·d(M,'C,ath ).

OI lier- issu.... includ. waY' 01 impl"",.nl·ing .. p",,;ramm. o f equ. 1o ppor1u" i'y and. fh Tm" ive act i" " i" Ih.. pub lic "",vicc(liu Kn); I. ngu . g. issu", IAlesander); thehe. llh <.'" 'Y'tem (sa.ag...nd tlt'nal").nd posl-.'Opa rth.id educa ti"" (l ia"'h"",..).

In t..... Ian.... """i" n _ managing IS"""'ra"'l-",xm" mic issu dd,......,.j, M. a>dOTpp"",ides .n n "'iew of I rol. 01 the ,,,,I.i" the ecnn"my. Th. ch.p' in ,hi, ""t it'nal", rover. wide 'anl\" of funcbon.l p" Iicyare.,. The.. indud .. popul.tion policy(Simkin;l; Ilm.nisa ' i"n (Bo,'m,t"'nl; u""m­ploym.n ' (Thom. , ); indu>tri.1 .. I. ti"ns(G<>J...IIl; .",1 ' lIricull"" and I. nd J ist";_botkon K<>'P"rl.

In Ihe f"u rt h ,ecli"". Str.I'gi•• fo rC h. nge. K. ne-Be, ma n . Fr.nk.1. Swillinga nd A dam h,k . t Ihe .ITat'-1\ic opti,"'. l.c­ing Ih. po lihr.1a nd ..",i,~economic p. rhci ­pant" U"f"rtu n.tei y. no speci.1 . t"'nti"nw•• IIi. "" to ,h. "'!Ii,,,,,,1 .nd intern.li"",,1ron""1 in whkh S"u,h Afric. h., I" o pt,,·a te - 'n . r.n• • m. ny F",litic.1 ,d,'nti",W"'-' Id '1\"". ,h., i, 01 <roci.1 imp"I''''''' '"lhe future S"u lh Atric.n d,,<i.ion ·make,,,

It i, clear Ih.t Criliral ChoU" o n.." • k"to lh,..... ",,,1.,, ....rchinll f"r in.ight> inl".nd f.-..l1 P<"'pecliv.... on lhe 1..1 Chang ingSoulh At riea,

An lhon; von " ;ouwkor. ;. ......ch nmmOn" M SA Inoli'u« fOT 'n"'moti"". 1 AIf.'",

COMMUNISM

Taking Siovo to taskJoe Slovo's paper " Has Socialism FaUed?" Is l he first Indlcallon 01 •

democratic renewal wtthln SACP ranks, but It does not go nearly tar

enough, argues pol itical sociologist Hertbef1 Adam.

Adam: reasons lot doubl

By Shauftll Wnlc:on

IT IS ""Iy ,n U... ~port_ ......, 'twl t""h~mm~r ud .,c U r ~mt>l..m 011 11 flo...

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p>nyoUt<',,"",nl: , ...., , SAC P d<-

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:-;. "tI:..., ..... Sk>wo do' '" ...'" hAJJ'<""" I ......100. ~_, n 1"«11<ft"II«' I mod·I ' ,w",m -'" ,,,,, ....only roplo h )6..........~ , ...,.............. _ . nd h 0' ...-.1<_ "f

St"hn..." - .. ""ro~"""'"'k ~",or.,. ..n 0'1,..,... 1'lIlII in' .....i<.... ,n

.....,'~,\u..·" ,n "' hi,h SI,'Vu .dm"'•.,] ...much. ...yiu",: ..It "'.....m<' ~I ...."' I " , ky ..ndwu uh'f-p"-.!"d"'.· ,,, \>,, 11 1., Ihi' i""",' "u lin ",,' P."Y. It ...""Id ha...· u"".,] "n.....,,""....' . phl . ,,11<I il h.d k..." ..11<I to­1>o.·.. ';nK,,,, .... , ...........AJ~m "........J•.,. I"" SAcr ...1..11«' , ...

~od I" ,," II>< ri Union pIA«d ,.... p>rtyin ..... ~~ prroi<. _ "I """"It 10

......... bo ..... ' , .... ro~""" ""..I d .....ro_ "p>nlwi<l ~rod , ""al --,." f "'''''''''''''''''K SUb , .It <'<-..ko<~"".Iu, ..""" mhon " ,t>.- J'"" y ...i, h."",1>1<"] " 0'.."'....

." ",or ,,,,Iy ........ ,. "'" d ...,.hun' ..d "ul "f I ...· p"ny. ""I II . po "'" "h"n.· St.hn,,' v"i<~. Nu d.·h",.·. ""I Ih.·.1,...h'..... qu. lm ..' n·".d ,.,] in ",n y pub-li,'",~,,,, . ",.,1 "", ,1"""1''1''-.,].1 lilt· ""ry10...... inl" ' l\" '" " ",.," .

II .. "nd.........rod"N... ..."" AJ Am. ' ''''I l ilt·SA("I' "p•..d It.. ,~""..;.""'I <It , rAlllt..''''n , I>< ,.~I h'l(!> .o.n",lI<I ."", "", ""'oru rod~N.. ... ,..., 'hey ht-yo-.lpo~Ih<~1 __ry ,n , """- _d<..... " ...1 d lyT.nnv Mod~ ..............c..,nll . nd Kk••1IY;"K ,I>< 'ioov Un"",___ • • """""",,, In on "'- thn- ~.....hw:ft<I-....J . 1>< _ ,....Iwtd c_ whdI... , ...... ..."'""f'd to f'"<""ly. 1'« I.....

F"."..,,~lly _"'" ....,. ~I>...". ~11. .........Iy" 1.01.....- ro- ,I>< ""'fI:ht '".... hrtd ..........,_." AdAm .odd,.....,.... II><~ .... rop.d " dol-fi<ult to .a_l_ It" • J'" of wll-rla<nwd ........ol ..............,.--, IIc- ..., ~........... '" tN; "'" """"'K ......... "' ,.,...."...11"" ...- , s.......t 1I_ C.....no ......... ...- 1 ,." .

n... s......t Un"", y ho"" """'..,~I "'><1un- I"" Iw.>J I""n W Eun'f'"hut it io ..,........Iy ................o.ty _ bf<,

""J'4'<'LIOIC)' ;,. <Io.,,1;n;nK" . I' ""'" pnklu«o...."'...,'fl. f ~ dn.! ''''''"f)\~ I.... " dnW ,,, "'"""'''''1' bu' i , ,,, impo'" lI.kl ..nd ·IL.h,,'i< « ..., urn.'T l\,.kl, . ("""" ....v l ilt·"'.... 1lt'"Uh "l'l"m in I h~ " , IJ 'bu l it ~l",~"",.nti",,. .1l Aid . <..rrit ,

II k 1l wry ....·11 f,.. SIt",,, I" 1"" '" II><.."""Ii Id h.. "rnJ;n~ ""11",,,1 b.Kh-....rd....".·· Adu......., ...IY, tit Ih;,....."'" ~ft ~ """n ." "' 1 inI.... s...-..l Unit 1>< roun''1' ,..""-1 b,-

..""" ....... r-.l_ ...........~II«' ~II<I w..........,"""-",""",:,,,"WlwtI w........, Eump<' .J<.. .....t_

,I>< """"h.. F.........""'.....1 ,' h , I><...on' k ,rod 01 l"'h «n' U"'" <"'..w,n" ",Wilt", ..,,,,,,·n h...lly "1'I"'.a.h 11lt1l .'1....1,h.,~ •..., ' p" ilu..1 "m~"<or"""" ,n ,Ilt·<" rn. li., W~. I . 'h., f"1 h. , ""I ~,.,

' 1""' '''.,] • h'm,n" 1 "",,·......"u ~t\" ' ''' 1 ,,~d~h,' I"I'i.." hy. II"... i' '""1,,,,. 1 h,o" k­.....nI .......• "".. 'u".,],"

R"I AJ.m·, ~..,h...., " "" ,,m turn,.noun.! ~",,', 1~,I"n' h ' «",I""" Sl.oh",..'y•• nn~ 1w.>J~"" ~,,'O h...... b<-h,rod .pIwtn I ,~ " juJ"""1 d,",orI.",,", ....AdA hi<h .. "'oot.>"""'.... III ". n un..'I1·1I"l1 It..oh. " ,I>< ""'.... ......" .

Sl" vo r io. , , pt. k 01 ..d . ....I1~""""lIht 10 , 1 f.oIon<' ''''''''''l'''ll .., ~nnw l low , ~ ..butNu<1'«Y" ,.."..; __ .. , ....

....nw ...- .1>< It " ,otl"........... .<kft'<J b,- • p"'~ 11 .......... ...-.- II>< C_ "'VoO­_.

•_ ........ on ,,'0.. ....."'...... un<' fi nd 1"' "-''1''U".1 h 1''''''''K'' "t>t",'11>< 'it.lInO'i ~<0....' TIl< 1"1"" ~...."'"', h' , I><d i" ..""inl\ ,..- ,Ilt· SACI' , h. ,,­.....n In"" ~n .·m....rr" ...'"~ 1""...itllt',,1 ~Jdn".in~ Ih.· <. u" "," IIlt'.-nm<'." AJ.m ..y.

It .. "',orIh ",.i..~ ' ''''llh" .....I.............· ,,, tull y ...·k"',"'...,]l\.·,...."'rn ~II<I n 'pt"I1l p>" ,,'noct-I....... "'.. ro....I ,,, II>< SA('P,In fAct .. mij;'" 'XunI ,....II>< SACI' '- lun "'" ,,-_ m ' h... d,fh 1t ...., pn~

""""dly _ • ...,. d,...m..A_~a._ no I .... ""'-..

of flo Act_ ,I>< btN<....~"'tI:

~ Ilh ..h" 0 1 P~..w CMo _... ' n _ 1. , ' .... ·11_ ......c_ ,,, In.-I:'' I p"" . '>u<h I:h"",,"."",h _ d opportun " ... ,..... of •~ of 1>< -"'<d,

AJ"m , '~ IU' " ' h~ .-""... ' .otA_h","• . , Cul.>,/;- "nd "p"rttwod ...nul ,,--...-I ,n .................. , .....klllnl Mod ....,"""'..~nd «''''' (",,-.I..n " .n.>Io'll;" Fn'd<-ri<k ""'n"o ~, " . 1""....k ~ , Ilt· " ........ "n , k1l" ,n ~"

in,; ,,,,,, " II>< G"t"l\ 1>...., dl"'"llt·iJ . , , " " " 'h ;,,, i' . t>t. " (". m"'. I1. ...

A~. in il ;, nh "''' i" l\ in I""",nl\ ,,,,,,AJ"m·. "i.·..' "f I" h" ,'" n.· ..' ,li'••y~, t>t1'~Y" ~ Lo """'ub... il\ • ," ,.....o.'o i"... "'odv " f fem ,n i" Iv Ih..,J nActlv' lh.. " 1k'<t ni.",.o. h·....... in ih und<-N.ond , d d<"" ~.

...... ." ,.... ..." Lo"" of I ,.... y

"

51000 take" to task11<",,,,,,,-, , ,I>< p"'1>1 ""om m.lk<. i. ,h,lI

,"" tyr.nny 01 ....n;ni<m • ,II<- .,"""" ""'lIt­col ju>til1<." .,,, <>I ""il u.wrr ' hr rut'"': ,ol" II><- .....,....•• c_" - ;" .., ..... Ih.>n on. ­,~'- """.""" <>I ... F"ft'l'""""- .

