JOURNAL O F THE INSTITUTE FOR A DEMOCRATIC ALTERNATIVE FOR .. .. FEBRUARV;MAACH 1991 .. _

All clear for Confusion~ en route to negotiations? p'erfect Political journali st HENNtE SERFONTEIN reviews ending the state of play. By Sue Valentine t, an, ition in South Mrt"a t>ptln­ THE ROAD to .n an-party ronfe""'''' in A~C agreed lo'!l'p "war talk" and ,..,Iraln 101m T HE thoo ...r mlu,.., anJ lhe , obsequ""t dra fting "I a "",,' onderg,u"nd military acti"lt)', Th, gl""'11l­ m",,,,the pt'l'fet'tion 0/ end, .nd Ih. amfu­ (~ l'OIl'!ilutl"n for a lW'" Soulh Africa i' nnw wlJe menl o" Its p" rt accep!,od tl... righl 01 Iii<' IINC , I" n mea n, open. the ba'i, oo.lad ... 10 "",al n,'gotiation, " to p"acS pM"'t aetlun" It woo with thl' paraph..", of Albert ha vi ng beent1fecti,...ly ","""...J Ag,...,m"nl was ,. " h,'<1 that the ...1" ", of Ein",ln thai Id.,a policy and pianning A1mcJ y lhe two key partie, in the l"""'" a", politk .1 pri..m." and the ,..,tom of "'il"', f, ~ ­ dl"" h>r Van Z)'I slabbL'rt of"'ned a 11).1",,· ""td to lIa,. ,..,«hed an unoffi cial "und."Lmd· lowing innd,'mnilication, could proc<'t.'d , Thi' Ion>programme' on "I""", in Tran,ition­ in.( on how to """""ome the tk'O m,*>r oo.t""les """n, Illat the ""lIlmalom" 01 tho A,\(', " m· hosted jointly hy Ih, In' tilul' and the 1" lng the all-pa rl y con fe.."ce _ tho AN(', , ul"' ti,'. ronk"""'" In o.""mbl'r ha, been mt'!, [;ni,·."lly of Cap. Town', s u mm., demand for • oon'IIW""t . ,,,,,,,hly and an int.rim It call.d for agr...m.nt " " lh. "p'IS,'n"" .nd Seh,..,!. 11"'","",,"'1 .xil.," pwce" Skt'lching hi' analy,t; of lhe chane"" for Furtherm".., to be complt'!od a Iran,iti"n h, d.mocracy In s"ulh Afric., Ill, go' e, nm, nt and impl,>m,·" . s latibert ",Id th, issue k-.' that of ,,'hile h" apparently latiun 10 , Iart minority dom ination, In term, "f th i', moved con'ider­ belo... Ap,lI 30 Ihe ... wa , a I.nd.ncy t" ad"pl Ih" .bl, In it, onder· - al", the dale d,,,oloni,,, lion ag.nda whe n spea king 't.nding of the .g..m up'm in a"'>1It sol"ing lhis problem. AII/C' , int"nal lh. Pre lori a "Oul. Ihi, p'''''peelt,·. I, n" t "alid lor pmbiems, 'f"'Cili. \lin,,!., Soulh AI'iea beeau,", in oth," ,itu. tion, "11 , ., rega,d, In p"eli«', of whit.. l.ft th. <'O untry or , ,,m..."I of th! importa""" of co""e. lhe .d,,,,,,,1 formula was impo,,'aid thai. by and Iarg., ewry'''''' in tb. gov" nm . nt President De Klerk and : a tandem tion p">c." Sou th Africa l>elit'1o'N negotiation' "'...... 'nd the ANC In operatfQn securing negoliations , which began on good thing, but there were num.",u, C.", Town on f.b,,,ary 2 1..1 int..-rpretali"ns of whal 1l<'g ,~la tion m,·a nl. Febru"ry 6 ha, .ffectiwlv""ded the d.adlock that year, bul mo... pa't1cu l..ly at the ,,,.nl> of Ih, Slabbert di,ling"i, hod bto, ia Minut, p"Sl thr..., monlh" il Can only be described as "''S> 01 nnrm.Ii"'lioo with which lhe gOl'­ ""signed ",r1, in Augo,t lasl ...ar. Ih,> polili"l mir.de c>f mod.m limes, """m.nl wa, bu'y al P"'St'nt . nd ltit' I""(~ Th, controversta l Article'; "f the Preloria A, Ihe m",t crucial "'p'''l 01 Iii<' "'hoi,, pm­ c'-"" "f demo" ali"'lion IIlnot., d. aling wllh the ", o' pen, ion 01 arm,' luuk pia'" qoirkly and m'''lly behind the No,m.li..tlon inelud,, il wa, lX -month 'dation'hip" [; nM " tand ing a"d mulual ha,lc , ights 10 all clli"'n, and ,,,,,tlng a lIoIemat. in Ihe ",I,..", (~poli tical pri..m." and H"peet has d""el"f"'d on hoth ' id.., d",pit. dimal. condudv. to negoli'tion, ""'rn oI., iles, Both 'Id", made importonl oonce"ion" Th. TO Page 4 To P' ge 6 -r=~=====r===~=;====~ Signs of hope and despair - PAGE 4- DEMOCRACY - EDITORIAL IN ACTION

klasa's goals are: All-party conference, • To promote the develop­ ment 01 a democratic cu l­ end to sanctions urgent ture In South Africa Mlggroto thot it would bf .... till 0. Uorl." --...N u_while • To address fear, prejudice, PRESIDENT ~ ,. 1 ~ Ihat W _ '" 50IIth A&i tor .'if'P'I'd d""", ...... in the tranSition 10 a non­ ...., p.orlu awnl.ory .....ioII shift. U.. f«w, L"""",,, racial democracy In South away fmm obolodn .. 1hf ....y at rwgotiMion II if, pub«..... it diug the A..'Ie. dmoon:i /or • groups and individuals .._ .... w Iht ntum 01 W niIoo. II is oho sible, Inlormatlon on criti­ fKei"" . tt...!t,", during 1M porl""",nWy ..,.. luIion f", . new South Allin bur . 1so lh.E 1it cal issues and to explore """ and 1M' .... m.olWr of poIilid in hond W1lh tIw ~ ...1IIt"'8'> _1mtiI-- _ • To lacllitate discussion of _ lfId 10 fiw ~ 10 tt...... go.-ant-t"'B""' _ contitutional and develop­ obuul wlIidI .....n-~"'" IoiP- _ III lilt ..01_ ptipt 01 tlw ....;:.;e, 01 South Atrial It would bo -hiuc ll\o! the fo "" tho __ """""'" 10 by 1M 8"""""mefll I..., rHr and iIc drbol<' ... wh'd .... 01 notoonctiord irnpoo' rnnSly support...! by llw ANC on 8 o n Sourh Africa ou~h t to bo lift.... atta inment 01these goals "'''''''' of thit )'Nt. II it UnpO.WIl tN.llhio l:nfortu...ldy Mr 0. KJork·1 rge oIo,mg the d",gon! (11ua iI portiuring in mind thll the NP .penl '" addressed to D.mocrOC)' in Acbou, 1 not attend tho conf"""'O!. Every oIfon must bo much How ar>d """'V ....ring the crcotur Ju, a _It, Mr Dr IOrri if, •.....arded· !If - hnt.aou lIEAOCf-l1CE: HiD"""-. I "* .. """'" i1."~tooo"'",,-,,",COl'"1Il _ Rood,. ~ Cap" M>w., noo{Tei boP hbt• • ty d iffinllt ill IW wiiU 01 Wr 0. lilt 01 tho ~ in Afrial hy Wttiug _ O21 oC-3127; Fa>. 417-458) KI....."" spte<. and thrir IItNdfilit """"-d 10 s.-t. h.o.., Il\ythmg to do W1lh oo;>-<;tlIod __ own"" IOn' Th. CP h•• lho 1.-. I r I ti~ when South Africl simp/l' llou.., 6ol BuiionkonlSt'"'"" Caf'<' Town. , tn.-s.ed that it io committod to ...If.,jot..mi..... clnnot Ifilli'd win...... Ind Iosl-r., II would. d. fUJI (Trl ll2l·22HSO; F.. 237-\105) _ and .tbm1oro will nol like pan ill lIly pn>­ rou....."".... bo<>u prc/<1'lble if thm: could hi" JQHANNESlll ;RG; fifth ~ NoMe CO'I5 which robo th..... of that gOllI. Tk Uy t>crn a joint "'_1 by the SUte rr..ideol HOIow: 93Dr~sm.rt. ~ iII(I(n,. ....-Iy tho ~ ....ny ... tlw _ II'Id dw Ieodor 01 die A.v: oolIius fur ..ad III :1017 ffiIOII-«lJ.J5!IO; Fa>. ~eon hond _ tlw A."£ ...tho~ IftoIaJd .....it uU tho Iftd to cluing<' the mind , of tho dcm.or>d thot ft'l'Orl lion mU>t l>r m.ode to !lot DURBAN: 1206 Sangn:> l lousc. 417 I, I CP ought MI to be condUtiI ~ is I .. St-daad tbIor. ).H Noio. StfM. Pi>rt ~_ !lui -.. io ... waY ill wild ..... iIlg thoIUIily of dw • •. ' with "f'"06< m. Ehobodt. 6001(Tel OfI .5S-JXI1I3; Fa>. -..... 10 tIw MC boftJn, tIwy will a_ u ..... _PItIOi, nt _ EAST : Thin! Floor, GJad_ ...... in thio dirmion and wltiJoo alham poli­ nomic &J<'Wl'" and I _ COi't>IilUliOfl io ­ House, Glod-"""'" St...... Ea,t London. ticl 0'" inevitable in the current dlmote , it e..lY"'rt down tho ro.td. South Africt "",p/l' S201 ITd00I..u.<1)f7; Fa. ot!-682) wooJd bf • pity if tho unity. particularly 'lOOI'lg does not hove tho bme to ....it until thon l1Ir _ South Afri<:a _ owt l>O'o>'! ~y blad~ ohouJd bf ...... pngmc up ... tlw ..... ~ if, cuolSideiabW - AI... Bor~ ~ wtthcn dw PAC ... tlIiI ....~ whido h«llti\:e aired"" JA-NEE] .. T" ti", My~'gII . od x", Owr. __ i.,it.... io til< Fighting talk TML not indifferent "'.!''''" i. "I"""'"t II>< TML g""' ~, No", ,it..... ,.d "" "I"""'" t,,,,,,, of I~, gro"P __ " oi l. il><" "Your guns are misdirected: Chris Hani told CONGRATULATIONS~ '" '"'~ p/ott, I''''''. g TML ""'ic< _ ... A> M, /Oo t i. "",triII>l'" to ilo< ", ""Or - We thoughl "'" /tad 10 Ihrow "''' ""'po. s into pOI;< io II ~ "'I"'il)' os , p,mRli>lRod "'" " , . I'IO! to the .. lilt < 1"'" d did _ ",dtfdt· One 01 {lil T most ..,..,iOT ",,,,,,,bvc journalist><, ;"8 ' """"k ....." M, l.<>«w'" Ins """,h.diog 1It!Ji"", Grootpraat Brian Pottinger, who is chief . ssistant N itor of - (dllo< 'n Adverten,i. vir ' n Nasionole Porty 5 " 1lda~ n~ Ik n ",,", South Africa's b rgosl .. lu,.,,.sv.rki••ing v. rgad.ring in Maitland: p.lp<-r, "'" only . tt.-ndt'b ruarie 1'191." Frankly. it is silly to imply. without inv<'Sti­ - Nt! """'160 mrnSO htl ~g Vis d.. "",*­ lion, lhal TML is indiU"""'t to the "lanSe> vrese te oorkom hlJriJ, forin g lh. m<.-dia in a dcmoc,atising South - . _Our publications h.lve pI_yll reliably learnt thai among the project...... IIIg. and Iht'y willcrmonuc to sound lhe coli for p,ejudice, anger .nd other obstacles in tbe f'O""l. prepared for fund... by Ihe ANC as "'dividualliberti.. in an Of"'" society. transition to. non·racial democracy in South {m' deslined for tho Ea,tern Tranwaal which Further, TML is actively engaged in the Afnca.· Dit kan my"-' i,,-.iens net geskied wan· had ",," eral mou ntain bi keo and a micro-lit. '"' ebalc on th. lulu... of the m.,a;., wilh INd,... nee, die sel/ konsep van men s. en groepe the list 0/ essen!ials. lrQm • wide rdnge 0/ backgrounds at the high­ v"ander, No les, ,. as, u, in g is I ~. n."'. thai the t level. W. ha,... ower i!\l'ol'<'d OIl' ""ron.i­ Di. vmm ing van oel fkon""P bring in .igly. and we will no! do so in the ing.....ikk.-Id..as wal die m<'<'SIe men"" dink, tho 'p"nding 0/ it. RI million budge! in 1m, 11"-,,",, voornord,1e en . nl;' i. geworld in die - Tht propI,

