"Powerful right-wing forces of counter-revolution now dominate our daily lives. Innocent men, women and children are murdered and maimed daily and thousands of homes are destroyed. Why is this happening now? Why have we seen an escalation of violence after the Pretoria Minutes in which one of the most significant decisions was the suspension of the armed struggle by the African National Congress? "What is clear is that there are determined efforts to destabilize the consolidation of the ANC and other democratic organizations and to derail the process of a peaceful transition to a non-racial democratic South Africa. "The responsibility for this lies directly in the hands of the South African Government. There is overwhelming evidence, even as concluded by the Goldstone Commission, of police brutality. The South African police and the South African Defence Force are openly seen escorting armed vigilantes in their rampage through the townships. EMS/7 A/44/PV.97 20 (Mr. Geunbari. Chairman, Special Cpmmittee against Apartheid) "Despite repeated warnings to the State since the middle of July that these attacks were being planned and orchestrated, the State has done absolutely nothing to bring the perpetrators to book. All this is masked under the label of black-on-black violence and conveniently shifts responsibility for this conflict away from apartheid. Yet there is incontrovertible evidence that the hand of apartheid forces is behind the violence. "Profound and irreversible changes have not taken place. Pressure on the South African Government needs to be intensified to discipline its security forces and meet the conditions laid down in the United Nations resolution on apartheid adopted in December 1989 to guarantee free political activity. There is no possibility of free political activity when armed vigilantes and the police murder, maim and harass people who want to meet, organize, speak or protest peacefully." 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a political statement condemning the actions of the South African government and highlighting the violence and human rights abuses perpetrated against black South Africans during the apartheid era. The focus is on the political situation, the actions of the government, and the need for pressure to be applied to bring about change. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, or other topics typically associated with the categories listed.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education