''fh" I ..... ;"i_ Kk...ih.-J h;~ produc.h.·~y IIw PO''''''''' duty 01 win..-.. bri-~d Thr . l""n ....iJ l.o l>o.... _ a t .... """'no .,f h ;" ~rbl.l"''' . nd ~~~Yn ....pl;..,. """...... . 1.......' h........ belin,;.no.- ~in...~lo_ hrir-.yN ,,,", ri<-b"" in .odd,r;.", pk...hnll llwm.~

"'" _Mtdot 01 d luty jgr'"~ ...""'"""' f......

· ' 8J.c h ,n South Atn< , .,.......1>."".M>.0Y" Lnrw Ih.oI 1 "'''' .os kor

m.. bo.-twti. '" "'" rub"", ' «"Or. Tloo:y do '"'"fftol <tw.,n! as . .... 1 " ..or~lnK p.or.y.......to« ,h ol whm ' '''' Iu, <Um,lf"X'oI<Jl I"" .....""".. .. ,.. _lOll"", w ;o,o h~l/Y..........Wd.· .

Adom . .... cn'inoor-o SIuvt, lor h" ""h0>­d" , __ It"", of 11>00 .o.n"f>< .... " ... <>IM..>n'.m. on .ItMu~ k"'l ndonfJ WIe.o.l;n~ hi...,.",... oM tt1h" ..;,......... 'Iw in""f'!'1. h ., •.nIl 01 t........

11<'1..""" ..,, II>< J........in ..m implicit inSlov,,', vir.. vi hu",,'n ""..... i.." • .I"";,,,." ,1>< infln;'....y •••l<'J ' ''"",",Ii''i ty th"",.<:hwh..-h pn",'" ~n:.t"'" intrrpn~ .nd rr>t'<J ,..,.., th<ir .... ..Id··, II .1"" •·......1.. in 0 crudeM.Juctio.mi' n' " . ...., morni, ' ic ' rr"""h thio'"'-'!lIce" lho.· 1••1 Ih.t pet>ple "'-" " nly MVCm. le';., 1 inte. ..to bu t Id e.,1 i"" ,•••t , .,we ll".

If . 'heo ')' is in,.d':'luMe 1<' ' he ""Ii'y "find"' Odu.1 hu"",,, bemR'" I' fol~,..." ,,,-,, il;

co""'ptu. liutj<>", invu lvinR RTOUP' <>fhum.n . hc, nR' ..., 11 . 1.., he in. d .-q".' e .W hen ,n. dequ" e " .t>ce p<> Iwld """" ..I~' " .""'.... ,~ 1. 1lh, but 1"'" hrvonddtJubl as "~" . ""'y_ ....w th ....."'Y' A.l.m. , rnu>ol ..k " 'ho , ....p"urN'''' Who , kin~ cJ.,.s~?

W ho.. . ... ~"'-"""tv hoIt" 'ho' SItwo..... ........"""1\ .

Q UOTING \4.n")'n Fo"", 'l""' inRIl<ftrt \41dw1> . nd ",", Wcb<or. .... Wl""· In <untmf bo- 'ooOotv .. ....-' >II I"...-tocc boo;.,......."" ruw.n..- ""'" ..,. 'OIY- '" inn"iUbly ...y'obg.ol'dty'. OI~ -.iomc co n ...-.Ivhe rou-.-anod I>v. dmon cu ....... ""'"_ . not loy~ '-.cn,iw.non flom- '.-look,n,; ,pooc,hc.lIy .t Slo,'o', (. ndl.t.o.--. ', ) Ct>I<CCJ"... I...' i<ln of an .bo.t'OCIw<ri.ing eL. .... M.m ",,,",, tM ~ ··m......t.... cnriol "";"1 ""lU"'~.

" Th. work , n,; ct.., i , com pri"'l<! 01bl"ck, "nd " 'lul<'$. "'''''"Im .no! rdig-iou> adlw-r-cnb.nd .R......io.. homo. 1s• n.! h ..,..., ,,.I... . ~I II...:! .nd " kill...:lwor~ "" live in u.bo>n ond ru,,,1 ....lin,;'. Ah..,vc " II tlw...... . mp luy..t . ndunt'mpl"yoo.l,

"Tn "pccl ..,lid. ' itv bee.u", of cum m"nexpl" IL"iun l i n~e 0 k"'l\ t. nd in~ illu·' i" n, y. t i' i. p, ..- i ly . " eh 11-d""'P' iun"n whic h ' he Ai'l:C and 5Al'P t>a ..... ii,. " . te,::y. W,,, klllR..:ia,,, un~y ond solid.ri'y"-,, io iled Ih""'III><"-'I tht- hi,t""" of tn.. left.'t",m d 'Iw ...,..-kl." Ad.m say•. I!<'y"nd, his i.l".. . ",,,ml""->II . h.... t .ro, kinjt..:l.l..><>lid.n"'.'....... .. . b". "'"l\W<1 of t"" 'l'li',n U... Iobou, """.nro.t\' --."" ,Iw . m.pkov...:l . nd .1wU....... pk>yN ,

"

Adon' n" ' . " "~ . i t h.. th e ANC n",C.....tu "'" d.... i.....l • ~tTA t"f:y for "'Pingw,th IIw "no: ,hiN ",- the wor U""", who ....uncm plt>ycd. The "nion~ "", it\Cf1l. ";.wy"'P"'W""""" .~ the . rnrltov...:l ,only.~.....pkw In s.....' h Atnr-• • 1",,-..1 qu.oli.tics I,,.. m<'mben.'"p in • 1.0......., " ......"'.racy ••• n.._ miU__ ...- 'he h,n-ma l

~~ '" ..... l>ody ~ k"""""'..... in..... n nll of .....,,.. . _ nd Uw c-rtIrS . nd in_ >1.0,.. hUb '" , ""...... coumTV'>OJ<o _k ..-m " rcnr-o ~ H •

Adorn ""'''''' tM .._ Y.;t . .... il islrom ,he """ ,. ' .nh ..,- ,he UntM-pIt"...J _ _ ... no<nI'" lJl • ' I I,

and "'.,_~ tI..~ """'"dol<~ of ·'ttad~....lIy ....."ll ottth.. Iu"'P<"'I""-oIounM~. a""rdo.>II>IIg thttnl<> ' ht- fu......-.lm ch um. cull>. d rugp«Id and p<11y enrni ,"" H .... fur•Iw 10. and ..... puc of ,he ...._ntn:>.l_den" .

On 'Iw po , odt <Jl Ado",', ""ll"~

mm' with 510 rrn"'.ol kW ,he SACPc...."po:n.>!l·. "_1>Ie. I". g....lie . _"""" Il;,o, ,h" s.....,' h Alric.n __y c.n­...wbe " .......~ by NOo wit ....... , ...... ing,,",onnmi<" roll.t pw··, Ad .m Nil> 51"v,,·.b.k:~inl\ ~" • miud O'COnt>llty .nd publicron'rol 'h""'Rh . U..<tin d "'<.. ic ... '_Ii""""-,,, ~y "1"'-.1 """", . , .11 Ie ".

II" ....." ...., he ,t"... no" RI'e Sk"'n ,1"t'J I,I,,, • ,',,,,,.'g..,,,•.1Il, mp! . , 1....." " ·'1<01 "".m m m,-.I "' i"n ui ,h.. c "-,, ... ..p",,,,-.J "y the«'lI~p..... "f F.,t,·m FU'''!",.' n "' .' ", " ,,-'ial­ISm. RA' I\cr Iw elv,........ I" no," wilh .n .1·m,," .""ibk· ,,"-.~ Ih., ··no'" m"...h ,,/ .....~num", " "I><>d<"y ;" lett .""lUg i,,,....., Lon·ini.,,".

It """"""'ry ~, 'obwrw. •""""""".,"", , f't'<'F'lc of s.....' h Atnr-. " ...k! unly.........il il , ad......,"11 '" ,,..Iwr fi -..l "'....' I(>IIS k \N f t "I SACr bnnk. It.............in rbd , dw ....<l .............. p.o"y w•• ,t. ",iIlinlt_ l<> 0<:­~1\(>W1o!dp" .........

\iu<c juolly. M om """'kodn "is ........by -"I: .hat SAO'~ of utliDn~• • m ..l' i-po"!, ' Y' ..... and...ad ,,"""" btotonl "t«da" . ,..~ -n bSoulh Alricul do-ono.><Tocv".

... _t.... ... ~...euriIy~COn be in w*...:l Iqr;it>_ocl\r kw tllr 5ACP',_ ",, "0b0 , oIup.no! .....iicP< infiltratiDnof .,,"'-_ and .w """..,.1 'Wniwriorts.8uI ..... ...... wlwt ' his win cho. wlomH. ""Oft" do-ono.><Tah< duno,.. .01 " nd ...qu, cIo_i.... bch,o .

lie is "",,,,, tllr lOCI tho, SIn>-o..... . utlv,..-I by , potty ltH"irCIJJ.I~ hisd i-..ion poptt" yinll . hi. proc.... u.......u-. .Iw SA(:r ."'" mont hk ··. n .tbori•• .-w. .....~ ....... I... tM ~nic in l..l·ligc-n....." than " . n ' 'ft'tt. bn>ad-boscd .....lIi<Ic lur .Iw ""It""";ul . ,pkw.,,,,,, of tea·.ibl~ ",,,,,,,Ii,,,,," .

N...." ""l...., .... con."...... SI"",,', ,,,,If­c,"k.1 PO!"" • • • h"pcful ii,.. t oign "f"d. """" . , ic l"t.,.,w.l~ ,,,-,c v la ' t" .....,Pi~".. ..n d"" llc'Khe', ""'1" 1";",,,.It'n'' ha' ' !iI' utlt M, i( • • ,"' hielt h•••Iread v.",wn<'d Che .....," W', I• • , "Ukial r.<i.,.,""'y .1"' . ...... II' 1.0;1 SUh",,,,',"

5h.u,," 10'...,«>1, won..,~ Id...•• public• •H""" di....;.,n .

inr._ ~'. /ioU k >l _ "'" ,.,H­.'<fIJI t., """' ...~ ............. ".,...,.,

Research a wasteof lime, money?

By I," Llebenberg

M OST eh find ing..... "';1",,"........... ' mp"' t...:! ot' "", implo-mftt' ....WI.hou. pLonni~ ...u lt injl; in on ""'''''''''''"...." ...... .........,.. 1tm<' .nd"'"IIY.

n... "'.. ,.... p"....... odd ........, I>v .nink.'n!"'cipfiNty "'~ of ..... Hu.n..n~~m. C....nciI htI;I in 1'Jd"....'" 11Ir <til April _ .... ' dod by_. n ........