--,_ ...I<....,..,.. oIIftI ...d Wrp puI>li< mb­ in a ...,.."t .,;1,_ of VfJ'I' I'/rritIlM -...,.-al ..... ior cabirorl min~ .... quoIt'd .. Sf""lO:.i ng W11 ~ for the future the K""t"" .....pert of N.bsty", thUll tt.. g...... ll"'blic will hi' . st""io; htd tn Prominent South Africans say what gives them hope for the k...... thai priv.My tM Ar-iC """'f'!> u.. hun· year ahead - and what makes them despa ir. .... y aad good inl.ati",,> 01 Law aad Onl" MinioItf Adrioon \'10k. .lItIouglI ht. <:nliciofd Iot __ w.- W HAT WrTHtht ..-iII tho GuU._ "8uI ...h.Jt dtpft-> ...... tho """"""'Y- n.. A lIIminfI poinl in g<1tUI3 ;I.. ~_ in"y ""...t to tho vioItn plaNt,,,.. huu ...... nag. briw..... thot two.nd th.i, what g.Ivt t ~..... hop" .Ad ...hat m.d. them · Wht.. l lool .t ...... l..:alion in this <"OIInlr)' ad would lib pIapair, I .100 ...orry Iikt ope thai the lit· w~ic h ....ult in ",••Ii. ~ypt .oo "",al•• mab f,om Wit' Uni• • "ity". Prof II. rm d"ing in childTt'A', . 1<,"", or hreok cri>i, OlIl\06P""'" eu! anolh., dtn lop m.nl h.. btea .v.n :-.Ijobulo NJrbtit ...1>0 d<,pair: '1 wouldn't ...anI to ..... with. bul Ih. oaly ,..,ipt to 101 AVL:'. -....J prtbIta.. tho I""UPU- of itI tho woN ~_1doD'lliunk ~ ...... """'.. Iwd work.- ....,...""• ...d tho VIl.ol nood II> tG\'ftgthm Ilw .. a htlpn.1 ..ay of m.p>nd"'8­ ..-of~MandN"'_~ ptrlwpo ...... ld t. ll aboul ""0- ldi..... SaoM'jI T_ _ 11> p_'d> ('fiboWII br pIU'"Id• ..."..~ . ifI3 ""'" vioNt mod ~ _Ib in tho "11lInp'" ~abouI ...... _...... aay ...h Olic ptnon mighl haw .....SpHdy-. nd d•• >Ii< _ plan""" ia a .li"d (H..o<,.ti, hrty "I' ..""ltd thrrn to. I lhin. it .. """" (he . plI of ..luca;;"", ho ng.nd Incal I ft d d.il , i8 k1< u mp. i8n.. I••~.~_. Ih. a .... d."d hof"" fnr in w~ic h gnvom t. U ANC hop<>s,wi1l ...... 1<' off..-td ti...... obstrvation> ...~ic h Heloo Suzman 19S6/87. bl.ck Kr >t ' ami,d ,n ""l':ot",tu"". Ilo''''' her ""P" fe " South Alrica'. "Both .ide• • r. c . demondo for " T ~ tr t i••till a "m••kabi. Ih. ir f"'hcy p"'itioa light ~ ••" a n int ••i", gov.fUm.nl aad • «>n.titll.n, .1II0unt of &oodwill httwHn ud .... providing good. ' VtII ...... l>Iy. II.. January 8 A."C documtM and ,..,i. 1g'oup> - il _III. 10 lit ad",,,able Itad....hip, TIlt A:'iC ~ br Ma...trio -.:I Do taod ...... rn ...... n'.1 Thtl'ltgOl:iationo oUy ""' modllitd ltf- po.-.. I'"""P' ...... it deu dYl ...... Iwo .ot-dy -... Oft u.n dt"f'* d tho ~ ...... but ioo tilt bet of p""" .....ay _ tho, all 1l""J"'bo'l offioc:ial -lindti'· dlffiwll> ....' ...... iL of pooplt ia Soo,h Africa of aU Mandti.I and -..ltzi....a.... Tht A-v::. a111tr ...an-p.ny roo"" "'upro. _ in ....1""'"""- ""'"' ...... II> lint a lift """ from >i bt (tlIlWfltd inlo ... ~ v int...... govtmmtfU . nd a «JI'I>Iilu<'n1 ~ ifltilltidatilAl. wilh tilt J""'OP"""to .,.. "'SliD. 1_ItiTiN distA'mmanil v, r.rhal" il .... '0 hav.!>ft..n txf'Kk'd, but ( didn'l iINgi"" it en n/ 1M ""l':otiating parti.." to lIave -. voict if w. N, bihty,- ia the formul. tion 01 imp",..nl policy d.d · Twol", wtlt CIa,", for K""'I'" roni"" lhal our "",nomic proor«t' Tho lint infannaI ~ of Itadtn of Iht tonhoI tho CJII3Oi:nl ~ , lo~y l>t<:a...., _~thnl.l...... ad~indt1o' i<, 1M ...... , -...._iL .....0.- C...... ·all vt Partv alttad. Tht PAC. .... lht A-v::. -..;,. nbstir>aIt .. Iht _ of Vk. p",. j ,nt of Ilw Saulh Ah-iuoI C ~" Oudltt and a l>n oItIlt _ _ "" othtf Iwdlint ~will. it _ por' ..nodtf>h'p it fully omy "I"rkd up and ..... lhtvioItn<'t,. .,.,....1...u.... "'" dt>pa" if, Iht 0100<..... of Iht in ("O. noe..-ilh· ...hol. p''''''' 01 th. " turn nl . ,,1" >I.ond in~ tM OOl>pok<-n critictsm by gr...... G<; "" Mhlopt Ba",.""otic SlructU""' .rId diffirult guiJ.-l''''' 1I'H.1I1btT>.t the o...:....boor c.,n"""",,,. Playwrig~~ di,, in Soolh Africa ...ho ...... l lhifl!l" to bt dlfltn:ftt tho individl>il.l "",,,., nod muol admit to "" (11 allow .... ",. logy of ..- IfIIlhli,.,tinn 10 pi "'" !hfNItfI ...... ".- .J and 10 bt btIttt. n- ptoplt .... '"" "'''' ifl tulltirat poIilIn but .... wodmg" oIhtr Itvtb • ill itivt Md• .•""""'...... 10 .. • -"""'" HOPE& DESPAIR BALANCE SHEET SA UNLIMITED

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LIABI LInES • rolilial V"*""" Illo<:t ywdI .1dicaboUI; 1'11*rip! "iI\g rNC- N,abulo NdeDele Je¥ne G rnwno WriUf and Ilu " Ullity ", he.lth....-iasc ...... ~ 'ot .. M.ndfi.o', m.1.b5oIu~y obouIthr_~thrCOWllr)'. EJrugrahon oI l1Wdiall ~ Huge bod­ Iorri/yiftg. Tht pain hi.. bftrI ...". in ~ •Although _ ""W ...rio;Juo Ir!"'10­ Idlung the d'''f'P<''r._ 0( nN«UsN but Slandrng oI .....,lhr l'"bIt"...",MId how 10 lion; IbNng ...... 01 ,,"y.hNlth m<>. '-II So> blM:k ulWII\pl oy~t; Whit~ privilrge • At !Om' point though ..e .hould nOI .nd iro.liff...... , ~ black hurnelessness "THE HIG HIt"Of! oh rw " hy in the coun­ dep<'nd on the willing".... of f"'OPl• . but an " Economic h ilure try is I 00UJ'int­ ""tire cult,,", should .ul'P'>I'W I"'ilion Gold Illd "'in... 1 ptiion., fa rming debt and """" to be . ny ..ru,lu.... or orglni",Uons to work h.1 rd to 8t1 th<'ft'. lorex deficit; nnmic doublediKit inllation odd...... the pr"h...... - no rifort bI " Crl m~ ..d Corruption m.ling Ih. chIng... ""n'l'I't. fo. IiiOS<' ,",'lio m.i nt. in I disrirlinod .ppmoch to the mili­ (An••ol ethiroJ dedi",,; Poli: __.,- ,,-hidI h;t,; Immense, It is not good enough to ask POt ho...fi,1fd """" lor YNI!> - tho>v A SSETS them to be patient _ we can put them In hlW' to lelm thr rWoo 01 ihr.,-m-· "1IfcaIaooo prupIo'. "'oNtu....., "" a better frame of mind by improving __. il .....P'd~Io~ their physical Sltual lon.' U- to bot ""_ • _ v-. " M M. h il tbnr phytiaI ...... intl 1ntanoJIr-~ "Volt _ ~ tIwoi&h a -,. ddi­ pod: .ioNJ and tepilIs...... irl conser­ w....kin' fu, .MBI• •M" pm:~ption. .... Il~ Wr nislins Ct'd. for ....mpie. t"'. rriotion­ I'ml' ~p ie Tembll_ Effident and u'""""'P' 1M ... ppor1iv ~ Jo.g.oI obips t>on.-n .. t.,,,, """""'" Ind tlIeir "­ Eco_in Dep.a-..~ SIel....boodI and ooIwr iftltICubono ~rvln" ~om i n g lie a... improvin5- I.... Uni""nity "1'1••• dt'ftfoped i n~"" """""'Iistic. "Wh.ot wonieo me is Ihlt '" KJerI< .nd his men E>aIlent mod, "'~ "" Ile!w­ leIerommu nirlt~"", ho,-" to u k. to Ih. Of",,",••lId ,hout . g.in,1 I~ m . They do not und. ...t.nd t h~ leg.ey nf • G",..lh Potenlill .1OJ . n , ~ th" ..IY wom ~n in 1•• I.nd h. ..~ apa rtheid, lhot i,. H", , lructu,.1 i n ~u. lit i ... d"",," which ha.." , ....Ied und....'ved ....lth and Post SllOio.. f'Yri"d. "f"'''''i"n f""-,ibilitl"" Allboogh disrour'Kod by the high rn:"", ta re und~ povmy Ind "'lu.lor. for growth In,m low bose.s ""''' consump­ tion ml,k. t I• • , Iend "d to the m.jority; 'nd un"mployment, I nd the .ltitod.. 0/ th" "The government should ....Ji"" lhot if Sl""­ E,lemol oppurtunilie$ ond sl,. t"!lie advantage "hl" ..i" 1>0<-... en hulle drukgroepe", l"." ne tin,," are littnl w;lboot trying to do something vis I vis IOU""", " Y" .he Kets. "1lul.lr lift hum incidents in .boot the ~ rondilioos the...... i11 AInc.; HUll" PJ"Sibi lilies which po'Oplt dMl\Ol\OV...... j...... d....n' to boo .... ""Wily Ind .... dIo"", 01 rnvt>l,,,,,n.. to " Supnb d i.....tl( a>ndition. iJIlt'gr. ....nd sIIow~ . get ""r """"""y 1ftLIr1ed.· , -Co-,nfusion en route ISSUES IN TRANSITION DnnocraliYtioIl iIIlplM'd tlw iavol._ of _ pomeo ia J'OW" --.~ ...... ht)' and -u.s Iop;itimalit­ Towards a new ial_and Ilwir pobciofo. A ~ gj PUS''' in 1M lronsilUo ~ ...""ld tot 1M involYrmn>1 0/ a div....ity of inl~""l> in b.orga,ining and d«Won 'IN~'ng land policy How• ••r, t hO' impond.r.b1•• which C , t,i ohould """ ""...,.,.... _ .. • lho ""'.....m...t WI' hkoly to "" b.....t· By Sue Valentine -.l and tibIr; .bo, anI'M;Jt bt ...lmded 10 tho whonp' 1Iando .. ally ot.>ble. but willi. high~fait'; 10._through ""...... ,~(Ii • pm boca",", I · willing buy" willing .,..(J,>(' Niil .""hM • • tho econceny would be ...... kod by I low ..nd is Mile' '"'" l'NSOI\ IN _ ...... u. "",h m..marb't"""""", ~ .nd ~t 0. KJm:• groWlh r.t..; 'Irong mlpon.... i. b<'<.u.. to ~iv. I" som•. ...ur.nces In white form..... thot Ih. i, till. • """",lIy. f'l'ivileg. WI' hloly 10 be "",,-,oct.l 01\<' h,.. to 10 k. fn,moIhon. d,·,.,d, oro ""Ufe m",nl tha I very few bl... .nd ..rial 'I""'ding would br high; 11Ii' w•• """ ol tt.> ilo.od by AniId". S.",th Africa"" wlJllld bavo money """"gil 10 • i"I..,n.tinnolly South Ahie. wou ld bf, ~__ .-Met ,. in tho C""1re /00 purclu... land .1 1I1Ii....,..jjy. w""'" ..id, • w1IrIlr doaIirwtion ...... !WoIy 10 be.1!Iins 01 . h••lurO'd. pl.tlorm wilh tlw Minist... of 1lw eight to buy Iuid .... _ oNl WhiJ. tlw minilt.,. .... m llCUftl 10 &i.... wiIll nopmotion mtwt thaII. doht ...... ~ and Iildy . ... 01 diolgi UCT "'ud1 .w')' bfftft tho opmutg (Ii prIiamo"nt. low",01< __ Drnnis Do...wid he ,", lot \roo a.a.-. ' I'JIiUO'd IIrongly that "",om...... ,!'. C l AASSENS ..id that l'Te-oid""t De "J'lill'liobc tlwl S1abbm. pia", klr Lond """"" Wl'I\' inad"'l....t. It> II-' Klork·. g....r.nt... 10 whit. I.rm"": g...r. .. H. ..id un\tss Onlill>ihty w., ffifor«'d It.> "'-"-' w" Iittl. ~ nlAt .tion c,.••I. d by hishlTic.1 iniu.lic•• • nd hand., Iny lulu,," ro",titutiOll .~r"""; upon through i"",!uil.1blo ace... to Lond, 11ow...... I"" ,"" ..inll distribution of 1.I..t . rwg<>Iill;"" wTn Ieso tban 10 I"'fC'1II of which IIIWernm""t·propoood.~ throughout the tw<>-...... IN popul.lltion owm ~ lban !lO pm-ent of wrY<' only 10 comoIid.h' · WII lho ,...,b " -. the bmuily oIlho tra_ 10 "" ",ud1 1M Iond. 10>••11.....-- and rNiotnbution - .... w'"'" 01 CIln* ~ wtoi preso'I\l orgy of vi"l.nc. u~der control I" begi n Ihe t. , l of AT JUST R2.50 EACH planting tM ...... 10 t."ik!. narioll with • tTl· No.32 $A BI>d Tr/lllsirion from No 36 The Gfx>I;tly Dance. dition (Ii Wting. AulhoriIlIf" RuiB ~ ... a'-SOultl Atrica (pttrl l) Two INjoo' "'""" woold dumin"". the pm­ l:rvanZyls-t arw:I PrQI ""- a.. 161 ()' TmCouzens. ""non FebrulIty. Prd """' of nrgotiation and 11'''- - "" 1«\1' NtalJo,Ao 1_. Isabel Ho/meyt riry IIT\iICtIIre (Mmy. f"lhce MId civil "....;n.1 MId ttw «CIIIOUlf No.3J rr. ..*.OIl wig SC:hoc:>ls ., SA No 37 The Ghostt)' C\iwICe H. Hid . rotlotiluho. w" ba....d Oft • Jch'l SarrueI. Or MochaeI 'l\:u'lg, ~ \'m(Ing n a .-SouIhAInca (J»t121 IhorO'd """" ,• ..,n1>".I. Tl>on could bt flO Buckland. Or Neil U<:Gtn: MarI8ne van Noeketl< ilOd Ketwyn So:* hope for I fifteI)o·wordfd ('OMlitution if ~ No.38 The future 01 MCl:IItyand dels 117 Willi<> lTa.dition (Ii nubmg "" P""~ofINd· No.34 Growrh and Redtsrrr/Mlon on.1Id O prKt"'" of ., SoolI! AInca Vielos /rom /fle AN(;, PAC OF' BI>d NP Ja~ klll reoolving disputes by killing each other. Ga...,n CsWltlra. Ciniers and PaoJ.­ -YOIl d",,'1 wi~ politic.l d,oba l..by m"hing Bo I~C Men.i' poopk ph~scia l1y. but by cru,hing toor id..,; No. Medoa jn new Alrica 35 a South Publlcat__"''''' \rom'" _ ",..id. Raymond louw, AOsal Gillwakl. Th~ H'Cllrit~ ...... i, oll. of tho nt.bli,hm.ftt R~. ~_--_..-: GavIn Slewart. toes I Rood...... w. 7700. ,...,..dfd 10btbrought undft public !IC1IlIiny. HeIn Mar.... t.4b81Jjua Ngawua, T","'-'Io>_BI_,: ~ de lO2Il U-3127• •s..-"'..,... I.jDv .....'§' I' 'I,..NW vaeeo....". fiPr ,...... ,., • ISSUES IN TRANSITION

