INKATHA ANC EXTERNAL MISSION ON CROSSROADS · INKATHA & ANC EXTERNAL MISSION ON CROSSROADS By: DR....

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INKATHA & ANC EXTERNAL MISSION ON CROSSROADS By: DR. W.Z. CONca. Deputy President. Natal Provincial ANC (Banned) Member of the National Executive Committee of the (Banned) Constitutional African National Congress. Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Lutuli Memorial Foundation, Member of Inkatha - writes from London. There ale several reasons why some of liS who actively participa· ted and Wllre elected leaders in the African National Congress before it was banned in 1960. should make a statement in o,dertOBvoid confusing the people who werll nO! there and who could easily be mislead because lIle organization talked about is banned lind proscribed in South Africa. In the lirst place. lhe ANC E><l&rnal MiSS"'" Aflacl< 00 Inkalhll is an oplln anack on a whole .&gion, not jUM 00 an individual. ThOtJgh I don't the full stattlment of by the Acting Secretery Genllral of the African Nalional CongrtlSs and the subse- quent Slattlment in a press conference in lusaka by the President General of the African Congress, Mr, O.R. Tambo. I will make comments from whatever prtlSS reports one has. Should thare ba any mis- quotations in e delicate statement of this nature. it will ba becauSt! these baen allOW1ld or have baen circulated to the general public, befortl one re<:eives an official one. if al all. In second place, thtl ,egion attacked was perhaps the strong- est ANC rll{lion at the time of the ban in 1960. Nowonder Natalwas lhtl host of tWO national conferen. ces in succession in 1958 and 1959. In the third place. this is a constituency which produced more than any otherconstituancy, most of the leadinll prtlsidents of the Alrican National Congress since its formation in 1 91 2. This is the region which produced the first president ge08raland it is The region which produced The last presidllnt general of the African Nationlll Congrtlss in the name of The Honourable Chief A.J. LIITUli, whose untimely deaTh shocl<ed aJi 01 us and thtl world at large. Fourthly, as in the constitution of The African National Congress. M,. O.R. Tambo becomas the president gelleral of the whole organiultion, including the EKter- nal Mission in succession to the late President Generel A.J. lutuli. The same constitutional arrange, menT was made in the provinces and I bacoma lha President of Natal Provincial African National Congress succeeding the late Chief A.J. lutuli. who was Provincial PreSident of Nalal, and I was his deputy, It would be unusual if I, as president of a ,egion. would not make a state- ment on en issue which is such a critical crisiS in the whole liooration let /lione in the future of the unity of our forces inside and outside South Africa. with a common goal to end racial dis· crimin/ltion and to enable the majority of the peopla 01 South Africa (Africans} to emancipate from the shackles 01 oppreSsion by the present South African racist regime, Tne foundation of Inti African National Congress is African unily. This is the loundation, and thtlse also are the principlas. on which lnkatha has built itsell into a formidabla mass organization with popular support as had belore been seen in Nalal and in other parts of South AfrH=a where it was received with open arms. Crawing a distinction betweerl two political organizations, Iflkatha and ANC. halps to avoid confUSion. Let us be clear that we are here dealing with tWO separata organi. zations. Inkatha, lormed five years ago, in a land or country whare a polilicel The tremendous support Inkalha re- ceived primarily in Nalal is no surprise to rna. It will be racalled that at tha time of banning of tha AIrican National Congrtlss in 1960, Natal was Ihe strongast region which was able to hOSt two conferences of the African National Congrass. before has a wilnessed such a resurgence in spirit. a dedication to a cause, as happened in tha late 'SO's to the data of the banning of the African National Congress. Perhaps the shock 01 the bIln may haYtI made people think that all has come to an end and the,e could be no organization coming forth. We 01 dadication. that spiril of rtlsurgence. and uniTy to light for the cause endad. il had only to be tapPed. In this constituency. it was tapPed when the president died and his funeral. to the graatest surprise of the South African authorities. was a shoW piece that the spirit of Lutuli wasro'l dead. and it was at this critical momenl that MnlWane Chief M.G. Buthelezi came to the forefront to the main speech to commemorate the

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INKATHA & ANC EXTERNALMISSION ON CROSSROADS

By: DR. W.Z. CONca. Deputy President. Natal Provincial ANC(Banned)Member of the National Executive Committee of the (Banned)Constitutional African National Congress.Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Lutuli Memorial Foundation,Member of Inkatha - writes from London.

There ale several reasons whysome of liS who actively participa·ted and Wllre elected leaders in theAfrican National Congress beforeit was banned in 1960. shouldmake a statement in o,dertOBvoidconfusing the people who werllnO! there and who could easily bemislead because lIle organizationtalked about is banned lindproscribed in South Africa.

In the lirst place. lhe ANCE><l&rnal MiSS"'" Aflacl< 00 Inkalhllis an oplln anack on a whole.&gion, not jUM 00 an individual.ThOtJgh I don't h~~tI the fullstattlment of ~l1ac~ by the ActingSecretery Genllral of the AfricanNalional CongrtlSs and the subse­quent Slattlment g;~en in a pressconference in lusaka by thePresident General of the AfricanN~tjonal Congress, Mr, O.R.Tambo. I will make commentsfrom whatever prtlSS reports onehas. Should thare ba any mis­quotations in e delicate statementof this nature. it will ba becauSt!these ha~e baen allOW1ld or havebaen circulated to the generalpublic, befortl one re<:eives anofficial one. if al all.