Oow "" .... '" ..... implm\-__ <Jl 1rlI ""'nd '" boo .n.,..gon>..onunol My'" Iadmf; '" pLonnmg b""r'r..........-. ....,......"" ..,. torg:iof'>. tlo--Q..btbty and~ Ot>cho•C.-......- onnnik'""!l .nd ....1..._ in"',m' "" c. rcfull y hw,",ulol<od objf<ti.....",...k! ot>;-;...,oIy vrt.ol p.on of , .... pn>c--.... .-.1 trnpWtrwfl IOIL

Whi'" ....... l""icipon"" fou nd the ron-­"""""'" mlo""""lt".. . nd ....tuL lJwTt, .......................k........, "Thoe in' fmOtMtal ;,.,u-hun ,-.I s.. th AInc.o woo idcnI in Itw fact,It.t, ,tw w.... ""'Y I " illn pon in-",nl> (""..lIy IIr1t"h .nd T. t ).

AI" " wh i l~ th. in'erd i><ipli ". r y or-­f'TOo"-'h .... . v.l ....b.... ,"" .'Mnpt t" includ"h.."h "",u,~1 .no! ..",;"1.0.'""" "n ttw " mep.....1'" pl.tr",n, d..mand,od .n" nrt'. listkk vt'l (If d"a l ~' f"''' I"" i,n C>l ", rtiel",n..,

\1"", impo..-I. n lly. ",' , hop". the roni..-­,"".. 1\<>'" nu "wnc~on '" l'I'>eareh •• on in·,"u",..", ,-.I tit>cr" Kon. , ,,. It' ,Iw US<'S . nd.bu..... of o<ic..... in t.... intC'l't'SIO of id<S>log,y.nd ,he t. ,

11" ,..... und nd i"ll .....twd " t'hoc " "'I nn-. 1"-' "'" .nd it< im-plcrncn"'t i<... •ho....1ot boo pLonf'led "'•• singlepromo.. ",111 « >linn........... luation ...ni""'l:,.l po"'. is c1e.,ly of ~.""".

••• t_'-!I to 14. ..••~ of._~

Harms shouldinquire furtherT HE l>ntf "" '10..... C"""'- ""Inquiry sho>uId be ~ to inc""k .tilpublic" _rdm; nut <WIly 11.,_ """,mit!cdi .. Sou.h Airic• .

This w... , ..............,mous ._ of • ",y_ 'ng of !iOO pcc>plo- llfpnioN by IIw~ be.""h 01 U"Yft> "'" H......nIlilth's . nd ,"" i'I:.-.nlwnt ....burbs· Vridlo.>gv" 'n~..I1"" Ondnonck .... "I................d... tC. mpo i,;n t<w • ludicUl l"'lu iry in'"t ilt Squad,).

t; nle> ,~i. w.. do , ttw IlArm. Com·mi......>11 " ...kI ..... -.. """" wl",~w.sh

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One "f th..."",""ro. End ConscriptionC. mp.ign ch. i 'p... .,n L. uri. N"thAn.po.int <'d "ul l"'" mot\' th.n:lOO peopl" ......'"in'''lv,,", in I.... Civil CO-'-'p", alinn bu,.."K'CB)....~ i<·h hod ...~ been disba nded . ItI\ad ""'rt'ly~n " ..pronded,

V..... "",-lNoM Nit", "I.. d" """', .>c'<u>e<t. ttw lI""em"""'t cd pl.ying hos' to,. """"'" and ...........J the ..",..j t<w actinn.goi"'" 'he ··".....,,-,.,,..11 po.......... 'ho' hodled III poIi,;".1 mIrN....

REGIONAL FOCUS

Tuning in totoday's teenagers

T HE W."l,·m ("~pt. "1:i<\n <\1Id~"" "m"nu,,, w llh ,I. tr~di ·

' i<\n uf pl.>ci n1\ ~ ",on1\ ,·mph•..is <\n w, ,,k wi th ..ho<~ p"pil. ,

Th i' ly p" pil. Ir"m h·,,·k~

lI i1\h Schuol in G usul,·lu.lan)(. Iti1\h. Si,.mil~ Ili j\h in!'I;y.n;\<> ~nd GUj\"k1u C<\mp,,~

h"Mio" ~'in,'tl 411 M il n~,"m

l ti j\h School p"pi ls . t th,' Uni·V<'rnty 01 C. p" T<\w n 10'. d.vul discu."on••pol1.nd co lh m·.

lh.· mo,ninj\ """ion W • •

t~hn "I' wi,h in ' ''>d uch<\M.£Kh pupi l w.s .slu.'<.I ,,, s l",a kto '''''''1,n~ ,h~v d id n' t k no w.00 ,....'" int, oou", tha, pt'",,'n.00 oay ~ IiUk' M .h<... ll ....·m '0,lit> wh"I,' g""'p,

TIR' ,·w.....·i....• I"">d",~>d ""m.I" n n y in«d,·n.. ~ nd ht'lp"dbf"ak ,..... ict', 11 wa, c....., ,hat.

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p'omin.·., on,'; • su ' p' i, inS. m" " n, <\1 1......pl,·lt k,'<.I i,~~"Iw, ·

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u>iv,'<.I ~ h,)(h T"""I:Af'er ,ha,in1\ a m,·.1 .nd

plavin)( ..."". "'>en". 11><' pupil,w.,I<....~t .n .udi<~'·i,o••1 pn...." n 'a h o n bv ('I od,' B"",,·,. ~

promi""n' 'C~ r< To,,'n , '<.I " ••.t",,,,,, . on inh"1""1ing ,h<' ""L

di.>.lI. vin)\ 1,..." .'<.1 ho,,' many

p",w""p'iu"s .,,,. ,,,tahlhh,,J .,I-", p"pil, w.... • .hl,· '0 m""" on' o.m .It.'m<_m ,~ S.""h Afri.anc" llu,.,.,

(",'p~h p,,><1lh" " Joh.n nEs,,", huv""n '.m ~ d 'a".. ",o, k·sho p . Ii", !>I•• k pupil, ,.,uj\h'j\" 01 h,,,, ' d.ndnj\ .nd Am. ·jin)\qi... m.mmba 1>.,00, t.1U,I\h'.00 pJ.ov,'<.I ..... ,imba' .

Th,' d .w ,,,,,1,'<.1 " 'ilh 11'1" pu·pil, I'".,.."'h")\ "'h... 'h,"":" h..d1,,,,,,,'<.1 ..nd t ....·" wi, h ..n .., .....,.' m.'n' "I II><' 1""",.'<.Iin,l\"

h,llow ·ul' ha, includ,'<.I . ",m'''"'',,n ,<\ .11 " I ,h,' 'o,,'n,"'1'p"pils ;" ,..... M,hk·rton ",' h<",1pL,v - ,,'h,,';, 1h<'Y 1h<"''''l:hly '" ,­~~~,j - . nd • ""'n"ng .,_""hlvj\um h,~" d ,·mo n,t,.tion •• tMih'W.·n" n hy U,,' l'<' o'1 "'ip.tn"

n . .. . ....." ' m.·n' is 1-0..,., iIIu",,,,,,'<.I I>v ,ho.' "",d s "I <\...... ul,..... M,h'W.·n" n pup,l, '" • I.." "10 I,t......, " 1 Ih",,'u,l\hly ,·n~'y. '<.I

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Feminist addresses Pretoria womenF EMINIST ..u lho'. I'",·1<_" [);. ... lIu' ''''lI .>dd""",,'<.1a j\" ' Up <\1 ':!lJ rr,1,ori.> "','O"'"(aoo at,.... m.'1\) in M. y "n ho."n~w ho"k . 1i,'" "f CUU '"~<:

1-11"...." r<N . N<Jt, So""I, Africa,Th b m~.'ti ng "'.., pMI "I

Id ....·, ",,-going """"'n', P">i-..... w hit'" ..im" «, 1\'1 I"~'pl,·.

'''1''1'i.lI~ "'"men. cn~"j\''<.1 in"" ''''1\' poli' i.·.1 d ,oba" " .Ind 10<,""sid ,,, ll1t> <<In,ril>u,ion th. 'Y<.In (.nd l"""i!>ly , ....",k/) m.~~

"" w 'o",..rd, tho.' kind ,tI d,'''''~

",.hc fUlure W\' "'ani '" ...."",,'I", all who., IiV<' ho.''''

Und,,,lyinj\ Ihis 1""'"..... i. thehelt ... Ih.1 w~ . h,,,, ld bt' <<In­u>,,,.,,j "''' o nly wi th n.ti"n.1lil. " .li"n. hul ..I"" with t il<' IiI:>,·.. Ii,m oj' "'un"",. if w,' . n· '0to.. p.tn ,tI. d"""'c"'l ic ..-.;it" ~.

Di.t ... R"",.dl, • S<""h Alri·<an by bil1h. ll'l urn<'<.I 10 Ihi,« ... ntry Irom th., US in 1'IlI7 I"" ",tt·l1..k,' l h., ,.rch whi<h"" lm i"," ''<.1 in U, ,>f C",,'"!1"S"" ,n" it·wt'tt b11 ",,,,,,'1\ p<>-1i1" .I ' i"i"'. in 'ho.' So""h AI";·con a""-.ll"'nllt>id ""w''TI'k'nt _w"""'n I,,'m . 11 ,••ial and '1h­nK g""'p" w h<, ,..nS''<.I in . S"I",m 18 I" !12, T...""l y fuu' 0111'1."", i nl~rv,,''''' w,.........."',,'<.1fu' ind u.ion in ,h" bt",~ . nd" ·I"".,.., n' ..... ny d,II" "'nt '''',1\'"'i....t i"ns.

11 " ..<'1 1 1,,, ,k~d a t ho .....',"",..... ....1"'Tit.I\Ct' ,tI "lru)(gk'dift,'Tt'<! I""" tho.' "'1"',.;,."", of""'n; ho.,,,' wo""'" o lten hao.l ,,,... ,,' ~ ~j\. i n" ••, i,m bd"",h ,'iT «mtrihuh"n <,<",Id he d ­I.'ctiv~. In p. , ticul. ,. w" m,' nI. "" th,' .m"h,,,,.1 ".um. ofIryinS ,<\ ho.,ltl h'l\'1ho.·' I., mil"" .~>hs ~nd pt>li1i<~I .",1i'·i'y .

A""m)( t h<....• ...ho., ha," rom·

n,,·n"'<.1 u" ,h,' to.",k " Ar<h·hi,h"p o."m"nd Tulu . ... h"",,~t "I tho....., ..-"m.m: ''Th.')' . r<"''' rn'l'''''<.1 tu .... il ft.", .....11'·'"10 h<' d,..id,'<.I I,,, ''''·m. Tho.·i,"" ...i,." u" ",I" ,,·Iul<' ,ho...... ",h"hdi," '" . n in d i" id u . 1 """"'".....ke. diU,·"·",,,, "

llT M. mph.·1a IYmph,·I• • m·a" ,ho." (ll tI" ,..~i,,~ P,,,,,,,,. hdd,hi. ;" .... v .h<",t tilt' h<n,k: " Byft..u 'in~ "" w"m"n .., i nd i·vidu.1s ,., 1-0." 'ha" "", m,>tho.·".

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Ru,,,,,l1 condu<led h., t.l ~

..-ilh .. q",>t., I""" ho', ",t....'''''''" 'ilh Itd"n l,...."h: "O" t ,>I myp.tl1icil'<'li,m in Ih.· ""')(gl,'. 1ha.... " .....i".'<.1 .., ..... " y '",.,,>d.