OE VllUERSreIuCIant to say 100 much

FoI~>wi n ~ .. mn ' l,mllfJ the In Zim""l>w.. blod,...nd whi.... _h hod 50 ely of , undi!ion. noM. which bl. cx """pi" purp''''' tor which lan d ",uld \It> us t>J and p""""" of the li nd; in Suulh Af,ica th. spill !W,'. 0<",", to thai 13 p""""t <>I" the n. tion', thel'\' we'" provisions for lhe ...prupria'ion 01 WI ,!lO I"""ent .gainst 20 p''I'<'ft\" In oddi!ifl.I<,J them ( ~ Iy lhrullsh grants in larod ~" publicpuTJ"'""'- in Sou th Africl ,h<>re is lho k>g.Ky 01 ,he fon:ed tt.. ~roh·. Of as lolboo...... n.."" ..hilt' 5hr. 'XUN ''''1 ,he J i ~ bofw""" he< ,.."",..I of 3,5 million p..opl. within liVing 1"",., Of as urbon tenon!> in ,"" tuwnsh'p"l. ~.ud _ of "'" gonmmem did noI ~. C1u...... propoMo/wd , w.r:...ud o . _ """,ld 10"""" whit.,;) '" lltipNl ....' ..nlup THERE WUI--,.iIltllewlywtnle lwhich would bIopIr hod ...... ,~_ ,,:>dy" , tandarJ" d ...... suggested .. 'r-Im> <>I ..guLll.... racial history' Tf'Ko Soulh Atric,n Ag,id bui< economic pnr>­ ciploo> _ wiD c;alIlor Iurthrt ordualioNl pro- ...... bel;".ir'l tIwr: LInd ~p roulJ bt den­ • --.hapd '-' IInvord10_ whidI _ "'.m · rt>Sponsibli'Y. rmprodty , nd <:iobotd t, ...... irlg "'" pn*1bIaoN ... bLd r __Ii<l tf>:re "'a' the , ho...... 'Mt i, would lhe ,erm' ul land own.."kip, Acc<>rd i n~ to fnU uw in ,h. ..me di"",ion wi,h I gu",m""",t O .a n' it is possible 1<' ....bli,k commnn '=At pol ino 10 poinl oul tb,ol , uch ide.' We'" whkh ""appropriated "., much pow... mak· ""...Ii Ind • legal rral'n<"Wt>rk whiple ' 0 "",li", Ib..:r id ....mpl<.. vi Iorod '10'.... coon. id lho, lil""'W! Zirnblobwe pro­ a.-n. .. cw....-.. .. <\ain'to.tId Ilwir.-1o. _1<1 tit found in !'iew ZNl.Irod, AI"mho anJ vidde l.Irod -...... hlp wu ~Io""_ dlfl,,",u.. ISSUES IN TRANSITION UCT ECONOMIC ::::'Y",-:.~.:~::;,:; Business dogma t nufat. • ing nol. ill ,ho' "...... ' I""" rdo Sol Sd.ool di...... -:,:;:::.' ~~; .,. M,. « ..---ptnlI­ endangers economy _ fannA South Ahiuo ..""' M ",,",'f'IIW'I'l. fn from bft"3 poi..t«l ....1 lhat tr.n.ition. .n ~ to «OOOmi< .o<1'\'1Iy. could oil..... _'''• ...lid h ... lrom .uthoritaria nism to dI-mocraty had """,1'1\-.1 in ""'"t...... 1wrv 1N1 w..otoNr in the mid'" '" "" mudo chon!\"••fKU"d l..<'wio ' thmo ..'•• """"""ic l';I'>Wlh. n...... had t-n""...m tr. n>ill"" in """,. He >Old ,..... uni"",' ""1"11.0";. pn i....<'P"f"l"""".nd .ulonorny ..... tfiwt1'Iu1~.t., .".., '",'k """'...... tt""pli"~ . I•• ""ilion wtwn- hi ~ h ..p.nHi"" is p...rl l'<'tl)' i> noIlo ~ k' ,.... union.. our to buy thIf. but "lller '0 .... up ...... 0&<. bill lho . !>ility 01 tht «""""'~ 10 ...... t""",, ..p«tatil.... is s/n> ..ro­ ""*" 01 Soulh Afriu -.ld ulti"'"'"" .."" tho ..IIW ~ 01 ..- 01 tht dooc- .. tht _ dct>-. wtIidI ri#JI !IWOd • tht "0'_"'- to i"'f'Io-I-.u ,.i1fd bftft !lor ....of ".· •. ~ _ ~who Old rip.tIy to ~ boo ~ * b .. Ii IlOl Iloow .,. Irft. ... ~ ...... ~cld ~ ~· addod_ .... in """ -., + ~ ..~ ,... Irtr· had Iftod«III> ~ 100 quickly tl"-....bl y. "1';1' 01 pohri<.1...... u-,.Itt.-rn.ohwl•• oign of INHIS P"f"t"lO C1wIn Sunkino., who hrooo d<>gmdn..n is on t"" . CNi, 01 r ohliu lKollOm y .t III. V.innity oIfll. "'!h• • t,..,.IId, _ oiJt. 01 th< tablt .nd ";Itun Ih< ••n "',~ tilt u"""f'h..ti.-.l«I 5o. lh <>I!1."I\'d . rongo 01 f .nd fl ~u"" , D"W.lIn~ Soulh Af1iao', """""""' AI...·.ntou,i"..,. communily,· ht..id l"",tKlIl .nd "'M' woold t...... Jed to t.>< kle lht .1I-import.nt ("'N'_ n... th.... "",t••1_ ,~ th<- dog...... ,~"..J on".uid tho> ",O..J h... tn...... oJ ".tiorl 01 !"",,"y. we.k . t.t•.•n unMt<'T<'l pli vate --,,,• • nd ••uho,dinot..J I.b"", Soulh Aln"",,I\fOi\6 1'0110",,1 product p<'I' 'Thef'e had been no such transi­ Tho only .....,. apablr of ....". ~of « ....", w.. ~ - capitol ill IQIlll WM ~ t1w_. II>dt,.I,o .'" in tIw USA.. CIlaN. lJ!l5R Ln. 2'10. TM P'" upt... tion in countries where, li k, and Swwodm. ~ ...:I ~ ... loobo/IlO ~ de toehoId. in S.:.,t" Africa ...... book... tilt m,n,m"m Jo-wl, tn~W owlW'd; it rould MI'I"" ,...Iy II E>kom n hof 'ho> ""t•. n... n "'''lry', popu"boo ~">Wlh •• 1e w.. " w .....imod .1 wNl..ning tho slolt'" .bility to lion; 1'1H'1 _ :11>.6 million) bIlllho economic lI"""lh ••w v<'ry ,low (l'lfl2 ­ inl<1Wr><' in tht "c..,,,my !.<>wi< ..id il ..... bt>IM 10 . pn; 19119 _ R12l,1 bill.....) n...... h.ooJ \> ...... pn:okinsllecr--who w.~ .. " M ...... w II> kft.p up ...... J ~~..of _ lor lie dr boo If_' 0"" !rom cia_II>a' h ~ fomr;oo"poW. Of de ~o lad of---...... -ds.u.u...... tIM '-"'...t ~ .... _ ~ IIOII Ihr I-It"'_. __ Irildou_ bwnballl> Ihrlril_ Ihr~..lof.-l d>o