In second place, thtl ,egionattacked was perhaps the strong­est ANC rll{lion at the time of theban in 1960. Nowonder Natalwaslhtl host of tWO national conferen.ces in succession in 1958 and1959. In the third place. this is aconstituency which producedmore than any otherconstituancy,most of the leadinll prtlsidents ofthe Alrican National Congresssince its formation in 191 2. This is

the region which produced thefirst president ge08raland it is Theregion which produced The lastpresidllnt general of the AfricanNationlll Congrtlss in the name ofThe Honourable Chief A.J. LIITUli,whose untimely deaTh shocl<ed aJi01 us and thtl world at large.Fourthly, as pro~ided in theconstitution of The African NationalCongress. M,. O.R. Tambobecomasthe president gelleral of the wholeorganiultion, including the EKter­nal Mission in succession to thelate President Generel A.J. lutuli.The same constitutional arrange,menT was made in the provincesand I bacoma lha President ofNatal Provincial African NationalCongress succeeding the lateChief A.J. lutuli. who wasProvincial PreSident of Nalal, and Iwas his deputy, It would beunusual if I, as president of a,egion. would not make a state­ment on en issue which is such acritical crisiS in the whole lioorationmo~ement let /lione in the futureof the unity of our forces insideand outside South Africa. with acommon goal to end racial dis·crimin/ltion and to enable themajority of the peopla 01 SouthAfrica (Africans} to emancipatethemsel~es from the shackles 01oppreSsion by the present SouthAfrican racist regime,

Tne ~ery foundation of Inti AfricanNational Congress is Africanunily. This is the loundation, andthtlse also are the principlas. onwhich lnkatha has built itsell into aformidabla mass organizationwith popular support as had ne~er

belore been seen in Nalal and inother parts of South AfrH=a whereit was received with open arms.Crawing a distinction betweerltwo political organizations, Iflkathaand ANC. halps to avoid confUSion.Let us be clear that we are heredealing with tWO separata organi.zations. Inkatha, lormed five yearsago, in a land or country whare apolilicel ~&ClIum e~isted, Thetremendous support Inkalha re­ceived primarily in Nalal is nosurprise to rna. It will be racalledthat at tha time of banning of thaAIrican National Congrtlss in1960, Natal was Ihe strongastregion which was able to hOSt twosuccessi~e conferences of theAfrican National Congrass. Na~arbefore has a pro~ince wilnessedsuch a resurgence in spirit. adedication to a cause, as happenedin tha late 'SO's to the data of thebanning of the African NationalCongress.

Perhaps the shock 01 the bIln mayhaYtI made people think that allhas come to an end and the,ecould be no organization comingforth. We now~nowthalthatspiril

01 dadication. that spiril ofrtlsurgence. and uniTy to light forthe cause ne~er endad. il had onlyto be tapPed. In this constituency.it was tapPed when the presidentdied and his funeral. to thegraatest surprise of the SouthAfrican authorities. was a shoWpiece that the spirit of Lutuliwasro'l dead. and it was at thiscritical momenl that MnlWaneChief M.G. Buthelezi came to theforefront to dIlli~er the mainspeech to commemorate the

ctepaltad leader. The" w's no• ...."ounoement 01 who the nextprefidenl would be. The $lIcondooe-silIn. &$ YO'" .11 remember.....s lhe unveilif!; 01 the LUIIJ~

Memo,ial Foundation Iombslonein 1972, .nd !he call 10 lhe.........Ii"" was ""'" by Mn!WanaO'oief M.G. Butheleri. I perwnallywrcMe 10 Ihe AtTican N8Iional~r_ External Mission Head­quarlerS to give lhe n.me 01 Ihepresident gener.1 end his deputy.which could at least be ,nnouncadon this greal occasion to prevent a'o'KUum of leadership. I may add alIhle j...ncture. tl'lllt 10 my gorealestSUI"pl"ise. some of lhe lop officialsof the Alrican National CongrIlS$Exteo"nal Mission _e Q~': lad 10...... «ganizatiofl of lhe unveiling.No! 0f'lV IhaL bul they also'•• ned lhe launching of theLutuli Memorial Foundlltiofl itseK.

II was only after lhe occasion 01lhe unveilifl9. which reve'ledfulther, lhe undying splril ofdedlcetlon revealing itself In the~,rance of Ihe old uniforms oftheAlrlean Nalional Congress,lheltying of the f11l9. singing 01 thefreedom songs. and lhe mflrd'l ofthe voIUnleers. I very _II remem­ber In l.Dndon wilen _ had •_ing 01 commehOat;(l'lwhen~ le. at least lor tMt rnon'*lt.IeII he was palt 01 the demonslra­tion r......1ed in GrOUleville in1972, twelve years after lhet>.nning of lhe African NlllionelCongre" and five year, .fter Ihedeath 01 ils leader.

In summary. whal I would like 10emphasize is Ihal lhe ",irit offreedom which hal P8fmflatad 10the people and whleh became paltof their commitment. co...1d neverbe erued by any State laws.ho •...,.er bitt... they ....., be.lne:lHd the masses of lhe people~ inlo • higher order ofcourege which the late ChielluIuli called "COURAGE RISING"WITH DANGER'", lhe greater thedlInger. Ihe greater Ihe courage. IIwas Ihis courage of this conslil...­ency mainly. together wllh thegood wililrom olher prO'linces ofP809le who .uendvd both cere­monies which reinlorced end inetfea, Launched the lUluli Mem0­rial Foundation inspite 01 charact...ell$llsainalions which CirC...laled in

ElIlern.1 Mission qu.rters andeven III times. direclad at lhe laleChiel Lulull himsell. These areIhings which are ugly 10 revealTheM .re things wtlich.re worth....... Iing. If _ don't r"""&them _ ..... be on • baodwagonof brethren .nd Iillren who wi•find themMlYes on d.y being<Hvoured.nd killed by their ownpeop~. long before they ftc. thefonnid.b~ enemy.

