EASTERN C A P E Anticipating m, the Future

EASTERN C A P E

lal ,nn <lv..r a Oew U""I, tut,o n " "wry da nge rous exercis,' hI"""".. InSouth Alricd t h••n: 's a lack 01 <lny,·"i'llng ~oci<ll P'ac t I [(, o( right.. . "?\"0",1il ul ion which f'",vidt'~ d,'m, >n"cy will m",'<l 10 pmvnle fm n ·r·I" in ril;ht, wh irh ' tru mp' d a im,haw d u n ,,)Ci,d inIP,,·'t Withoul d, i gh f ~ tradinon lhi, b,>rn mp, PMncularlv <I,lIicull"

I"of Davis reterred to Ur /\ 11" .,Sachs, whu ha~ sard that. in Ih,'pwL~",S of reconstructing Soulh At·rica on the sue oi t hl' n."t",~,.,n

Apan heid fo rtress .eli..JI>! ,..m,na ·tio n fm .L11SOlJth Ai ri c<l n, will b,·t he t" " 'n t ia l nbiecuve. n,I1 <O Il<l1libero1lion th.· ~uh "<lou- '" the pm·n_", d" mou arv the lo'm and human righ" th.. go,, 1 Scl,hs go.,~ " nto warn t h<l l .,,-o no lll ir il11 h.., l" n,e,C.l" " '<:1 h~' ,o,pilrtht'ld will h"w to Ill'red,~",,,~l. h, '<: au.... any ronsnnrru mth.n p rott·<:t, t h.. ht·n.. ii t~ 01 APMtherd ""hill' purpor ting 10 d l" t'o\,t h,· to rt ress w ,lI n. 'wr attain 1"J:ilJ lll a r ~'

~l't ..",ng to the rn..,dom Cha nl'r.Pro i navIS pOinted O\JI th at It i, p "-'c i><' ly h",-"u~" the ChoUlt'!' dUI's not, 'nl'I"'}g. ' .} com' l iIU li' '''<l1much-I ofn'n tra l planning that .. ' y>l pm otlaw ,'m,- rg,ng out o j l h,' CharterCcl n ..ddr"" it ,,·11 t<J t h, · plilblem~

" j hieraer hv ,mol admin i~t"ll J VI'

r.enrrahsenon HI .'nt,·'l"''''~ andn,I I''<:l iv.. hodtr-s

Ms Frances K..ndallM~ Ke ndall rc -a ut h",,'<:1 t h, ' hook.~""th Aim'a _ rh,' S" lut",n w,l hh"r hu>b.1nd. Leon I.ouw, SIlt' I'cU"" nl ly involv..d in puhlru 'HlIl"'Gro und ,we ll , SA", a moVt'ffiI'nta iming to pfOmnt,- t he Col r1 [On ' y,'terna, " ,' iahl,· co n, t itu t ional alt..r·native.

Sht" l1ot~,,1 t h" t whd.. "'fill' aspe-CIS 01 ,} 'ww d l ~f",malL"n arp"p" " to d ,St. uss,on and compr,,-1ll1"'. both blacks .m d Whltl" h<lwn'n<li" "nOn-ll l1(o t idh le" d" mand,for h l<l. k. th"~e ind ud,- the totdlu na mhigu"''' ''''<lpl"ng oi "pari·twid . full cil il t'nship , and e-qual{ ivil ,111,1 polrl,r.a l ,Ight, III an undlvidPd Soulh Ai nca. W h,t,· non-"" I\o l 'a hl" riem unds tnclude th"prl,,,,,,,,,tlon 01 W..~ te rn value, ,1Ild

t hroug h till' .t,~" wh,,-h CIII m, ndtl'dIn Ih.. n'n>t ltullO n ot 1874, whichcon smutron I~ adhl'rPd to (in adapt,'Ii fmm ) to Ihi, day _ He wa rnf":]" gdi'1\! Iwlit'vlllg tb .1I t h,· canton'y'tl'm could easily Ill' adapt,,<l tothl' S< >!Jlh African ~i IU,Il" '" hy dividing South AIriC<l toto rnanv ( dntOn,"'Sw itz..r1,md h<l ~ not n..en dlv,dedinto canto m hUI ,t was rbc canton ,whu joult'd ami created Ih.. COntederanon", hl' ,a id

Th~. sup,,'m,' and gov..mi ng " ut honlY of t he ConjN]t'r;, t ion i, a f('<i·..,a I (ounl'il COIIIIlI" " ,] of H'Venmemhers. There is no ,epar"ll- H.·at]of 51.11e, no pres ident, nO prinlt'm ini,ter and oi u>u".. no king," 5w i ,~ pecpl.. hdvl- d l wav~ h....n<lg.lln~t g,vl IlIlIOO r uur.h POw,,( 10 d

.ingle pI.'fson", AmlJolSSol<Jo' QUIIKh••,pm",ked .

At lhe .. nd of l h,~ op.-ning addn'" , th .. f ir~1 panel di~u" lon

n >m ml'nu 'ti , ill "lhjl'CI ht.'inll'

A FUTURE CO "'lSTITUTlON

Prof Denni$ Da...i$Prof Da,'i, i, a gr",]ua!l' ot Cambring" Unlver~itV. England, and i~

" urn' nl ly t... -Iufing al t h, ' Umv\' rsityof Cap" '"wn wi",,,' he 's Alsoci"I, 'Pro f,-"", oi LolW,

He oPt'lwd by 'oily i01( that specu-

KEITH J. WATTRUS1\ ia,cinatl ng artev "I pr(f[11Inpntspea kers gathered In the Pon Eliza 'b, 'lh Cirv Ha ll on 22 September 1l11l8a t an IDASA confere nce a rran gedto .",plm" c"n~lllUl ional ,HId R anoml" optlnn~ ior a tutun- SouthAl ric", IDASA hOf,..d that, hy st-aring th"1f re''''lfch and t'~p" rl ffict's,

t he,,' ~p..a kf'r' would fJpt'n up ant-W v,,,,m fo r Ihl' rutu re . a vrsronwhllch could re lntrod LKe ho pe andconfide nce Into lu nIH",m p lanning, PaOt,1dl~,:u~> io n. WPrP '(rUCl ured in such a way a~ to ..nlCou'agf'dehdl" a lloul p ractica l ~ h.'P~ whl{ hcould he lak.'n alo ng I h,· p,1lh f'omth., p,,'wnt ,llu"tlon, constremeda~ il i~ hy f-"''''nl f",lIc,t>5 . lowMd~l hdt h.·IIN IUI"'''_

Th, ' roni"r"nn ' w"" op"nPd byt h, ' Am l",,,ador n i SWill t'r1 ilfln .lea n Q Uilll-h.., who deli vl'r<,,<l th ..kt'ynolt · ,ldd rl's, In whirh h.. IrdU'<!t he establ i, hnlt' nt o f Ihl' Swi,~ po li ·rica! -v,tern and led Ih., du dil'nn'

Anticipatingthe Future

L-~ ; _~wi \~ Amb".•_,ador "',111 QUI/lche, """" h W" lIru, dnd "wi Doug/a,!r\';ne (Cha i,man).

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,ufl i~i"nt p,ol"dlo" to dllay Ihl'i,II' ''' of hkKk " 'lrihUli"n

,1..1, 1\" ",Ja ll f..lt Ihal a Iprrilmia llyha",d "'d"'i11 svstcm. devoid of"lhnll'i1l1y h,,,('<1 tearores. I, mOSIpromi,inl: lor South Atuca . PowprI'o u ld 1>< ' dpvolv•...-t al"nl: federalIi ",·, to d large numh", of un its .Ihp"'hy nol onl~' ,,,d,l(in;: nmfliclhut abo ac commodating diversitvhy allowing a greeter vanetv ofpolrncal. econcmrc and welfareI ~ ) I roes 10 funrtron srnudtancouslv,

,1..1 , K.>ndilll rcmrluded bv refer, inl: 10 referenda 01\ Ihp 1ll0S1 rd i·o1h l" WilY of d cterrnirunu whal ernzens wanl 1:0\'>'1/1 m,'nl to do ,q:..,d ·inl: particutar iss llt' s. "Ord inarvIlt'opll' 01 ..II ran', would I,.. ecliveIv involved III Ih" fm mu l" l io n o fpohcn-v "fft":'I"'!: Ihl'm. " This 'v' ·rem woul d <lutonMticaliv provid"pmll'lliun for hoth minorities andmajorltl"' , Ihp I" tt." hping no 010''''th,,,, I:IOUpS of ",d,v,d"ill, h"v",;:r Ommo n valu." , p"'fpre nre, .1nOinll'''' ' h .

Dr Tom LodgeDr Lo,IW', " w dduillp of the Umver"Iy 01York. Engla nd . CUrrt'nIIV It..:. luft" '" Polilil',,1 Stud res "I WitsUniw "ilv and is 't'nowrl''':! for h i ~

"""Mch and writing, on Ihl' Ai,i( "n Nationa l Co ngre" (ANCl.