D ISTINCT dllf.....' .. <1pot_ in policy lor1IwuI.1_ ....., tiid botwmo t1w .... """" ~ hid !em"""f1o..;L ...... 111..1 tht s.n....I ~e- ...... -,..,...... tuoc 11> • .,...e- lly ...... C Scm ,!OdoI ...-. ~nu.. Krnboq...... , Th. loI ,ni of ~ . h """ l Ed t.l. 01 tM MIT, who w.ne.d 10 lJIOw ...... ~ Lou.. 1"ioNu. """ all inlftnolod PO"'" """"'" ""'r<'d 10 ,..."in« po...... !iIVdtoM> 11'1 an opporl'UIIlIy iIo """""",I ... IIiIo dtput- .nd tN!r.tegy" bi-Igi timi..li<",: ...... id .n,~h •• qu..li"n"" ",h" ..mpho,isro thol, ,. H plo'lW'd thot tht ta>k 01 drawing up Ihr tilt «I uc.hon 1.,1<1. th< guwmnwt" ". rleoI­ Olrall<'TTl.l lic ta,k of "",oncili,'ion , priority In Ihrir h <'5 _ "Th. ", is a time for , ,,nfrontalion: >a id NauM, "but Ih<'Ie i, .1,,, a lime for n'C­ tion." The time hod arriwd I ~ r . PTl)(O" of d.." . nd mean ingful ""onriliAtion to ,tori in thecountry, he ", id H. likened reconciliation to a "p""'"" "f inoer he.ling" ,",'hieh nro;l, to ~, k . p\,]C('; n the li'"" of million, of people, to give birth to n~ ,Ititude, ,nd • new willlng"o" to bury th e

AddJ'('Ssing the topic or rt'<()nd li.lh,m in the ""fin al '"" ton nl tho · I ssu ~ , ; n rron, ilion ", NaudO, re' pected church leader ,nd Ido'" bodrd member, ",id aj>eri,,,,,ly.lI form, of ,nger, f"" fr,li"n. di""I· "Let u>tarkle thi, ta,k, It'! U, hilw f,ith in 'There are many small ways in i,l"cti"n ond fe"r thol people m. y be "peri­ ttl<> polenli.1of OUT ",unlry." en0 dOOM that it ,ao be done", !""'PIe: said 'J,ude Whli", nw n<>t loke peN,""f ""p',"sibility He ,,"'arn«i th.t rt'('fmeil i.ti"n , I g ' o ~" ' ~ ~ ' for all the ,uffeting in th,' bl., k Ctlmmunitv but k-v,j "'.. also "''''nti"l lot the , orC<'>, of the bul ,J." bet"'een bloch ("opar theid h AS unl'''$ the policy of "p" rtheid was openly ('t'S5 of nq;dio. ' p"",ned 'nger, dist"" t .nd h.tred i" Ihe bl"k demned a, the ,,"use of thi> suff,'ring, "won· tions fa il, do ",e r",li", ",hat the impH<" i"n, ",mmunily")" ",ell as i" Ihe ",hit" CommU­ i"gful rt'C"ncifj,lion",,,uld be i m l~ " , i b l e , ,re for our «,unt~'?" nity "' here ",t"ng,,,,,,nt and feding, of bill",· The fed rs of the ",hit. c om m u "i l ~', ,'w n if South Alrica had nel'er in it, hi,tory <>p"ri· n"" ,nd "-"",,,tment are c'u'iog divi,ino,. th"se ""ere "01alwa)'s legilimat", n,"oJ 1<' be el'l<'d. ond o,"",,,,hefmed 0" ,""ult of these i,,-, tituhon, _ hod , « mtribulihnuld grd>p the visiting tr'""mhips ond ",pressing concern bo.'lio,'«i Ihot they h.od k, mo • • , lI lhe ",crifil't'S rhallffige of r",ond fi "tion a" ne", r"'p'm,i­ "'ere w ry imp'"t, ot, "Th,',. Me manv , m, 11 in a ne", "'>oth Alrira, Illac)cs h. d boNn m,king bility, """hng in Ihe proct", a ""'" rulture "f w'Y' in ",hich t" e, prt"'s """'-'TIl, wiihngn"", a meoningtu l w ntribuboo I" the country for blth in tho fu ture to ,,'Condfe ., it de""n't n",'d much publieitv year> . nd ",hill" h,d to inf"rm Ihem",iI'", of 'J,ude >aid reconriliati"o "''' m~oJ«i not bul it grows." . this. only bet",,,,,n hlMk ond ",hile in Ihe

Th. mini' ter then replied th,1 tho prob],'m solwd the probl,'m. could nOI " ' ,ddre;,ed with ,-'aHable The edU' enver ",fight «mcei"ed wilhin the Deporlment of r-.;" b",,,l improw "",n!>". Ho""'e",, r, he li.,li,,"''d Ibat the Edu" I"," . nd composed entirt'fy "f g"nrn­ gO"ernment cuuld di, cuss its difficu lties ment nffici"Is. "Under th"e f >Jd"", Iheir . .n ilI,gillm. l, e"",i",; ",id R,'n,burg. add""" Re,,-sburg <;did it w"' M ' lIy un"",-"P!­ Prep"ring h" Ihe "really new" South Afri<, 'ble t" ,"nsult the edu"ti,," «,mmunitv af,,,, "" s n"l m.rely 0 math'r of p"' gm,,bc ,d;u,t­ policy h", ",-"n formulated , He ' dded that menl but reqU ired a fund.ment, l ch.nge of . It""ugh th,'re "''' m,,,i,'e """"lm,,,,1tn'er 'ppnlol ch, he ",id '""w'«i n....>o"'''' in ,oJue.tion, the depa.rtment "And Ihi> n..,;d, 10 he sign, fled to lhe people W" f,lling i"to the cl""ic,l t"p of belieYing 01 "'ru lh Afric," Louis Pienaar th' I"y "qu, ll,jng re,,'u'ces it would h,,'. ISSU ES IN TRANSI TI ON Divisions can Another February be crossed -Meyer speech - 5 years ago

DIVISIONS in South Mrk• • I\' rd "" fund.mrnl.1 tbot 111<'1 rann,>! be ",'<",ume, ,ccordi ng to the Ckputy MiniOl'" "I e-tulipftdI ill porhn. dropit.. i",pon.onl d1f~0"" A s THIS ...... _ for3J'I about il! n..y_ ...... alNbtUbort.d _ ...11 __ IIIOdfh ... Ihi. Hoo.... I !lop" hO"oorlbl~ 10 it. _boon will k>r~,, ~ m ~ w"",, I ""'lllI"i"C do WOlO'Id poinl iollwl '"""" mit wilh I ~ V""'"I <:om""",,, 11w He wid lh" &""..rn"",nt', vi.ion lot the or romtittrtionol cha~ will ...­ - .boUI Ih~ 'I .t~ of politic's i. Ih~ tuM...... new, unilod. t>o1nT South ~,,.. jlIoI."" rounlry. be '<>«<'OSIul " long " ' thllo AI"",_ emmoot in.'i'ls IN I it l.0 on the ba.i. of compulsory gn..p o llh~ tr...... kri """""" y. 1M dKf'n tra ~..lion of ou,. for Ih. b<>ncti l hon. ~ l p. It can"'" hiP!"'" ""••bl. Mini>l..0I~. 11m r<- '" local \oYft!. (.0 I.d'X>lont prot I bool;,...., tt.r "" Mw-- 01 fumport Alta.. br Ihr OW! 01110: pm<-. P' ' imuloly ill tho politO of ""FJllI-- hl ....ny Iu>wo - lho tn-a...... 11 plrha_ .. I 1971>, 10,..,.....I _ "" omdo ill tho "'" """" wid Ihr "'~.~,~_.'~""omphooa ..... hot, l.ssJr fLow"", Ind fl illd r...k. mlillrfWiia.nL It docs _.10"""",Ilw..... oociftt" t.wd ... 1.0... ond oNor. Thoft """'-lId v.nu. lIN~bo>\ •... In INI Imdo I Iftn 01 poIiticll d"••" .....tioro; In 11<1 il CO.. be trftd"'" 01 -""_ without ;onr ololu­ wid thll Ih_ w~..., two fo,,,,. 01 . i . ~ . pound. it. It """ nollun~ 10 do with t'llKtM ltlr)' pn-om- poIitiol . ~rins- Simple ",",jorit.ri...... W into it, huwcvor g<~>d w,..,ld INd to in"ability. Mry . t ",it...lt'd IN •• ~ p" lo,;..ti.t. IIacb thot ,... _ rnmtitu· ...... , alto "" !ho'''''' iaIfort-l prot>- .. iI """ ~ to rnloulfd. and bidilfto, ... _ MlUId ho 10 br ..... of Ihc of tho day. WhII.s.- ...... nmflik I~ i n1•. Smilh', w~ c.n be.:omc a non­ ...... 1;.,1 to <'St.bli.h. w••• n.~oli'l i on fo' ·Here we stand, trapped In a ' ~ d .I. uni l. d South I e.pitulo ti­ 10 O"~r_ I h ~ mo..~ . wont Ih.t fo' Soulh pl. cln p.rticip'" Africa. I ht>bcIoo dial ...., there our country Is bleeding...... --10 I dftnocr~lic pwnmmL WJlunWily in tIw ".,.. _ ~forpar...... tlIiMtltu_ lit ~ lhr IIIdwftnp lhoI !ho' q.bty r do nol see how thl, can bg~ bOIl lhm ...., Ind _ ....Ptr 01 tIw Soulh Amrl. !It.I~ oId1il1ond ..... _...,...... , qunhoL 11w ~ "'.... lind out who tho eontinue._' For 12 "un I III... p.opW ~ _h ..hoon id ~ by t,,"m. '1M dis­ d,ff... lilll. with whol I .m ..y i n~ tak"" b~ oon..n, n,; Ih<>ro « lOld t... no ....pon. ".ry "'"If ""'nHing of ' I"rt,,"kl hi' n.othi n~ 10 do with ~ nd with what [ loci. Thcrt 'n' .lso hon< ~blt ";!>illly f.... lhe lram;;lion wilhoul . ull>uoity in negotialion. It .. limply tlco fir>C ""'P loward. """"""'" I...... who bmplmly. Whit " up for ~hen: _ stand. lriIlf1"'d in. rid"'" h>WArdo I _ ...... ,~ Sum..r wid lho ~tioa io ,to II_Ii"• . Tlt.al b ..I>orc Iouo p;>Iiblotf'd .. qurlly .. ~ ~I rqolia_ ..... CW .. not 10 try io blftdin&- I do ... _ ""'" dIil (all ~ f'O"'ilIr 10 -*I...... pooilioro for blach. coI...... t. I!WI A ~iln~ • - ECONOMI C DEBATE

By Drew Forrest an. n>!o: it could not how­ ..,..,., pmorm as o>fficiently os All social democrats, Ih~ HREE ("ntrlOli ng priv." M'ctor .lId this wu til<' Oftlion 0/ w""llh. """ to nth AfncI', t-I pl rthf id f<"O no mic Frillr. hid, indl'ed, from Schwarz to Siovo? .m!». ktd "n.n ;n' '''''orioa> ~ up 10 0I0d0 odl. ~ - h.I. .... ( urop< I nd tho I_...... - _-~ Sch ,. said lh. DP 01 trodition.llllOdlliol lookf'd forw.rd to lh. the oI.le hod bfto. k.y OItllj"l in mas­ 01 W,,", C<>mu.ny, which , too;i fm- individ u.l Ihr oconomy to . n ' rron'Olly t-. >Ol ile. udi",""", sive l'I'Slructuring. oi lllrr in lhe wak< 01 war or ""rticipat ion in lh. KOnomy through such I Bul ho !"""ua.ivoly Irgu<'n in tho ClIl the polili<:ll \nTlin. /orm 01 llllionIliotd irwlustriH, the """tim of TAKING up S<:hwlrz', .tlllck on .latr parMlO1i1o and lorwl diotributlm hid •....bled i'u..,.".....lio'".m. hul trum I """" "", lianaI As an npoomon ollh< ~al probIemo ron­ the whi.. Afrikan• • 10 cli mb th. l'COMlmk m", morUt st.>ndpginl. ,upuly Ii"" minis- fmnIing any incornin& m l<, arwl of IIw lhn>.> ...,.,.. !l'I Mlrm qUc.o ·. political aclon a.. by w '1uitr ~1inB . "y ~wn. II miS hli>< u...-ful ill ir w... "'" "'" its """' capoNr 01 IIw ..... thfw .. a _ lor IU_UOI """"""" roquiI'fd ...... 01 in""".,01- 11w aim,. 5loov fun<1il.- t.om 1Iw P""~ _ ...... want ... 10 """" ouch puHic d< ...~~ as loAd poIi. Mom.... uguod 1M 1Iw dc: . duynm,t 01. '""'" 20 """""'" 10 11\1.... hio .-, as agoimt thr _ _ in South Amra Nd not lw1I .... 10 """_ pwn "."'9P"''''''b • prompt­ lftiNtinl r of ~ 01 WNlth dlOlril>u..", in Ih< fvIufod oronomy; t""'" is lion in its --.would remain inllct. For the . I.... dy inc,.,.l..-d _ill ' pffiding. But Ihi. "'Prtly, libor. lion two hili Inillg withoul "'"Undmcoring 1M !,,>iot, SchwI'" ~bod: -nus counlry c. nn"t d.~.l o p by givin g welta,.., !Ie redi stribu l ~ ", III """"' .. i. n<" I M. " iol J"f, helitvinjt with Man and ."isla"",,· 11 m\l>t . 1", ha,." industry.· WIw.I w•• n.....dro w.. the tnm.t""".tion, Lonin in . tll. " wl\t",bip of the mr.ons 0/ pr0­ Ag.in, t thi., Mar. i. Olre... d Ih.t I.nd ha~ . lIOl mere """",.Iit"', 01 tho """"""'y. I nd this duction - this is I ml. od eulh Africa,... Ind lho pn;M' to /or tN-purd'l..0I1ond. ho ..id. IJ pro' porily· _ no ta bly Frlnc•. lilly, W...t oinn 01 woIfl .. ...-vicos, II could 'f"-"Id, I'l'dis-­ 0.- ""...... io 10_. ~ for 1M Gtnr\ony, Japln. Tl,wlo I rwl South Koro-.- tribuh' Il'IOrIf')" and lrvy ""ft. _ IyM. d " COMMUNIST PARTY SACP faces critical ch al

AN the SA,C P escape i1s Stalinist past? How much of a communist party does It remain? Is the ANCJSACP alliance I'IOt a problem lor the party? These three ques­ lions facing the Communisl Party were posed at a UCT Summer School course.