INKATHA AND THE AFRICANNATIONAL CONGAESS ASSEPARATf ORGANIZATIONSTO FORGE UNrTY

h becomel necessary allhil stage10 point out q...ita clearly whallnUlha iI in relation 10lheAfricanN.cional Congoress as.whoIe. TheANC (Constitulional ANC) is abanned organization in $oulhAfrica. it cannot hold meetingsnorcen il organize lIS br.nches. hsconSlllullon Iherefore was madeinoperalive on South African soilby an Act of !he Parliament ollheRep...blic of SoUlh Alrica in 1960.But the disappearance of thephysical presence of the AlricanNational Congress did not meanthat the prir<iptes enshrined inthe hearts oIlhe people _. alsobanned. On the C(II'llfary. lhe Iwlncame at • lime whent .... Provincelagein the conSlituency beingsingled out and anaekld) was theYefV liv. wire of lhe ANC.lnk.tha,In my Intarpretatlon.•rose 81 atime when people needed aleader, Despite representallon. ilwas difficult lor Ihe El(ternalMission to announcewhosl,l()()Mldslhe presidenl general.nd this loot<nearty ten years to .nnoU0'\(:8 or torefer 10 Mr. O.R. T.mbo as lhePresidenl Ge..-.I 01 the AfricanNslional Congress. May I pUlINSon record Ihat when I leftSwaziland in 1969. wilh myI.mlly. not ...nder the ....spices oflhe Afric.n N.tional Congre,..bul at my own el(pense, II wasMnlwana Chief M,G. BUllleleziend olhers who requested me 10report as folloWS 10 the blernBlMlsslon:-

I. ThaI il is lhe gener.1 feeling ofmy lorm... ANC officials andlHelers tl'ult there should be nodelay in the announcemenl of

the president general anddeputy presidenlge".ral.

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corrtlClion. that Nelson M.n­del.though in Robben Isl.nd.should be madto presidentg-.l and if the deputypresidenl in consullalion lhe'l(ec...tive so delire••nd In facttakas his righlfulllOllillon thaIhe becomes lhe PresidenlGeneral and Ihen Nelsonbecomes the depuly.

3. I lobbied in the only N/ECMeeting I h.ve .ttendad in1971. And I hlld 10 lea'" early.Later O.R. told me thaI decidedlhat Nelson -"toold nol begiven .ny burdens as t.he.U1horitie1_re gfYing him.tot of trouble.

4. That the blernel Mi,.ion m...SInol jeopardize the poailion 01people like Chief Buthelezi bysending peop~ who havebeen trained overseaa inbroad daylight 10 go and enlisthi, aupport tor tht under­gro...nd organizalion as theyhad done in 19&9. This In lactneIlrly goI Chief BUlhele,; inlOa lot oftrouble.ln"1I0~.itillo be wondered ........I~ lhal_ in fllCl the inlention 10h_ him locIted up. I wouldhate 10 Ihink tl'lllt anydedicatedSouth African leader wouldha.... such morl'lid ideas. Thiswas long before Inkalha wasformed. I am sa,1ng Ihls inretrOspecl because UP to Ihisday I j",sl cannot see how anational organlzalion selects aregion and allacks il.

To eonlinue. Inkalha and theAfrican Nalioflat Canor.... haveno llI<&CuIivIl relationship what·_ever. The Alrican NalionalCongress ilnot IheboouollnUll'uInor is Inkatha lhe boss of lhe ANC­This ."plies to th. ExternalMI,,1on of Ihe ANC in relation toIhe blernal M,sslonoflnkalha ifi!h'd existed.

ATTACH ON CHIEF BUTHElEZIIS MEANT TO ATTACK THEWHOLE REGION OF NATALAND ZULULAND

NO .mount 01 uplanalion lorlhose of ...s who are I.aders in Ihil

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rell'on could be Illven useing adistin<:tion between an individualand the orllaniratlon he leads, letalone using this arllument in aplace like Nalal where ChiefButt\eleri ia more tl'lan one th,nll_He is cef!.inly more than anindivid...al. To Qll him an ordin-.yindividuel la in fact to ttle peoplehe INd.. one ot the llrutestin....hI. But 10 add the Insuh 10

injury, 10 thre"80 a_inat;or,of Chiel Butheleri ia beyond myirnIoginltion, Wh.l ia he~ Whatdoes he mean to lhe region1 Howdoes he tome 10 be the leader oflokll",,1 How doetI he tome 10 be •symbol 01 Zulu u"'ty~ These arethe quntions which I will leave tothose who have made an unpre­c:edented threat to a m.n of Ihiscalibre in one of the most dynamicconstituen<:ies which ia the verystrength of Ihe Afrieen NltionalCongren. I muat also point outthat .n auack comes before thewounds inllicl&<! on our breVllheroes ll$ Isendlwene .nd Ulundiin IB79, the AngtolZulu war, havenot yet healed. It wal in thalllrealwar of relil'ln<:e lhal ChielButhelui's gr..t gfandlltherNdunankufu, 'hen Commander·in-Chief of the Zulu army was thelast egmple perhaps of lhe beStorll8nired armi" ....r 10 lace theenemy in Southem Alriu. Aherthe ct.Ietll 01 lhe Zulu armies theEnglish hoiated and engraved theIoIlowing worclla, utundi alter thelIieIory "this is the last battle forthe occ;up&tior1 01 the wholeAfrican Continent. the defeat ofthe Zulu powel' il ,he eod 01 alltMack r_stenee, AIrica is nowopen lor ocnlf)8lionu. Indeed.three year. I.ler lhe Berl,nConference 118831 Um& intobeingl uThe SCramble lor Africa"came - Mplrated by only a 1_de<:adeI belore the '''Scramble lorSlaves·'.

Ttlis statement, of course, doe'Snot represent th. hlSlorical truth.The truth briefly stated is thatlhere were many wars 01 resis·tence lar IIfeater than the ZuluWlr. There were ten Xhosa warsand there were six 8..utho W8..,

and the lulu wal wu merely aCulmination 01 a reliSlence whichlook place, COst more lives inperhaps the C&P8, in Besutholand

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(Lesothol than in Zululend. Thedrama 01 the ZulU weI is theexterminetion of the British Army" lsandlwena " the peak of theempire, 10 the IIreatest shock otIhe whole world. Ttley werecompletely out-meooeovred bythe IlICtics oIll;ing Shllka. the ZUlumilitary genius. To the people 01this rll'lJion the' AngIo·Zulu war isnever reogarded as being morethan what their brothers inoj;eate.