In thts discusvion . D, Loo ge outli"" o th,' Mgum.·"I, '" f"vo ur of .'I

un'tarv majoritarian um'lilut'on"II IS u)n(e lv.,hl,' Ih;ll 11I'oflh' COu Idhl' educated 10 find m",i l in vuch" p I io ns " ~ "<Jn~o.: iationa l i sm , ca nto n" fl~l<" illism <l nd so on , hUI Ithink il i~ tml ikl'lv tha t :I", h .",1", al ion wil l fI"ve much S"IC"" _ nol,IS lonl: es the chief advo<:atp, ofsu.-fI ,<:IlPmt'S arc ncb , whil" ilndp, ivii<'g,...-t : ' hl' ~a id,

IJr Loog" though t th<ll a h''' ' l'p" ",:onrl ilion for the l'xi<'II'nc<' ofd ,'me ""dCVii that dll cit i' l'n, i hou ldhdVI' a uniform St'l o( po lil ica lrighl '. Hf' could !lot b"lipvl' thatat cordHlg group r1l:ht" i.l'. IIghlswh,ch ,u e enjovod bv O1"mI1l"5 o iparti, 'ula, races . cornmunit i, 'i , Ioca lilies or '''1('''''', co u ld <:nn fm 01wllh th l' nrtnctple of unoformilYl h., pmvision of I" ,li li<:ill ,ighl, toSo uth Alricil'i blad, wo"lrl have10 hl' accc.nca nn-d by iI la "Iy ;:'ealdegree ot r-conom ic "",ltstrlhution"1h i, " .'llisl rihu llun could t"ke " 'v" ' il l form, _ fro m Ihl' polincatlvpOflular hut ,'u",om i<:i1l1v dantagIn;: option of forc,.d n mfi'cal inn .Ihmu!(h v"r iou, form, u f sta te ta ke" v" IS '" parI ic ipal" '" '" f'nt"'pri....,

Frilnce" Kt'nddll. loint author ofSouth Africa , the SolUlion.

w ith c.cmpe nvatioo 10 for merowners. 10 redumbunon throughIht' Iisr al 'yStNl! <t nd tnu<.h monambit rous Ii'P'" of p uhl lc soci,,1 in·v,'stmenl lh.m p"",' nll" ..xi,!. AllIhl's,' would r,"-lU"" a ~()v.'rnm"nl

wtth >lmn" 1'0""'" - and fa" lvu'n l,a li,..d on"" in ",d,', 10 ov,',com" " 'l(io n.11 dl·v.·lopml'nt o i, IM,il i." .

"So ulh Afril'iI" chacactensncsrio" 't suggest a particu I;Hlv p r.'s~in ll

""Iui 'em.'nl 10 ' tederal forms ofadm",i~t,alion ," he continu..d. ·'CN ·Id",lv there I~ a great c ultura l andl i ngu i ~t 'c div('fSltV - bUI memb...,o f different comrnunmev inh"h ilmor,' Of ltoss t11<' sa m" 1l' ''''Il'dph ilal~p.1r:p

"Why d" ' 0 nMny 11I..,p l" hawproblems wilh tiIP notion nf m<lim·ity f" l"r D, l od l(" asked "Whilesunder majority fUl .. in pml-ap<lfl held Sout h Al,ic" il,eunlik..lv to 1)('th.' ohj,..:.,t oj , y, tpmal;c pe',,'r:unon On d ,ar ial h",i , ; th"y " '" suffi·c ienl ly num..r",,, dnd monopolist'sk ills 10 a n ('xt.'nl 10 ma ke thisralh,' , unilk"ly un less an extremelv'dc i,l n l,Kk adnumstrunon ta k..,OV('r.

"Th., ht,,1 guarantor thatthe pestdpolrll"'id ildrmn i'llation will res(wet ", ,, ,Iil'" frp('<1om, is the eXlent10 whkh Iho, .. freedoms r"m,li rldlivt· wh"n II ,l('{", 'rl<" to power,EVi"V tlm\ ' " fl'OWSp<lJwr is rio" ..:!down. t'v."y urue d man, wo ma n orc. h il rl ts he ld w"houl t' i.1 1. "very

ti "'••a Imli" ",man gOt'S unpuni ~h('d

fm lorturing or killing .'I flI i~"ner,

"v"'y 11m,' a filmily is a,h, tra'ilyl'vi(:!<,,! from II, hom,\ ",""ry l imp abuok i ~ hilnn('<1 , and everv lim.' a no'llani ,ation i, " ·'I,ict<>d. pl',marll'nt d"milg.' milv Ill' being inflirt..don Ih" politi c<ll culture o f th iscc untry. fOf a democratic cu lture th rivestwit in d democratic environment- it IS difficult 10 incubate demo

crilCY undt'< repressroo h" conc lud ed .

rrof O.. wid ....n WykProf V"n V\/vk i ~ P'ofessor of Con-rltutional LdW <II Ih., Unive rsity o fSouth Afnca hu t h<l' b,,,'n s.....",d,>d10 the I\w<tZulu Nal.lllnd"h" whl' '''he is D,rffl",

Prof Van Wyk ,,,,,I h,' wo"ld hesurpnsed if th.. co n, l ltut io n of thefuture was not "o ne hig I'o mpromise", which , I", acknowledged.would 1)(-> lJnlik"ly 10 '<ltisfv thepu,i,l , <l nd th", id"ologUl". II willnot he ,",~"h>d oul end/or "'Iroouct'<! hv the '·so l.. and dulh"nlicrepresemauvo 01 th.. 11I>oplp" o fSooth Africa lwcauSl' 11I,hlicdl plura usm in South Alr;e" Wa' fa r toost ' o ng for thaI. A flJlu,,· consntulion is likelv todl'v"lol' in a otecemeal fa i h ion w ith continuousc han;:",;: "ml ",d m "'",g".

Prof V"n Wyk wa, sceptical of a"nillio nill solu tio n" 10 tl.... "n"lion,,1flrohl,·m ". slaling Ih<lt only ideoIO!ly and i1n obsession with powerwould iI'gue <lgainsl a high degreeo f dp<:t'nl'dli~at ion in SOUl h Africa,rht> gravest dang,·, of this nationalapproach ii th<lt the acnit'Ven1l'ntof the solu tio'! will be delerminf'dhV Ihe ~lowlo'Sl "reform" 0' changef..<:tors in South Afri<:<1 Th is meansth a t " , igh t wing", CO rl S<',v" t iv.·wh ites in o ne P.1M of Soulh Af,i c"wil l rtic tan- Ihe spe"d of c hilnw' inth ,· ,,·,1 of the land.

K.'{"rr",g to the IfwaZulu NatillIndah.l , h" ,aid rh.rt il d"monslraledthai il is possibl.. lor PPOfll", withhighlV tliVt'fllt'rlt fluliti cdl viewlH>inh and a,pi ral ion, In co me upWIth an agr.,.,ahlp I'omp'om iSt", andtunhermor.. shov...,j the vi"hllilv ofregtonal oplion, wilhoUI threatening o r impilirinll th., search for a"national" solution Proi v a n WvkS U~''''lt..: ! thilt a fut lHt> con sutunonwould Ih' V" tn "":t:ef'd, <IS the InddlM had oonr' , in rpconciling Iht'two ost<''!sihlv c o ntredic torv f(~

"u""m"nls of vmversal and g"JUpparticrpaunn. with prev-rvauoo o ff"..:'llom of <I,,,,,r ta non.

M5 Hele n Zillt"11.1, lil l.. ";In ,ml,'p. 'ml, ·nt " 'S,',Ht h·'" """I t",,,I<ln((' juu'nd li ' l m C,J P"Tu",n . Shl' "';I' r""'H'dy il Ilol itic ill"' ''''.'' IKm rl"nt rm tht' Rand f)" ilyMa d ,lnd now .,<lih th,. Bld,-k <;",hM"l\illint, _

'T on' l itut io nal ,tah ility 1\.'n" ' ;lIIv ,e,u lt, trom an a lt",na t ing andtnteracuve process 01 co nlhct andnegonauon . uM d lilt' poin t "reached where the nlolj", ,mt,lgoo·i<;t, Ilt' li t.'w comprurruw to Ill' p,..terahle to o nl:" ing conthct." Mvlill", \ij irl She ronnnued hv to,I",rlnl\ t o> thi, , t ri l\" as th,' "<; Il.>rt'd 1""n'ptio n o j 51" lpmit t,," ; " muturi lI" ',u 'p t,on tllat ,,,It' " a n <lell,,'v, 'more by n-ac Illnl: a set t I"ment Illanh y c o n t ln u, ng t he '!fugg l,· 10'poWt'"

Til" only t il ing that cou Id he 1"'''ditcH'o witll r ertaintv a bout a iutuft·convntunon wa, that nu mod" 1pl"rf'd on the ba,gainml( tahl" atthe o utset would Ii kel~' ezn.. rg" in·1,,<:1 " t Ille end oi the ba rgam, ngp",n's<;, M_, Zille thought. "Ih..mod..l that I'm"'g" , will h,> a retlecI ion ot Ih., , o mp 'o m i, e reached."