By Simon Hoare ill .... WI. doft it """,,,... .., lot '.o"". In whOl w.y i. th. h ;'; ~ >ry d.."."mml at UWC. po;nlt'd ""I llwl SAO", _ v" ion 01 ' drr"""TOtic ..>riol d...... a ol..1 deI,n"'g NM< tool 01 ='hI.it "'"' '"" t...... ,. or'"'" or indo- ....In... II «-lin.... 10 dncribt I.... Soulh 0I -~ ""'" io • portr WIlIo • .."._ ' WI 01 olniolI. AtroC. -.-... btwIf: IhM rro-""- ~..... Iugh SWuu.m to 01 • 'peall ty • ICSn. CST 'Iwooy ""', I .0<1.1_. lh.. ~ In hi. I"P'" -Ha. S<>c~li.m i"""'iw tNl tu< hI...... tt.or.d dUll "I'P""- F.,W>" lot' SIovt> .od mi" It>. SAITo Stalinist .."'...... king ew.. unJ.r " pi..l""" .rot.. he'tory. il> J r/,>n... oj lilt> SI.olintSi triol. "llbe hl..h und,_• • parth.id. From Ihi. flnw, tfw qU"'lion••!>out the p.lrty'. "",'n"mk poli Ml F'f'l>rt k.o tht S<>v;et iJ",_ tlw<-ory oj • two-m.g. """'>lulion - fiN. ...tioNl tw.u,", it .... beinl "",i,..,J . nd .."uld ""Jr oIlt\lJl&o'f)'. CM:hoskw.kio and Afgh.ollioWL IiM.lio" Ind tho ing ...->oliom .and ~ •• inol.,ns m.nipulation 01 . 1• •8<' "in ~ lho>w ..."'" >lIll dt'Imd llw Slollil\isl 1.4....,,,,,, by mhc> from tl-. Moo...", Worktn ...bon.Il _ by ...... 0 cornmuna.t d itt, ",,»I.. - .., in a qu.olih"l wa y - . ... . Jyi n ~ f.nd .n]ogic.l l.v.l th.y will MK t..dly "" loft behind and ~ ...... nng ~ 01 P~ I~nlly d~/int'd by ito "'~mbt" •• on~ 01 l·i Jwr t!Iao 90"" lor -...p .. .odd~ phl<>oopby - ib '''''...iiIbr_ .., ~ lb 11>II- ""'--. Iho prnl>lrm io. _ rc-- c_ otlho r-"r..."...... :'I ...... 1Iw ...... AI\;C r. nn AM: r«n invro'oo in ...... "ic """.inti<>< CTU mNing.nd t"" t tlw p.l ny is .n.g.tion, Ih.t il m.nipulat•• th. Ai'iC with th.. SACr in which h.. .-.IS thot Sl"vo', und..-going I p...c.... "f <"" ng. and ,..,Jm ni. f.mOO, for ..... mpl••• ~_, t""t t.~h """"""" I'orW f'tI"f"":liw .. insu/finml . nd I.... __ EIoq...... t l<"otImony 10 this "... provid,"" '" tlw .lli.o""" h.,,, infl...... -..l <"ICh <>llwr SAO' ~ 01 CIWlbtl« 01 inlo/Ior. by Tony Y""'gmi ..110 .... ullliW to ...... The SACP for i... part 0/.0,,,, IlI.ot it · u n.... -...prttr~~ ...-....dfy arppons and poroeiJlllt.. ... ttw ...... ud di,~",bl,,,S '11I0'" it, ...-...., p lor -....»0..-_'-Xd brttw A.v;:', owat.....hip". Dmnc ttw 30 yea.. ill ..-tIiI ...... Bundy ""It'd IIw "~ lowi "l! dtotincl " ".. I"'r••lroik. , gl.,n". 1.nJ tn. tnbution. thot it ....d ~ to Ih. ollio ..... du Mn~ roILo~ <>I I...... >:ioI1isI "'I;i..... t'-y..", 0/ E.nl.... Eu"",", It ift> • WhO'll A.'¥;; _ undtryou...t.1ttr " baa­ '"'" ""''f'rl"",,,," thot il it f• • nl"g in l'llol. It.. SACP "",Id rontlibul' a _ lor • P""r .., P"'P' ibfIf do<1dt', .....,.,... 01 ~ """ ~ 01 d-'tnt """II." tIwn 01 .. "'''''''ground ..-hidI w. portic•• lO y h.. I'f'<4'nlly ...... n ..mp"tli<'tir '''lI"ni...ti<..... ill tht I'ont; .ldopt...:l by the SACP. A. 1M • _...... td.and ~rNh_ • The USbR.nd Eaot..-n bloc ""'Olin.. ..­ lht ~~ 01 tht A'£. ~II> puoh • hull ttw Ig. wpporlt·.. ~lanoNoI...... -...... OJ iJl IIW' ._

By S ue Valentlfle and ' eli,'i.ts. and began to lackle th e p.... dom inantly whit. romphion of tho oonfer­ T HE thorny Gu"'lion of the '01. of .ca· ence, conf.",n". organi, ers had 10 "pl. in d.mi" . nd th. ir relation to >ctivi,l, and the ""lure o! the ..wnt "lhe ,truggl. " {th. mi. of . ctivists did not They said that after much lhough! it had come under scru tiny) domin.ted lh. ti" t been decid. d to ho ld an acad<'mic ronfer­ ever "onfen'UC<' on women and grnder h. ld . nco. but thai women 'clivists would be in Southern Afri<•. drawo in as much JS possible, De; pite exten' Conference organisers and .he (main ly ,h'e « ' n,ult.tion, how. ver, th. ", had been white) academic d. l.gales came under /ire very Uttl. response ftt,m women in lho... ir"m both activists and selkonfessed bl",k organi",tio,,-' "middle d"",· pmf...i"""l, as the tension, In response to a , ugg.stlon thJt the inh.",nt in a ""i<-ly as sk""'ed a, ours bub­ .ctivistS.l tho ronf"""",e should meet "'!"_ hied to the , urface ,t the Uniw rsity of Natal ralely to "red.1m'" th.ir spa"e, • deleg.t. ,..nue in Durban, from Mozambiqu. o""orwd that separate I! was on d,y two of tho four-day aid black wom.n U<'<'Iled • It played. ma jor p••! in thenri, ing the ~ e nd er and the n.ro to do SO in lhe S•.)uth to '1"" . for th"",,",I,,.., Women ,;h" uld do " rn ~ d struggle and developing poli tic.1 Africa ront.xt - a gether. th. y had 0.01 yet .nd practict's mu,t come undeT inUN , ing A pri­ learnt how to tJckle the patrian:hy. p""u "" , Add.." ing the i"o. of who and how mary """", tor this is s.irnply thot the d,.wing "One pia", it still thlives is the uni,,",sity, gender rould be ron"<'ptUalised, Bozzoli ",id up of . nt'W c< m, tihllio n and the election of. th.refor. it i, v. lid to hJ ve I n a"ad.mic it was tco.) glib an ." umption to assert that dem'lC ro tic govemmO'J\1 implies the end'" Ihe h.lsed ronf"""",e," the two soparate uni,'e".s of academic ;Iruggle for naho",,1 lib<> ration, the li"t ' t'ge In • bid to tt'iocus attention on the t"pic, research . nd on-tho-ground a"ti"ity could, of the ","oIUlion , The them thor fell into the ' Ial", lrap. By focu,ing SACP will enter n"l\otiations tog<-lllt'r . nd will FOR . cad.mic work to be val uable il only "n wom. n the opportunity. to work in "main in alilarKe until after . 1l\'W ronstitution n.roed to be thorough . nd to ,tand up on new and import. nt di,,,,tions was being is drown up . nd implemented, il> Own terms. 111<' t",o worlds could not be mi,sed. It was nec",sary 10 move beyond It.is, however, dear thai lhe SACP is p"'l"r­ rollapsed into 0 "", but ob\-iousiy it WJS pos­ . nd to 1""• •1gender, log ltself fm an independl'J\t existtlf as the major argued thaI there should be nOdistinction • The co. f"nl(t dtt' w togethtr. va>!

D EM OCRACY IN AcnON L"I 1991 w...... ,.""""ngIld by /he _1lItr P' . III .... /eed1wct !)phr..."" ofDm>o<:f.,y iJI Acum ...u lie pubIls/Mncomin". l1oI"" 1JOClling W sa y. 1l.oU-, rile cle<:uion Il&o r-o !a.\:en in and wlliUylOpMI"" - Of .1_~ -"""" of tile peo­ ordtlr 10 ensure gr....ler _I'lly of materl4le""W_ JW """" oIl11e ~"'" you more time to , ,,,,pond 10 lll<> Juu... _ re," in """'" edi· lion. In the e:tIJ7I'lIJllsou,", _ /lope l offer, ins,ead, InCle.ued Thu. Ule p roposed puhbshm...d.tlmocr.cy in ActiOn empha." 011 • wid<>r rangw01 opUlJOns. Wealso hope 10 gtve fOi U>o ,,".or of Ule year will be so folJoWIJ ' Frldey April 12; meT". ftenllOse issu,,", bema dIlboled n

U PDATE OF MAIUNG LIST AND INTERESTS

We aI80 need to update our maihng lIst. If you ba-.. ~ yow arldJess. or there llIe enors in yow l.iUe Ol name, or If you no k!QgtIf WlSb. to recerve Democracy .ill AetiorJ. pI&aIIllliec WI know. You oould send the resporllll! fann below to the llboYemenUoned MIdI_.or pbor>eour Iw-:I oftIoe m ClIpe Town st (021) 47-31%1. To bwId • (JUMlter undeBtanding of yow intefesta. we would be qrateful if you would IIldx:ate the kind. of material. you would hire to lind in DeIllOtaCY .izI Actao.o. i'IIIue number yourctXlioes in order of prionIy 110m 1 to 8 lie. I• hilJhest priority).

1TTLE INITIALS _ _. SURNAME YlRST NAME . PREVIOUS ADDRESS . NEW ADDRESS __ .__ ..__ ..

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INTERESTS: Arfil mtltive s ction 0 Constitutional Models r:J Culture [J Economy 0 EcolOllylenvironment 0 Gender issues 0 He alth 0 Ho using 0 Human rights 0 Literacy 0 Local government 0 Media 0 RellglO D 0 Lan d iss u es [J School . 0 Security 0 Squallers [j Unemployment 0 Violence 0 Women'. isSlles 0 Other r:J COMMENTS; . .. CONSTITU ENTASSEMBLY ~ T h e case fo r - and ag ainst - a co nstituent assembly By Vletcw l.lunni!l ALL THE portiol: wn hnll I COft,hlaho" lhat ..""k1 "'P1f"'P'IW~, The quntion wu ..hrih.r. «.">tito",,! _ bly (CA) WtlUId "",..,. thi>- Th. CA .1"" turnIP CAl bt <>:golnicwd ? Who! will be the nalure of. lrone tM fn.N'>m 01 poIiliGal activity duro ing lh< Ir. nsit>on? "THE STAKES .... oimplysohighih.lt Tho ...... rorwbluoo.. muol b.. • dtar IR.ol ""-' I.vtl. 01 "'p.....riI, ,,"1 ~ and dislrust. tlw "'·...t.rn C'p<'. who 'ruh... ,I Dublin ...... 11 ""'"' bot .n ... pIooi~ ron_ for f"'WtiI_.nd olabilily. Ht pointtd "'" IhoI .... fiht pnrnl dodioo Wh.t Soulh AtncI -.:Is ,.,.. ;,. • domocnhc ~ ruIIy boP. " "'..odo"' ...... poIibcal rort!tIlll_ rotlwr llwo ."""""l 01 p ...... 01 • fmr -' t.ir do<. of public "f'Wol'- IV Mid tho IL'>C ~ tIw .. gr>ou,w.,. iocuowd _~ ... Ihrem­ Ht o.oid in Ihr1Mr ...ollnnolli0.... This will imP">"" 1M bn, imlnl'd i.l ~ly""' ,­ tlw by tinl . nd IIIn> 8'iw ~ a ...... ""ed Ih. conl...n~ thol 11>0 ANC does not H id 1M probk..... wilh . CA w'" hrlni· ",.,ot prop~ ! o iIl.1. pploud !ho brillion«' of cal . nd ~l - i!ovolving !I>o .....-...ignt y 01 tho thoir load... afM they had I,,,,,,ulot«l . "",,o ...."'ple:if.CA ""'~,,-;ty ho"O< 01 that do not haw "'ppor! that ha. t--.. p"p'" • p"~ p h "" 0/ • ·"".·sided ""nding <>veT 0/ Marl< Shrneta: unllm'ted poIenllal a s a "" bfldg,ng mech8nlsm. lo Paoe16 ...... STAFF APPOINTMENTS New hands on deck at Idasa 1\101' Jenkins, regional directOf Simon Ntombela. reg>onal co­ Pallid Sctmidl, ,eglOOal IDASA has ...." many rom­ in Pretoria ordinator in Natal d"octor ,n the Western Cape ings and going. <-ttler to ....y 1U" .t tn. ani,-ak released .. part of a group ooJi""tor DAVID SCHM[DT ho, - Th.obit Albertu., nalion. 1 hod bf<'n On a hung,.,. strtke, termin.l or "." ,evoir' in lhe . ucCffdod Nic !lorain in lhe f"'"i· ad ministrator.1""ad ofike departures !\all. • Tlw Pn>torio om"" ""ently tion 01 regional director, ~ i e hav· - Mari, nne Holscher, "'gio""l The following hi·fly." have acquired I h~ ,",,·ice. of IVOR ing decided sho,ny before ro-ordinator inJohanrM."Sburg . rri,ed salely at their Ida", d..."h· JENKINS to replace And'" Chrislmds to make a ca""" 01 gar· - Ian Lil1b<'nl>er!\. """""'h and lic farm ing in the S. ...g;"",,1 {.,. ~TOMB E LA , who..,x."" Gary Dt>moc'iKJ and o.v.lopment in high .chool and was also ordi""tor in Port Elizal><'!h. Culkn as ~ [ ro-ordi",t(IT. Africa there. involved in r~"H, h for th ~ - Liesd ~ ' '''' '' , "'I\i"....1di= Simon was prwi(JU,ly ""tional lvor was pr."iou,ly th~ Ca",,'g~ l"'luiry into Po_My, tor at 01.1, o/fh inJohanneskl'g pu blicity ..cretary lor th~ SA nalional di"""o' of lhe O "i, tian Towa"h t ~e end of 1m. and - Shauna W..."l«llt, a pa rt-ti m< Youth Congn>ss, whom he "'1'1'<"­ contacl grou p, Koinon ia. A in January Ihi. year, a numhl'r 01 ...istanl in the nwdia d"",rtment senled at t h~ Unitod ~ ati on , on IIopt i._1 mini_ItT, his i~"olwmont ' t.fl m~mbers. some of wh"m al lIt-ad office. occasion, Hi' lenglhy and active in the COu,"" 01 ;u._tKe 000 """". have b.en with Ida•• since its We wish them.ll well - th,,, politicol involv.ment with youth ciliation has ~arned him wide i"'~ p li"n, al." mo,'~d to oth., contribution, told,..', work will organisations led to his aJn>Sland "-'Sped and admiration pastu"", be mi...,;l

From Page 15 I noticeo!.,>, helsy as per· rigM.' Indeed. if a bola"'" of human inle''''­ i' ooncemed. the S'"ernmenl agrws that lhere soon of g""'p, i, myns in' i. n....n von die tion is to he reao:hed. botw""" the governed .nd caonot he · o"....idod· adm ini,tJahoo d" riog voo,,'erei.t... vi, vred. on harmon;", too.. in powor. then m<"--'ures must he t.k"" 10 the transition peliod, This is al", an is''''' lhal ~l (k0"""f' ;l"it ox,k d~ vi'ie vir die toekoms imf""SS on the mind oIl""'pl. lhat ,,>mothing should he b len to lhe all.party roof"""", iO\ pe"" mlik en a' grorp. Ong.lu k ki~ kan 'n is ""l"",,,, 01 th""" in return /or lheir right to ..,Ifkon",p w31 met vrese. vooroordele on . ngs he con,id.....d humao' l\"1Mi is ni~ 'n _olled igeen brl.'""i'voll. vi.it' INALLY a nolo 01 ca"ti"" wa, "'~ n de my bode dan on. in Suid-Afrika in maprity . upport. and il mu, t hi' d"""rving 01 d. mand, 01 the future. 199J . uk... on vooruitgang ... vred., gel"k en r"poet by ,~.,on o( its con tent. The,... is talk o( a bill of right, (0' South voorsfX"'d vir almal ,.1bereik. Africa. I f..t v.ry ,trongly. lhat t~ ...... h",,1d \lajoritariani."" is not "'lui"alerlt to dl'ffiO' priOOpl... in the /irs! place, The parties should What it means to t h~ need (or inteTdClion bet",,,,,,, the gowm­ in fM! decide aboot the rul....oIlhe gam< Mort' momt and the go"....ne iluT<' to obs<-rw human tights. in 10. versal fr• .-.:hise, proportional or ' imploCOR<;/it­ "COnllU'...... y over Bill 01 Rights· lhat app"'rW mi""""",m of "''''Yday Iif., more mioe')' in the 1J<.o«.'mbor iss". 01 your magazine, The I." u""'}' momkr "'P"'"""tation and the prillCiple been caused by humanily's (,ilu'" to Ii"" up to 01110 discrimiMtion should he settled th...,. "nu.ual id~as eontai ne is nm done, we run the risk that tho goV..n m~nl h.s been respon'ible (or the 1hov• •tudienil erosion, not he d.moO'atio; in lhe full """" oIlho wOl'Cl. 01 Human Rights and, althrugh 1eo,,-,oo.r it an pollution oI.ir .nd w.ter, rape and petty tl'dt. a important and mdul doeumy, , ,, ,, ." ,,, ,,,", ~ DE KLERK SPEECH [Popular debate breaks new ground

By Sea Roberts

SoME350 ~ Rodtd to a pubIir IJlft'IUlg in ~ LoncIoa 01\ Suspicions about "';;.;~ 1210lwwa widor rang<' 01 ...... on thO' iInplicobono 01 Mr F WM Klorl.'l OJ'"'lflf; '"~~ ~tht pood 1Io .g'ftd to .nnw;!. \)ut ",,!>ith....W 01. W ~ rr-irN"• ..-eII rtnpng in ,...... , lhr IJI al>d~ iDviwd by (d..., and comioIing <>f oopni!.t- '" ...... Or 1l pomlO'd 10 . m:ognilioo thlt rAC. "'''iC. SA Communi>l Party. c....'" and lnlathi Fcndom r.rty It.> poIilial F""""ohould lou pI.> . bo poin!o'd OUI ,""'. tho praise and adulalion tho! Slot. I'UI'I, ..- ~ard SACf nwmhcof. Ilt!I Dilobco M. rtin,. set !hi' rre.;dent I\od bt'l'fI ft'Cfiving ~)f hi> I'I.'kJrtm was not his dur aJonoo _ "",ne whe n II<> e,p,.-s..N hi. di..ppoi.tment th.1 th.... WiS no then' sl>ould boo no win...... or Ioso>n. tout an South Alii".,," who Iwd Iirrwl.bk> for lhe ending oIlhe I"""t"'I podia""",t. Mffi fighting . f"rth.-id . hould ON'" m the rongrduloli"". C.uli"". '<:<:'1"''''''' 01 the d«:ision ~, ..:rap apartheid law< was Mr C . Il~ ll.od...,h"" •• N.hnn.1 Party MP for £.lsi Londun North, mi,,,d with a catalogu. of .,e•• wh. ... p.neIlM. felt tho Stale ..,iJ thai the .~h """ kat th. _ond pha" of lh. p""""" whkh I'I'l"S1denl had nol gone fa, .oough. " os 'tarl<'d last ~ ...r. nalll<'ly the building of a unique 5<\ll lh African Cosatu "'-"."n'liry Thomi Mhk>mi I" ~ n tl.,j oul tll.1t. d....piw ro mmu· lIoltion. nk.tion on the role 01 the poii<:'<. lhPro had."..., no ",cognition of Ihoi' role in ,.-stricting th~ d e ~ el o p...... nl 0/ th. countr y loward. WHEN 'l"""""""'" .rout the NI", tN. mati"" k1r t~ U..p.ost. but thol lhr ~al Ihot Dr Selv. Sa...... locu..-d 011 the f.il",", 10 "'PHI the mt.....1Sl'rurity _ ~ Ihot ~ 1w.r••nd..1ed O negotiating pro<'fMr' po....Uioto fo 01 disagrwmml ill th~ \It Andrl' d ~ Wet. I ...... wI«! Domomolic r.rty Mr. ..ud INI lhr furuR' - IJI in\II'rim~ j l from the lJnivn>,ity 01. ~ oncIlN! W, _ ~ thM Mr 0. KIed .,... lilt p-..w .... tUotd .potty ~ _ 10 rwgotio­ _ ..-hidI b>I!I lhr '"' .... tho opeedt: INl lilt in3- He poir*d. 10 lhr dlffiWIl ~W -' -amununily ~!IlIoWd fIOt oily .... d_ m a tulTure- 01. do ,." £>om WTIIWo tho ~ _~."..ud. ~ «JnWn hiddon., 1 M, INt IMOUf'I""'I whidI is...ud lor IMVO:U­ ...."', .. -. the waIk-slI_ would "'f'Ii<'t' ~ 10_ _ wouJd hi.,. . " y loO"gil* ~ and ., tho aWity 01 ..... potty. wludT _10 go.It w. too ...r1y 10 WIuo ruphori<. he ougg<'5tod_ ..mtIy1MNr. to pLo" 1Mtutu...01 tbe rounlJ)< SpNking otf tlwtuff. and. in """ himpo'"d by... inobihly H~ ...;.ctod t h ~ idH of a multi·potty d .."".. of lhr Ifc:hni

    f tIw speed. ponrllisco w",," undemond.b1y f<'Iinal ..O<"Uli~e . ""id lhit f lhe rommunity "'l!.nled """'" to tenm ,.,-J th this su.>pidoo . "" the fftling tll.1t•...... ", now. the tho ANC •• a bil <>f • ""kill·joy'" b«.u...... it would ""1"''''' with a "bul" white p",fi.orny Thomi Mhlomi. For the first time t .. ..id he w•• hroring . white tllt AN( had to maintain ink'milioNl ond i.k'mi1 I""""urr. •, t"",,, leid.. ind""lify hi m><>]f with Africa. p..m..f" this id""lification will ...."" M gua'.nt.... is yet lhil lhe ~ whi<:h II.1d starlod would provide IN rommon purpose which is r>l't'ded to help ""'u"' thaI • ""'tIn...... He ..id W I the AN( t,. ... rognisant'l' of the 00lI\0I'I\i< crNo. "",,·rocial dt"lllO

    THE rou,ation cri, is in South Africa i. rife with , tatistic;, but 'p"'" cooncits had at...dy dLsbanded, Parenl-Teacher-Studenl A.<6CJCiatiuns • thoug ht for r.,ident. 01 Soshanguve, 0 township norlh-w..t of , hould be elKled to help admini'ler the schook I'relO,ia, dose to Ih. notoriously imp<>v.,n,hod Wi nt~rwldl ."'. of An important ta, k would be to o,pUIOlion in the township. <'Slablished in 1975. is about 3!lO (0) for by sch,'" principals oul of their own pocl..et., - 18 OOJ of whom aN squatters. P"""",til.'d l""'porary structu", • regisl..lion of stuMnts ,hould from the DEl. Th.r~ ale 1 600 be com pleted by the end of pupils, Dul only .even leacher" We January. The", a", no texlbools 0' black· The Soshanguve Te",he,,' boards and Ihe spobn word is lhe , College of Edu,ation woold be open not only to boa rders, bot to only mea'"of t_hing. Learning I'\'tlat they can where they can, pup ils at a The "staff room" is und.. a fifth Soshangwe school. locaLday students os welL morula t..... where monting a>."",,­ To .",ist in n:-pai... to the many Ny and afternoon devotions'1'O.1«> held. TI\en, is no running w.ler d.m.ged schools in Soshanguve raeh family wou ld be ..,ked 10 con­ and no t,ri1els. Torombal h",t . nd dehydration, te""he... carT)' hires of tribute R2 The PTSA, would take respon'ibility for these funds. The w.t.. 10 the school, DET would also be approached to subsidise repairs os wrll a, 10 At the , tart of the 1991 ..,hoo! year. Central St.l, School had an improve lighting to a",i,t in ""fe-guarding ",hool pretnLses inta ke of!l89 students , Two wee k, into ter m (and, arguably, in C.ret.k..... would also be 'f'IX'inted .nd parent. in the are' of _ h response to the ~ECC', "baek to ",hooI" eampaignl. this figu", had school would be rncour.ged to help tab I""""utionary """,-, ures to rison to 3 129. pn",ent further damagr Mosl """"'lly, lhat ",hool"". be<>n unilaterally closro down by the To.crommoo.le the I.rge nu mbers of student, who had ....ponded DET, because of "unruly" bl-haviour bysluden" arod ", ha,>Ii<" rondi_ posili,'.ly 10 the "bad to ..,hool" ,ampaign. temporary structur", tions whi<:h made education imJ"""ible, were urgently needed, Delays by the DEl were noled with seri"us This action ni", in the race of n>commendalion, made by some B(X) concern, delegal'" 10 Ihe Soshanguve Education Co-ordinating Committee', Teachers were also d....per.t.ly needed. The conference was told of. day-long ronf""""" em january 20. AI.., at lhe """"ing ""en' Iwo DEl thirst by smden!> to learn, bul of the h.ndful of (oft "" drmor, IiSl'd) cin:uit inspe-<>r

    Debate breaks new ground for naliona l liberation wa s not yet over pIe of. town,hip youlh, who . uffered and is Political and economic pow'" was at Ihis S1age stillsuffering the consequ"""," of our history;' From Page 17 sti ll in the ha nd s of the white minority, lack of education. h"u' the fear. , u'pi

    Buthetez! and Mandela have mel, but now the clUzens of The Janu.ry 29 m ting set aN Tuesday )O OO.,y 19, up a , ub-wmmitt to ham- n.arly a ye.r after ~i, ....1•••• Natal must co-operate to make the leadership accord mer out an accord which will fro m Vietor Versl.. Pri,on, Dr set out dear g uidelines to Nelson Mandel. led an ANC work, writes STEVE CO LLINS members hip ",g.rding politi· delegation in • meeting with Dr caJ etel (We! 25 f"'<'Ple have died Ho wev eT, because of the mistrust among commun ity in the province, This is close to tho .wrage for the past year. m. mbe", with regard to the police o n the ooe hand and In two '''''', Umgab. ba and Kwa Magod . (next to membeTs of a confl icting polit­ Richmond), the fig hting started ical party on tho otlwr. the cre­ Gatsha Buthelezt and Nelson Mande la alter their historical meeting b%Jy the ID<":ting, Expecting ;t ation of an independent moni- to suddenly cease .ft...... coU - toring meions .ppear to bI' on the c.rds with ,",v_ remain outside tbe fra1Tl<'work of the m""'ing ­ T HERE appears to be ooly twooptions /or ...... 1Ioxal Tallies.nd visit<; bl'ing planned. The . lthough lnkotha and the ANt have insisted ind",..,dent ov...... of a monitoring system; " t.ntlo which nationall.adership will bI' that theSAP and SADF must be n""tral, How· ";Ih., an international body 'och as th. UN or involved is uncl..r. e"er, th")' are not out si d~ thelT.mework of tbe the InternatioMI CommiU.... of the Red Cross, The me.ting creatN an attitude tow.rds viol.nce itself. B.rely. d.y g"'" by witbout or I h ~ bu,in...rommonity in Natal. pea'" among,tlhe l..de" hip of the two par­ hum.n rig hts l.wye", and monitors being l.inked to tho a",ord and the management of tiel;. What is "'luircd now is hard work using informed of inddent. involving tlie )'<,li,e Or it is the question of th. ability of both parties to that Mw ' pirit to creat. a gene..1climale for • nny. settle their intr rnal ronllict,. .... These reports Yary from . cti,,~ participation II i. d e.. that membeTs within both the AI'C Th..e is howev.., a ..al politica l logic (lcil1ing' .....ull,. nd thell) to inacti..-ity when and In!, which I..d, 10gangsterism. is to be d..lt their "romN tant,' to reace. with i. unclear. All that is clear is th.t neith.. management of it is the ability party has d ralt with it .ulliMenlly. IT IS "'-'y to forg<'l exactly who has be<'n of both part ies to settle their The me<.-ling on tho 29th st. rted a long pur· doing the fi gMing. While tlie leadership con £ley toward, ending phy,ic.l violence .. the point to the , i1iftca tion of ..ch othet Ih";, con­ Internal conflicts ' norm.l form of political discoursr in Natal. .tituenc;'" d "" "'. Th.... are I..s e.,ily pu t ••ide. to do with tho ideological differences belw",," A good ,tart would be tbe distribution of the If Sta t~ Presiden t De Kler' is serioo' .boUI In!tatement in Zulu as well as English. Thi.s democracy, his police force and anny must st.rt war psychosis.•t.te violence and crime will rtI U!i1 be do..... l ~ O) .ttended I"" inlwductory workshop of. orw rd... progTO mme called ' Open Schools - Managing th. Change- in Fel>Ju.,ry. They were taken through a ,.,;.. 0/ di""..;oo" gam....nd role ploys On the theme of "into>­ grating now pupil," by foctlibto", ~"Ih \!ersveld, Emilia PaMIZa and Penny 1Ien:n>, who .U hove 0'1",,· ~.."'peri''''''' in dealing wilh the Johan du Plessis and Mike McCre ady 01 NCP Yeast chat to one 01 Bambayi's sreteen awners. ,hallenge. posed by non-rad.1 education, "The aim of the pmject i> to pr0­ vide . non.Jirectiw /ornm to help Brewing Christmas spirit indi.,;du. 1$ lind solutions for the"""I.....: " pl.ined project co-ordinalo' in Durban's shackland Silum ko Mayaha, IT WAS no! ,,;thuut warning Loca l 'hebeen owners were long as peripheral to the economy. "Thi. yeO' of muddy and wI'! conditions that given f.ir w.rning of the vi,it B.mb.na ni Tours help~d to marks the be­ Shelley Giehnk, ~ tly running when Shelly and Temba Zung u. a ladlilate Hrst ha nd co nt'ct ginning of • Durban's "Bombanani" tuwn,bip loc al community leader, laden between NCP .nd the community, signi ficant pe­ tours. look NCr Ye.st managers with :-.Ic r T-shirt, . nd yo.,t sam­ .s w.lI ., giving both parties the riod of change on one of her 'peei/ipe:.>w to make school 'tnt<­ Ma nd la S ibiya s pread s a little happiness at a Barobayi c reche, sponsored by a guest who had lure, participatory, lang ua ge cesses that ta ke pla« in lhes~ living in the dty', overcrowded tal:en part in one pf the tour:s, ~'u.., r.>'dewing th. curriculum, inform.1 d rin king hou",", Looh shdck _Iement,. NCr Yeast further responded to .....Iu. ting the culture.nd I'!hos of of ' urprise ,oun became bemused On", on the tour, top manage­ the need, pf lhe Bambay; commu­ • ""hool . nd model' of bridging 'mile' a, the NCr men tuok a ment

    WIT AFR1K A~ I! '0 GESr REK MET NICO SMITH d~r Die tweede d....1 van die bock is bcskryw;ng, (berigt<) en verlu.1. WOl M H o fm.y. ~ J'l'dakteurs K " ritzinger en W S••yman (...... kl. u..>, interessant en boeiend Is. Die aldeling maak die "storie-styl" wa. ",,,, rau",,,, 1'1'1ll, 267 b ~ . y. , Dirk...Smit in die eersle goo'-""Ite skryf or 'n beperkte manior prakti",.. daar word in 'n mate aa nge,;luit b~ Afrika '" vertelsty!. Die bond'kip van die verhale i. d uidtlik: nie ma klike .ntwoorde nie, ma" HIERD IE bundel van 23 opstene is byoengebring den, vriende, worstelinge met die vra. van Suid ·AIriu en Afrik> I~ voor vir enig;.. kollegas en oud-studente Vall Niro Smitb om sy 6O!;lc Oland wat wi! identi/iseer met hierdie harde lno" v<'l'jM"ydr...... >om­ Die derde goo""Ue bestaan uil gedigte (lnus narw en . 1d;,. Afrika.n. en w..-rspi"l im van die wOl"telinge wal men"" van Afriu bevestig. Dit is duidelik dat digkuh; daO' by """mige in die A/rikaansspJ'l'k""de gem..",­ nie maar in 'n lee ruimte un plaasvind rue, maar teo skap!»sig is om plaas te vind. Wal hirnlie worst"linge noust. d ie digters ,e gevoel.ns en die situ.,i, pres;,,", is vers kiJ uiteraard. Dat di! wei gaan ,.Ilt hoe waarbinne dil plaasvind M vore bring. cia.' weg bo>weeg kan word vanaf '0 eksklusiowe den"" Oit is 'n aangename bo<>k Om te I.." Di. m. l'S!< (Afrikaner, oiesoortigheidl lot '1\ inklusi"",.., deu x. woa' byd,"es is kurt en pakkend en lees maklik. Daa.r is geen wit Afrikaarw;prekende> d..1uitmaak van Afrika, bl~k ,prake van 'n goedkoop heldeverering vir Nko Smitll •1llit diolite!. nie - eerder die erkenning dat Niro Smith ' n bw ry. Die litel opsiS",I! is problemaii", - is die term "it dende en S"'""'pekt....de simbool (Adriaan 810m) is W Afrika.n goros, pw.. dit nie w""'" kleur op d ie v,"-lf­ boie mense, 'n simbool van iemand wat h"m",lf gegl'l om; dit denhEid van vrae wat skJywer; opper nor d ie pad wat "witrnense" ... wat bebnd staan in die t"",logie as "third wa~ th"",logy" beoord,-""I? mo<'lloop om "Afrikamense" t. word . ~ (Tonv Balcombl. Hierdie en onder uitstekende arrikels (Willem Nicol Dirk;e SmHl is stimul...nd en behoort d.ur geen teuh>g gemi, t. Bobby Nel i. 'n 1<'01008 ve.bonde ..n die N G 5.ndingkerl: word ni•. in K..pmd

    A liberal connecting with Africa

    By Bobby Nel ment and.1I the privileges th.t go with it lor an uncertain d", ~ n y? Wl1y would anybody """,mit "!IOcio1suicide" .s the writer calls it? OLTSIDE THE GATE: THE STORY o r Mill SMITH by Rebe«. The bonk sim ultaneously provides insigh t into the person Niro de Sa.inklnge, Hood.. and SkJughkln Publi.h..... 1989, 230 J"gn. Smith and the historic and political situ.tion in Sout" AIri", The description of his childhood years throws light OIl the Afnkdner w.y of upbringing and their thinking, w~ile the information about th' T HIS isabiographyot Broederbond and the people who played a decisive role in defining Dr Nico Smith, ..",ll<'J\tly apartheid in the late 1930s.nd early 'Ws is useful. wriU<'J\ by a journalist. S~e In a """" it is a histori<:al chronicie ot. part 01 Soulh Africa's hi!­ touches on difficult per· klry. We get a gbm.... of behind the """"" power plays in polit i<:< and ,onol questions, which i. in the c~urrh . Niro Smith's personal ",periences 01 intimidation or the """"""'Y and unavoidble. hand, of indi,'iduals .nd institutions l8roederbond, church, univer· Why d"" a well-respec­ sity) gi_ one.n idea of the "mafia·d••rocte" ot power systems. ted person with ~i. feet Saintong'" .ppn>;lch gives a .pecial charoeter to this bio gra ph y. strongly in the Afri k.ner Niro Smith is no! portrayed .s • hero OJ model charac!<'r, hut as • P"" establishment, leave t~e son with stm1gths and weak""""", Smith i.like a prophet ralling in Broederbond? Why does . the d...rt: >!>me people ",""ted 'gainst it, othe... changed their opi'" w.I(.kJl()Wll prot""..." I...,.. ion, but nobody could just ignore it. a prestige position . t the Why i. the m....ge which Smith proclaimed for so long , tiU of University of St.lI<'J\boo

