President Mr.G.Viljoen on11May1990rancontrary totheseprinciples. Thereareatleastthreeinterrelated issueswhichhaveadirectbearing onprinciples andaboutwhichtheApartheid regimehasmadeitselfclear: theirrejection ofmajority rulethrough universal adultsuffrage onthe basisofoneperson onevote,under acommonvotersrollofallSouth Africans; theirinsistence on"GroupRightsllandon"PowerSharing". 2.3.0 Intheopening ofhisspeechof2ndFebruary 1990tothe whiteparliament, Mr.F.W~deKlerksaid:liThegeneral e1ectionon September 6th1989placedourcountry irrevocably ontheroadofdr3stic change. Underlying thisisthegrowing realisation byanincreasing numberofSouthAfricans thatonlyanegotiated understanding amongthe representative leaders oftheentirepopulation isabletoensurelasting peace." HethenwentontoaddthatliOnitspart,theGovernment will accordtheprocess ofnegotiation thehighest priority." However positive thisprofessed commitment tochangeandtonegotiation maybeconstrued tosound,itisnotmatched byanadequate clarity oftheregime's pOSition ontheprinciples contained inbothdeclarations. Wherethere isclarity ontheirpositions, theyareinvariably atvariance withthe principles contained intheDeclarations. Inseveral placesMr.F.W.de Klerk's speecheVensuggests thatthoseprinciples, whichtheinternational community holdstobeaxiomatic. shouldbethesubject ofdebateinhis parliament, andthatinthebroader context, theyshouldbenegotiated byallparties totheSouthAfrican conflict. I••• Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library2,4,0al 44t 963 . Blglishpag€ 5 Further on, Mr. F.w. de Klerk, in his speech says; "A changed dispensatlon lEplles far oore than polltlcal and colrstltutlonal lssues. IE cannot be pursu€d successfully io isolatlon frod problelrs in other spheres of 11fe lrhich demand practical soluclons. Poverty, uneEpLolrnent, housing shortages, inadequate educatio[ and training, llllteracy, health needs and other proble@s still stand ln the ray of proSress and prosperlty and an luproved way of l-lfe." In deca1L1n8 the tlls of Apartheld lhat need to be redressed, he sounds poslelve on deta1l, yet again this ls no subscltuce for the regioe's cbDnltd€nt to che prlnclples. Further on, Mr, F,W. de Klerk saysi "the ageoda ls open and the overall alEs !o r,rhlch we are asplEing should be acceptable co aII reasonable South Africans." The presuEptlon that the aLos of the Aparthcid EegLue shouLd be acceptable to all reasonable South Afrlcans iuplies that the regilre 1s the one tha! secs the standards for rJhat is or ls not reasonable - not least on th€ issue of princlples. 2. 6.0 Anticipatlog and tryl-ng co tedrper the oplloisn thal may arlse 1n the !.take of the nea€ures anoounced earller.on 1o hls speech, Mr. F.W.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a critique of the South African apartheid regime's commitment to change and negotiation, highlighting the regime's lack of clarity on key principles and its tendency to undermine democratic values. The focus is on the political and social aspects of the regime's policies, with mentions of issues like majority rule, universal suffrage, and group rights.

**Category**
Politics, Education