,\ h l ill, ' fplt Ihat although rbenwa, nO , ho rtagt' oj " id"a l" modelsior a lutu' " South Alri"a, th.' n-alpmhl,'m in o ur "Ki"ty i, tha t wehave Ilot o onl! l'noul(h " " rk on thl'I,ut" '",, , "0" t,,,, j"'I: a way lt1 wh,,:hWI' call get from wh",,-, we a re nowto a poiot wh.'re the m"im arlO"will be p,epa,,'o , ind,'ed sl'r iou,lvccmmun'd, 10 d i' r u" ing th e "h.,, ·niltiv" " and wht'", th e , hart,<l p, ' r-

cepnon 01 stah' Ill at" I, , u,-h th"t aCU'l' IJ Ultll'''' i, po " ibl,,_"

K.'f" ,,'nn ' w"s m"d., 10 a loca lin il iilt i"", oj l ilt' C.lllt' l ow" ( ityCoun",1 wh it h wa, prt'n", tun' ly in!t'rruplt~! 1" ',:aLI<;e ,t Wit, d ,'><:ow,edth" t th.· c1 i"M I,' tor n"l(o t l,ltlo n,d id nol ., ~ "t.Jt t ilt' 10.-.11 1"",,1. " A,th "'Il' rur rt'nt ly st.md. th" "'I,,""ts ,o bi""tiv", ,>nO id""o l" gi(', of them.. ior ;Ktm, "n' too wid"ly rl ivl" I:enl , "",j th., ,,,n,,, oj trust , und... ·,tandlOg dnd u 'gt'nr~' to" lim it, ,,lto ,·,,,,hl ., "'''' ' t it ut io " ,,1 ",'go ti,, nons to he I,' ,,,ibll'," 11.1, Zill ,· rC'm",kt-d

Zille urgesconference to use"every chance thatcomes up to resolveconflict andproblems bynegotiation. "

SIll' Ielttba t it W.J, til":" ,,,,,, ,,, thaiWI' t'tmt't'n trilt .. on creatmg th, ' " 1'propr i,' ll ' di m""" whi r h n,.."nlu, inl( ,'v,·,,· ,:h,lIll'l' t h,ll co n"" up10 ,,,, ,, lvI' ",,,, tr in and prohll'm, Ity"" I-\()t ,,, t i,,n rh", wo ul0 hl'lp to <'5

tablish Ih.. n,~fi hi " t y' .lnd i"a" h ility of th, ' u mct' pl " j n,'gol ial ,o n," p,ltl it u larlv if il It,,! to Ih., 1'1llpowernwnt o f com munil i." tu di rect and control their o wn d.,,'iny,",'1.1 , ztn« concluded.

Till' second pM",,1 o i<;<:'""ion had a'it, theme :

A future economy

Mr Bobby Godwll,\I , Gutl,,, I1,,, I\"'''P mdu-tnal ,eld 't ,,,n, a nd p"hl" alia lr<; "oll, ,, It,"'1for th,· ,\ nl:lo Ao'"'oeiln Corl l< ll,ltio n " ",I is (Ul ft>ollv , h" i,m"n " ttl'lt' SA{mploy"" Cor\vuh"t ,Vl' Comrn i l!l~' on l" lx>Ur AN,tl r, (SACCO LAl_H,' is nh,uth" r o t l ill' t 'u rr ..nt Ilt"I ·,.. II. ... A {lllm e S(wth A Irlc" V"""",5tr.l t<'~w, .",d I?" ,'/ir""

11.1, Cod", 11 1Il1,'d hi, "dd",,,"C row-th, [qu It I' ,,,,d Par t""p"t" ",",thl' Ih,,~ ide.J> ,lrm ", ri whit:h ht'felt a d.., irt' d .-·t"nom" f"tu,,', ho u ld i'KU '

l h.. wowth illlp..r,l1' V<· " " ghl 10h.,ohvi"u, to ,I II, ill' " "1..01, 11<" """,0 1th.. ait it: ,11 11 , ~-d I<" , h·".'I"l'm" n IIII a " ',,, , u..h ,IS hOU"Il~ , <;( hoo lOllg"nd h"" llh cero . ,\ p,m h,·,d h,,, noto nly '· ' .J(t',b" t..d ou, pov,',ty bu tha' also d i, gu"..d itv t ,u, ' n" tUI<'",I,-\a ny' Iwli, 'vo' t ltdl Sm,th Al, i.." i,"n esseonallv rir h m unt ry, hut witha 1-:"'" " dtio n,11I'rod'KI o j ,ltO,mrlR2 IKJ(j lit" h",1U WP ar,' fa' irom1"' ''' 1\ ahl., t tl "ii"l all "'" I'" 'I' h' "q ual ity "j u , h"n Ioi." ho u" nllscnooh ri g dnd h"J It h Ca rl' 10 "h," hIh..y l..g,lima t.. ly ," I""" " h,· \..Iid

" AI},m l,, ·id ha. I..", n dn " 11" 11'1'of g",,,,th ,"'0 10''''1' viI\", jit " nt ll' h,,,mad.. ..nmom ic I"og" ''' " div i" "I'i"'Wdd 01 " unil, ng " bwel 'v,' 10'o ur I"" ,pl" ," ,\ 11God ",11rt'm,,,h"(!" Ill",,,j,,,, Ihi, ,t h<l' for nxf a 11",1u'" 0 1,"(-o"om,( resourres and h,tsb•..--l,'v llI,,<1 Sout h Att 'ca's l't'o" ,,'n',,,,,I .. t ion_, with worid nt,lrk" t, ," h, 'c"ot in" ,"(j

10.1, G,,,h.,11pOl nlt,,! OUI th,lt twotvpes of "COnom,,: .'q u" lit\ r an h,'di>lllll(u i~h,~! _ ''<lu.. l i t~, fit opportu tutv and ' '<I u" lil y o t ..ntill ..n\t'ntEqu.J lilv 01 opl""tu"'tv nlt'd" , qu,t<'<;imply that all Pt",pl. , , 11 " uld h""""'1" ,,1 accevs tu Ih" ""If"" o fwl'allh, " nrl ' onw p",g"", 11.1, ,>t:C"rrt~! hI" " in th,· J",1 t .... " dl"dd."How,·v. '" int"-1u" I' ti,,, III Ih., ,'nt,t ItL

"'..nt ,10<1 '"'W,Url oi wh it.. and bid. I..'>outn AI,iea", ,, 'mil in vas t. "En ' nom ic puIKi .. , wh irh "dd,,'" " pportuni tv hut ,gn",.. ,' nt,tl ..",,,,,t"fl' doomt-d to tadu,t', " I,.. . a ld

Ihl' th ird go..l" that 01 ' '''" I,nga p"rt'e ipativI' ...." nom'r "UItUI" ,TtlP 50rial"m/cJ p " ,d i,m rl,'hat .·h ,,~ !t'no,-d to f,,(us n udt'l \' ilndah>!,aLlly " n ,ivill sy,tt'ffi, of ,"'"'n. ... ·

sh,p nt "conOnl IC ,,·SO<l'C .-; whi le' 1:,,, ,,, nl: l ilt' pilllt' ,n 01 ..II", "1"('

"'.",,,,,,, i, ,.,,,,1,,,1 " In thi s ,t' I:.u dtl... t l'" o t ""''' U"iofli ,m in "',uthAIt ICd " " I" w l,. dC hi' ''''''11 tl,,- '11' " I,illfHl " '"nt ,h,tt oi po" ... ;n th,·, " lllllr\-'" h",on,'," ,\ 1,C, KJ,,-II no\('IITh" ' ·" , Iml: p.'I \t·rn "j h""olf' hi, dl" ml du,hont", i'lIl "" nn,,1 is Iw' ng,!<·,Tru.,.. d ,md ["~ ,p i,· ,u .. h.' inil ..mP""~''''11 I",th "oll" .-liwlv and In,I 'v "j " " Ih· \\'", ~pl." " <I ,' mO( 'an'" " " t 0,,1.,.· d " ,1,,1 I""n ot pol it<Lalhl... l,-, t ,,'" but ,II" , an ,-;....·nti .,1 p,ul" i ."Hlnm i,' 1l '''''1h," IK' ,on, 1,l( k,,1

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"In this regard therise of massunionism in SouthAfrica is alreadyachieving the mostsignificant shift ofpower in thecountry 's history, ..

Bobby Godsell

P,of S.. mp ie Terrebl..ncheI' rot I " ",'hIM",I", ,; a p'oi""or inEconormcs at t h,' U",ve,~' ty oi ~t" l ·

Il'nno5ch f rom 1~7Y 10 1'Ill'; ho wasa n",ml,,', "j l h.. l ...mo",J(' Adv,, urv 13,,,, rd 01 th, ' St dT ~' P"-,id,,nt

p,oi Tt.'If ,·hl<1,,,,I,,· 'a"· Ih ,,'.,~t"ll" S in th,· tuture t'{:",,,,m~ - th ..

