freedom and values that have been built over three and a half centuries overboard." 31. Could apartheid be called "freedom and values"? Could the genocidal Land Acts of 1913 and 1936 which robbed Africans of 87.5 per cent of their land and wealth be classified as "values"? Could colonialism be regarded as "freedom and values"? 32. In all colonial situations in Africa "power-sharing" had always meant minority racist rule. The Bantustan system was such a form of so-called power-sharing. In an earlier Constitution, the whites who constituted 13 per cent of the population had had 153 seats while the indigenous African majority had three European representatives. His organization's own understanding of power-sharing was that set out in the 1914 petition to King George V to the effect that the indigenous African majority should be put into possession of land in proportion to their numbers and on the same conditions as the white race. The so-called negotiations of a colonialist apartheid regime which openly rejected majority rule could not be taken seriously by genuine representatives of the African people of Azania. E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.l2 page 8 33. An important element missing in the so-called negotiations to end slavery, apartheid and colonialism in South Africa was a neutral impartial chairman or arbiter from the international community to supervise the "negotiations" and see that there were internationally observed free and fair elections. In the present exercise, Mr. de Klerk was both player and referee, prosecutor and judge. 34. Mrs. PIRES (National Aboriginals and Islanders Legal Services Secretariat) said that since the Sub-Commission's previous session momentous changes had taken place in South Africa, including the independence of Namibia, the release of Mr. Nelson Mandela, direct talks between anti-apartheid and democratic groups and the white minority regime and 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the historical and political context of apartheid in South Africa, highlighting the contradictions between the concept of "freedom and values" and the actual practices of colonialism, apartheid, and racial segregation. It also touches on the idea of power-sharing and the need for internationally observed free and fair elections. Given the focus on political and social issues, it is likely that the text belongs to the category of human rights and political governance.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Culture