MISSION TO THE COMMONWEALTH REPORT | Socialist Action 1983

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THE latest introduction of the security forces.' state of emergency in The objective of the including a EPG, established at ban on media reporting of Commonwealth meeting the actions of the so-called Nassau last autumn, quite simply was to try to to hide the intensification ind a way to head off the of the struggle of the black revolution which was majority against the apar- feared to be approaching theid state and the increas- more rapidly as each day ingly violent retaliation of passed. The means were to the state-paid thugs which be a negotiated end to the accompanies it. Despite aparthela system brought the press embargo, it is evi- about under the threat of dent that the 16 June com- sanctions memoration of the Soweto member states. uprising anions Inevitably, 1t failed. black South Africans take "The group's report makes it clear that, six hated apartheid regime. months of their efforts, there has been no progress There have been ‚towards the dismantling of waves past,' of protest in says Ine EPG the apartheid,' wealth secretary Ramphal Common• report, published only is forced to admit in his indays before the Soweto an- troduction to the publishdoversary, "invariably put ed report. down the 'Sanctions and peace forces. Today's is without for South Africa have now immensity ... ne says. Those outside who say that sanctions will 'Calls for work stay- "hurt the blacks" do not aways, consumer boycotts black and general strikes achieve sufferider ready is a level of response. Under accord solidarity that could not drawn up at the Nassau have been dreamt meeting, Commonwealt! five years The leaders government has now been point programme of acdriven to the point where it South Africa is unable to police its own They called on the laws in some Back atol Pretoria regime to: declare coloured townships, where it would take 'specific and its policies inevitably lead meaningful' acUl to systematic repression by dismantle apartheid; terist Action 27 June 1986

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THE FINDINGS OF THE GROUP ON SOUTHERN AFRICA FOREWORD BY SHRIDATH RAMPHAL

precedent in its scale and become one and the same,