"''''' phas". th" t,a'."'t,o,,,,1ph "w"",i th.. l''''l -il lla rth,',,1 ph",,· ,

TI, .. ~ "-'" IJh,,-,,, I' roj T,' r,,...blanchr- \,11\ Ill<' d"din, ' in th,Smuh ,\ f, i, an .. ,-mwm\' ,,, vI.'r yIlIUf.h iI ,trul'l,u ,,1 plwnonwnn".r" th," tha n a"v' Ii,·"I ph"no",.." , ,n,1\ ,on,,· ~"",' rn m"nt ~I'ok",nwn•• II ,·g,·. Th" ,Iluetu,al ,' h",a.-t."d' OW nut oi tht· IHllh ",h -" ", t"", ,,1dqJt'nd,-n,'V 01 the Sout h Ameen" ,-ooomy- "nd Ilw I:"'''''''A inw,''''l",nal ISI/I" t,un thill " "'IM',i,,"':....1 "Ow , the I".t .\0 \"t'.", Ih,,-...",omy· has h,,,.on,,, f,,, too C"pitill Inll""i" ,-a nd t"n "'~l "..ntlv " Vt,,\,

It-",vdl in Ih,' ,,,, ·o no m,. C"'lSI" ", h,,,p inCH''' ''' in th,' ,mporl oihI'" ' \''' Cilpitdl equ,pmenl ," Pro!I ,- m~,I"nc h" ,-,pl" i",...1 ..10 , 'U-ford"",." w,th Ih~- V,-rw, ,,-,, Ii,ln dream.lahou' was mad,· " ' p" n" "" a"d" ,','n <J nava il" hl,· wI" I.. f'dIHt" I Wd,m,,,I,, ,,,t il i,-i,-,II\, . h('.lp lw d lowint,·...l t Mh' I" ,li,·v, <1" overva!u..dRa nd " m l hv " II ~i "d , of 101 \ ("(>11

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"Th.....e is no rt'a'>OO to ~~pt'Ct

t h ~ . ituat",n 10 rrnpmve and eveevreason 10 fear that th" fl....""m ded int' will conlint,l(' as lanl! a. thep.~t or a llorh", aPdrthl'id gcv....-runellt is in powe.,~ hl' wa rned.

Thj. ltilll SIFjon~1 ph~t" This" ha!.e .....ould only com~e oncea nt""" and lru lv ,..IOJJll-()Iie<llatedgove .nm",nl ma k..... c . ed itablecommllment ahout 1""-' dismantlingo f .ap¥1 d and starU 10 ta ke vi...ible me res 10 that t"tfl"Ct In thi Spha§(' ecoooroc llroo-th WO<.Ild bedt'Wt'fa lely.-.df.d 10 u eat e maumum iob o p puJlun it i" s and tocall§(" a Y>alp inc~w in the ta~

Capacity of lhe economy. " MoleIhan just norltl<tl's,nll economic relat ions wilh Iht" ' f"St of the wo<Id.....,11 be needed.~ ....'ill all.O need aMarshall Aid pruwam",,-,, ~ PoolT("ITehlanche sa Id

'TIu ri1l1t lhe t.a nsiliona l phaw wewill be faced with a w ry difficu lland on-Itoinll t rad ...."ff be t.....eeneconomic cond it io n, c.onduc ivl' toa high economic Ilrowlh rate a ndpol it ical cond itio ns conducive tothe d osing of th t" "w..lfare" spe ndinlt Itap. i. e. for rt>d im ibut ion pu rposes: ' h~ said

Tht' polt-ap.lrfht' id phaH' , Thisphaw could only br _ tewd once alullv developed non-.acia l coesnluliona l s",l~ with a c oocu r...nl.....e lfare slale svstem W;lS in p l<>ee.~Although I am not optimist ic thatthe posl-apa rtheid st;lge will bereacbed in Ihe forx......t>1e fUlme. Isl ill hop(' 1I\,)llhe Iuluft! K Unomvof 1"'1StilICO' will haw-lhe followingcharaclenstlCs. ~ Prof Terteb!illlc.....c oocluded .~( a ) Amarkt't-on..ntatedKonomy.l b) A la bou''';ntel'lsive e«>nomv

bawd on aPPFOfI'Iil I~ lechnology .(c ) An economy .....ith a .....ell-deve

loped and w(>lI -orltdn lSt'd ......Ifar'"state Sysl....-n (includinlt a ......t l~

loped edIXa hona l s",lern ).(d ) An economv .....ith a nt'Ct"Ssary

large (bul nOI I<Ml larg..) bu rt'au cracv with 01 fa ir d,'gr!'t" o f {'ffic rencv.

(e) A full ente rndlion" tty infegrated economy an d al le ast part of aSoulh"", African Econo mic Confed"rdtion(f) Afa irly st"ble, prosperous and

u nita ry )V) lern o f [)emouatic Capi"tallsm Slrue tu,rd 10 fit Ih" Si lu..t ion In SouII'1 Africa that in a ll prob..bilih will sh ll be d..)( ritJ.,;>d as..unlq oe

ExploringPort Elizabeth'sforgonen past - first inhistory workshop series

Jant1 O "rrv

os 11'1.. """",ing of 16 Augu)l, agroup o f 70 slud<onlS, dCademicsaed mteeested nM'mbo;>o oi lhe publoe came 10Kt'!...... to crilical ly <"XoIm

i~ I..... hiSlOt'\' of POOl E!iZdbelh ,Th is pwi<'ct w~ In.. ftrsl in a seriesof "HtSIOf"\IWork~· E'WfIt!, .... ichIOASA Ea)wl"O Capt' ' PXlon is roeve-ning Tn.. .11m ottbe proj.<"Ct is 10proeeote. dl"hd t.. and Slimulate rew a,,;;h on the much-nt'Itlected hklory ol in.. £aSl....n Cap".

Tilt, tilt'""' n i thIS St-'fllina. wasthe hlsto<y o f .{'§istdnce _ a rMt "'~were most lorlUnolte to have JoyceKirk. a 1t'< lu'<'f in " I,ican History a tOll io Slate Un;\f{'"i IV , preseot olpepe on "African R... lstence toIh ·sid ..nt i..1SeIl ....Il,ll ioo in Port Eliza beth in the lwly 1900's"'_ tovce. ablack A"",rit:a" hi'tmi"n, wrote herDoctora l If",sls o n th,' hi)lory o fPort Eliubt,th. dnd w.ls in SouthAfrica dt the tim.. doing fu rther r...search. Olh l-" Inpuls Wl" l' given bvC"", Ba inl'5, lec lurt'f in historv a tVista Untve nl lv , who spo ke on" The Of:o.I",lopmenl of Worke r Re§I S1al'K" in Port Ehlo1lwth, 1650 1920", and by 1a....1 CherTv, whospook.. on "Women's Ro le in Po litic a t R~S1ance en KorSlen in the19'iO's ~_!l-'U Pl'lIfl , leclur.... in Hislory oil Rhod<'S Univ!'f" ty. cha iredthe me-ef"'ll

The p.l>J(:"U ~rt' fo llowed bvque!>t~ and d i)(union a mongthoso<" P'l"§l-nt _ roc lud i"ll studef1 uhom Vista UniVf.'f5' ty oInd rte Un i"' '',, 'Iv o f Port E1 iu bl-'th , h igl'1scllool students dnd history teecbers, membo.'fS of the Port EliubethHislor ical Socit'ty, acado.-mics fromboth unrveNli.... oInd a local muw um r ueatoe Hopt-'Iullvsuch opend isc ussion w,1l )llmula te lhe creat ion 01a truly noo-, a(ial h,lotury 01Po rt Elizabeth _ cne which ta kesinlo account t h l' l'~JM' nl'ncps ot tbemajo..ty of r l:'~idt'nh 0/ the cttv.

This fiM Sl'minol r, which IWne-rated consid"fil hl{' interest ill thesuhjli'ct. will Ill' followed by ora ll'1 istory researc h ll" lUp l invo lvi ng~ tudt-nh, SOd,l l hi' lory tours of PortEliza bl-'I I'1 , ffit'l:'I inll' of l'1i gh scboolh istory t" .x:h<'f}, and lurther semina rs where '~<l.{ h will be pre....nted

Negotiation Seminar

THIS ..,....,inar wa, he ld under llwduspices 0 1 t l", UPE Nf'tlOlta l inl(Unit .un by Md.k AnSlt"'l . tbe seemna r ....as held beroo. ....., 1&-20 Augu,11'l68, Commun,ty-baSt'd organisations and hade UnIOns as well asIDA""" ..,f' ,,,pH'w ntoo The p<'O-

pie tilulthl dbou t "'-'KOIiallOl1skilk and pro(es'lO-"S

Paffteip,ml ' ....~ft" gi""" l'>.l"fCi".,.,for ~prac'i<e~ PUIflOSl"S, ThE-' r"'P'OviM'd demorn. t rdllOOS _ ,,"dIC.Ili.... of intl'fn.ah...-d .... avs of nt"ltOl ia110M whic h iIIf'" a copy-book of theS<MJlh Afnun siluation_ This is 01P<J!olllonal rvpe 01barga",ing which..Iways loICE'S pot'OPle 10 bonomlint'\, a nd som..lImE'S deadlocks .P..upll' .......... tilul!ht how 10 negonate o n Ihe hasis 01mt' rits O' stand ards . This is called "pr inc ipledn<'t:ol ial io ns".

Sum.. of th l' {-'~ercises were 100se ns iti vf' lu. polit ica l co nsumpt io n. It was cteer lhal tht' peoplewho prl'JM't'Cl th.. material reliedmost ly un what the vecuntv departmli'n l uses to Inlorm the wh ile pu~

lic. This mdle, ial mt't wit/> .es istance lIum I..... comradt'S bf<causli'they _r~ poIlrolyinll an incoo•...:1imag.. a bout OUI o' llan isat ioos .AflN long dt' libe.al io ns pec p teagreed 10 do thest-' .....""cise<>. l'1ol\1inllnoted the.. objeclioM.