AI this period in time, one wouldhne expected a message from thePresident 01 the African NationalCongress 10 tlte people 01 SouthAlriu 10 rally tOlJether iIlndprepare themselves for lite IlrmedstrU9ll1e that is to come andcommemorate and remember lheheroes. not only 01 the lulu war,but an thoM who fell in ct.Iendingtheir land in one hundred yealSofwars. !fWlarly 20 warsl. This wasnot the time to 181BC1 a region andattack it leaving the others,especially the Cape BOO theTransvaal untouched, This is """the tIme to allack Chiel Butheleziand his people in lorminllinkathaat a time when Inkalhll hasopposed, in no un<:ertain terms,the ind8'pen<lenct olll;wazulu as aState outside of Soulh AIrica. A.ametter of fact, the PresidentGar...- and the AcOOg SecreUryG_raf, in Mrm. of !hi SouthAfrican law, oblllining in theirconstituencies in the T...nskeiand !hi CWtISi, .... nol SouthAfrican citiz_. In South AfTiciIltoday the c,tizens 01 the Republic01 South Afriel ate while, Asians,and COlOUREDS, and all thoseAfric:en. rll'lJister8'd under 1(_­Zulu Gowornment, This 's theconStituency which said uno'· 10indepe~ lTom South Africa.In other word., it was under lheleadership 01 Chief BUlhelen, 8$

Pr&sident ot Inkathllthllt Il;waZuluGovernment categorically rejectedthe whole idea of being &ep8ratedfrom South Africa, it i. sua"lJ'llendparado~icel that the leader 01 anExternal Mission of a nlllionalorllanization like the AfricanNational' Conllre... should launchhis allack on the leader 01 anOfllanlration Which has madesuch I stlnd which even theAfrican Nationa' Coogless nevgrmade during the days when the

Regional Bantu authofllies werebeing promullJ8ted. It is alsoStranlle that the region 01 the CapllProvince which inCludes theTranskei and the Ciskei are sparedin the anlCk of the PresidentGe~1 and the Secretary Generalwho come Irom these constituen·cies.nd theY go and see fautt inaeonsUtuencv which has resisted to

lead people down lhe cIrain 01pseudo-indepen<lene& which ismeani"lll8$S. It is indeed alsopu.uling t""t the other regions orthe other flYl! or four regionalautltorlties who opted for inde·penttence ara alao left untouchedand the &;ternal Ml$$ion vents itsvenom on Nallll.1 cannot help butbe puzzled by these attacl<s. Butlhe bmit i.lh<I!lhese other regions_re purwaded by the SouthAfrican GOIIernment to create alund to light uFreedom Fighters'·.But under the lellderahip 01 ChiefBUlherezi, Natal rejected beingdr8IJlled to creale a buffer for theSouth African Government.

CONSULTATIONS BETWEENTHE AFRICAN NATIONAL CON·GRESS EXTERNAL MISSIONAND INKATHA IN LONDON1979: WERE THEY A JUDASIl;ISS"

The eon'ulUlIMl talks in London_re in the spirit, as I understoodthem, 01 co-ordination, co­opeI"ion. end knowing whathappen, In SOUlh Africa inre!a6on to the bler",,1 Mission.They _re urned not as anybodybossing anybody. II. on the OIilefhllod conIUlUIlioni _e venu-,as l have no feason to think thaIlhey _re not. lhey shrNvedmaturity on boIh orllanizationsand starti"ll to teetele!he problemof relations in a counlry where theenemy forges divi,ion, in the truestyle 01 divide .nd rule. I am alsopuuled by the denials lollowingthese talks when the two e~ecu·

tives, at IIreat el<pltn&e, met inconsultation to iron out differencesand to avoid mud Slif'\IJing at eachother. It latar transpired, inE~ternll Mission quarters, thatthe consultations were n(lt offi(;ial.Then we Start won<lering whetherofficial melnSlhe presence of theother IIrOUps, wIliles, Asians, andCOLOURED membels 01 Ihe

Alrican NIltIOf'lll' Congress in exile.This of eour", could not be themelilning 01 olliellli in the conslilu­tlonll sense 01 the AfrlcllnN8tionlll Conoress" I whole. It is.IIl'ld remlilins. In A1rielln organisa­riOf'l.. ThoI EIIlemtl Mluion could,..wr. InC! hi' 1'0 power 10doIr9I the ANC conatitulion.Ooe would lherefore reglrd lhese.. oonsult.uons blr-.... organi­IItions fTm South Africa, entrustedin lheliblrllion of South Alta bymlljority Altan~ who llreItM ...IngUlllrrl of lhe libefllion""",10.

WhlI the contUIlitions in London__ not Ire lh. following:-

1. They_lnotlmltterofgoinohll in hind Of'l benllf of lheInl<Ithl IHders to lhe ANCExlernll Mi..ion.

2. They _I not I plee forrecognilion nor were Iheymelnl " I wey of getl'ng "InlllYe Influ~ control pns" 10get funds from doner' overseas.

3. They _rI not melnt 10 hll...e IIwhole e~eculive of Inkalhaeotne 10 London to ...... anypermission nor Iny recognitionby the Alrie.n Nllionel Con­11'"- bullhey _r. a brother....apprOllCh. a consultllion. aditc......ion 01 Africllns concer­ned with lhe liber.tiO/l ofSouth Alra. lheir common........

~I"". all thesll notions weredis:speQed in my Pl'"esence by our...... Or. M.G. Butheleti. in linintel.ie" with lhe B.B.C. justbefor. lhey left lor South Afrieawhich I wn honoured 10 llIIend. It_s !hefe thll I "-rd the B.B.C.uting IhIl phr... "ANC indis­crimi...t .....•• 10 mean the ExternalMission lind allh...me lime 10rnnn 11\41 whole Alran NationalCongress ConSlill,rtionat It Wl$

Ihere Ihil' pointed oot Ihallh,s iscr••ting a 101 01 cOf'llusion in thedivide and rule policy. This aroseWhen they wer. In,l,tlng thatChief Buthel.rI come aversento .,.k permltslon .nd gainrecognition of Ih. powerfulAfrican N.tional Cong.... Exter·nel Mlasion. It Wei IhIlre Ihll Ipointed OUt Quit. clear .... that lhequeslion of permission Irom lhe

ANC wn ml,chlevious bec.euseIhe EJclernal MIS,iOf'l representsIhe people 01 South Africa in Ihename of the African NaliOf'lalCongress. Therefore. the ExternalMission will report back 10 lheANC Confer.nce eontlituled bybranches of the Alran people inSouth A1ra. Th. ume BBCreferred to lhe ANC In the elrty1970', as "The Whit.-llld"South Afne.n NMionaI Congra:s.