,hi,' "eho.." '" ,h<' " '.IV ,0 tr;"oo ·,h,l"'oo ,h.",,!\- 1" is ..n 'h,....·" ' 1"'''''1\,:,,, 11>." 1>."',, ",,,,t,· ""....' " m,·i"Cl'<.l th.t ..-e .." . ..,.. I ~ ·

in,l\ to..'. rd ,h<' It~h' .I' th,' .'00"f ,ho.' lu n",·I, "

kn",I.·, h1)lu",'" t-.~n .nd",,,,,,lud,'tl 'ho.' 1,........1pa" ,0 lho.·,·,·. n",)\ ' n ,,,n,l\.. "k"' ''' j\ wllh...." "cry m"vin~ aud ho."uh l,,1t,ihu,. t" h",' ~t ~wayi

"<lry- ll. ni.R<1:it",. , C_ d in. 'o,

On courseT HE 1'n1" , i.. "f1iCl' i, "".~ I"lull "n'nl:lh wit~ tho.' " ""nt dp­pt'in'm"n, ..f K,'rr y 1I." i, ..'"1:i,,,,.1 ",...,rdi","o, .

K o rr~ ",pi.... Lou · M. ,,,·K,u~,'r ... h" h. , "·'~1\'~d af u lhti g k, sc ho l. ",hir 10, "'"dvin lho.· UM ,,j ""1,...

A I",m,·, h'~" h ," . nd cu""'nHy ehai rpt·""", of , II<' Bl.>cks",h in ,ho.' !'I;,>rth"m T,.,,,,'••!." my ;. • "" 'let,,,,,, ",td; I ~", ,,,Ih., p,,·,on. h'.m ,

Cholo betterIDASA's I'''·',,'i. n·)\i"".. 1" ...'roi""".... l'a,,1 b ond" ~r>dK"rrv H. rr i• . ""'on,l o .'i ,il.'<.I5t...h;' n~" ,·, """mu",;v I,·.>d.·,Tho.1' Ch"k, .1 hi. h<,m<' who.·,,·h., i, n",n 't'rTn,l\ {,,'m a '1"'11 '"h",pi, .1 (St·. piclo,.,· "'-' ''omk'I, )

M, C ho.,I<\" k'ad mj\ A~C flj\'"'" in 1'1',1(1"', ' I"'nt 17 w."on lIohho.'n 1,I.nd , Id.,. w. '1'1,·....'<.1 to h"M , ha, ho.' ..... p"~j\,,",inj\ " 'cll . 11.·, " "" 'i",nS''''a'n'''n' f", hl, k'l\ _ . ,><1 ",....i,h h,m. '1"1'<.1y "'"'''''ry.

For nearly a decade the white community in the Eastern Cape

village ot Cathcart stUbbornly ignored the pleas ot black resl·

dents. A crippling consumer boycott has now forced them to

reconsider. HERMIEN KOTZE reports.

Communication clearsthe way in Cathcart

A Germanencounter

By David Screen

A PARTY of tz South Africa"; n­",,,'Iy 'pent 10 days in West G"rmAny "'~u"'ls of the NAUlThl nn -Stiftu0!l- • Libt-ralrarty I""ocl.hon in th. , rountry .

Tt..· ~",up . W by Id. ", "" ,i"M I di""'k,rD.md s.:....,o, WA' N,,-'<.l in Kon i~",' in.., ••k" ...ly ""',,' town. f1,w kilnm.." .... Im mIlonn. He <ornp<" ition "I the grou p en­.UrN . li"d V. ,ld '-igom,,, dot-. ,. through·out the trip.

Tho< """ olio l OOi<'<1ive of the v;";t wa; k'r rovid ,· ,..... group wit" An U'kk"'la ru.l ing nflK,w "nd w hy Grrm.my work>. To 1M' e nd .U.. , i,i t l'oe~n with. two-<lAV "-",, inOT OJ,, n" ..":iol, politi".1 and <,<un"mtr !n,hlo'hom 01 W..., (".erm.oy

The ""' , I..,.. d.Y' ,........pent ,-j.iting,·. r~,u, IN• •• I, _tal,' And M O·l\" rn""'nt.<1'''lIoob.."" ",". Am<mg tn"", _ ,,"v;,on'",,,,,,.1 _;:enei<-;, Amn...ty Interna';"",, ' and

• yoo '"<"'!lAn''''' '''''''Two highhjlh" _ OIl<' o n ,"".My oj arri , '.1.,><1 the ,,1M un I.... d.y of d"", rturt' _ m.deI.... trip m'..... ' ~. n woN~w~ile rOf many " f'~e IV'o"p , S~ort ly olt~r .rri~inl\ in 1'1""1Germ . ny • f.,dn.'inl\ Ih ree houl'S wa."""nt wilh sankie " kond" , lhe A!\C "'PI'<"­...'nlAh,'e in (l"n n. Sankie·. 1"",.. lion wit hIhe 1'1..... Germ. n l\o""",men", ",Iuc..ne"1<' e'*"l:e til<- ANC And her "bvi"u. I"nj\i ngf", hom" w~'" 0PP",..." I '0 . 11 , She ot...i­" ".Iy en~'yed discu,";n" Ihe lu'ure wilh Illel\" " 'p.

ON OUR d, v " I d.·p.rturt' we ,,,,,nt .few h"u" .. the .';.,uol """'Iinl\ "f the Wt'S1G.'rn,.., Anli.Ap.rlh"'d M",·. m.'nl, Id ri.N. "l"" o f 'he A!\'C. wh" i. ,"lion.,.J in F."(;""".ny, add~ '0"'" 100 de"-wot...1th~ g.>lh"";n", A mcmr...r of lhe Id. .. dele­" . hon . Poul 7.ond o. Ih.nked I"'" AAM COm­mit_ f,,,- their in~i..tion .nd fo, lhe w,,,kth<y h.d d, ,,,••nd M" d"inj\ for the di"",­tran, 'h;><'d m.~.rity in S"u'h Afr ica.

T1>e ,,"''' p . 1", h.d it> ch......., '0 "'.." Aw"nderful . fternoon w•• ' penl o n • Rhino:.Ttli..'r .flt'r. ,isil k' "n. of lhe a""", mAS­nifiCO'n' "."les. M. y D.y ,",w u. ;n Coloj\...w ith it. >lunni'\': c., hedr.l e,dtinl\ " ..._.nd .n n"I"• .,d i" " Imp......io"i.. ..hil,i­t ion

An .",,,,.11 imp..".,i"n o f W..I Germ.nyd",;,\,: a f. irly n.'Clic programme? W...llhy,ind",'rio,,,. mareri. l;';li<. eflilit'nl and wry,,-,phi,lic. led ,

T1>e l\n",p i",,1f formed . "'.....iw unit,,·hi]., .-.tAini"l\ it> individ uAlily AoJ polili­"al ' g<"nda" We ......"r....oJ with. , I""'l;th 'ened " ' mmil",,,nl ' 0 es,.b li.hinl\' non· .. ·d.1 dem"cury in Sou lh Africa! r .,hd pa n"in<luded Id... , taff m<'mbe... l,. d dy Cla rk,P.u l 7••ndo .nd LA""I ",.ud." ~Iheth.-l.-li

rON"" IB1. ck Sa, h, F....t London). ~.oJLo

Nk"m fe (S" w.tu Voul h Conl\l't'SS trea.",.r),C hri>li..... Bu' g. r (C. pt' Tow n . no mer), Ro­chelle R. pp <tXT ,'u l'u ral pro;.""" «>-ord i·""'"r) . Sipho NI',,·eny. WDF pu blici'y offj·«1'). Il,ob. DI. mini (UDF " 'gan i,...,-), j"hnVeld (Arl\'" ~." "",Ii'I ) . nd Ch,;, Ciff. rd(UCT lec'urer) .

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C ATHCART is. qu.in' I;tll., ~,wnnear Qt"."n""",n in It>e "".I....n C.pe, T1>ebe." bJu] Did huild ing••nd 'ranquil t"",,­lined otn't'l' I>.-I;e • wry ~i fl...""'1 ...... Iity;,hal 01 • ""ry d tvid<'<l comm""ity p l.l'u.oJby raci. 1 Ie",ion, u .....mplo ymenl• • ppall­ingly low "" 1''''. untt'O.hl. li,i"l: « >odi­'~>o' . JO""ed ",m"v.l••oJ, "",,,,1't'Ct"01Iy, a",,,-,u,,,,,, OOycon.

Th. ,,,wn is , itu. ted in ' he so-calle<.!"wh;le .Wfidor" be,w''''n the Cbkci .oJTr.n.keL 5;""" C. ' hcart• • Ion" wilh SM·leTh.im .nd Ro mj\" h. ve bet-o ",d udedf",'m ,he ;nd" " r;ol in"""l iu", "", ,,'ed tu,,,. her low n. like Q"....n"o wn . nd KingWilli.m"",,'n, " h•• ru, ind u.try wh.' ....eWe. It i, t"'·..h..... I>e",ily dept'Tldent on,h .· 1"".1 farm in" ",mm" nity f". ",,,,n,,m;':. ",viv.l.

C.thc.rt h... bock pupul.lion " f .b" ut10 lUl k". wh"m ",'""",Iy lim;,.>,j " " 'ploy.ment opp'>rlu n i'ies .,. , vail. b l. in the, "'All bu,in....nd public "",tu,..,. A m'i"'·ity of wnr""'" .'" .mploy.,; ., domes,icwo, k.... . nd l\.rdene....t w'I'"' "f b<'.t"'...." R30 .nd RSO . mon,b ,

An t'Slima,ed 75-90 percenl "f 'he peoplein It>e ,,,,,, ,,,,hip Iiw ht>lo", the p''''....' r d . · ·'um Ii ....., l1tt". i<. he..y ",Ii. ",·. "0 mi·gr.nt la"""r Temil" nres .nd 'he ""n.ion,,it "",io' <ili,,,,,,., Unemploym"" t i. rife,E'""ption. '0 Ihi., d ;."",1 sil" . ti"n • '" ,h,,..,few em ployed . , I• • e........ nUl' "'' .nd P'~

lic..m"" ,In 1982 lh., F.'" Cape De,·eh'pm.n '

bo.lrd (ECDll) . nno""""," p"n, I", ,t>e d . ·velopmenl of • new ,own,hip in C.t1" .n.In . pM o f w idespreAd "ppt", iti"n to theicI ~CDB 011;,-;,,10 wen' .h....d. The tuwnh inC<' bet-n ,he . ite of . n on!\Oinl\ con·f ,nt.,ion 'WeT the "lorn"I" " "',,va l ofresid",," from It>e l (J().y. ....-.I~ " ""n., hip,Dali",e, tu 'he new , ite, R. li-K.ti, ,h""" kil­"""" "" a,...y, T1>e imptm• ...,e o f thi. ron­fron,.h"n I;",; in ,t>e f¥1 IIul, C.lt>e." .. .very l\ood c.", study in ,II<- g""""'''''''' '''n...... "",fo""ed " """,i"n o f lorce..t ",moval.

In 'pil<' of l'lr ee,nt V i l~"",'••nn"u ....men' in 1'11I5 llull ,t>e", would be no mo...h,ITt'd rt'm o,·. I" this ha,ed pol icy ron, in·Uo>tl - b<l l in • ""' ....>pl>i>tieot,oJ gui",.