Township factfinding lours

ON 1 September 10 ASA lOok nine-teen scholar} and ntne reachersloom All"landef Ro ad High Schoofo n a facl·l indintt minion. Thesetours o rittinal l'd in con junCllon withIht' educalivt' role o f 10 AS A, Thep<'Oll' wert' asto nishl'd to 5<'C thesoclQ-poliliCdI oI nd economic cond it io n, o f Ih'Cl l ociltion

This ae-a IS",I",nallonallv known/0 ' tn slum o utluok, Red Locationhad its m ill,n as occup ied barracks(in 1899) by B. iti,h ...,Idi{'". Afte rth .. Anglo-6ot'r Wa r in 1902. R..dlocati on was evacuated by lhf' setdit'rs. ln 190 31he l ocat ion Act wilSint.od ucl'd and non- racial iI' l'ilS Iil eSouth-End and I..:O"It'n were deastKa ny aftec red by the Act. The AI, ;-

n

can, t ro m both those Meal .....'>removed to Red Location. Today allt he houses dre dilapidated, Tbe first45 blocks are now oc:ctJpit'd by 389d isa bl,'d people and art! j n a shocking condit ion. The people on thi smp therefore have vivid images ofThis SItuation and its hutoncal backgmund.

They also spoke to rPsid" nt, whoshared their experiences of winlerra ins and cold days with them. ThpYsa id thai they are suffering the conw quences of the South AfricanGovernm..nt 's negk'Ct but that theyare callm!: lor inte rnatio na l compre he nstve/me nde to rv sancuonsto he imposed un the Borha Cov" rnm(>nt, 10 that they ca n also expenence thi s co rrosiv e pove rtv.Th" tour passed on to Sowetc (PortfliLaheth)

Thi, is on" of the a rea, that islaCI ng forced removals. Th" a,ea i,occ ur ied by a bo ut three huodredthousand people : there a re noschools and no c reches. Soci a lc ond it iO lls a re path"tic. Needlessto say, this was a most pducat iv"expe rie nce lor a ll th.. part icipa nts.

People's EducationSeminar

THIS Sem inar was he ld at RhodesUn;vprsily o n 19 Septemb..r 1988.Therc we rc e ighty-seven part ic ipant , includ tng acad em ics. The, ,,m ina, was add ressed by Dr NeilMcGurk and Sue Krige.

Dr McGurk said that People 'sfduG.tlon IS .a stru ggle allainst theAfrikan"r educa uon system whi chdomina tes po li t ical and econcmrcpewee in this country. The Afri·kam'r education sy,tf'm is rejectedby the m.Tjor ity o f th.. people inthis co untry , This co he rent wh,teculture has resulted in the mon opoly 01 the executive boardroomsof ou r la nd Hf' art lCulatf'd P<,ople'~

fd ..Kiltion as an in tl'!:,at i"", ~~tt'ffl ,

a d" mocraticalJy based soc ial s~·tern ..... hich ..... ill enable the African sto be free irom 1M- bondalle oiBantu Nlueati<)Il . The debate o nthe subjec t was out l1anding

Histo ry cur riculum deve lopmentwas anillysed by Su.-, Krlg... Shesa id tha t as far as she was concerned . no Individual can reflect

any particu lar history a lone ; therc~for e h i,tory writer~ have to si tdown with people o f tha t btstc ncal e~per if'nce so as to analyse anda rt iculate their h istory, Sh,> c rit lc ist'd a uthors who have writt"", hislOry books without consulting th ere lev ant peop l.. conce rn(>d , andcited a "u mbe r of history bookswhi c ro, ir'l her o pin ion, were irre leva nt.

" rousing debar.. follo wL>dr

Church andPoliticsWorkshop inEast Londons teve Fourie

"IN a ll my trawls a round th" worldI have nO'ver, ('Ver come across anation where so man y peop le wantto be known a, Cbrtstiens." Thisobservation by Dudley Weeks, an..uthor on co nflict management.and the fact of the cc ntlic t-ndde nnaTure of ou r society provided theimpetus fo r a group of approxima te ly lorty pL'Ople to spend a daytogether e \plo ring the role of th..church as a n ager'lt of change.

IDASA a nd Rhodes Umve rsuvjoint ly facil itated the wor ks hop o ntke theme , "Hop.. t rorough theChurch; MiSSIon TodaY'. It was h..ldon a Saturday during AUllust , MrGerald Hawkes led the works ho p,whi ch was bu ilt around three p r....seorenons: "Two sides of the Frontipr" by Dr Margaret Donaldso n,"Domin ation a nd Love" by Dr Felic ity fdwards a nd "Gospe l and Con·f hct" by Mr Tom Cunningham. Allfour teach in the Divinity Ea cuttv .Rhodes u mve rsuv. Gra hamstown.

The fi rst presen tatioll capturpdthe imagination of the part icipants,who soon found th emselves oemc ipat ing lu lly as t hey grappled withthe d il..mma s raised by conflict illsoci"ty, The unl ikely vehiciefor thi Simmediatf' and enthusiastic involll('rne nt was a look Into the past. DrMa rgaret Donaldson presented thePilrticipants WIth \WQ iecidents iromthe tIme oi the Fronti..r War<; an dasked them to rewrite these in sucha way that they could be used in a

sc hool in a fu ture no n-racial SouthAtrica. Partic ipant s SO<lO discoveredtha t the ir atl"mpt, to accuretelvportray these even ts from a previousperiod oi co nflic t in o ur land WIt hout t he bias of aov segment o f oursociety led to in-depth d.scusstona bout the pf('S(>nt conflict. Writingtor his c hurch n""""I"lIer, o ne ofthe delegates co mme nt.,.j that thed iscuss ion "p rovo ked ir'l tel lig.. ntand inc isive comment from bo thblacks an d wh ites at the semi nar" ,In fact some suggested that th isex,,,,ripnce ot looking at conflic tl rom o the, pt'fsp"ctives was a liberat ing experi..nco. No doubt. manya lso had a nt'W apprecia tion olthf'slUd y oi historvl

Dr fdward's address on "Dominat io n and love", in which she SUIlgested the need fo r a paradigm shiftin tk inki ng about relationship> Irom the paradigm of domination10 that of communion, provoked agrpat d<'al of d-scussion. She Jndir <Tted that the key to the new pa radigm is the concept of "mutu al indwelling". For most 01the delegatesthese o bsf'fllat io ns offe red a verynew way of lookingat lhe relevanceof The Chri stian faith, hence thO'great interest in them , Thf' call forfaith which is radicill, ooeo aod prophet ic was particul<Tdy well received,

In his presentat ion , MrTom Cc nnmgham argued tha t the c hurcllhad au thority to proc laim tho gospel bUI co uld e xpect to ' 'flcoun terco nflict in thi s process of proclama tIon He cited tbe coetrovesvwtuch101I,>W<'(/ the w orld Alliance 01 Reform..d Churches' declaration 01a pa rthe id as a herf'sy as an ....""mpl..of th is confl ict . Because Christ ianity is a "conflict·e ngaging" religionChri stia n~ sho uld leek to changestructures of injustice rather thanexp ..ct miraculous cha nge Delega tes we", e nco uraltc>d to (»(amint'the ways in which they respond tosuuattons 01 conllict

A fea ture 01 the workshop wasthe amount of time spent in sma llgroups so that much of th.. learningtook plac e through the inte ract ionbetwt'<'n partic ipan ts. In designingthe workshop the whole focus wason faci htati "ll a n experience rathe rthan ITT<:'rely arranging for add ressesto be d" lilll'red .

The hIgh leve l of pamctpanona nd the numerous posit ive co mments and requt'sts for more suc hworkshops a ll point to a successfu lworkshop.

WESTERN CAPE

lOASA, in conjunction ...ith Ih.....h ite schools' O'!l..niulion PUPAlPupili Unit.-d for Puc.. . nd A ,I'_nl' ssl hl'ld • conte...nce a1 the n ...e ducat ion buildinll . t Ihe Uni" ..,sity ofC. pt' To ...n on 1 & 20ctobe, .Th.. conl.....nc.. brought tog.. th..,pupils f,om .11 0".., Ih.. W~t..,nU pi'. Through pan",1 discussions," ideos, ...orkshops, simulationg.m.-s. cul lur. 1;oc li" ily and p",rson.1 inl..,ulion Ihl' d l'll'g.tl's 1'._plorE'd. myri.d o1Spl'<IS of Ih", i, lif",in South A/riu lod.y.Al the crack of rl ,lwn on SaturdavIhe N"w Educdl,on Auildinll rett'illed firlili lo uc·hc", of p,e lMT.ll ion1m Ihe (oni,',e'Kl' . PUPA and IDA·SA membe-rs stood nervousfv at the,pglsl' al J(Hl table awaJlrnll th" MfI

va l of th l' i i,st dl' lt'gat.·s_Thutv six hou's tate th.· sa m,'

p, '(,plp I"ant pxh"u,t<'(/ "g",nsllh.'s"m" t"hlps_ thp month, oi h",dWOf~ hdd I,, '('n worth it

from If".. opl'm og itlJd,....,. inwhich jm van Eck urged the SIU,dent, to re-spect each "I her's h<lckRrol.lOd". tn thp c1O'> ing ' (" l' mony",h,'", Ih,· n ln fc·r..n,-p choi r h'd Ihl', ing inllo f '" kos i Sikc,h,l", iAf,ika th.·d.'I"lId l'" ",p,,' , ha ll''f1 g. '(1 hI' nt......

exp,', i, 'nn>;Th,' co niN,'nn' WitS lh.. h' lI h·

1_"'HlI of a pro'YSStro<ll W<IS i " h 'nd , ~1

to snmulate the gro,",1h 01 " ud..m .pol " 'lit and teac h, ', organ isalion, inth,' white schools oi th., W""tNnCape .

