The leaflet says on September 7, Ciskei Defence Force (CDF) soldiers fired on a large crowd of demonstrators without warning, killing 24 and injuring 195. The demonstrators were protesting the continued existence of the "homelands" and the oppressive regime of Brigadier Oupa Gqozo, the military ruler of the Ciskei bantustan. The march was sponsored by the African National Congress (ANC), the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), and the South African Communist Party. The South African Defence Force (SADF) is actively involved in the CDF; the head of the CDF, Brigadier Marius Oelschig, and many CDF officers are or have been employed by the SADF, including the officer in charge on...
The leaflet says on September 7, Ciskei Defence Force (CDF) soldiers fired on a large crowd of demonstrators without warning, killing 24 and injuring 195. The demonstrators were protesting the continued existence of the "homelands" and the oppressive regime of Brigadier Oupa Gqozo, the military ruler of the Ciskei bantustan. The march was sponsored by the African National Congress (ANC), the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), and the South African Communist Party. The South African Defence Force (SADF) is actively involved in the CDF; the head of the CDF, Brigadier Marius Oelschig, and many CDF officers are or have been employed by the SADF, including the officer in charge on the day of the massacre. The leaflet asks people to write Brigadier Oupa Gqozo (Chairman of the Military Council), State President F.W. de Klerk, and Minister of Foreign Affairs R.F. Botha to urge them to establish a full, public judicial inquiry into the massacre, bring those responsible for the killing to justice, compensate families of the victims, protect those who participated in the march from reprisals by the Ciskei Defence Force, and require the "homelands" to allow peaceful, democratic expression of opposition. • Blaming the victim • WHAT YOU CAN DO
