16. South Africa’s record of crimes committed against the victims of its policies and practices have been cata- logued and are well known to all. South Africa’s record of defiance of the will of the international community, as reflected, for example, in the resolutions and decisions of the United Nations, and in particular the decisions of the Security Council, persists and is becoming worse with each passing day. South Africa’s stubborn refusal to implement the United Nations plan for the independence of Namibia, endorsed in resolution 435 (1978), remains a source of indignation. South Africa’s bellicose attitude towards inde- pendent African States in any part of the continent and its hostile and expansionist tendencies directed specifically against the front-line States have provoked strong condem- nations and demands for concerted and effective action to punish the Botha regime and his marauding henchmen. 17. In other words, the source of the conflict in our region is and has always been the evil system of apartheid, perpetuating itself at home by meansbf intensified repres- sion, seeking, although in vain, to prevent the indepen- dence of Namibia by stationing more than 100,000 troops in our country, perpetrating repeated acts of aggression, destabilization and sabotage against the front-line States and other African States, particularly the People’s Repub- lic of Angola. 18. The racist spokesmen of the minority Pretoria regime had the audacity to tell the world that the reason for their latest armed aggression against the People’s Republic of Angola was to carry out a pre-emptive military attack against SWAP0 forces which, in their words, were prepar- ing to attack the civilian population in Namibia. What a blatant lie. The racist Boers and their supporters have unsuccessfully tried to depict SWAP0 as an enemy of the Namibian people. They have failed to convince anybody, 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a political statement condemning the policies and actions of the South African government, specifically the apartheid regime, and its impact on the region. It highlights the regime's defiance of international resolutions, its aggression towards neighboring countries, and its attempts to justify its actions through false narratives.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, International trade