justice for the sake of mankind. To return to the subject under consideration, I should like to say my delegation fully endorses the report submitted by the monitoring group of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) for southern Africa on the state of the implementation of the Harare Declaration and the Declaration on Apartheid and its Destructive Consequences in Southern Africa. In that respect I wish to emphasize that, thanks to our joint efforts and those of the anti-apartheid movements, particularly the ANC and PAC, whose courage and determination are most admirable, substantial reforms have been undertaken in South Africa. JSM/edd A/44/PV.97 61 (Mrs. Diallo. Senegal) However, those changes, despite their promising nature, need to be further strengthened and enhanced because they cannot be considered as fulfilling the fundamental principles of true democracy in South Africa, as clearly defined by the Harare Declaration and the Declaration adopted here at the sixteenth special session of the General Assembly. The establishment of that genuine democracy, we wish to emphasize, necessarily involves the full dismantling of the apartheid system and the setting up of a democratically elected Government based on universal suffrage and the free participation on an equal footing of all South Africans. The release of Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners, the partial lifting of the state of emergency, the recognition of certain political parties, including the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC), and the promises to abolish the apartheid system, together with the negotiations now under way on the future of the country, are all promising signs, the importance of which should not be overlooked. But sxibstantial obstacles still remain to be overcome, among them the persistent refusal of the Pretoria Government to repeal the laws governing 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement discussing the situation in South Africa, specifically the implementation of the Harare Declaration and the Declaration on Apartheid and its Destructive Consequences in Southern Africa. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that it is an official statement from a government delegation. The text mentions political prisoners, apartheid system, and democratic elections, indicating that the topic is related to governance and human rights.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Human rights