A,,,,,,~ing '0 La"""" n I'l. ' zky (Surplu,r",'pl,,', Pn>je<;t), I.... crud~ bulld"""r ''''''. ion h.. been , eplace..t by "...• I. irly ....pattern involvioj\ .n esc.Ia' ing use o f h,,,,,tu d . al wi,h rommu nit'" u nder' tl> .... 1 of",,,,,,,,.1" .

It ,....m. ,h . , ,h i. p.uem l\c""".ll y con·.i,1> of • th ""'·p""'ged . ' rat"l'lY: ,.... first'''",' i. tu " nd""",;"" ,..."i,la n<. hy .n."';ngo r exoC<'rN tinl\ d ;vi,io n. ;n 'he commu ­nity, hy d'-'''""ing '''j\. " i",tion.1 coher-

en", vi. h.". .."",nl .nd d.·...""ion o f ;ndi ­v;.lu.l, inv"lved in ....i.,lan'"", and Also by'he N nn ing .n~ r"!rietion of m..... ;n"• .Thi. "'.'egy w•• oovi,>u , ly enM"""'; un·de, the consecu live , ..t~. " f em" 'j\en<y, in«' 1'11II>

The """",d '''ge inmlv", • p"",... of""",..,u..ion", • fair ly im nic ',,,m lakingin'o ocroun, ,hat ,hi, p"~- inv"r.... d ...lib.~.,.' ....'l\1e<:1 oJ 'he a.... uoJer ,h",., "Iremm'.1. lhe wilhd,.w.1 01 ....vires Immthat . ....nd the I'",hibilion "n , he t'ft'CIi" n,>I .ny ""COo' b" ild ;"" "",('t" ..." .

T1>e ,ob;.-ctive of thi s " r.1lel\Y i. the a e.­ti"n o f , Ium ",M i,i"". which wo,,1d "".n­t.,.lIy ""k,' i, impt"", ibl. h". P''Op1e k' tiwthe,..

The third . nd fin. 1 ...ge i. u.inS lh.th""1 01 for«'. P",,~e .ft> 'h"-...t,·....oJ ",i,h",;ng h \ded up .nd for<ibly mo ,-.oJ " r ....Ih""l""ed wilh k,.. of ''''''pen..ti"n (forIheir I>ou..,.), The Sho>' of ,he h"lI,I"""r i..Iw.y. h ""inl\

Whi]., . 11 o J the , b. ,ve . Iralt'g].,' havebet-n . mpl' >yed in Ca,hcar' .in"" 19112, 'he."'h",,ili .'. in.'i".d th rou g h""t thal noh>«t'<l ",·m,,,, . 1 wa, ' .k;"" I'r.....,. They in·, i.led th.>' ,ho", wh" m" ved to Kali-Kalid id '" volun lMiiy, Acc", dinS to RhoJ...L;ni"~"'i 'y r.... r<he r h",. Ad.m•• ' hecomh in' lion of 1'l\i.l.tive ",. n"" u",,'ing,rep, ...i"n . nd Ih. ",fu..1 '0 . lIoc.'e re­" ", rees k' ,»e ""in l"""n,.., and "l'l!r.dinS,,[ , he ~,w,,-'h;p u ltima tely h.od ,»e ..nw .0[.fee, as the mo", crud. form ,>I bu ild",,,,,rt'mo,a!> b ut .lIowed ,b••t.,••nd H.. """.. ,,, p. in' ' he ..""..al p...,....,.. ..."v" lun'.ry" "ne.

D ESPITE wid"'p.....d oPf""i t~m inthe hlack commu nity to the .nnouncement,>I: pl. ..., f",. lCal i· K. li in I~Hz.. FcUU otn·<.. I. <'mN,ked "n c'v.lu.,i"" of h"u"", inthe old town.hip f,," compt'n""tiun pur­p", ..... In ,he <tOlI",;"n ,ha, followed , n.l'h.od . wrybo.;.Iy...w o ne f.mily••i)\J\ wh••' p""a< ,,, have been . g, ,,,,ment> to ",Illhe"Iu>u..,..

In l <Jll) lhe p"""nt "town commiu......w•• "de<led" in an ~It'<'ion ,ha, d rew .",e.)\!'< 11 per cenl p'.II. Uy l 'ltl-l ,he d,· ,...I­opm""l of ;nl•."",('tu", w., rornp1<...>d inKali-R.ti. In lhe ..me year ""' ''' w.'''' arbi­t r.rily in<T!'. ..... tm m R1 5.59 10 R21 .nd •rent boy«>tt ."'ued ,h . , 1..1t'd f"r 18",onlh.

The <t,mbined i",ut'S of "'", . nd ..""ovalled ' 0 lhe fonn. ,;"n nf 'he c., ,,,·.n Res;·d""t. A,"",;",~", (C~,.l .nd the Cat ht:. rtyou,b o.-s.ni..ti<,n (CaYo).

Tile councill"" We'" .,kt>J ' 0 "" ignSi>me d id . nd or....... "..,re driven nu t 01 the

" ...·"'h,p. 1"ll5 ...... ,........ri ,~ .. ,<0,,"'......h'Y<'~' ,n pn~.",,- ..~11t'l "," .............1..ndth<' d,...·r~"." n~ hvln~ ,,,,,",hM' in Ik" Id \<,,,-n,hip "' 1)"1,,.... .

11><- " m.un",. l>c'v"~l 1." ,•..1 .1"""" IKmlm,h, ,,"d m" , ' Ii••,., hurl " ""u~h t>.hCd" "" th.> whIt., m"",(ip,,lil y ,.v,'nw.. lly. K.........J 'U mo...... t · It ;', ·.'.·r. w ryC"' .T In'm tht~, ;K" '.on.,! in ·n,ili' ·( .....-1''''''''' t.. , ''', wry n '''''....· l"~i 'K.l . rod~""IC J.......".t•. 'b.o"""'" h.ooJ w ry liUIo>i""KM in\<' til<' ....."' ull 11< " '""h" n.fho.v _",..,,1 it ,n , ,>I •..0..1 en!,""". ...i "",,,,;n~v u...s...-.._>.I ....... hilI< . t.u,,'1M .n' ............,n1 ",' u re' 0>1 , Ii.<- okmonJ",1l>n' ("'_ h' 01.-.01 w"h n....,. "' 00..-p.i.'.'dv P'",.·", I.... 1>1.> f"r''''lip un , _'. " ' v ,,,,,,,-,,_

..............n.l 10." .. """ urn w~ '" L«J....... mel _II ,.... ,,>110._ '"f"- .-no"p<»pIr <ol COl""'''" duoo", ..._ '" wori<. 'kot.. .......,_ _.-, -......._ 1M ot • <t>Uld .00. "'"p..otok .." '" C.,he. .. . A 1<om.I.( ....kach<od tu""'" commu"'ul"",tn. f'lonl>t, C..... _ ,.........~ity.

III ,.. _ .......... ' Iv to... -.... Wft<'

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T-"<n.-l <>l~I~ ,,,,,",,......."I with 'Iv _ "" ,Iwt, ,,01» il ' h<y d id"'" """..,.Tlw~· ....~ hord<1>od,,_.on!. 'Iv I.." " romm,~ ...hic\o ...... by' Iwn <011~rN " p k.. ' Iv dtowlo'F"""ftl "",Iv _ k "p

I' ...... 1M ,.... clN, tho' ,""" ,he......" com m undo.. io. int vor.M, 501i. "''' , I><- Il' P""';rN,.. kn~'" ,,, ,he d nd ,.. ""p tIM- ....."".... I. n<! ,.. "J');,...J~.n<! ....i"..;" 'Ilt> old" _"'hir

fb<. 0.1,,,1.0,.,,,,,,, "' , 1M- St. t'· I~ F """ ~" ncy

i" J"II<' 1_ ti ....lIy b""'Kht ( ·. t IM·.n ,,, tl...thi'd ph..",· in tIM' r"~'''' " . ",,, I,, " ta ' y,,""'.... 1" d ·" bo.-.I ,..., 1" .., Th· .." mm,," ityk·...J'· n d,'I.,i",-.I . ""~"'K" ' ''''m M, TN~W"""M (0 ,I ..tt· r:"'~'U'''.l .n<! M, K50Kid l W"'. tu"" ,he ·. , IM·, ,, Ad .,;.., OIl;"',Tlw dtWnt~"'••n<! K........I "1""""".'" " I'l-

FORCED REMOVALS

0.1... , SU,. ,~ F",,'<'K'""<Y mook OIjI;olm><d,,"' i" it"t .bo....t ;m"' ,Nt-, Th< t. n<! ,,,n,,, ,,,,.. h.'YC'.t. c llaf'!"t"d ..n<! ,....,~,id,·" t. · .,,0.1 y""t h " ' K' ''i ...li ''M . ,,0.1.. ,,~.. ",mmll'" '' " '..... " ""hk' " , " I"-...t~,

Thi. w., lobvit",.ly ;.t....1 K"'''1id ti,' ,h<.R'm...,.1 r"":..... , TIM, ",.~ .., "I K.oli·K.oHw., wl·II-<t, ,,,,,~·,,-.I i" I\".....' " m.·''' "n,,·t" n...nd ........i'\''tl t.. "hI.,n .. " . KI\,·ri" K. """, nt "' Mill mllh.", to" , .... d,.....k'P""·n',~ t"" ""'" "_,,,hlp.

e,>n,Ji''' do, ..,.,.-.I i" 11M- ,,10.1 ,,_ ,,_,./t,p.nd "" Iid """" P"-""""'" w...., -...col ,'" "",id<nto ..., ""...... ~ 1""''''",..... I""id to .......-.. ,...., ""'-,li l . __

.."'" 10..., "'~ .......,"Il ... ""-_,n... ....,.".1__ M"II ' hot , ht.-y "",,1.1

......Ift.... tlv _ ............ ..-- ...... h.oppr_h tlv ron'Il""""liono "';Ki...u~ "',..,....,...... WlU. IIv .uot ,..- tke' plub .-l ,.... ""'""""" .. IiId'I ......y ......... ,ht.-y~ - •plan ,h<y ho...- """r-J b <>to'''' • 100,..~

Sltwto>_ ,.... pn"'" <'I'Wt<d OIl v.......plub .......~ - .. ..--, I'Nf*....... .........c...1Iv ..,;rwd ............ _ .....quinod ... 60 " '+- h ,twa- old """""'- Monv--... ....'l""""'l by 'Iv Ailvit? Otf>co, DI

Co,""." '" F""'f"r w .... 60 " ....".hod IIwt,oobd -.. .......... """""' It> "" ""lend oc-~ in _ .... r> .inpbooh<. ,.rd_rd ..nd lin in Ike'_ _ ....h,p , Tlw ""h'''l gi...... '.....~ n<I "" ol~ "'!"o't tlntt" .

n... ......"'" 1<.. dtowlo>f'O~ a ...... ""'....""'p.'" .-...y v..1l"<'

( can ""I~ "f'<'C"1.o... t.... , .........L ......"' "" ;" ,!>,o, DollW<' .. L<.... t""n •kik f,..m , ,,'hll~ "_n.•ndthot f", ",~",,·.il ""'''' It w•• d...-id.-.l 1""1.ny " ' I"n, ,,,,, in hlol,: k h"."inK , IM",kt "'~

,. ",-. pL><.> ' ''' l ho.·1< d,.,n" ·p ,Thi•• i1"..i"" h., ho...." K"I"K "n "".

.b,',·d "nlll ••,Ii.·, Ih i. y~• • wh~" t h~

C.thc.rl """,n""i'r' f't'Ci.lIl~ i" ,.... liKl""' tl>< ...... ""h' ;'-. d i ' . in ,I>< """n' 'Y.d~<ld.·d 'h~y h.d h.d ~ no" tt h. T h~ y

.... re...... in ,IM~. ,ho.......nd. '" II>< off....... ofI h~ K.'i·K. h T" w" e"mm IU......nd 0.1...

....nd.-.I ",,·mhr..· imm h. ,,· n.. iKn.>li"n. nd tM I n'~"" !Io't~... "' t , h ....oci.>l . 1·f. i.... OI ho... do. nd, ,,,,1""'-.1 tho.' ...Jm ln~

",..I"", by nttl< m..n....l""htv ItM wh~.·

m"nicl l""hly n Intm". ,,, ... ). tM.mlll<'\l..l~ \II """"".b......I'I"" K U (;"",p A , ..lid , up-It'.td,~,,,, Dol,..... ( ''''-;l~~ 1.

A _ ...... bt'YC'-'« <olIN ..,;.0'" ",

~ lhor y I""y "".__ ,Iv~ n... h .................:v """"" ... ..-.0<1 ..........

the ,,"', I""ln y ,0.1 I ""'~ ....~ .01'" e..."' , """" "" ,...._ loh>ulol too- <lI.-.otd I" 1 P"'".......-._ t_ond~' t....K..li· Katl Tn e........,u ' I~

....-......r. '~t" _n..,. "" , Nod p.op.o-Jat... "" e...", .-I, d<om.Ind< """"Iol,,,",,,,,,," "" d •.-.otd , ........

Tlw ......_ """ y ''''It,... lly .....".,...s..J by wnd'''Il , ">I~ """m...n....... 10 I.............~ h.... ........t.n,>: -n........._ pnlfY "" e.lht<orl W"'I"'ltlor you. ""'PP'''' on 1",,"Il to " 11M-<U.......I bo.".....n w~ 1.1 ~__.. much m".1rY ... f't Nt- fn ~~ntt inti',.... h l..-k town,h,I" ..nd th" . It 'ht'bIod. J""-.plt , " ''I' h.'"~~""K· Th <On bo.'<f'~<tt'll by th<r J'OvinK "'.... ......,."ll,) ,>If... il ...~, J'Um nK tIM'm "..1" ,1M", t,.......ndn-.lueinl\ , 1M';, ...10"", ' l'l"" oprio'.-Iy· Thio, .." bo.. 0.1".... w llh 11M' und'''''..nd inK ,h.,th,...· I~"rk· will ",. n....... rl' 'Y'-.I ".,,~. , 1M'"'lV"~t i. " .... "n"" ...Jd,-.I Ih." lho.· .1,..... 11<I, ,~... Id onl ~hr ..~ ....-.I by "·n,,. 1K" ""m""'nt

F"'I" n.I~ly Ih i. h. ,dh n. 0.11 0.1 nl~ Ko."1llwm . nyw ho.....: l ho.· ,,,,,,mic ,it.... ';,... i"t h~ ",.", t,y h•• w" ",.,J c"n,id.,..toI v"II«' l,.".rid ttl< "'>lit..·.1 eli pro-~ Itwm I.."" ""'''K "n ,tI< ....f'I""M..........hi....., '" ..~,.., t.... p" .

E VENTUALLY ...Ik "" ""bid.> .......0.1..."" "",", 0.1 I""" bulh ."J"o. .ndu...o.~ <I, " III l /Ior !I,,,,,s...- "'ttk... woor-kd ... rom<' ItI< __ .nd

~ .., .... """" Mony """.. ""d...-..- f<>l~ .."" ~ dut__..-- fMd '" ........... "rid<Na1id I hOI-.....,. ""'" _, "" IfIo" """"""""......E_llv Io!. And W Of' Io! P•

.......... ~."""' ..-....1..-d.I~ '" lb .....h .11 1""" " _",,, ,..d .pco>pW ..h.ok."lI: hond•. "'y,ntt , tI<......,J " _ did ...... ~..-" . nd pIon""'ll hi-"' ,-

n... ,..., "" Cot"'.".M. R<_...... ..,;,J.... Ii".. """ ... K<'I ndorc- epn"'" 10NmIootl In"" ,tI< ...., ,• ..,...,...... t>.i< .in~ int" ""ll'~"'"'''''' Thi> .....nd.,~ .~i__ .Iid • ..-,ntt .." pIo<-.' bo.~"......e.,~ .1id , h,,.,. ..." n !'"I..v. AI'''''''lth,,,,,",, i> .. ill tt " " y I" K" ,.... "'n...........bo.'YC'~, ho. "'_ br<-n ...~nl .nd "''f-''I" lly ""'''' Jltltld " ,l1 will t... , ,,,.1.-.1 In •rl'<","", .>1 ....K<.."tt 0.1... '11.... ,

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.....,.-.1 . , ,ho.' "',..... o f Inf" nn.""" . Th',"' 11 n ....t~ ln fnlm whll' ",,, ,,,ill,,,,, .... ,, "' "W<' "'....... ' hl"'Kht of il l i k~ thol " .Th i. hos m'~lvot,.,J ". t" Co",~"It. I. on..inl","'..t . ....pill" ..., t ho.' A..........·.... ""y,

H. nnwn k... . ~ i. , ,..po...1 dir<'<Wr 01I i .. ' .... _d.. . ....

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Lessons fromNamibia

Namibia Is not a mod&llOf change Inskl. Sooth

Alrlea, but it holds important lessons tor under­

standing the process of change, nation-building

and approaches 10 eentuct resolution, says

Antony Goldman, research tellow at the SA

Inst itute lor International Affairs.

A N ATIEMPT ,.. <lr~.............. hr_................n "',,oj..... 1>«_ ..-"'" _r--!.n~"""'"~ ..."'" ......... U... Il...-""lob< 1.o,k.J .... CI>ft~'"WII. L"" •><tv on Apnl. ''');01--.1 tor Id.o-. .11<I U...SAI IlI!.

........ , · 'mp'..._ l.l "" ...""'." c...... •n , '..-.'''11: ·h " l id.>...di ",,1..' V.n 1>'1 <.lIIbh'ft. " 'h<. r<""h'<l 00'11 1",.,d, ...,..",.1 d,ll.·..·n. ... ....' ''-...·n ,,,,.t wo .....·n"'~ ..

In '" II"", ""ys, , >{ CO""", It••" '-' I""'""""'. "' Ir.n_,tk'" m :'<i. m,"'" "". l>o.,." <'fl.",,·I~ ,,""I..... A.~~,pl.o, ......t. ''''' in·k ....... .....1" ,,"m..nlh Nd . k,\,,, ~ ..k . rLov ,n t. ,.,1t dI.I~ On the- ................h At.., ThO' ~_

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n... inM·"",..,,,,,1", ,,,, ,,,un,'y .. ,II clt.., lyp"'v • I. , ...... pn"'''...... ' " .... ,n I>nn~'ng

.to.... ..""'nl\" ,.. "",,,'h"fn.. Nt, "~"'ion

...., '-" h " ..l ..Mho",1 1M ..1,~ 'n....~'.....

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....... h "Inc.~ -. . .. lJ~nd' nlt of . """"«<- ,,/ Il".nd . n of Ihr.pm_ .oJ''f'I,.,J '" ", fli<1 ,..... II'

~.m,h, i ..,i '·~ in I\~ ·•• I '~'m•.Tho...,1' •. , p""""" ,,/ ,,, h"'kli,,1( inI""m,h.. , ,·,.m,,',.,J ,'" i .. ' ·n ",,·nl••• ,her'h.>" h~ ... y 'MJ,......k1'inll .n ;n" lIh' in'olu ' u,,' <hA "II'''' i.. So""h At,.;,·• . htokl. im-1" ", 1<....._

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IT WAS "'ol unhll "I'<"n,nll "'...... '",>I ,...............J J"v, w""" n ...... .oJJ,...,.....,JI"" ron""""..,. ,t..I .nw ~lo.n" h,oJ t......P"'I"....t '" .admll 1..... .. III> .......,.tou·. in­~ onIv. """"h ,,10.1. II ..~ .... h ....rty kJ ~~ ,"" .....~. "",.,--

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But tht· f,"""'" .1,0.1 .., " , ..·,,·.Id·'n); ",,,,,,,·nl n.., ....... ion " n ' '1", h.l·' ,·n~,... " f b"ildi"I( " .in);I,' "'liM"'"" ,.. ..ily ,"', " , "".-....",.ful . nJ i....r ' rinll ,ti ,,,,·,,,,, ..I II<Mh C noJ Kti'h " ...""...k..., ti ' IMo S.mihi.> C."" il ,,/ ("h"",ht.. "l"..........II. Jkt"'''~i''l1 "''''''' ~,....Is...., '1.......""'.. "<1 . I"....~ UtWW.

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..hi " nit v. rom 1 1.0 ....,,..' ' 1 c'-p" . I. T Jdl~ h<-, ·· rr. """" « I"'~ " .nd hnl(·.",, " " .• • ~""'"~ ''''TN'O,"~l y J ,tficult ",.."''lin ' .

A '1,,, ",,n I" "" ,h., fh" ,."....!.n i""",',,·l .hnll ' 0 ,ht· " ",. hh,' ,,'" whitch h.>J un-1".." ...... lv bt..... "'..,.h ."j d Ulln.: (' ,.1f ,,,,,m,,,', I"'f"" 1 r h " J.y; tl,.........kl s...-' ro d , 1 pm. .,J In"t; ,,/inJo.~ lIk' ..-I .................J. b... " ' oul(h " v ItN I>n-toMlp"""'rc-J .... ,"" "11 1 Iv-

Building bridgesSoUTH A FRICA •• cou""Y of• .0<...1 '~"'",n .......~ or"u''''';o ...fvnnfd .... . n onsui"R """' 10 aJd ,....<!II<SbnrI.lI nwn' didhnn.W~ in f'tt.toria th.nl f,,1 1<.. ....ruc1u" ...

.uch .. Id..... wh, " ...1 r.ond" h.,,, d" ....

...undnf..1"""l in brinllinj\ In rlo. I" ,hr.."''''I~ <Ull'lmunity. Otl whi<iI_ in build ing brid_ __ ,....~pr.....,... ' i ~... ,_ "'" OfJI:.n,... ion........ tw _10 ,," _ .. fl.. . """"Ifd MId..~IIC'<O. For ~""'pIr. StuJ..nt.. ~ ·n 0...-moh s..~n~ fSDS) rnohl<d" , 10 •• 100 platlnnn " t.... Uni~....."y " fI' lrio ";".

F..~ ..... " " K'" US t...., .ny , 1....Ii.... U1Rpa'lln mu.t """" on 'p"<ihe ............- .. "'hy ..... tonk .. I.... ."."".,. for .011in~H <.UnMn. T1oi> t...e """'...insful -' tv "n:><rgh t -...lan<'<-' .." suppo>n 0/ <lUI' Cl'm 'odno in .......-""~ oul>urb.

