#119
Episcopal Churchpeople for a Free Southern Africa
New York, New York, United States
December 10, 1991
10 pages
The newsletter says the South African Council of Churches, its component churches and individual churchpeople have long been targeted by the apartheid regime; Pretoria regards the religious opposition - of all faiths - fully as threatening as its political opponents and has used its security forces, clandestine killer units and disinformation campaigns against them. The newsletter says Pretoria - touted as devoted to democracy - has concocted a new scheme: a fake pamphlet aimed to discredit the SACC's firm stand in support of sanctions and to direct a flood of hungry and impoverished people toward SACC headquarters in central Johannesburg (the original Khotso House was destroyed by a...
The newsletter says the South African Council of Churches, its component churches and individual churchpeople have long been targeted by the apartheid regime; Pretoria regards the religious opposition - of all faiths - fully as threatening as its political opponents and has used its security forces, clandestine killer units and disinformation campaigns against them. The newsletter says Pretoria - touted as devoted to democracy - has concocted a new scheme: a fake pamphlet aimed to discredit the SACC's firm stand in support of sanctions and to direct a flood of hungry and impoverished people toward SACC headquarters in central Johannesburg (the original Khotso House was destroyed by a secretly placed bomb just over three years ago). The newsletter includes a copy of the fake pamphlet. The newsletter reprints newspaper and magazine articles including "Amnesty begins investigation of SA police" by John Carlin, "A glimpse of the 'new South Africa' at work" by John Carlin, "De Klerk's double agenda" by Nico Basson, "Challenges for the ANC", “I’m not the last white head of state – FW”, “SA police ‘funded Inkatha rally despite pledges’” by David Beresford, “Jittery white businesses and high black expectations haunt the ANC”, “De Klerk ‘discussed control of Armcor by Israel’ on recent visit”, and “Military meeting hears plug for Europe-style regional security body”. The newsletter includes copies of subscription information for SOUTHSCAN, the Weekly Mail, and Work in Progress. The newsletter discusses Rev. Dr. Frank Chikane, Amnesty International, F.W. de Klerk, the South African Defence Force (SADF), 'Operation Agree' in Namibia, the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA), P.W. Botha, SWAPO, the Nationalist government, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), the National Party, Louis Pienaar, Pik Botha, the Joint Management Committee, SABC, the National Coordinating Mechanism, the African National Congress (ANC), Nelson Mandela, mercenaries, the 32 Battalion, killings, Tokoza township, the Dutch Reformed Church, the Commission of Inquiry into the Prevention of Public Violence and Intimidation, Richard Goldstone, the Goldstone Commission, the Tokoza Civic Association, Israel Mahote, Eddie Sab, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the National Peace Accord, Solly Sithole, and Sam Ntulu.
Episcopal Churchpeople For A Free Southern Africa
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Used by permission of former board members of the Episcopal Churchpeople for a Free Southern Africa.
Elizabeth S. Landis collection, National Archives of Namibia