THE POlmCAl MEANING OFTHE ATTACK BY THE ANCEXTERNAL MISSION ON INKA­THA-AN INTERNALORGANI­SAnON

As I h..... already indiellled thesetwo organilltions~ no neeu­Ii.. relationship in the tense thatone WO!.lld give ;nslfUCIions 10lheother. They .re inPllr.s they bothclaim 10 repr_nI a cert.in quote01 the African peOJlle of SoulhAfrica. Inklth. II operlllive withinIhe ccwntry and II was formedunder completely different eondl·lions than in wh,ch the AfricanNational Cong"ss was operative.lIs conslilUlion had to be made inOlder to be • viable In<! e~lstjng

Olganlzation In term, of lhe lawsof South Africa .. they exist today.Incident.'..... it is no clifferent lromthe eonttitution of the AlricenNltionll CoI'Igt",. The ptinclplesenshrined in th.I....It"" Constitu­tion arl UletPy lhe lime as thoseIpp4J8ring in the Ahan NationalCongr... Contti'tulion. this isconfirTnlld in the rltolutions 01 theCentral commin.. 01 Inltath.Bwhere they are pIedgllocI to sUppOf11M pri~ 01 lhe fooodingflt"'rs of the A1ran NationalCongr-. They Ire pledged toobserw theM without deYiationand with the President Generel Or.Butheleli I..ding them. If InbthlN.tional M~ent with oyer750.000 stlunch fully plidmembl.. elect their 1Nde<'s,thin thoM a.. the Ie.de.. of the750.000 '!rong org.ni.Iltion.This is irrespective of whether tlteAfrican NllIional Congress bIer·nil Mission, nor lor lhlll mailer.the African National COf'lgressConstitulion likes Ihe leader orlikes the organirl1ion or not. Thisis ,rrupeetl", of whether theorgWllution InltalM i. right orWTOng in tit••yes of the ANC or

in the eyes of lhe world. ThedeclslOf'l to .lecll..d.... _in.I so..-ign righl of tlte Afrielnpeople In South Africa. Thedeci,ion to decide Of'l an ExternalMission al$O rem.los with organi­zed opinion of Alrieans in SotithAlra. They c.Iln decide 10~another External Mission withoute ...er d.nouncing Ih. AfricanNllional Congr.... As a maner 01fact, it is _II-known that the &0­

called Bllllustln - leeders ""....never at any time l/OI"Ill out 01 theirway to IlIaclIlhe ANC. SirnilerPy.Inkatha ...der. Pr..ident DrButhellrl his .Iways r.ferred 10

the AITiclIn NatiOflllI CongrllliSlellderthip II peopl. who lire ni$colI""..... with whom he grewup. wilh whom he tharedcommonbeliefs. He MS however. m&de it¥&tV clear that their methods arenot the methodt of hoiIor~nization.Here we may 8dd another COll­lus'no 'ssu. which some miSChiefmaker' try to make Inklthadillerenlfrom Ihe African NationalCongress. This i. the Issull of thetaetie, of violence Ind non­...Iolence. I will commint on thiSbriefly.

NON-VIOLENCE ANDVIOlENCE ARE MERETACTICS NOT POUCY

The Afran Nlllonlli CoI'Igress.whir. Ql)el"lltiwl in South AlTaW115 an open orgar:!ulion. alwaysmIlin"ined. right .... '00 100. lh.Bt itWIIS a ~.¥ioIenl .>rg.nllation.ThIIt the IllCtlc of n:'o-.iolerooeapplied and therefore it WIIrned itsmembers _r 101M ptowl<ed 10 aviolent confrontllion with the.uu-it.... Thr. was eKlfemePydifficult especilily at the limewheo Ih. governmenl w"lorginolhe Banlu .uthor'ti... Violenceerupted In Pondol.nd. ioZululllrld,in Selthunll.nd. in Zeerust. whenthe people resisted In no uncertainterm, Ihe encroachment of asystem of government they abhor­red in lite BanlU Authorities andfenelno of th,ir land. In theAfrican Natlon.1 Congrltl thoseday, wlMft all leaders were inSouth AfriCi. no one h.d lhecou...ge to announce arm.tN""II. Not • single IHdercould __ ,,,nd .nd address _crowd or I big confe.-ne- of the

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South African Natlor* COl",,_10 1.11 1hem m.1 m.y we,.committed to .n .rm••1ruggle.This would mun his Immedi.1e.rres1. charged ...mh .....1'& ofImproeonmenl; II h. ,acapedbeing .hot by pollee.

tt is IIef'l' unl.ir lor lho1e peoplewtlo m.neged 10 1._ SouthAfriee. beoon'Iing .....mb.... of the&terntl Mission. to ahoUtlhln thepeople mu$1 be YIoIenI when lheyhave nceped ,nd .re in ..-1t1y.Ho<w do _ eJIpI(:t u-e who .,.

fKing the viciouI "IPs of lhe51"1. 10 do wNl we c:ould nol doewn " me Ii",. when lhl Sou1hAfrican SUII WH not fortifoed. l..aIme return to ow tttlnS of re.eooeenstwi.. if! the Constitution. Thepolicy of the African N"ionelCon1;Jr.n is:-

,. To unite the African people.