Tho ...k..... of II.... AI""'n r-;. 1. ,....1C,....IV<'"' 1,..J~..hlp. t il< unb-l nninK"I' the A."lC. nd , h~ SAcr. t\w, S.,u th Af, ien 'ith..d r. w. l Ito N.mlb... U", iV"..., ng ......nom,," lORd ..... P<-Jn« .. ;r of,.... hI_ r<gmw'O ....... ..u """" ......_ ....-. In t.... bght of ........ 'he'UDF ........... 10 e. 11 for ld,o.., 4nd <>I ......Wh' ... 1Itruo.1U to _liJa... th<;. ront.ocl... lth. 01 hi in ........,Yia. ",. ,nS . h.ttth,. .. Imr" "'nl ' 1 for t""m,

The UDF ...ill . 1 stand ,... ..... >iJ~ •..-,II< "'p lnoil<-d nod~ """" to ,....",•.....y fl'Olll II", __ , , 1rw.J"", is •pnvii<l:"' lil ill ou. ndot

Censorship restson collaborationHANS !'imMr·••tfidr .. ..-..sh<p in you. Moon:ll _ rnd. t>,. ...Ln,o:how '10 push t >nhlj> hnmno bnckf" r1he<"'. Tho d< not Ii< in '"1<''',,:"hich ~••mi t~'h. awng . co n""".,1I~e-hl><-..1oJ'l'<1rum. ,"" cl ~,"" of [);, ..~."'. ... of /'uhlic.. tiono bu ..

/'ublle. ,..... Act ...-...Iup ",iol..... til<R ......g tl. of 100,;- coIlaOor.._ .ndp'e," =.1 tni"'~ IIbr bcri.-oorllon nod ' hoo< ......, .,...,. II ",. Wt-thoy .Jopt I~. pro/' _1n.OI .......d4rd........Y"""'" ...111 roIlapo<'

M"re Impoort. nt• • nJ ,..",Iy J ,!I(.. ....J. i.. ta t." t"'}' ",n..,n;hip ...1<"""'" t>,. Ir1I I~la.ion

...hid< prntnbot.,11< dlocbu"" .nd pul>bCil•lion of .....' ....1 'nIonnnr "S ~ I......... 0/ Soulh Africnn Ii"'= , ......~ .nd t.................. -' , ;,;.duotn«.. for Inoun«,

If South AfnaI .. 10 to.e- • ~...,. """'" WIll ....... l<I .... . ronshlu' lty .....t........h<d d~mnc," i< right to I ,,'" of in.f",m. tion hich un d ~'r; n. m~. nin gf.. 11'4"l<ipatl ".,....mmrnt , The do;Wt~ "".,1.to «>noOdot _ ,.... 1.1I.... fao.tuon .""""11: ol>­ontre eo"" T-..fu~ ..... 10 c.-.........-..... broad ........ "".... ,,""It .....\atoonohip bm. ' CII infonrwotion -' y

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LETTERS

--,_ "1'<'IRnI1 01 I""f.............., Awa,"bw''''''"<0 "" .~ p"",ood " n~h.bw .od nofo.m 01 ........ n' ing •• i.,. to .000 ,,<1 .ny..-nso ble . n.ly.is 01 rrufit.!>IIi, y, Thi. 01<0" ..... ..... led 10 • mi...Uoc.ti<on of ....._ on • '._""""1< oait'

I ....... fu<tu_ 00 in~•• I nod £not-"" Europt du""ll loot t!trfto _los 01I_.nd __ d. ........ """P"" 0/......1...... Noov... w ll I . _ m,....lf "" ....d" ped In... ....~inst.... """,.I.nd .........""'" ..Ia,m. 01 """" I..m . The 8m,n W.Uf.ll fd to l>lin"'-.. milli"". of p<'OJ'l._ in Ea>fGmn.o ny. "nly .n o«unly . ppa_•• - - nn,o:ed Io ~ , ....... The W.ll• down _ . nd bott~ .. "'"

The INd..u rtidr 0/ nw l:< " U8 _2.No •• "Ib<, I~ rnbIled ."..,. Sun<t Eo:wo-.,.,.,... ill ",plint . nd _ • .........t>l< 10 misi ...I"'p"u!lo". II ...' <So ..E..... if SUlln ........"'..!<'<l """,m" ni.m od. cOfld..m",od ..• hi.toric.lly ..n .,. . ...S" OJI ,"" fO<><l' rum Cilp'..h. m tn ClIr~.lism. I. P"""i.-:f• """"'- It annot ""'" doli""" • pai. of,.. -

Many .......h AfnClIno. ...... m.-n II> i ......... tho " .." ••~ tho oipiX;orlaof' Iww """,to. Wllh • J'Oft'OfV """ of In........•......., ' hoy " Y' " Au l Africa n .......Iis'" illd l f~ n.:·

Tho I. 1""Mpo hj\h, .t t -nd of ' Iwt..nlWl, /'....1 T "" quolfd ..••/"ns , " If t""", li '" It. th"".....t ill .~hnd?'· T--*". s.",~. you.~.~

SeaTchi"g forf_.,..1il~ to ........ploy ...... must ..........."". b _ n" IKI,, ";ng _ ..-.. <ffinrno....!un "'" ot,ocri_ t>,. ....._~ .andno! 10 alppty h • bwld~ of .....~

ErwIn .100 tw """" -.ng Wtlrd• • l>ou.the', prn<>nt pri ~.h.. ' i" n . nd F<1\" I.t ionpoll..... u/ the' lI"""m""",l. H~ ... Od the prj.~.t"'llnn dn~~ .... . ....·...Iy ""ndinK ""'"pruh..l>l~ t~ rorpo.ot;on. tn bl" con.p,rnna...... II ~1Ot\ w ............. prot ""'<>lId ""....-.i '" lhe' ...-""_or t..... iIII toe.- wild employ f'<'.'I'R~""' ...... ... d hlCh ill

purporlodly <It-HgnI'd 10 i .., pkry-.....nt .nd Iow<r coo,". Tho id.·1ICO' thot It.. I......,..ing ~mploy""""t is <:ontrod lC!Oryl<I Ny tl Who t do l now . . . is. ..... d is ,"S ,.~ 01~.nd "'ploiUo pIc, _ ... cond_H.

In aJdr<>ofd , -..0/ ......, ohoItld INd ~ in I «-.""'y, Hot ...id t..... t joriIy 0/ P""f'It'..."htly. or "'rnngly k1 n iIli ng to..... 'h", n>/<' ..... ru<t I<> bo.i which..... not P',,,,,iV«! " 'I'.-nt thr.-I. Int....nb. . HO' ..Mf C do....ini.~ly ..... I_ fpY!""ll ........ in f'U'$ « ......".ic poIIcirs...'Itam<Igh _ rrll. conoulaa6on.and prop<>­"'- ...I>do ......~ f'"'I'dr<d 10 cl.........W1th.nyil<dy.H

c..., C._R..io:onal _ 1..._

"'''''''''o<y?Tht_~.

....... d<on nol~' u ll .0«.... 10 .he0'.'<. ftO. il, ' c ­_1'Cft, A. ChHor'1l .H<!• • wholep.<kol\" ,, ' Iegis'.-II"" will "" to hep.lM'd I>y , ~._

IIonol "-mbly !.of­ft<nIng I« n,ornplr.miI~. """""' . nd' '''~ Il; .o:~_~ .., ......l M>r., ,.... Iu...d.",u'.1 ..h."g...n«'d<>d '0w,..f.yP"rul. r ··ri•• hons... n boo .o<h~wd,

In . t>. ....... nh..,..."'u..h of , h~ o ld-... quo wtll .......,10 to. pliwn <>d ifI .... ~..rrJI-..1 U.10 fur><tion . , .U n '

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hdly~Jy.

v"""""....... pla inN 'h.o' the ,,"" '" lh~ehurt ll... i. bk~ly to bt of crib...' lmpor...._ . ~"..... fhe io_ ..'y <of rftJ KI"'Ifo 1ft'!.inK,~y 1ft t he """h of I.... CW"try.

...... _ he thy A..ay from llw <'0010I•••:10••_ iI'IlwftN .. U. ..... IIIr chutttI • 10

M • by EnpolI~ Ir_"'A- but the ....... It ~ ......h.....rdo ic.ol ..noctu", and U .....""'" in .d'Il''nOUS 1oo0g""II" mo", ~"lC.lly OIl,h,o, II ""'Y fN<h (l u i k' the ",'<'d. o f ,""f"'OJ' lo of 11.... hrW ....,i<>n.

Thr __ of S,ornibi.o,. 100. ....... "'" ;,0.voIwd _ "<'It in II... pn;>o:no of "" ion-booold,"I- ploOrwd 10 , .... _ .....

.-.. by N.bl p> £1.>&0. lopI:ia offi<ef of"'"~.~~ .-l R«oft.o" ,,<uoo Com miU.... o ' , .... Cou ncil 0/Ch.. .d.n .

Block W"lI'W1I ;n N.mih.. !>ad ht,m triply<>pp11'SS<'<l " Old .,. Soulh Afrk." ", I.. by<0<0'. "" , . ft<! by doN. n..y hAd /ougJd.odor by wilh Iht1r .....rol~dur-... d...~ .... no.:... ..100 Iwod _tpno, """ ...ilo _ MLf6tnd P-tly bolllphY"K'lDy _ plycloc>lo>,;....Uy .. . ......11 of'hr ftp;hh"ll

If Ntiun.oll'<'<On<il",,,,,, w'"' 10 he at .11. .."""""Iut U", p"""'" hod 10 ~in w ith. nd Mt,""ly U'lV(lMo III<> women of , he ,...._Nlion.

U NFORTUNATelY ,..,..~ -....d ".. ;,,~ .. I ~... " .... _ WJII pLoy ..~r-:..." bia Ih.tn in Induf~n,o: in • d ......'Y ...!trKl deba 'e "n ,he lI....r.ho.. 01 _ ing.....,. 1 ,"""•. • debaw ...hlch laU'od """,e.... y behind <UtTftl' . nd Il'IOtV oop!>iot i(.oled•"'"<It oIlormi ' IUnlUng

"""-po , _ WO'U-_wd p.pcT 0/, .... <OII~ ...... <1ft","", t>,. APf"O"JCourI Jud~ l'rl McNally "'- 7_~.wloo tw boon...ud 00 .................' ...........,. tr.noilion.

T.... ,..,.... "I' rn.op;>rily ruk in Zllnbat>w~I"" McN.lly ,,, ' I>c ..o ncl".ion '''''' ' lwre .....• Ily tw -.. no noed .... soul-s<aRChi"3 orioJc.ftllty~ on p." 01 ,.... wh;"" in,11M """"'Y, It w -...,. "'y 10 ....doro ndusiviry uod r.................A_ ,c.w_ ..--. " ....ch

....._ '" tlw SA 1"""_ "" In_-.. AlIo. ...

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NP hopes dependon alliance politics- but with whom?

Now IhM , h.Kow , ,,m. ,,, andA Nt: h.v. ... " . dform . l lal h th.quO"i"" of the N.>­bUild. Party'. inl"'"tion. rom.. to ,h.I".....

