ANC and its military wLng Uurkhonto we Siswe rere to take place, Agreernent wag algo reached on guJ'delJ'neg which wgre to be afrpfied in deallng wLth nenbers of- aII organi.eationa, gibupings or instifutions, governmenta). or otherwiset who 6onrmitt6a offencee on thE aaaumption that a palticular cause was being gented o! oPPoaed. With du€ cognizance of the intereet, role and I'nvolvement of other parti6a, the delegatLona also consLdered it necesgary that wiatever additional mechanigmg of conmunication nere ""EO.A, should be developed at local' reglonal and national Ievels, Thi.g would enabie public grievan-ee to be addresaed leacefully and in good t-ime ' avoiding confli,ct'-, ^Theyiecognized that they were not the only. partie.s lnvorved,ln the lrocesa of shaping the ner South Africa. There were also other partiea connl-tted to peaceful progresa. !!y Governnent also undertook to conaider the lift-ing of st.ate of Emergency in Natal as early as PoEaibl€, inthetheregular elections; ofallSouth Africans to atalllevels through power-A/44/976 English Page4 interalia: Amulti-party democracy with Acceptance oftheright participate inagovernment sharing without domination; Noracial, orotherdiscrimination; Avoteofequalvalueforall; Anindependent judiciary; Freedom ofreligion; Freedom ofassembly andexpression; Freedom ofthepress; Amarketorientated economic system; Therighttoownanddispose ofprivate property; Recognition ofbacklogs amongst thelesser developed people ofthecountry andthenecessity toreduce these backlogs; Anentrenched andjusticiable BillofRights. ThePretoria Minuteof6August 1990 Theagreement between theSouthAfrican Government andthe ANC,asrecorded inthePretoria Minute of6August 1990 cleared alltheobstacles tonegotiations whichtheSouth African Government andtheANChadearlier raised. Asalient feature oftheaccord wastheannouncement bythe ANCthattheorganisation wassuspending allarmedaction and related activities withimmediate effect. Asaresult of this,nofurther armedactions andrelated activities bythe ANCanditsmilitary wingUmkhonto WeSisweweretotake place. Agreement wasalsoreached onguidelines whichweretobe applied indealing withmembers ofallorganisations, groupings orinstitutions, governmental orotherwise, who committed offences ontheassumption thataparticular cause wasbeingservedoropposed. Withduecognizance oftheinterest, roleandinvolvement of otherparties, thedelegations alsoconsidered itnecessary thatwhatever additional mechanisms ofcommunication were needed, should bedeveloped atlocal, regional andnational levels. Thiswouldenablepublic grievances tobeaddressed peacefully andingoodtime, avoiding conflict. They recognized thattheywerenottheonlyparties involved in theprocess ofshaping thenewSouthAfrica. Therewerealso
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a political agreement between the South African Government and the African National Congress (ANC) regarding the country's transition to democracy. The agreement touches on various aspects, including the suspension of armed action, guidelines for dealing with offenders, and the establishment of communication mechanisms to address public grievances. The text does not directly mention economic development, natural resources, or other specific sectors.

**Category**
Politics, Humanitarian aid and relief