The report says in recent weeks, a series of leaked documents, statements by former members of the South African security forces, and confessions extracted from high-ranking South African government officials have exposed the depth of Pretoria's involvement in orchestrating political violence in the country's Black townships; these revelations give a clear account of Pretoria's extensive campaign to discredit the African National Congress, to strengthen the ANC's opponents, and to impede progress toward a new constitution; during the past five years, the South African government has diverted over $525 million to a "Secret Services Account". The report says many of the disclosures involved...
The report says in recent weeks, a series of leaked documents, statements by former members of the South African security forces, and confessions extracted from high-ranking South African government officials have exposed the depth of Pretoria's involvement in orchestrating political violence in the country's Black townships; these revelations give a clear account of Pretoria's extensive campaign to discredit the African National Congress, to strengthen the ANC's opponents, and to impede progress toward a new constitution; during the past five years, the South African government has diverted over $525 million to a "Secret Services Account". The report says many of the disclosures involved South African government assistance for Chief Buthelezi's Inkatha Freedom Party; through the security police, the government disbursed $88,000 to finance two Inkatha rallies. The report says a security police memo indicated that the contribution was also intended to revive Inkatha's flagging support; the South African government hoped that Inkatha would act as a foil to the ANC at the time of its unbanning. The report says the "Secret Services" provided $526,000 to the United Workers' Union of South Africa (UWUSA); UWUSA was formed in May 1986 in response to the launch of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). The report says although Chief Buthelezi insists that Inkatha follows a policy of nonviolence, Inkatha members have often responded violently to political opponents. The report says a KwaZulu constable admitted that when Inkatha members were arrested, KwaZulu officials typically instructed that they should be released; in a few instances, the body of evidence against prominent Inkatha officials has become so overwhelming that a conviction has been secured. The report says meanwhile, the South African military has instigated violence in other ways; according to a former army sergeant, Felix Ndimene, army "special forces" have been responsible for a number of attacks; Ndimene claimed that 120 soldiers of the SADF's notorious Five Reconnaissance Regiment (Five Reece) were involved in attacks over the past year; Five Reece is better known for its counter-insurgency work and cross-border raids against ANC members in the 1980s. The report says it is a mistake to relax those pressures now, when Black South Africans are within sight of obtaining the political voice necessary to ensure the irreversibility of recent reforms; the United States must retain and strengthen existing sanctions on South Africa, and must link their cessation to concrete progress toward universal franchise in South Africa. The report discusses Samuel Jamile, Psychology Ndlovu, the Inkatha Youth Brigade, the South African Council of Churches (SACC), the murderous AmaSinyora vigilantes, the Swanieville settlement outside Johannesburg, Nico Basson, the South African Defence Force (SADF, South African Defense Force), AK-47 rifles, township residents, a camp in Namibia's Caprivi Strip, the South African Police (SAP), rocket launchers, submachine guns, KwaZulu, covert activities, Chief Buthelezi, Inkatha Freedom Party, sanctions, President F.W. de Klerk, the Weekly Mail, security police, labor rights, violence, the Community Agency for Social Enquiry, and the National Party.