IDASA w orked (10"'1" wil ll Pur"l sUn in-d for P" ,IU' a nd Awa,e" "" inconc-e plu ,IIIS lllg. 111 .IIlIl' nil alld rull ·ning th" n ,,, f'·" " Ke.

" 11 was a reallv good e xp,'r ",nn'for us," satrl Finn <l Sass. Co-." u ,na ·to' oi PUPA "'AI Ilw samr: 1I000' •.ISgiving U~ 11ll' <hanc t ' to 1" 'lI n " ,g,m i<anonat ski lls. the confer..n...'dllmwd us to '"acro pupils trnm~ r: h,x,b all " ill" Cape Town : '

Nic Bo'a,n . tro" I DA.~A m nil" -onu ' "'I\"n""" '.1,,1. " f or m,' Ih",n ust ,'' ' itmg thing W4S to WI'

p1lpils fro m ,uth v,,,t lv d ifh''''nlhac ~Ilrnund s dnd hf.. l·\ p" , i, 'OI.,-'t:onlro nt each "th,-, w,trolh"i, 1"1'judic"s dnrl mi,conn'pt lons dnrlh"v, ' th<'", chdng,'d lro ,o ugh "\1"'""n...'

" At " fl!' p0lJ11 on th,' S,l l urdavaft"mo"n I stood I<XJ~IJ1!: "'''' th. 'q lMcJ o f tl", Ed u"a t io o Build",!:wh",,' " I,. ,ut 70 wh it l' and hl,K~

sch'X JI ,1 udt'nt ~ w",.,!r'am, og iI trad il io n..1 d" on' ; s" ml'wh",1' "mwl'me dl1otro," group W iI ' I, '",n ingN~", i Sikel"II' , aml lrol' noh·" of OI'Wsongs h,'",g w"tt,'n h" ,,"v, ' r<II otlll"smalllo(lOUIl" of part lcip.lOlS f ,h, 'n '(jup to n", ~V,' w,'" , ", d t'" ,lv inAI, icd " nd II... I,tullro t" r "ml Ih, '"nging ,,,,d th<, ' Iitmping il'l't ... '('m·,'<1 ' 0 opt imisl ic .' ·

Ilow.-ver . 'I wa, Il<>t a ll p l,lin " ,il·iog There wa s a rtxu.taru t"nSl" n

Iwtween th,' h l,Kk l'up,I; ' (~,l ttic.,1

" Io'~' ~nd whilt th,' Whlll' pup, l,we,,' prep,ltl'd to ,'n t..,til in

"You mu,t "'m"ml""t!,,,t manv"I t l,.. \I![ CSCO 1\"'..·.t,·roC<lp"· SIUd,'n" Cong,e,, ) p... ,pl .. ,m ' Vt·t,·ra n, "I d,·t,·n t ion, po lice '''P''''"ion "nd h"al irill', ,. "" id Fion~ Sa"."So m.· o( tlw m hav,' "v" n Ot'en"ho t , \v" have ht....n w,y "hpit.. ,Pd .!lut ",m.' how. th,' mort' a,gum"nt,we h,ld th,' mOf" we Cil lll,. to und.. ,vtand ilnd .lg r('t' w ith e~eh nt he, "

A l"ilch.'r who ob...·' v."'l al lh,'eonf""'ne,' summed up II... f......lilli' 01 many w hn .11 t" nd,'d "Th",W <I" il rea l , ill" 01 h"I"" Th,..... l'upi l,It'ach.",l " ileh nt h", ,In n" <In innedih l" Illlh , Th,· (·onfe re n,..· dewlot",d" ellt iq u., of th., f'd u r ~ l ion

pupi!'> ,,'cel ...' ~nd ilt llll' ",n,,' t, "'••wa " i l ~ lt , .. concrete ..ltl"lna li yl!'_ an "dUc<l ll o n~ 1 ..xp"",·nc" th" thp lped Rod r",.. t ht' lililinlo( in bothth.. hl,l( k a nd wh,I" educanonal e~pl' r,,'nee,..

All in ~II. ~ "m ind-l. h,l nginl: " ,nenence" wa.. t h,· un,m in\<J ll, verdiet of all pup il, r

Understanding conflictin South Africa -an IDASA series

Thubil Albe rt uo

SOUT H Africa i.. a conflie t· .iddenwei"ty w ith iI 1' ''!l,RY of apilrtlwidstranded upon pnl il, i""1ion "nd vioI"nt conf lic\. f or \-om.., th" d' '5t rucI i"" mod.· ot conti ict i.. deter minedby ,' Ih nlcitv , whdst for ot hf><" II I ~

d<'lerminPd b~' ,aLe, lawo and/",c1a'i Wh,'n conlron tl"tl w,th theimm.... , .. im pilct o t coniliet p-t~]p lp

b"u,me c~'nicdl 01 th.. w"y.. andm"an~ of Pllah linR iu ndam..mal~()"iu..'(ono mic c hang". Alw lnat i....tv, th,·y Jr" ..impl\, inc.,paci talt'dby tbe ch" l le n~" to resolve thrs violent ~t"ll'm a l"

In o,der tu contr ibute to th ..u nd...~til n d mJ: o f t h i~ ph"no n1('non, IDASA ii cu rrent ly hos tlnlt asene, 0 1 ",'mind" " nt rl l,"tl , "und..,standing C,miliet in South Ai ri ca" ,Th,' following roplcs will I.,.. ad d,,·ssed1 F.ilm"work for Ih!.' Study of Conflicl 21 Sept,'mh.... 1'l882, IU'l in ' , F",,'dnm dnd P..""."

26 Septembe... 19863 Id"olog;cal Conflict in Mod,·",S<>cil'iv A ",oul h Af, iciln ( n fll<'xt-

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Die Vryheidsideaal in Suid-AfrikarANlIEBENBERG

u ~I ; S<ll lon 5 October 19884. Prejudir l" in HUlTJ<l n Sodetv: Th..Soulh AI. ;c"n Cast' 12 O ctober 19885, IntNpl:'l'Wn,,1Co nflict : A Socia lP~v<:hok>Ki~rs \liI"w 19 October 19680_ St,alt' j(I t"S ilnd TCKtic~ for Pt'ilU>lu i Ch" nl(t' 2 NovE'mbl-r 1968

Scx'iI.~ who ha"'" paRlcip.ltt'dIn Ike '\('fie Ihu~ la' clnd who willbe particip.a1..n& in Ihe forthcoming~,nan i...d t.Jde Prof Amp it' Muller(U" i..t'I"sity 0 1 Ihe Wesl~ Cilpt').Prof H.W. van de< ME'M-e (C....t relor- lntt'Jgroo p Stud i('!o. lIniv~i(v

o f Clpt' Town), Prof !.Jnnit' Malan(Un ;......s'ty of I~ wene..." Capel.Prof PI"I('J du Prt't'l ( Un l ver~ity 01Capl" Twoo}a nd M, lan nit' Gagiano{Un~ilv o f SIt'llenboschl ·

The two wrn'roar5 ....Id thUl; larbeve been "llt'Oded by .10 and -40partic iPdnh rt'loP<'<:tivt"ly . Tile wrieswill hop('fvUy conlribult' to .. betterunde,~'andinll ..monll~1 a ... everg,owin j( numbl>r o f attendees.

Second objC'Cl lvl" of Ih.. scnes is10 mot iv"le people not only 10 become informed about Ihc' n" turt' ofco nflict es a sccla l ph..no menon,but "I so to encourage pt'ople totransform pOll'nt i,llly destr uctiveconflict i"'o pos itive trilflsfo'm.lt iveconflict . II is said that conthc t is...ot Inh.......ttv ne ga tive. bul 'hal ithas a pos it ive side too

Furtht'J. il is an import..nt aim oft he St'l"it's to h illhlillhl tht> fact l ha tit ~ ...."u..,.sary 10 m..nage conflictby tac" hnll I.... roct-cacses Theseobiecuves are thus ..n i ...lewal pertof th is st'Ji{"s ..nd co-<ktl"l'mint'S thep eram<>t.....s01 th(>c~ subjects.

