South African acts of aggression should be seen as aimed first and foremost at rescuing UNITA from total annihila- tion and at supplying these bandits with more military equipment for them to carry out their massacres against civilian populations and to destroy the economic and social infrastructures of Angola. As is well known, these armed gangs could not survive without the backing of the Pretoria regime for which they work. 42. It is in this context that, despite South African aggres- sion, the People’s Republic of Angola and the People’s Republic of Mozambique have not abdicated their princi- ples of peaceful coexistence and their search for peaceful solutions to the problems affecting the region. 43. As for South Africa, its criminal record is well known to the international community and, naturally, to the Secu- rity Council and the United Nations in general. Apartheid has been declared a crime against humankind. 4 36. The aggression .against Angola was most probably also carried out in order to distract world public opinion from the crimes apartheid is committing against innocent and defenceless people in South Africa itself. 37. It is therefore incumbent uuon the Securitv Council and the United Nations as a whole to act decisively to bring to an end these systematic acts of war against the countries of southern Africa. 44. In southern Africa, the cyanide grenade has been in place since 1969, when the Manifesto on Southern Africa’ was adopted-a manifesto that proposed a peaceful solu- tion to the apartheid system, thus sparing the region from cataclysms and bloodshed. The proposals may have been advanced far ahead of their time. Neither South Africa nor its friends would accept them. South Africa seemed mighty strong and was on the verge of becoming even stronger with its friends’ brotherly counsel and multifaceted and 
**Analysis**
The text is primarily concerned with international politics and conflict, specifically the aggression of South Africa against Angola and the role of apartheid in the region. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, agriculture, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture. The focus is on the political and military actions of South Africa and the response of the international community.

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