[Dear Friends, Violence in South Africa has claimed the lives of almost 700 people since the recent announcement on 2 July of the date for this country's first non-racial elections …]
[Dear Friends, Violence in South Africa has claimed the lives of almost 700 people since the recent announcement on 2 July of the date for this country's first non-racial elections …]
Lee reports on the Ecumenical Monitoring Programme in South Africa (EMPSA), a joint effort by the South African Council of Churches, Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference, and the World Council of Churches to monitor the violence and to support local peace efforts. Based in Ladysmith, in northern KwaZulu Natal, she reported on Inkatha preventing the opening of an ANC office and security forces continuing to refer to the ANC as "the enemy." Lee learned of some successful local peace efforts, but said problems cannot be resolved without all parties forming a jointly-run security force. Two article are included: "Just another bloody Sunday," by Phillip van Niekerk,...
Lee reports on the Ecumenical Monitoring Programme in South Africa (EMPSA), a joint effort by the South African Council of Churches, Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference, and the World Council of Churches to monitor the violence and to support local peace efforts. Based in Ladysmith, in northern KwaZulu Natal, she reported on Inkatha preventing the opening of an ANC office and security forces continuing to refer to the ANC as "the enemy." Lee learned of some successful local peace efforts, but said problems cannot be resolved without all parties forming a jointly-run security force. Two article are included: "Just another bloody Sunday," by Phillip van Niekerk, editor of the Weekly Mail and Guardian, and "South African Spoiler," about Chief Magosuthu Buthelezi, by Allistar Sparks in the Washington Post.