It IS ertVisaged Ihal a weekendsemInar will .... arranl/l"'d i... conJu nct oon with acadt"rnic sl ..ff involved in confliC1 stooit'S 01' lM'Cand t .... Ct'fl ll'lt /0. 100ergroup Stodies al UCT for p..rt ic ip.1 nls in Ih lsp ,ogr..mme. Pracl ical s" iIls in them..n" R("ffienl of conflict will belaugh! i11 lh,s SE'mina, ThISwill ta"ep la c.. in Nov("mb.or 1988 . Tho....who ,,",uld I,.... to eonro l Ml' oq:ed10 a!lend the ,emaining midw("{"kse minars ht>l d at lOASA's o lf ice-s inMowbray

II ;s in l hi ~ way th" t IOASA hopes10 conlr ibult' to Ih.. un dersl and ;ngof "u, ( o nfl iet-, idd",n soc i..ty. IIIlm her hopes to a~~i s t p{'()ple tobeco mt' informed and invo lved int he tra m formative process. Wet n,J~t t haI ptoOple w ill bellin to de ·f ine therJl'K"lvt"S ... p..rt 0 1 Ihe sol ul ion a nd aU accor-d inltly. ,,,therIh"o ,,,,,,,,,,nob.......("f$ of I~ prob-.=

OP Soa lerdaR 10 S"-'Ptem ber he! d iewmi g.. t,It"ld. " Oi{" Vrv~id~-

ide aa l i SuHf-Ah ik.. ·• i Srellen-bosch pla.tsgeviod Oil Is ngebieddeur doe Stel lenbosche Aklut'l.. AilngPleemht"ids "'ti ng (SAA"') ""'" '0OOrIroI..aP va n 10 ASA.

Die Sl'ffli...a ar ....1 aeiokus up diev{"r5"i lleode man iere waa 'OP d ievrv....ids KM.·...l toe vitonll aekom beti... Sullf -Af, ik.. Our IS ook gel<yk ...a'n Yt'fg<"lykooR IUS dl{" Af" ka nerse Vf'(hI"idsstrvd d ,e huidl~V'Y-he idsst rvd in Suid·Af". ..

In syopl"ni...~t"de he! Prof . Col i...Bundy va n d ie U...iversi lt'i l van"'..apslad da..,op Itl'WVS dill SuidAlri kil vi...n iR bt-sig is om eee vandoe mees reprt"Ssicwe samelewingsin die hv idigt· cr.. It' word Binned oe konteks fTKlt't d~.. r gPl<yk wordnif bl"V'Yd lO lt

"Die par/ementhet eerder 'nstruiketb/okgeword op diepad na vryheid."

Adv_Johnny de l ange

Mor. And.evan [)eovpnler va... di..I n~htuol v" Sowietstuches nel gefmus op d ... piI.allelle IUSse... d ieAfr ika ....... en die hVld ige bevrvdingssl rvd · Sy r..ferilill w..s geueld"Comradl-s in Combat _ Af.ic.anand AIrikanef nation.Jliwa·· , Ni(" netis d ..ar duid..li k a..ntoonb.lrl' Pilrif l1....1e ... oe : oak dO(" str..l o>g lt'P om bevryd' '''R WflOOfl CIOI'l"'en komsl... AIbei het hulp van builelandse moont ·hedt' oro"'a ng ..n hel _ a .., ftt'leuno p RUl'f llla -OOlloaw oering . TensloUe was sv l ooklvsoe Hdill die \1"1'he idsid" iIiIl i... ",Ibei va n die Ilroepe, ing.. ." i...st rumenl ka n wees omhulle bymekaa , tt" bt inRH

•

Die rol va n di .. polrlement in die« rewe na Il,,'f'ltli lth..jd e n as m idd..1tot v...rset. ISd eur mm. WynilndMa lan van die Nasionale Q.,mu krat i.. ... B"",..glnKu ilge llg. Hy wa s va nmenin lldat d ie parle ment 'n belang" ke rol ka n sPK"1 in d ie stryd teeno m t1: In ,eil" si.... op d ie stl" lling hetAdvo ka" l lohnny de l ..nR" R..arguIT\('ntee. dal d ie parlement eerd..r.... S1rv,k..lbfok llewfJ,d ...... op d iepad na vrvheid

Oie m l v..n onde rwvs het 00"o nder d oe sot."kl ig It'' ''om tvdens d IE'w m,,,,,,,, . Oil is j.. mmc-r dill d ,..spre .t'" van d,.. Qoomok,al lese Ondl'f'WV'ol"fSo"'ie 'lie l....nwoord ,g w ","

nie , 0,. ),apte CoetzN' van d ie Sid ·I t''nbo~ch o..p..rt l"me nt van Opvoed" o nde twt ...ngeeoon dill ' '1

'·lI:'X"ie Vt'f1ll'1<pon' · sou Wf.'t'S omminst~ 'u lm l.. te ladt vir skoiE'va... n PO(' "eust'~ ef'I ~oop" ",01e . Oithet aan lC;difllt Itt1lf'l' toe 'n warmv~bo-.pr""inlt..... Groot deel va ndoe Sl'ffl'naarRang~ hI1: onomwon-d e !t"'IOOO dill die Ivd vir eenUnit t'O ·n n ie-ressiltl'~-

~i~t in Suid-Afrik.. lankal .-.an-gebr hE'1.

Nil m lddagl"le is d il" video ··Cryo f R....son··, 'n prof ,..1Viln dr. (\eyer<;N..ud(o. vetoce. Die video hel klemge le o pd, NauM st' lK-wuswordingv..n " nfC'!t in Su id-Afrika I"n floe sybelrokkcn roe id by die bevryd ingspro, ..~ 1tt" le i h..1 tot sy inpe rkingdeur d ll" relte" nll , 011 het egter ooka.lnlletoo n dat lIy onder 'n grootdee lva n Su'd·Atri karw,s rooe a lltin llRenie l

0,.. ' 01van n.UionilhWlt"bet ookondc-r d ie loep ge kom Mm. PhaIhe .,le Viln CAWU hl"I .-.angelOOnd ..t n~ion.. lisme 'n i ...UoSi.......e beg, ip i~ en ddl almal in Suid-Ahi ....eef'l OdS'e IS. of bebcort Ie -...s.

Prof. Wilhe Br......leob.lch het onrt"'SPO'" hit"l'op aanKt'toon dar na s ionillisme as 'n H,.......... ted mvth H

~~ 'n funlo.si......n Yt'fVul . H y ""YSegt... ook daatop d al n.asionalisml'i ... Suid· A/" k.. Vf'fdt-Iend opgetr~

her in di.. v... lede.Oit" l.ustt" ~ssi.. he1 dil!' ekona

m il'St' deb.1I a.aflg..fOt'I"' , Do{" \1,....he idshandwos is d eu, een spfe ke r\fOOfJtehou as .... befang".... modelvi, ekooorn l("st' bt'vrydinlt eo It....' l"gtigh..,d Francis Kt'nda ll van d ieG,ou...ds~II-bf>y,,-t'g i...g het m inde,~laalsinmenging e n ~, vrye/ info, mel .. rnark!\t'1 ....nthede bepleit a~m idd..l tOI bt"vryd ing KrilieM"' vraei~ gevra e n ' 'I 1(''''''1'' vlclt·.o..spr... k;nghe t Itevola

Tt" n , I" tte : Heelwat mlnd..r men·~e ( ± 70) het opgedaall .ls wal vel"wag is t"O daar was vft"1 , uimte virko"<"dine rl'nd.. "'I o' lIdn;S<l tori eseverbele rinll· TOil ""ilS di (o ee'~te

oef.... lopi l' nu ltig . Dil ON daaringt'5laag om d ,e ,iei'l.. konflik in (JrlS

same!ew,nR uil te lig Oa.., is ooka" ng..tooo ddl .... n l('-'ils~l ge bena-

dpring kan bvdea om die noodsaak·li ke , nodigl' veranderingp teweegte bring DiE' blote Ieit dat so 'n, emin""r pl"" ,gevind her op Srellenlx)',{,h, i~ 'n bewys van d' e btohoelte by SUld·Afrikane" o m seamna so 'n o.e-ress.ac op loss in!: tesook.

NATAL

NATAL REPORTS ON THIS PAGEBY PAUL GRAHAM

Natal Regional Officeopening

DR Van Zyl Slabbert receettv opened the Natal r<'ll'on,,1 office i1t areeepl inn he ld in the new otftce inDurban ,

Introduci ng IDASA to a gath erinll 01 community and c hurc hIpdde", academics. politicians. andconsula r staff he ..xplained Ih.,t theIn~titUle w." committed to the concept 01fret! a,,,,c iation .,nd wouldhI' wor king towa rd s a non-racia ldcmocrecv.

Mr Paul Grahdm, regional director. introd uu'<l so me of th.. pla rl'o f the local regio n and announcedt h.,t IDASA was o rganising ., conterence on "The Right to Spt'ak" inNov"mher. Th is wou ld hi' th " firstlarge-scale public ed ucat ion ewotin Nata l o rg.,n i>eU by IDASA.

Th.. r..c"pt,on wa , fo ll""" ..d by apuhl ic "",et ing at t..nded by a bout8{.:J pt-'Opl.. (report bt' low)

PeaceinAngola/Namibia

SWAPQ was coniid•."'t th.,1 Nami·bia wo uld become Indepe nde nt asa re,u lt of thelate,t peace talk, _800 peocle heard this vic'W outlinedrecpn tly at a publ ic flJl't·ti ng organ 'tsed hy a Durban coalition in theC;ty Hall.

