ECSA Bulletin

Contents: HUNGER STRIKERS IN BOPHUTHATSWANA, SOUTH AFRICA • The newsletter reports political prisoners in Bophuthatswana bantustan in South Africa continue their hunger strike, demanding they be released; reports say 62 men are involved, including the longest hunger striker, Johannes Simelan, today in his 51st day. The newsletter asks people to send messages in condemnation to Ambassador Harry H. Schwartz, South African Embassy, and Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Herman J. Cohen, Department of State. The newsletter reprints newspaper articles including: "Killings push S Africa nearer to anarchy" by David Beresford, "ANC floats plan to share white assets" by David Beresford, "Killings make a nonsense of democracy" by John Carlin, "Pattern emerges in SA massacres" by David Beresford, "SA train victims capture attackers" by John Carlin, "Brits camp a base for ex-Koevoet members" by Gaye Davis, "'Policemen in Inkatha shirts tortured me'" by John Carlin, "Tortured black boy jailed for stealing TV set" by John Carlin, "The SADF reaches out to its neighbors" by Gavin Evans, "Storm brews around hunger striker" by Wally Mbhele, "SA labour leaders convicted of kidnap" by John Carlin, "US ban deals big blow to South African arms maker" by David Beresford, "Civic leader's assassination marks sharper political targeting by hit-squads", and "Army and police hit-squads may separately have hunted Chief". The newsletter discusses the African National Congress (ANC), F.W. de Klerk, Cyril Ramaphosa, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Value Added Tax (VAT), Robert Mugabe, the Commonwealth summit, the Democratic Party, Zach de Beer, Nelson Mandela, the National Party, the KTC squatter camp, majority rule, the Soweto township, police, Vosloorus township, Foreign Minister Pik Botha, foreign investment, the international community, Thokoza, Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Gill Marcus, terror on Johannesburg's trains, Captain Eugene Opperman Katlehong, Albert Dlamini, Simon Ngomane, the South African Police (SAP), the South Africa Defence Force (SADF), PJJ Opperman, Solly Phetoe, the Hartbeesfontein Civic Association. The South West African Territorial Force's 202 Battalion, refugees, Noco Basson, Safair, the funeral of Sam Ntuli, Israel Mabote, a MK-47, MK (Umkhonto weSizwe), apartheid, Louis Trichardt, Frank Mokwati, Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), juvenal prison, the Department of Correctional Services, Johan van der Westhuizen, security forces, Commandant AH Louw, a Zairean army infantry column, Renamo (MNR), Daniel Arap Moi, Bethuel Kiplagas, the Nkomati Accord, Felix Ndimene, Carlitos Jose Maria, UNITA, General Juvenal Habriyamana, the Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF), Colonel Alex Kanarengwe, Nico Basson, Barry Baxter, Bophelong Hospital, the Mafikeng Anti-Repression Forum (MAREF), the Pretoria Council of Churches, Rev. Jacob Mminele, Dr. Willem Kotze, Godfrey Mothibi, the Bophuthatswana Prisons Department, Lucas Mangope, the South African Council of Churches (SACC), Frank Chikane, Jay Naidoo, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). Sidney Mufamadi, Moses Mayekiso, the National Peace Accord, Monge Maleka, the South African weapons industry, Armscor, an embargo, sanctions, the illegal sale of missile parts, Beverly Barrett, a South African arms smuggler, Reginald Rossum, Johan van Vuuren, Captain Brian Mitchell, Jerome Gabela, the Civic Associations of Southern Transvaal (CAST), the Tokoza Civic Association, the Human Rights Commission, Papo Manyakalle, Nhlanhla Makhanya, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), Chief Mhlabunzima Maphumulo, Contralesa, Constable Lucky James Mntambo, detained, Westville Prison, KwaZulu police, Sipho Madlala, the University of Zululand, the Trust Feeds murder trial, Major Deon Terblanche, Jerome Gabela, Roy Ngcobo, a forced removal, Sabasaba, Staff Sergeant Grobler, Black Sash, R.F. Botha, Minister of Justice S.G. Mothibe, Minister of National Health Dr. E.H. Venter, and Health Minister Khaole.