lnslance, the refusal of rhe state to repeal the Ards and AEDunltions Act whlch allows every whLte adult up to t!,enty-seven lreapons has directly concributed to lhe eseal4tlon ot vlolence Ln ehe countrt'. As a result whl.te fasclet groups, such as the Afrlkener lle ers tandsbeere g lng are heavlly anned, A forner securLty poll.ceman and senlor executlve nefiber of lhe rLght wing Afrlkaner Weerstandsbewegtng AWa' (Afrlkaner Re6l,6tadce llovenent) Plet Rudolph, announced that the AWB aod cheAl44/963 Enqlish Page25 onSouthern Africa ontheQuestion ofSouthAfrica andtheUnited Nations Consensus Declaration onApartheid anditsDestructive Consequences in Southern Africarequire theApartheid regimetofulfil1, attheleast, fiveconditions inordertocreatethenecessary climate fornegotiation3. theMonitoring Grouphasfoundthatthereexistsintense violence throughout. SouthAfrica, brought aboutbystate~sponsored informal repression and th~titalsomilitates against thecreation ofthe necessary climate fornegotiation. 18.1.0 Informal repression 1ntheSouthAfrican context isnotnew. butreceived atremendous boostwiththeestablishment oftheNational Security Management System~ withtheNational Security Council atits head. InSecurity matters, thiscouncil became morepowerful thanthe cabinet itself. Itstentacles reached everylevelofsociety through JointManagement Centres byco-opting localcouncils, localindustry andlocalbusiness, etc.Inthismanneranti-apartheid activists and organisations areidentified. monitored, harassed andneutralised in various ways. Oflate,theroleOrtheprofile oftheNational Security Council hasbeensubdued butitsbasic.features remainintact. leremains amajorintimidatory factoragainst freepolitical actlvity~ 18.2.0 Growing fascist violence ofwhiterightwinggroups andthe regime's inclination tocondone thishaveledtotheescalation of violence against themajority ofthepeopleinSouthAfrica. For instance, therefusal ofthestatetorepealtheArmsandAmmunitions Actwhichallows everywhiteadultuptotwenty-seven weapons has directly contributed totheescala"tion ofviolence inthecountry~. As aresultwhitefascist groups, suchastheAfrikaner Weerstandsbeweging areheavily armed. Aformersecurity policeman andseniorexecutive memberoft~erightwingAfrikaner Weerstandsbeweging AWB.(Afrikaner Resistance lIovernent) P:"etRudolph. announced thattheAWBandthe /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAl44/963 Elglish PaEe 26 Boerstaac Party (BSP), had planned a loan scherne to P.rovlde altlls co a fulther one nilllon lrhiles for che next five years. The facl Ehat Eany fasclst olgani.satlons ld south Afrlca have Eaken up aros agaiost lhe btack EajoEity has not roet wlEh any credlble response frod the re81de' I8, 3 .0vtgilanEe groups have their origlns 1o the systens whlch have been bullt up around che unPopular Apartheld created 6tluctures'
**Analysis**
The text discusses the political situation in South Africa, specifically the violent conflicts between white fascist groups and the government, as well as the government's refusal to repeal the Arms and Ammunitions Act, which has led to the escalation of violence. The text also mentions the role of the National Security Council and its impact on anti-apartheid activists. The focus is on the political and social aspects of the situation, rather than economic or environmental issues.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Politics