our region into a veritable cockpit of conflict. Maddened by racial bigotry and a blind determination to preserve apartheid and racism in our sub-continent at all costs, they seem also to be irredeemably committed to reducing the region to scorched earth. No, the source of conflict in our region is not the presence of Cuban troops in Angola or the granting of political asylum to South African refugees by South Africa’s neighbours. It is the pestilence of apart- heid and racism in South Africa. It is the denial of the right of self-determination to the people of Namibia. It is acts of aggression such as ,those that are. being committed by South Africa .with such sickening regularity against Angola and other front-line States. It is the sort of racial arrogance and bad faith that have become so much of an article of faith in Pretoria. 73. We must ask, what about the spawning of dissident movements everywhere in the region? All roads to dissi- dent camps in Mozambique and Angola begin in Pretoria. South Africa, as we all know, also hosts the so-called Leso- tho Liberation Army, a motley of murderous dissidents whose pernicious aim is to destabilize and, if they can, overthrow the legitimate Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho. The Council knows only too well of the havoc the marauding dissidents in our region have wreaked, not only on the economic~infrastructure of the countries con- cerned but on human life as well. Not even a momentous accord such as the Nkomati accord [S/16451 of30 March 1984, annex fi has been able to restrain South Africa’s madness. The racist regime in Pretoria implacably remains the godfather .of the dissident movements in the region. It has confessed to being so only recently. 74. Incredibly, even as the Council prepares to conclude 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic speech or statement condemning the actions of South Africa and its role in creating conflict in the region. The language used is strong and critical, highlighting the themes of racial bigotry, apartheid, and racism. The focus is on the political and social issues in the region, rather than economic or environmental concerns.

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