Advocate Anton Lubow, ky, aprom inent Irade un ion lawYl'r andSWArO m..mb.. , l rom W imJhe>oek .expl .,ined th e co ndmons w h'chmade it un li kely thai the presentpl'ac .. ta lks would fa ,l,

These we r.. the financia l po,it iono f South Africa , the w tbac h uf th..

war, the resolve o f the in1<'m al ionalc ommunity, and Ih <.- gruwinK inter na l resistance to South Afric an occ upation with in Nam ibia it",lt ,

HI' was lalking, "iter a rc<:ept ionby IDASA d ireLtor Dr Van Zyl Sla bbt'rt, of the history o f SADf andgovernment irlVo lvem,'nt in Anlto laa nd Namib ia

The mpeting was organ ised by acoahnon whic h Included IDASA,t he Durban De moc ratic Associ,, ·t ion, Black Sa,h , NUSAS, Dtakonia- " church-based soctal actiona genc v, a rld, p rim to its restrio ion,t he End Con", . ipl ion Campai gn.

Providing people with an oppo rtu nity to recetve first-band inforrnat ion about the situation in Angolaand Nam ihia, t he meeting was att("nded by a broad <:ross-,eClion u(people from the ci ty,

It was 1".. l i"t l a rg.~sc al l' 1T1t'e\.iog on the peace ta lks and the regional war 10 bt:> held in Durba rl .

Swapo speakerconfident thatNamibia willbecomeindependent asresult of latestpeace talks.

SHAPING OURFUTURE-a pioneering workshopseries takes off

A SERIES of worhhop, tor P"opleinterested in shapir'lg their future isbeing ron by the Nata l r<>ginn .

rheworhhops , wh iCh take placeo nce a mOrl th, Ilrl'w oul of a Univ"rsi ty conference Shaping 0 0 ' Folur", h.. ld ..arl ipr Ihi, year. This cont erence ide nt ified the fa ct th" tma ny w hile South Africanl fp ltoverwhel med by even t, a nd btoc ame iso l.,ted and p.,,~ i ve.

The monthly meeting~ under theg"npral l,l le Shapini/ ou, futun' pro·vid., people with a way o ut of th" "pass ivity, They provid<.- a me<.>t inllplace whert" tntormanon not eas ilyfuund in the m" dia i, give n " nd

where people can Ilt' pOI III touchwith organi,ation ~ working for anon-rada l democrecv.

The li"t meet ing focused On Ihestn...t child'en of Durban, th.. ""'o nd "n tllp munic ipal .. I",.t i"n,.

Twenty-two participants discussed wh..t her Ih <.-y , hou ld vote ,whethe' not voting allowed thoseof o thpr pol it ic.,1 persuasions tol ak.. over . a nd the manner in w hichthe State of Emergency ,,· , t r;<:11'dinformal io n and d eba te,

Aft<.>r t hese in it ial d iscossions,during whic h particip,mts got toknow une an"ther and express t heirown res ponses to issues. Durba nCi ty Co unci llur ( ri, pi n H..rnsonspoke of hIS exper ience in the Coonc iL

Explain ing thaI h", had ' toad forCouncil in 1'J78 10 try to promote, a m", change in Cily ( o unc il , Iruc lu res. he told of work ing wrrh agro up of PFP-related Counci llors onva ri"us c ily proi..cu.

HI' a l>o d j~c us",d Ihe Rt'llionalService Covnctls a od the manne' inwhich thp N.,liunal Stocurity Management System was ta king poweraway frnm local authoril il's.

Ian MkhiLe ul the tow nship-basedloint Rent Act ion Commill .... 00RAC) t raced the histurv of thecrgenisanon. e xplaini ng tha t hl.,ch hadfrfXI uent ly tr ied to wor k wilh in Ih<., ystpm witho ut success

To have really democrati c eleeliun" h.. '>d id . three condi tionsneeded to be m..t.

Th..,.. wprr> tbe f reedom 10 ooenIy ""pouse any caUle, free ly .,va il·ab le inlorm"t ion, and the ellmlna lion of factors that in hibited dpmo<:racy suc h a s racia l clauil ica tiuo,

In the a bs"nce of these condit io ns, townsh ip people que,tiunt'dIhe mot ives behind the erecuonsw ei ng Ihl'm ." " a publ ic relancnsexe rci", for the stale ".

(undi tions whi ch made the present m un ici pa l el ec t ions uo ,ati , ·factury wt'rl' the State of EITll' rgl'ncy,restriCtions on info rmat io n, rac ialcla " ificalion, dl'\<.- nt ions and "ra mpa nt vigilan te acttvrrv".

Mr Mk hize's lalk It'd to a lengthya nd animated debate on th.. qUt>5tio n of parl icipa tio n,

,hi/ping our Future i' an o ngo ing' ''fie, ., nd partic ipanlS a'" ,nv l\('<lto SUg,g<'S1 IO PJCS and partlc ipat" inthe p lanninl< uf ml'NinJols, Tht" nextm<.-e! inlt will dpal wl\h quesllOn, ofdemo<:ra<:y " nd wllat th is mean, forwhite po litics

fDASA has Just published the book displayed above,THE FREEDOM CHARTER AND THE FUTURE.It contains the proceedings 01 the Freedom CharterConference held in Cape Town in J uly 1988, compris ing20 lecture presentations, the Freedom Charter itself andsome pholographs.The book can be ordered from:

THE MEDIA CONSULTANT, IDASA,1 PENZA NCE ROAD, MOWBRAY 7100

ENOUIRIES (021) 41-3127.

The book sells at R8,OO per copy (postage included )andcheques /postal orders must be made out to JDASAwhen ordering.

I TRANSVAAL IAs otherssee us

DOROTHY KNIGHT

,Il(' t llf>t' ha§ come.~ t he wa lrus§aid, ··for VUPPI~ and trade unioni§ts 10 mt'l'l ~ So armed wilh openmind<. ilnd y rnllOg fac::l"'S we '\.et o ff

into dark Mam('lodiwIth l oui§ Rr...denkamn Iro m lOASA a~ ou r guide .

Wewt'l'e w('!comed inlo Oun§ie'§home ol§ ,f we were the long-lost~on . After h,l,,;nlC mct h; ~ familyand wmt' friends _ le rry. joe andMorri~ from NUMSA _ we were invued 10 ~il dc_n for a djKu§~ion

o n South Af.. c.n probl.-rm.A~ the t"\oen inll w..nl on. in be

h"een 'Illach and te~ we ita rtedqU~lOtllOg t........ on all a!'pecb oft he trede Unlon~. Of,lic.al.. w bt.-ct§(lO U) il lo«11...<d) I.keforeogn financing.. v~inu on violence andANC ~upporl w...(' anIMewd w il:h-oul t\e1.11allon We _ e wrpri§ed

to hear that they had Ihe same sadfeelinR we had about tht- bann ingof the ECC.

Tim., won alw spent la lkin!:. d i<;cu~~inR. a'!tuin g ..od complilininga bout the forthcoming municilJdle lKllo O') and the rol.. o f th", Conn ·r"ali"t· Pilr1V In Soulh AlricaMa nv co nclu§;on§ were mildI'.lhoudll o f or dilCarded.W('q~.oned N ch oc:her about

whal WI' can do to make a betterplace 10 Ii ... in. MoITi~ wilnlS 10 bemy net r;hboor. Donsl(' ond hl~slop

slrf'f't/mboU h.ao. h i<, own way 01showing doomc lCl oIl"Y . Mildred (loui~'

wile ) wanl~ a hou..... in Marnl'looiGa rd<m and Louis i~ a p.m-tirner;ardt>flt>f in t he lowO')hipo;

Towards lhoe end of the eveningDon~ie gave a blow to o ur frilgil!'yu ppie e~ wilton he said t hat hewould uke ro rtlf'E'! more inlluenlialp 1i'(>pw nt'~l l lme. I mean really ~o ne engineer, ont> doctor. on!' vel." nt' English IK lur... from Tukkieo;and mvsdf, a jo urnill i. l _ whillmore t ou ld h('wilnt l Ko bus N'-""IhIinll'

WI.": d id somehcw feel like theo ld farm... in Morris·s joke, astoundI'd by Don~ ie'~, jerry's, joe ' andMo,ris· ~ k/1(lWledge a bout world atfili ~

So V' M.! don·l know lht' iol<('l

The schooheachee wanl lOr; Iued uca t<·~ dl'lj nquenl~ aboulSoulh African hlHature saId 10 h i)d an; ""'.1' aft' a ll Yd oJ.boul lh..dNihoflhtogfl'ol.lw. il.... Alan PatonNow. clons. someone pl.._ leUIll<'

who wrole Ill(' book, .Cry tlMo Beloved CO',"lrv·f ~

Accornp.an.oo by IIw.- "glill eddoughnUI~ Iool< Ihl' iln§\\1"f carne:-o-e_oet l"' . ~

Very upSt'l wilh lhoe hilpp.m ingsof the d"". tbe leacher wentto theo ld f ilrmef on w~ property heSlil.".

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'"Dis nOll niks." said the f..rm...puffing hi~ pipe . ··lI.i>tera<l nd h..1rem..nd my mle lll'§ ges tecl. Viln·o Rgl'nd r o..p ek tee al jou sko lierebv rnekaar en vraof bulle weet wathf't my mil' lif'§ lI!'>t..... Hull", an twoord tOt> ook, 'o ns weeue ' [k seio u nou d iS hull!' wa t d ie boek liP.skryj he!.~

EASTERN C A P E Anticipating m, the Future

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