The leaflet says since 1987, more than 5,000 people have been killed and more than 100,000 left homeless in violence between black political factions in South Africa. Because of the white government's unwillingness to control the violence, the African National Congress (ANC) is reevaluating its participation in negotiations about the country's future. The leaflet says supporters of Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi's Inkatha Freedom Party have clashed with ANC supporters since the mid-1980s. With the help of the government, Inkatha has extended the violence from its base in the province of Natal to the townships around Johannesburg, where the conflict has rapidly escalated in the last year. The...
The leaflet says since 1987, more than 5,000 people have been killed and more than 100,000 left homeless in violence between black political factions in South Africa. Because of the white government's unwillingness to control the violence, the African National Congress (ANC) is reevaluating its participation in negotiations about the country's future. The leaflet says supporters of Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi's Inkatha Freedom Party have clashed with ANC supporters since the mid-1980s. With the help of the government, Inkatha has extended the violence from its base in the province of Natal to the townships around Johannesburg, where the conflict has rapidly escalated in the last year. The leaflet discusses Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok and Defense Minister Magnus Malan. The leaflet asks people to write to South African President F.W. de Klerk and South African Ambassador Harry Schwarz. It also urges letters to members of Congress asking them to call on the South Africa government to investigate the role of the security forces in the township violence, block a proposed $1 million in U.S. aid to Inkatha, and maintain continued U.S. sanctions against South Africa until a "one person, one vote" system is established. The leaflet includes QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