It ;,; d• • • ,har init. policy p.....crip­ti,m<; 1I'", .........m.,,' i.d e p..ting from.parth<'id 10 • sys­,om which pl. y.d"...n , ....... f......n ,h• .....,.J 10 protect whi....~'oop rill"", whil. still ck-. T!y . t. I....J. i. in­<"""'; ns ly be il\j\ pl.yt'd down 0' reph ......'" • vall"" point 1M nom,,,,,,",, ,nom . part.I1<',d.

F Wd. KI....k·. ""w d..ig....,.style .d­mini>lr'l ~'n i> . fa r c ry from lhe bu ll-;o-.>­chin.-.holp . d-.:"'"'''' of ,I>< P W Bot"" ,....!I,me

A wry in '''r<."!'linK distinction in Ill<- .p­1"'''''''' ,i t .... two govern""'''t. can be-..w ""," « "" paring the handling of /", ,,..,plan., Und.r Ilo.~h•• plans w,'" st.ted in<I... "I""prints, . Ibei' of,,,,, quite unin....llt·#111•. Wi. " 0.. K....k. new moment nI sub­tIO'ty bo. enl eM:l til<' curn.lon; 01 """",•.Now, t"" empha,i. i. p l.no.! OIl formulatingb"",d principl... . t.l ing i>ro.>d objecliv..whid .1I0w fur rnultiph> ;nl' 'l'''"'. t i""•. IIis ck ar lMIII'>Wmmenl .. . ppro.och;1Il\ Ihelulu... wilh • K"'.' d...1 of n....ibilily. Keep­lng Ihe>r c. rd. close- to lheir C""'I., De t:J erk.nd hi• •dminislrabon will wateh '''"' . ilu·.ti<", onfold.1Id play lhe .ppropri. te halld. t ' he riKh' time.

The dii/ i<ul ly of gm...."menl w. k hers isIhat ll",y c. n do Huh> more than <>ulIine 'hem.jor po.sibiJili", being con. idere-d byIhose in powe<.

V.ri"". lI""emmenl <tr.tegic opliON c. nbe d iscern<'d . None , clusiv. of eachoIher, .11 . ... p""'ible optio depending onhow thin!\" develop.

G" .....mmen' sl",kospe<>pl. have pu' f",­w. rd • ront\<' 0/ lulu'" "",,"titumnal op­ti"n• • 11 incorpor.ting the key ••pect of mi·nority prolmion. It i. unlikely, however ,that the De Klerk .dministrali"" ...... lhese's pmbllble in lhe . hort to medium ' . rm

Com mentins "" this poinl, Ihe p""ido-nlte,ld r.-li.ment lhal il w• • his belief thaiIh. g".....mmenl w.s "c. lle<! 10 build con­,,,t,.us "" Ihe 1;0.0... 01 1"'- fund. menta lpoin" 01 d.",.rtu", . nd principles whichwe h.ve in romm,,", r.th.... Ih. n now d i,...ru..ing the d.....i1. 0/ J>O""'ble mod.Is",

Government's . mph••is . ppe. .... to bemoving .w.y fn,m m,,,M. to .,,,,'" form 0/in,eri m solut i"" buill . ",und . n . 1I ia"", ofpolit ic. 1 fore... Aerording '0 De Kle<k,the", i• •ufli<ioenl com""", lVOund to foml.1Ii<>nt'n. "The Nalional P. rty will .ctivelypo....ue .uch • process .nd .ctively partidopole in i,."

The deasion ,,, _ k .lIiances comes ",,1O/ . n '~'''I",nl by Ihe N. tional P.rty Ih.lil is in "0 J'O'>ili"" .llhis <t'ge to tr.nsformit..,1t i"to • le.d ing non · ,.c;.1 polilic.lparty c. pohle of winning "'"I"'ri 'y support.The §e('{m<! pri..., lhen, "",uld be lO forge. n . lIl<>n,.., within which lb. porty can ,....main. ""n".l fo"".

In . n .ddress 10> .tud...t members of theN.t ional P.rty, Depuly Ministt'r 0/ Educ.·tio n and T,. ining Piet M. r. ls said th. tth.... needed to be fin. li ly on. new ron.H·~

By Da v id S h.nd ler

IUlKmaI .y.lem beI<>fl' the porty could openils membership. A kry dr. wback to <>penmembnship.' 'hi• • tage w•• the conlioued"emph..i' 0" .,hn;';;ly in the soci.1 .nd"",,"lItutional ..t up" . I",t~.d the .....pha.io.......o!d l(, go into lorging .lIi.~.

A di lferent . nllte on the .1Ii.ln"" id~. ha,t.:en put by C.pe N P 1••.1.... Dowie d,. Vii·lien;. For him the upE'ning up ol party mem­l>enhip . 1 this ".ge wou ld creole ro mprii­ti"" bet",·""" groupo who cou ld <>1herwlsrhi" .lIi... In Sooth Afric. with it. di...",ib.... Iliances would be 0/ g""'le' effect.

·' In . uch . 1Iia""", l..ad... can through. Iructures which . Ire.dy . ,i.l. acl • • •"",nger fo"" in Soulh Africa" politics,">aid De Vi lli.....

The co nlinuo!d p"""""" of lhe N. tionalP.rty.,.n eflective I"",", within Soulh A~

ric.n polilics is _II by porty lead...... bestbeing en. ured th "", ~h en*,l\in~ in . n al1i·.~

BUI wilh whom i. Ihe N. tion. l P.rt y~oins to get 1''8'~he'' .

C"""ti'ull<>n Minister G....rit Viljoen ""..taled tha' . llia""" must be made on I""ba.i> of principl,..

" If you .ha.... mool ur effectively .Il v. I·......" saY' Viljoen. "you >hoold _rge intoone polilical organisalion. If the ... . re .Isoiosu"" "".... w~ich you differ, then ." .Ui·.""" or """"1"'rati ve relationship ;s pn>1....·• bh>."

In ter m. 01 this princip.... Ih. ' i<'1d re­main. ope n.

One <>plio<> being "'idd y . poken .boUI io.n NP/ ANC "gr.r><l cooli ,~,"" govern ment

'The impressIon shouid not

be created that the NP is

oniy seeking all ies against

the ANC'

01some kind. Some hold thal Ihis to . veI}'re. 1 current within go...rn menl thinkioll.Hinhn~.1 this J>O""'bilily, Depuly Min~~'

M. r.i...id, ''The- iml""""ion . h",, 1d not beC....,l'd 'ha l lhe NP i. only seeking . 11;.,..goinst th,. ANC ' .

Observe", rea><>n that govern"",nt Ihink·ing to primari ly inform<od .1 thi, ... ge bythe need. of lhe bu.i ...... communily . lIu. i­...... rrq"i..... , table environment 0\II"f •

peri<><! 01 live lO 10 y.,..... to f.dll l. te «<>­nomic growth of .rou"d Ii... pe"""'t .nnu·.1Iy. Under . uch circum.tance> thl" gene r.1... r><l.rd 0/ living of the pupulalion would

be . ignif ic. ntlyraised. Thi. would_ n the p,....u...lot ",.roo fl'SOOm!!I

.nd .llow for ,hedemocratisa lion 01lhe oociety with"" tI...ding to • r.dic. lor """i. Ii.. oul '~.

In ord er 10 en·. ure . uch «,ndi·' io.... it i. neces>OI}'to h.~. lirm .lat~

which i. co-opt ;...of ,he "'"~.. elements 0/ ,he opposilioll - inour co.. the ANC. Suc h • g"..~r"m~n'

wwld n<>1 ""'.... rily be democratic bulw",,1d be e<>sure<! 0/ popul.r ,upport, it i.. , gued. d"" 10 ,he port id pabon 0/ the lil>­...tion mowmenl leadership.

Some .r~ue thai tlMo liber.ti"" ,"""""",nlwou ld be .u"""l'lihle to .och . ",.togy •• ilis allegt'd nul t" h.w . d.....ocr. lic leader·.hip 'lyle. They conclude tha i the ANC/MD"" le<tden;hip is .n ~ite wilh , he ""If·serving inter",,1 "f m.inlaini ng itself inpow... Such.n elite w""ld be V<"f)' ."",,,p­tibk to .,,!.ring inlO lhe "gr. nd coalition" .

11 is inl......in~ thai the ANC i5.ta lking. b<>ul . n inter im guwr" m~nt. Whik Ihee••ct form 0/ Ihi. i. 1'10I d~.r, it "",uld nodoubt imply. link·up betw<'<'n lhe NP a"dtheANC.

T HE ANC can, 00""""", nev.... m(Wewitltoullaking it> ba.. along with il. I.. p<>­.ition 01 .uthority wilhin Ih. c""nlI}' i.p,...mi....J ott its m' " sUI'P' ,rt. A coalilionor .n int"';m .<T.ngement which .1",-", lIoIhaw lhe ,upl'm of the peopl~ in the town·. hipo .nd "",rken io the Ir.d. un i""" i.d..tinod t" lail.

Oe>pite th i. we ""'y . t.... dy "" ...inglhe seed. 0/ . gowmment .tlempt . ' ouch. n . Ilia nce Ihro"gh th e join, w", kinggroupo esl.bli.he<110 c!ea, thp w.y fur «>lI'

stit"ti"",,1 ""goli.liol\O. Gov.mmen l m.ypercei... in t"",", work ing group' Ihe build·ing block., 01 a '""'" compn>henoiw fu,u '"<0<11 i,ion.

Anolher NP <>ptitm is an . lI i."", 0/ moo ·er.... designed to en~.ge in ..... ighl fil"'WIth Ih. ANC. Th.. widely di...."...,d i e'entail.t.... t<:r cre. ,ing a",und it..U.n .lIi·.""" . imila, to ,h.1 of the DTA in t<:amibia.II could include various bl.ck mooor' leg""'po, Ihe Democratic r . rty. • nd haw lhe. upport of kry >ecttJl'> of t,,", bu.i ...... rom·munily. II ls claimod lhat in a , Iraight n~1with.n ANC .lIion"", a ","lit;'", 01 mod..,.·. 1<'> woold ' I.nd • goud ch.nce 01 ' u""""

n.... . """lo li"" 0/ half 0/ 1"" homel.ndleaden wi,h Ihe ANt .r><l the I"-...ibilily 01"'h.... linking up wil h il al • 1. ..... poinlcoulil "",k.....ch. gtuup;ng . liIt·bom. Or .1be. t an . rrangem.nl belween the NP,lnk- Ih• • nd e lemen l' fro m thr Ih reeHOlt...... of P.rlia_nl. A coalition of such.nalure is un likely lO have lhe I",pular c.....h·bili'y 10 ul""t the ANC'. promin...-.ce.

Al Ihls st.g. lhe p""'iblil;'" remain "penwith much d~pending "n g"..ernm~nl"

..-.ding "I "" Wh.t k' d• • r is th. 1 it nolonger __ it lf ••• >ing!.! dominan'lorcewilhin politics. h. fulu.... d'p"nd. ver ymuch on g~u i ng t"get h.. with othergroops. JU.I .. ,his could be i nKlh. ilCO\lId also be its major vuln bility

Dnid ShandI.., i• • .-.. ",11 ""n"' ''. n'f ... ld....