2. To 'orge the IIruggle of th.irliberallon and Ihe liberation of"II South Africans of ellcolour•.

Th. policy of Iha Alr;e,n Nalion.1Congren .5 I under&und II is not10 unit. the Olher raeial group.with the ANC at Ih. allp8nse 0'African unit. Thi. does not exist inour cor'lItitution. VIII, est"8HONblemen and lieder•• we n.....r h.ad. orregarded the other groups asinferior1; ~ ....... peopI. than_1IA. We welcom. their ...,ppon ifthey come in en orgIIni:ZIId rna........The COIlililution of the·Afric.enNatiorlll Congru, ontv edmitlAfnc.I\I and not the otMr fecialIiIfoupa. To (;Ill it recit:t is one of!hose ehup nil""" appt08d'Ies endan in.ult 10 Alricln unity. It is lherecit:t regime whichdr~u,~from decision ~ng in SouthAlrice. II II lhe ra<:ilt regime wtlictluteS In. whill 'lOt. III its base tornIIinoin dilCrirniNlion In our"nd. II i, not our making. DIKingU D98ralion In South Africa. lheAfric8n Ne1ional Congr~ _.non·violent and Ih. program ofaction of 1949 IIlpulated quiteclearly thallhe organization wouldadhere 10 non·vlolent means asf.r as po..ible. This did not me.nthai it would be non·violenl al alltimes. Thl. _.Iully .xplained bythe Iller Presid.nl Generallhal h.believed and would 10llOW thenon·viol.nl policy (tactic: of prose·

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culing the IIruggl... apptoved byhi' predecHIOr&.1 But when lhetime ClImI and the org"nlzerionwa, g.agved. it b8ellme opbvioosIhat it eould not remein quiet end itthen e<topted a tactic In itsElIl8tnal Minion of trainingAfricBn l....un fjg~.I0~lhe ra<:iSl regIme In an ...medS1.....!l'iIe. Since thie couIcI not beor~nized~ lhe country. meE><temal Million we.1eff ...mh thismandlll8 - orgenin for an armedstr\IlllIle wftictl will eventualty_de power IrOll'l the rulingraci.1 QOY'8rnme-nt. Thill ....... themernal meening 01 U,,*honto­wesi-e. the mililaly' wing 01 theAlricen N81ional Congretl ine..ternal Million. This meant. ofCOIJI"". thai lhe treiMd umkhcln­100000nve ;uerill.. would fighlon South African lOil and in 50

doing will V'" the co-op&ratlon 01tha Swth Alrican malSeS whowill reinforce th.lf rank. 10

continu. and Intenei"" lhe armedSiruggi. In Soulh Alrica a. awhole, Thl' did nOl me~n thatolher maan' of IIruggle. othernon·violent meal'la, _. ruled0111. No Ofgenizaliol'l could .verr.Iy anliraly Otl armed struggle.nor be$Eld on numerous non­vioI8nl taCtIcs actualized by mepeopI. in lhe regIme. lerroriled bythe gorriJM. .....nan it it: not time to

anact Of wtMn it ie suicidel 10anack. 11VI I, the m8i1l'1ing 01organil1ld lClPf"oech utiliDng atlthe ,_ al our ~'IJ- .., IfllIkatha S8YI it ie non·violent todayin it.lacticl or lolIitlicI. it ...notmeen that tMy .... pec:ifis\$. Asmett... 01 laa. and II a hisIoricloIfact, the l*lP1e 01 the~ fNalll ....... never been PKifimhooo'.OIr fiI'I"- the chIollenge m.ybe. lhey f_Il wilhone resolVe inbettie and out of bettie. To echleve!hil the'( tl88d unity instilled inthem nellfly one hundred and lillyyear. -eo, and wIlleh Is elitlpr,valling in thi' rllllion. andwhich require, rll'!u.ling. org.ni·.allol'l. and lmprovem.nl 01 the1oc81 condition..

In eummal'\', lha lactlcs used 10proeecuta a "ruggla ara manyincluding vlol.nc. and non·Yiol.m:.. A' meny W8'(l1S _ eanmUII.r. whera....r WI a.. directively10 Ih. S1tuggle. thIM are 10 be

used. The main empha.i. In thepropagation of Ihll ,plrit 01llbaraliO(l Ie gra.. roots consti·tuency Politicsl II is a potilicelS\nIglI4lI 01 which Hanned Ilruggle­ill m.ely a pin. a mINI'" to an end10 ...... a poiiticll union ilrllf_.DOCTRINES OF lMPOSSI8IU.nES ANO DOCTRINES OFENGINEERING ntE SOt/1lfAFRK:AN REVOLUTION

F....ly. I thinO; I mUll mab ali......n,ma" on lhe "lJproech 10 1heSouth Afrlean revotutlon as ewhok I will dr_ llUmp18s frOfTl,",'_"" irnp"euior'lIand conc;Iu·lions Icame to when 1(;Imeover·seas. 0\01 ..... AHe functionary.not .. a membw of me ElrI8m8IMilSlon. but on myown and al ourown .llp8n," with my family.Becau18 of Ihi,l have tha righllOrecord the imprauions end leel­Ing•. however wrong Ihey mayh8Yll been. which passed Ihroughmy mind now, following lllisallack. In 1978. I was Invited to Ievmpo.ium by tha UniYerslty 01Toronto, where the1". was adiscuSilon Otl '''Th. Futura of theSouth African Revolution:' Reptll·MnWli'o'ls in the pinel _raProlfll8Or Paul. myseH. and I

South A1riurl who is a professorin the University 01 Toronto. ThediIeusalon centllred around 1tltwrt to ptO\8Il police aellon inSouth Afra In 1975. k "Isohighlighted the Glher dilturbingMW8 01 variout ..riou, actionbeing tak..... by thl lIudellIIre'OlOlllng aopiNt If'! unfalt" educa­liooal 8'(I1em. The firsl QuestionthalWH dilcl"eed wn"'why is it\h81 Neal did not. oome 0Ul1n luiforce". II SowtIo and others haddonet' My comment otI thil wasthat _ must remember L'lal

oppression II 1.11 diffarently aldlff8fenllimes by diff....nt paople10 lhlll _ mUll not .ql8CI al alllimes 10 ,,_ uniform actioro takingpa" in the whole 01 South Alrielat.11 times. Ipointad to Ih.e hl510ficelfllefs Ih.lit In 1973 il wa. N"I.IwIlich cema out n Ih.provinceorregion Which organi~ed I veryaff.,;tiYIi 't,ike action 10 which theSouth African Governmenl refalTlldto in Parllam.nl. It bee.me so.ff.,;t.... Ih.lil In fact II was

Ihr"lenl"'" tM-very lif. ~onomy~ 0IItlel' plItUi of South Africa ortM ..,.tool. province. In Ihls Ilrik.,tM """"1 U$ed .n the ......i..bIe.....flPlIW"" tnd they rltporllld~Ilrik' ICtiofl 10 Mntw.", Chief....G. Buthelui who in tUfn MlUIdtwve to.-epor1 tothe Ki"",. In otherwotdI- they did not w.nl thepet"nmenl 10 outfl.nlt lhem .ndorgtnlJi"", seeb I.bou. Ifom lhenJr.I,re.. IOI.ke th.lr pie«. Thiswllt effectively pr....enled becausein N'l.lthe urblln are.. and rural.r••' Ir. ne.rly on. of the I.meII'ld hive the same Sl)irit pr_il'ng.T1'IerlI ....... no dlltinction .nd in... pllNiile. m- I. no distinc­tion bel"'-' whit other provin,_ ~ ..... eall ....-bIn Afrieansand """I Afrie:lns.ln ttlls region,tM ...... Is Ctwf ButMIe:ri .ndthete Is no other.In thil region. inorder to be able to tdl to theAfriean people.n Ieede.. wouldhlYll to go.nd get permJlIlon toaddreu .n Afric.n g.ettl.ring. Inttli. rlllilion. ttlis i. a milit.ry SIlfely.... lve .ngr.ined in gener.tions.sI procedure for .nv m.n who......nll 10 address • g.athering.mongst lhe ZuluI. In this SVmpo-­tivm, I pointed out 'II these IIICtSincluding the IlIClthit when N.,-I_I the only provinee whichorlllr>izecl. $trike, _should giveit iU credit. WIleA _ -"ouldcommlIl w;lthil ktion .nd lhouldtry and develop IeederIhip /romthe Ktion. We eannot relV on.ng.r .nd ."9'"" .Ione. I fullvIlliIrM with the Prelldent ofInklth. th.t the divi 01 ullng.ngllf to fill the P"II of the Weltwith newl .bout South A/riclapIlling African blood .re goneend H lhat i. done it i. highlyhillPOlllible, Ourpeople.' bloodIe 100 pree;ou. to III spilled to..... token donation.. which ....juet "PN·ouU'·.

FIFlST ATTACK ON CHIEFBUTHElEZI MADE IN JOESlOVO'S BOOK IN SYMPO­SIUM:

It w•• in this sVmpolium Itl't lorthe Ilrlt time I h••rd an an.ckdirected.t Chiel Buthereli r"d b'f'Prof_ P.vl .t tM UnlvllflilyofToronlo. The aneck _nt .IongIh_linn:

'"'-t the r"Slln the revolution did

not .prNd or did not IIkI of! fromS-IO. to sprllld 'II OVIr tMcountry w.. t"-t there _.plI09le or '.....1 like ChillBIIttoele:ri whO _, Q"t8d bythe South Africln a-nment... n.tiwI eIiti:st mldcU.-e.... tooblUuCt thI mllretl of the r...-oIu­tiDn. h _ .t1hlt .._dell tflet Imlde • eaMogorieal ItIoMnlllnt.nd I oppollld Joe 510110"contention .nd pointed outthlthi, .n.lvlll W.. ....ry nelve,superflci.', .nd 'h.t moreover,510110 ....... no lelldllf of theAfr>c.n people of South AIric:I.1pointed OUI: ~ should ourint.l~gence be di.honoorld orinlullld by people who _. nocour leeder" who _it. boob.•nd.neck • leader gf , flllilion gf theAfr;c.n peopIel I indiclled. II Ihave .lrsId¥SlIid. Ihll Joe 5101IO isno leader 01 the African people andhe il no Iellder of lhe AfricllnN.lion.1 Congre.. either. " Iwaswrong. I .m subjeet to correction.There was • lot 01 con'tern.lion.mong'l ttle Professorl (white) inthe Unlver.ity of Toronlo wh.n I.>tpre.se<! Ihi. vi_.1 reilly .....ntit. il WII noI.n insult toJoe Siovowith whom Iha.... -"ed in SouthAfrica .nd who is. VlIl"f fine man.nd • dIcficlIted INder 01 hispeople. BUI 10 put inlO • book._iting about the African RevoIu·tion. .n vntrUlh .nd to I.ke$IerllOfVpe$ 01 chief, .. ··reglon.of the South African GovemmenCchief'"1eaders of the Bamustansi' nonsensical. superfici.l. .ndn.ive w-V of looking at 1M SouthAfrican Revolution .nd .t tMAlrica.....nd their WIV gf OfQlInlu·tion. I pointed ovt .t Ihlt Svm­posium that OIief Buthelui wouldbe eltllC1ly in the $lime positionwhether there _r. Blntvst_ orwhett'l8" n-e_. no Blncustanl.that his .ncestors oceupied theposition he oocupIetI !"OW lISCommander In Chief of the ZUluArmv which i, b.nned .ndproscribed. lIS Prime Mini,ler tolhe King whictl i, not rllCOQni:redbee'u.. he i••n African .ndperhapl the leading m.n respectedb'f' no Ie... m.n likl th.llIIe ChiefA.J. lUluli.

IS THE ATTACK ON INKATHAPRESIDENT A FlEPEllflON OFHIS MASTEFl'S VOICE

It i. r.ther r_aling th.lln 1980!he Acting $ecr.lIry G_.I of!he African N.tionel CongreuExternel Million. NZO, lhould .tlilt leunch .n .neck on OIiefButhelezi ealling 1Mm. Mumrewa.nd Clfling him.1l sons of ne!TMllin the ..".,. ...ain .. Joe 5101IO·,boolt.l, it pollible thet 1hI ActingSeeretllry General IMorogorol iltr.......tlng the poIiticli viIw'1I~1lIId In Joe Slovo', bookinto poritlc.1 r..lltvlit il poulbletoo, 'hit tM "'ntlv .....rltingl ofJoe 510"'0 ... the "offlcl.r"!Ndlng credo of the AfrlcenN.tlonel Cone..... Ttlil il one ofthe biggest punle. which theEIIternal Mission will heYe to._r sometime. If thle iI thecell then the cf'ldibliity of thebtemll Mission of the Alric:lnN.tioneI Cano"" ..prMlIfl1ingAlric:ln opinion illJ_' "Ihis i.the cue lhen Ink.IM tlllS. right toIdopl • m.thod Ihr,r Ihi"... il better10 Ihe point of completelv disasso­ci.llng themselve. Irom ItleEllternal Million. not from theAfrican N.tion.1 Congre.. neces­sarily. Incidenlllily. the ANC h.1Ioften been referred to lIS Ina"whit.·Iead'· Alric.n N.lionalCongreu of South Africl.