    By Anthon! van Nieuwker1l Conoidor. fer ...mplo. ono of w... coaditions ~ ClJI'IOidrIv /Of 1 >tIno Of "","nIOn; thL- lbility of tho A!'iD SORTHU .. llELASO. ~di ld 1>, H ~ ....u Gil'."N and Ill...... to roform..w. thoir .....,...mw idonlitin llId in_ in ...... ~._ Odonl U.i....i,.,. rr- .. ~. -';110 1"-, wo~ which .....~...... on:;! tho i3f*itY al thopoIit­ m ....IoothMIUOS-.. Kl',9S. i­ '""-....b,.-Iosodon p~ ....nt 110 60. tanpll"Hi¥e oNlyoil '" WHY WOULD If&In:IiIl3 tho /int coad.-.Giboaw 1fII'OI1Nl. 101 1""""- ~d Am:a. .... IrNnd IIId R.v. ....1101 an _1o Ihoot-IhIoor to _.".... tho AIIlor'o:arII..u...1iwI tho ~ ,,1Iot. thm. .. Iho Nru.. of Iht ",ct. a, /mm wllidI t"- IhmP to(i...... '""&'7 (2tIfI(lI """'J"" Uwddor GiIi IrNNl ond kneI an! Ewm tries to odd.­ ... quor'Ili;onhmllrt-land from • rot.....tlinllly diffntonl .,.,..p«tiv•. In • caSHlUdy (-A .- fr(Jl'tl lIl' Bogsid. ") 110 look ,I w' Y'In which onu""",pIoyed family hvi/lg ;" • -mg..:\uo Clolholic gh<-t to in l<>ndondmycalled n.. llog. iM , lritI to GILIOMEE: as~ioo s holly ADAM: rfM;i,,1nationalists al "'I'" with tlwU,,;,>ltn! "'Virorllllfflt. Trogilrfw.nd no """'bans. Apter's CMHtIIdy . But whit &bout South Alml Gi~Irguol 1Nl. 10 in tho.- of ~ that vIc>lnw;.r .. linbd to ttniitioot> 0/ marginabty, WId... w""' lorati. 1 .,....,...mcoI ad_~IIu horn . 1writhout tho, Wool in-'in Ind lrIdirIfI willi South AIm tho ~ Ind Ionri.and lourdwlp6on"" 50uth AbU. whatdo_lNml <1_ AI"";"'. On tho <>thor ... tM IIlminiomtion of r W Both& IIw coN'Iids in tluw __ ho...." pani<'­ m.-:I to C<1Mider tho, A' lItiI__ It .",-. thIIII GilirJmo" ...... thal iI ~ " 110 IIw -..nd pIQ. d tluw ~S""'I" ~"W',.".....d lbt il lO til' t8dwd .. South AbU. it will til' boauto South AfriaI .... "" ~ Ioord 1M>! onl,-Ior INIm.IIpin but &bo... IIndnpiII dwir...-J idfnD. ..,...... pIIIImO ..-hidI. II ill tho eMf" oIloooa.o1_ In!Und. (illn ~ ... Thudly, ~ iI ..-tuns ~ 10 thL- SlNCP 01 tho, tubofdi. let OIl bohI-If of tho inlanl1 _ a...t '...._'. J'frl'.opt. by doIninml poblicaIlIIIhtuy ~ . - IIw A-.c. IRA on:;! PLO in W t!Ifft _ W>door ~ THIS ..- iI not oh&nd...nmy b,.-1lI tho ro< lbout In:IolId on:;! bnd /~, but 10 him it II u n~ fer ~ h Africa. n.w. WJrid "bIdwlrd.-". \.&olIy. tho conflicts in IlIIh:ft of tlwoo II'dtftd of talking of In intnronunulIIl & SInlggk This implk-o that would til' men .pp",pri."~. Adom ~ to Ny tNl l-ny romprornN •• l'imlaIly im poooiblf to _ 10 d ~ ...,;,;,j 1"001...... uch 1-' pool" will til' bot..--. racial n.otionllillJ .nd tho ....jority «JmmitteO many ''''JIM'.with """" lIIlnlduction .,....u- thr -.I.. It Joost """" insight ink> thr ...... t!lor

    Afrikaans hel jar. lank apartheid vergestalt, maar swart Afrikaans­ ~ .... d.. 10.11 - d.. bo'_'~b• sprekendes tiel reeds begin om die taal te bevry van verlede...... INS 51 -... - _ dot dit boeoiwJt Sv ....n bW bg. ~ diem ...~ wrkrumlll<'l. Gooprtl.... 00f """"",,,nd~hng .""11\'''''"'", "'k wlho. wal d.. polnolioc'On .·ol l ..·.d... v i. ' n fl.g,."I.. Sond.. liitJd.. ~lmd••k>it (,ofiirmab'" actionl ..n ....-Il.Ihghed ..,.. d.. jorNng<> '.... "-Tu l ,"",,'UI in himl..pn_,'on ver...... • """""'Nng".n die .w," Afri40nw geIoos ..'''''"- ing ...... - 'n .,",l..l n~ . In d.. vm.de is taal. V." KhO<'k h.,..o•. di~ Af,i k..n", io. lruk$i.t.al Spr... !\1'...... noloplik. ~n..l. id t. ond M,...... (l ~ l~) (l/ die At.hie;e in, kJed die dnmin• •~nd •. vr,d..l..nd. l ..al ler ,',n v..-g<"l.I1 . Oit ..1du, 'n d....nLf:!. t••l' trat...­ d Afrik.,o... 1..I,I",kluu, (om ,ok. 1es I. Afrik..", m".~ h,...,....,.nd at sy spre"'",I ...., gir will om die." ded..,"'An t. h",,'d. or Oil impli .....,. die nnmidd. lli.. oph<'ffing v ," Di. p",minen,i. "'n Afri".n. in dir poli· """m) "'on w";nig "n die lig, Afrikaan,. " ' , ,,I" 'aa1" eo'o "'S'I.'lin~," ti,"" ""nlrum va. die heg<'llluddi k hoi die AI'i....n"" h·,mioo]ogi. ~ · 'n id""log,..·,-.rd,aa,d. g""kied.nlS. Tog huldig d" opin'" "I. nood wendig die dr..... ,'.n Afrik...... si<"',lIi>me ga.n word. Di••Ini.... g",nd.l.g von beg'ipp. soos "",Ii""",t. V A" .,,'.rt Af"...... pre•...... t.. roe Alhoe wel c;..rril Vilp... """'" in ' n ,,..,.;; . 1:.1­ -",,*. ,01.. kulluu'" ;, """"otion on'.....,..,· DIE Lii'f'"l""l-fflanse dium von 'un.h"mui. ve,kl.., het d., b. ar m.1 die . 1..1..1_01. in .nd., 1.1• . dial o kv~ " k.iMnh.id i. nie g._o""g oi. Atriw", gdlandhuf ...... oit ond.....lldribowr · VoIk'l!..kird. ni. - "" "pooopl,·. hiSl<,ry" is St.ol'odMnlwl. w. 1in d;'"d.. von I'To>IIer M'd, ;,n;.. ~d... huidilV "ill<' dolk 'n wr­ byv""rb...ld IWH oov. ..""nh.a, h~d•. ing.."", i. Om Af,ikaan. no .y s1wiwing n n ,undpunl, Afri kun..p...k..nh..id h..1 vi, Af'ika"..... "Kleurling>k.>Ji' .., so...... bohoon ormtig Iwr· H i ~, d i ~ • •li k.1 p,"""'" d i ~ po.i.i. nn ..,...It m<>bil_ ingtbou• ...-wyl .....11 __ ...... wml HI num'" .. mui vir die ryu..;d ~in 'n borYTydo So,oid.Afril.o ~ """VftI1IOII' '"" d... 1.IolI1r u-oor tw.Un", hond""'w..... ,.•• ~ n ~.n AtnkM... is dlt nood· -.lftId1wid in AIn...... don .-h'...... i.lik..;, d ~ d.1 n lId ... 'Spfaakgemeenskaplike beginsels eeroer rot ...... ,., ""'- ""' die lD ....1M. ~ '"oil --.;l •. Tot d _ .. ~ .l'fdr II Suio;I.AInUome ~ as die domlnerende, verdelende karakter io qlof IIIOrilik. ,,",,,",,ohoar 1IWt die ide­ ~ .mp>Wr ..un. Dir In io "'" "'" ..... van Afrikaans moelloenemend al sy ...·.. _Scad·1o/nW- ~8.Id.~~.n-. 0;" l>tf;np ". ", powl" """'" ,I,l .... ftiftS in '. IIJNand~ODI d... w.... sprekers dieo' bodry/ wurd...... ~~ ba~ I1r henle!. _ v...al.llip.;d in "P &ro of _1.IIt hod ~... So,oid.Afril.o tot >vir ~kom. 01 di ~ h'nhi.. - iurid i.... po l1l1"', Afrlkaan. i. d lf .lg.I,,1'" 100 jo., nou Tot du .v ~r w•• d ,.. lu ll>tl~ id d ..krim- '*""""""' ... OJ"'O"dkundlg - It...... -w flit. In vnbtnd Atn...... ~ HI polio intftond, fit lI""'lall;'~_d... 'n poging om Of' dftnoIu...... wyoor .... die ti<'~ g, Oil hO!'I ,-ml.. gdei lal d,.....g~ ""'" .....rl ..,ndie ~ von d.. ..-_51~lot d.. fwIl..soos '""... __1IWtdit~... dturAIn""'" am p..al~ "".b,ug " "" l""8'ng 101 10m· bohoon ...... ~_...... "Ie word. Of i. ...I...i.. YOn "".hH..ing ~n "~rd~ling p<'\(ftIlM__ 1<10 >Wb)< d.. "'"Y"""'n 'n WI. wM "O n Rights k..-. N..... Soulh At..... " ood..... """" om Oil i> 1.w.1l Afri ~ ,,'ol, die ,-rylwd~ v,n illdi",;duo, " '",,ron· l """l on ~' d - ....:1m die 1870". gebruik i, <>m reg ", VI)' van di. Alrikao...· ,innati, Ii""" , ,,,.01· politi.l. m' g .an di, 8.il... imp<"riali'l' l<' d., W l gt•. u n .. sp....k. AIIIoow'" hioNi. ...OO!'d .hk.hoid. d~ t>evrydiog . o "'h.obihl.... ",",>.ry; ido.l. ' 0 "'l';"oNiRef bed eli~ io du, """",ilsig ~a n Af, ikaan. begin h.l. Sonde, die l on, ­ • Afrih.m g. h, uik " om hl.nke 'lei. i, die pro.,i... impli"''''" daan/an nos mali g. l>o m~ g li gi og ,'.n kommi"ies, koo" Af, ik..o"prok.nd_, "nd., d ie lerm ni. "ill(O> pel ni,', Die 1..1"1;10 wrJi.n ,·erd.", g...... "" bu",k",ie hel Afrikaao, ood", 'w . ~ · Afrikao. .... 101 'n p,,!iti• •• ",,,11' t. ..odag Af'i kaan" p,.k.ode. Il"'g,'n,'<'m os kommo· mOOilisrt ' y ,,-,);rnatig. po< ;n die • Afrl.... o. ·n . k. 11u.i,w~.n vffd.I,nd ~ s..olho. Si'''iti. s"tswao• . Eng~l>. Toongo Afrik..nolNed.t1..,d.. d.,-.",.nl by d;" Atri...""",,,,p p." hO!'I; IS,,",ngo.ol. V....d•. XIi""" ..n Zulu, Op die lJnh·....i..;' .... W...Ko.o pl.".l-