endeavouring to consolidate by terror a system of racist enslavement and absence of rights created by them and patterned on the Nazi Reich. A recent editorial in The New York Times of 24 April said that in July 1985 one or two Africans died every day in South Africa; when the regime declared that the situation was improving, however, there were four deaths per day. Since then, the number of victims had increased, and now six persons were dying every day as a result of the Government's repression. A recent issue of Time magazine pointed out that in the preceding 20 months more than 1,500 persons, most of them Africans, had died as a result of the racist repression. 54. The deep crisis of the criminal domestic and foreign policy of the racist State had shaken the foundations of the racist apartheid system and was creating the conditions for its final and complete elimination. It was no coincidence that even in the Western press apartheid was often compared with a putrid cadaver whose venomous remains were pois­ oning the situation in South Africa, southern Africa and the whole world. It was necessary to eradicate without delay the racist policy of South Africa, condemned by the United Nations as a crime against the_ peace and security of mankind. 55. In the context of the general crisis of apartheid in South Africa, the racists must not be given time to recover and regroup their forces, to initiate deceptive movements and step up reprisals and aggression. It was especially important to block all channels of political, military and economic assistance to the racist regime. The response could not be limited to words of condemnation and appeals for partial reforms of apartheid. It was necessary to implement 
**Analysis**
The text is a political statement that discusses the crisis of the apartheid system in South Africa, its racist nature, and the need to eliminate it. It mentions specific numbers of deaths and repression, and emphasizes the importance of blocking support to the regime. The text is focused on the political and human rights aspects of the situation, rather than economic, environmental, or social issues.

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