FINAL FlEMARK IN NAIVEVIEW OF THE 50UTHAFFltCANREVOLUTION

I willsummari18 the polillcal viewbuilt on Itereotypel; The Chiefs ••Bantust.n leader. tM rural Alrican.re Cliled B.ntuSI.nl. Wh.t illvery lurprising is ttl.t the connota·tion B.nlVltan il only used toAlricans.nd doe. not rel.r to theother raei.1 groups. Her••r._of the ...;e,ws which lIlake theExtern.' Mission .n ort.nizlnionorbiting .nd losing touch with thlpeople. H,", .re _ 01 theviewtI. which in my opinion. ar.based on stereotvPel 01 SouthAfrica in 1950. This is the .r. of.nli-movements.

1. Anti-pas. Campllign

2. Aml,Apartheid Movemenl

3. Anti·Group Are..

4. Anti·AeITlOVtlI Campaign

5. Anti-Bantu Education Caltlpllign

1. n-. is onlv one WlIY and one

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way only to fight the liberationstruggle, That is the way oflt>earm struggle.

2. There is one orgenizationwhich is on the vanguard 01 theliberetion movement. that isthe African National Congress.This of course is not true. Thereare other liberation movements.however poorly organized theymight be. they are stilt repre­senting the people of SouthAfrica and the African NationalCongress has no monopoly,

3. There is one method and onemethod only to light therelfOlution. that is the armstruggle. This is easily saidoutside South Africa thaninsida. No one leader. evanamongst the most militant intha Extarnal Mission. everallaclted tha-se words withinSouth Africa.

4. There is one crass and oneclllSs only to fight and win thestruggle that is workers insideSouth Africe.

5. The ..doctrine 01 impossibili­ties" that Chiefs could nelfflr bepart '01 the struggle becausethey are Bantustan leaders.

Finally. I will mal<e remerlr.s 10endorse lhe resolution of theIMatha comminee. These aredrifted without bitterness wherethe External Mission is referred tolIS our brothers. There is nohostility but calculaled delermina­tion to prosecute the struggle theway the see it. I endorse yourreSOlution "to pursue our own .

w,soom that has brought SO muchpromise to 50 many people in sucha short space of time. We reaffirmOur acceptance of the principlewhich 9uides us and the leadershipof Inhtha which Ihe custodian 01those principles". This is SIlid inawareness of the Attacks by Ourbrothers in exile meani01l theExternal Mission 01 the ANC.

II is interesting Ih8t you commentin resolution three on the in_creasin9 number olatlacks by thetop hierarchy of the AfricanNational Congress in exile. theSouth African Communist Party.the 50 called freedom radio. thai itis now necessary to prepareInkatha lor the greater responsi­bility which it must have to opposethese unholy alliances and politicalopportunism. My observationabout the viewa expressed in JoeSlovo's book perhaps confirm thisreaolution Ihat we are heredealing with an External MiSSionwilh two bosses. The boss of thecommunist party of South Africaand the boss 01 the AfricanNational Con9ress. the Africanpeople. Surely. the boss of thecommunist party coud never beIhe boss 01 the African people.This we will rei&ct cate90ricallyand stands ,ajected at all times.We need no comllHr - 00_ inthe same way as we need nocommllsioner ge...nlil. Unfortu­nately. we will be attacked Iromboth sides. on the left,and on therighl. This is indeed a tough bettiefor Inkama, another challenge of'the constituency as a r811ion. Iendorse your feeli01llhat When it

comes to the push, Natal will beused as a spring board tl;lforge forthe liberation movement and willget all those brothers from Otherpro";nces to use us as a IpringbCl8rd of their grievancftl whanthey leek leadership. This is notsaid in a spirit of ousting anyorganization. It is said in a spirit ofduty and it is a tough job lor anorgani~ation in a small region likeNatal to take all these responsibili_ties on its shoulders.

If this is whet fate has ordainedlorus, we have noway buttotaketh.atchoice. it is indeed tough. It meanssuffering; it means tears andrivers 01 them and it may evenmeal') bloodshedl We need a n.ewunity to instill hope to our Africanbrother. in South AlTica to makethiS unity grow into a greater one.But in so long a political struggle._ need more than Ilogan ­unity and promiae. of what WIwill do on the day of freedom.Whet we need to do INTENSIVEPOLITICAL ORGANIZATION OFCONSTITUENCIES.

Finally, the rise of Inkatha is a'Challenge to the ANC El<\ernalMission'sleedershipand credibili·tv. The spirit of liberation is not in aname even as great as thst ofANC,At this point in time they hayebecome Inkat"-. They becameANC twenty yeera ago. In theyears to come they will become~ethingalae. Blocking people'.becoming is counteNelfOlulion·ary because it stresses 'BEINGWHAT BECAME YEARS AGO".

ZULU LAND COUNCIL OF CHURCHESRESPONDS TO ABRECSA INCIDENTThis statement was issued by Bishop LB. Zulu. Bishop LE. Dlamini and Bishop M.D. Biyaseon January this year 1984.

Events which led to the suddenchange of venue of the ABRECSAconference last November. andthe statements end reports thatflowed from that incident. are amalle. of great concern to us aslocal churCh leaders. The laclthat

the group so affected neverreported Ihe incident to theAnglican Bishop of Zululand (towhose church the Kwanzimelacentre belongs) or in anywaycommunicated their troubles,adds to our concern.

With regard to the prtlSence of Dr.O.R.B. Madide to welcome thedelegates to the conference, wefeel it necessary to point oul thatthis is a standard form of courtesywith the Honourable Chief M.G.Butllele~i, When the Right Rew·