mention thetragedy inSouthAfrica. Despite therecentsemantics ofreform, the sadrealityisthattheregimeremains obdurate. Racismistheorderoftheday,JSM/ljb A/40/PV.24 18 (Mr.Mangwende, Zimbabwe) themajority arestilldeniedparticipation intheprocessofgovernment, andthe carnage andslaughter continues ·unabated. Whatwehaveseenisthegimmickry of thecreation ofthetripartite parliaments, amereelaboration ofthedoctrine of separation; thesetting upofinnumerable commissions whosefindings areknowneven beforethosecommissions aresetup. Ithasallbeentalk, talk, talk,without anyconcrete positive action. What isreallyneededisaclismantlement ofapartheid. Theonlyactionwehave witnessed istheoldbrutalrepression athomeandnakedaggression broad. Nearly athousand peoplehavebeenkilledinthestreets ofSouthAfricainthelast 12months, andthecarnage continues. Thereistheincarceration ofthousands of schoolchildren, womenandworkers fordaringtodemandjustice andequality, and thesuppression ofpeaceful demonstrations withbullets, truncheons andthe hippo-hide whipscalledsjamboks. Thepicture hasbeendepressingly familiar. Notcontent withinflicting suchmisery, destruction andbloodshed onitsown citizenry, theracistregimehascontinued toexportviolence toneighbours. The recentbarbaric andunprovoked actsofaggression unleashed against theinnocent peopleofAngolaisoneinalitanyofdastardly deedsthatPretoria has perpetrated against Angola. Itshouldberecalled thatearlier thisyearoneof itscommando unitswascaughtred-handed tryingtoblowuptheCabindaoil installations inAngolainthehopeofcrippling theeconomy ofthatcountry. Afterthatdisastrous mission, theracists thentriedtorecouptheirbruised pridebysending amurdersquadintoGaborone, thecapital ofBotswana. Thatgang ofcutthroats murdered, incoldblood, 12refugees andBotswana nationals, including asix-year-old boy,allintheirsleep.* Theactionoftheregime *Mr.Marinescu (Romania), Vice-President, tooktheChair.JSMjljb---~---.--------,------------------ A/40/PV.24 19-20 r(Hr.Mangwende, Zimbabwe) against thesmallkingdomofLesotho, against Zambia, Mozambique andmyown country, Zimbabwe, areamatterofpubliceecord. InthecaseofZimbabwe the racists haveadualstrategy. Thefirstistorecruit, train,finance, equipand deploydissidents andmalcontents, whomtheyinfiltrate backintoZimbabwe to spreaddestruction andfear.A~~~ial radiostation hasbeeninstalled in Northern Transvaal, forusebythesebandits, whichdailybroadcasts hostile propaganda against .ayGovernment. '.i:ilesecondistousethebandits inMozambique, knownasMozambique Nationals Resistance Movement, tocutallofZimbabwe1s outlets totheseathrough Mozambique, whether byrai~..roadorpipeline. SouthAfrica' s continued useofrebelsinMozambique isaflagrant violation ofthesolemnand binding undertaking itentered intoatthetimeofthesigning oftheNkomati agreement.NR/td A/40/PV.24 21 (Mr.Mangwende, Zimbabwe) Besides tryingtooverthrow theGovernment ofMozambique, thesecondaimofthese bandits asdirected byPretoria istomakeZimbabwe andotherlandlocked southern African States becometotally dependent onSouthAfrica. Inthisway,itishoped, wewould beco~hostages inanymovestoimposecomprehensive mandatory sanctions against SOuthAfrica. Theargument canthenbemadethattheblackpeopleofSOuth Africa andthemajority-ruled independent Statessurrounding SOuthAfrica wouldbe thefirsttosufferifsanctions wereimposed against SouthAfrica. Wedonotwanttheinternational community toshirkitsresponsibility tothe peopleofSouthAfrica byhidingbehind ourvulnerability tosouthAfrica'S reprisals ifmandatory sanctions areimposed againstit.Weacceptthatthereisa pricetobepaidfortheliberty ofourbrothers andsisters inSOUthAfrica and Namibia. Forourpart,weareprepared toplayourfullrole;butequally we expecttheinternational community toshoulder itsresponsibilitytotheregionfor theconsequences ofanydecision andactionitmaytake,including mandatory sanctions, infulfilment ofitsduties andobligations tothepeopleofSOuth Africa. Thenowover-delayed independence oftheillegally occupied Territory of Namibia represents oneofthemostglaring failures oftheUnitedNations sinceits inception. Thelegality oftheissueisnotindoubt,andaninternationally negotiated andagreedplantobringtheTerritory toindependence haslongbeenin place-eversincetheadoption ofresolutions 435(1978). Yetextraneous issues ofEast-West rivalry, expediency andcynicism havebeenallowed tocloudandderail
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a speech or statement about the political situation in South Africa and its neighboring countries. It highlights the struggles of the black population, the violence and repression perpetrated by the apartheid regime, and the international community's responsibility to address the issue. The text also touches on the economic and strategic interests of South Africa, particularly its attempts to destabilize neighboring countries.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations