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't- osi 11 Become a Sustainer to Southern Africa Magazine SPECIAL OFFER If you become a Southern Africa sustainer, we will send you this beautiful book of poetry and photography from South Africa. Zindzi Mandela is the 16-year old But while Andrew Young argued daughter of Nelson Mandela, the im last year in Johannesburg for "change foreword by andrew YOUNG prisoned president of the banned Afri through the marketplace," the then can National Congress of South Africa, U.S. Ambassador to South Africa was and of Winnie Mandela, sentenced to cabling home just what Young denied: Africa and who don't know where to silence as a "nonperson" under South that South African blacks wanted the turn for reliable coverage of these Africa's apartheid laws. Zindzi Man US out. events. dela is also a poet. Her warm and poig Who reported it? 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But there are 156 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010 cans, white and black alike. many who don't know about Southern Contents INTERVIEWS SOUTHERN 6 4 Moving Ahead to Freedom: Top ZANU military and educa LcI *, # , , tion leaders talk about mobiliz ~ , V ing for victory 10 The Words of a Mercenary: AFRICA Mike Hoare, long-time mercenary V.~ /~; VOLUME XII NUMBER 1 leader talks to Southern Africa DOCUMENT 7 Coercion as Namibia Votes: JANUARY 1979 Exclusive Document Prepared by Church Leaders Exposes South African Intimidation SPECIAL REPORT 11 More Arms Smuggling to South Africa Exposed 13 SOUTH AFRICA 13 Dirty Linen Washed in Public US Side of the Scandal The Players 17 Guerrilla Activity Heating Up 18 UNITED STATES Community Wants Dollars from Weapons Company 21 ZIMBABWE 4 ZANU leaders interviewed 21 As Salisbury's Fuel Goes Up in Flames, Its Stock Is Drop ping Fast 23 More US Sanctions Busting Revealed 24 FRONT-LINE STATES 24 Difficult Time Tests Front-Line Unity 25 NAMIBIA 7 Document: Coercion As Namibla Votes 25 Sometimes They Do Not Serve DEPARTMENTS 2 Update 19 Washington Notes 30 Newsbriefs 31 Action News and Notes 32 Film V-, . , 32 Resources Front cover: Zanu militants Members of the Southern Africa collective who contributed to the production of this Subscriptions: individual (domestic and !oreign)t$td 00, Institutional/$1800 Airmail issue: Jennifer Davis, Craig Howard, Richard Knight, Patrick Lawrence, Andrew Marx, Alrica. 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MN Rainbow Distribution, St Paul, MN Isis News Distribution Southern Africa is published monthly, except for July August, when hi monthly by the Southern Atrica Committee, 156 Fiflth Avenue, New York, New York 10010 ISSN 0038 3775 CI 19 I Another 'Agreement' on Namibia's Elections South Africa announced in late December that it had agreed again to allow the UN to hold supervised elections in Namibia and to implement the plan for Namibian independence that the UN had accepted last summer. "We are prepared to have another election here," declared South African Prime Minister Pieter Botha, referring to the South African-run elections held in the territory early last December. "We have advised the elected representa tives that they should accept it," he added, referring to the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance. Rev. Jesse Jackson Kallie Knoetze Press accounts described Carter ad 1978 as opposing all American ties to South ministration Africa experts as elated at the South African "Great Africa, is also expected to take a role in the South African decision. Richard Moose, White Hope" to Fight in US fight protest. assistant secretary of state for African af black boxing figures have fairs, called the negotiations on Namibia A number of anti-apartheid and black Two major come out against the planned bout. World "the most successful US undertaking in human rights groups have been mobilizing to Boxing Council heavyweight champ Larry Africa this year." defeat a planned US boxing match involving heavyweight. Kallie Holmes has courageously said that he would South Africa's decision was com a white South African never fight a South African. "I don't care if municated to Secretary General Kurt Knoetze is scheduled to fight January 13 in they strip me of my title," he said. Promoter Waldheim in a letter made public after Miami in a bout to be televised nationally by Don King is also said to oppose the bout and Christmas. In it the South Africans said CBS. the recently issued a statement saying "I have they would permit the UN to hold elections, Madison Square Garden is promoting absolutely no part in this promotion." but they reiterated their position expressed American debut of the ex-policeman. However, as of press time, Sonny in meetings with the Western five in "Knoetze represents the very worst in the Werblin, Madison Square Garden head, has Pretoria, that consultations-a euphemism South African racial condition, a white cop who shoots black kids," said the Reverend said that the fight is on. "If he wanted it off, for renegotiations-would have to be held Jesse Jackson of Operation PUSH, one of it'd be off," said John Condon, a Garden on key terms of the plan. bout's protesters. vice-president. "But you must remember At the same time, the DTA-dominated the organizers of the that we're in the business of making fights. "constituent assembly" in Namibia also ex Knoetze, who shot a youth in both legs, was pressed its agreement with the South never charged in the incident. He later We're not in the political end of the world." resigned from the police force after being African position. The assembly asked for convicted of intimidating two witnesses who but did not demand as a precondition that were going to testify against one of his police Crossroads Reprieve? the UN withdraw its support for SWAPO. colleagues. South Africa's newly appointed Minister If the fight is not called off, Jackson has for Black Affairs, Pieter Koornhof, has an Guinea-Bissau Arrests Rebels promised massive demonstrations at the nounced indefinite postponement of plans Authorities in Guinea-Bissau have an Miami site and in New York at Madison to demolish the Crossroads squatter camp nounced the capture in late November of a Square Garden and CBS headquarters.