concerted manner to speed up peaceful change in southern Africa. The report of the Panel of Eminent Persons established to conduct the public hearings on the activities of transnational corporations in South Africa and Namibia (E/C.l0/1986/9) clearly demon­ strated that the black majority of the population was determined to overthrow the apartheid system. The report also highlighted the crucial role of transnation­ al corporations in the economy of South Africa and the manner in which they were helping to perpetuate the policy of apartheid and the illegal occupation of Namibia. The recommendations of the Panel of Eminent Persons regarding the activities of transna­ tional corporations in South Africa and Namibia should be implemented in order to exercise pressure on the South African authorities and accelerate the process of change. The Group of 77 supported those recommendations and agreed with the Panel of Eminent Persons that their implementation was possible only through a concerted programme of international action and the systematic co-operation of Governments, transnational corporations, United Nations organizations, banks, financial institutions and other concerned bodies. 6. The Secretary-General should adopt all the meas­ ures necessary to implement the proposals of the Panel of Eminent Persons and should submit annual reports to the Economic and Social Council, the General Assembly and the Security Council on the progress achieved until the abolition of apartheid and the termination of the illegal occupation of Namibia by South Africa. 7. She welcomed the measures taken by certain home countries of transnational corporations to place restrictions on further investments in South Africa and on bank loans to the racist regime. However, such measures had not been adequate and effective, thus sustaining and reinforcing the apart­ heid system. There were still more than 1 ,000 transnational corporations that were collaborating with South Africa. The prolongation of such collabo­
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the role of transnational corporations in perpetuating the apartheid system in South Africa and the illegal occupation of Namibia. The focus is on the economic and political implications of this situation, with a call for international action to address the issue. This suggests that the text is more concerned with the broader political and economic context than with specific sectors or industries.

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