Evenwithinthewhitecommunity, therearethosewhostrongly believethat onlyanendtothesystemofapartheid canbringpeaceandprogress. Today, thousands ofyoungwhitesarerejecting theracistideology oftheirparents. Itisanintensive struggle thattakesonnewdimensions dayafterday.Itis astruggle inwhichanentirepeopleshowthattheyhavenofearoftheregime's repressive machinery. TheheroicSouthAfrican peoplearefacingwiththeirbare handsthearmyandthepolicearmedwiththedeadliest ofweapons. Overthepast yeartheSOuthAfrican peoplehavethusbrought aboutanewsituation: the apartheid regimehaslostthelittleinitiative thatitmayhavehadinthepast andisresorting toincreased repression ofitsopponents. Ruthless repression istodaythesoleinitiative oftheSOuthAfrican Government. Theso-called reforms bytheregimearenomorethanabelatedattempt towrestfromthepeopletheinitiative forpolitical andsocialchangeinthe country. Eachmassacre strengthens thepeople's hatredofapartheid, eachnewpledgeof •. relaxation oftheracistlawswhichdonotaddress themostfundamental issue-the dismantling oftheapartheid system-isnothing butaploytogaintimetodivide itsadversaries andmaintain thestructures ofapartheid astheyare. Theonly solut~on totheserioussituation inSouthAfricaistherefore the beginning ofaprocessofnegotiations between theGovernment andthelegitimateSK/6 A/40/PV.9 13 (President Machel) I representatives oftheSo~thAfrican people, takingasastarting pointtherelease ofNelsonMandela andallotherpolitical prisoners withaviewtoabolishing apartheid. Anyattempt tostageadialogue withindividuals whoarenot representative ofthepeoplewillmerelyprolong SouthAfrica's present agony. Itistherefore thedUtyoftheentireinternational community toworkwith determination, onthebasisoftheseconditions, inordertoputanendto apartheid. Weappealinparticular totheWestern countries tousealltheirinfluence andtobringpressure tobearontheSOuthAfrican Government toacceptthis process ofnegotiation without anydelayorequivocation. Thisyear,whenwearecommemorating thetwenty-fifth anniversary ofthe Declaration ontheGranting ofIndependence toColonial Countries andPeoples, we cannotfailtomention theplightofNamibia. Namibiaisthelastvestige ofcolonialism insouthern Africa. Namibia wasa Germancolonyatthebeginning ofthiscentury. IfwelookatthemapofAfrica today, wefindthatalltheotherGermancolonies havewontheirpolitical emancipation. Theindependent countries theygavebirthtoarerepresented inthis hall. TheNamibian people, however, continue tobesubject tocolonial domination, illegal foreign occupation andruthless exploitation oftheirwealthandnatural resources. SouthAfricaisthecauseofthissituation. SouthAfricahasbeen frustrating theefforts oftheinternational community tobringaboutNamibia's independence. Inthelongprocessofnegotiations toliberate thisTerritory under UnitedNationsmandate,wehaverepeatedlybeenfacedwithSouthAfrican intransigence. Pretoria persists indefying andflouting thepurposes andSK/6 A/40/PV.9 14..15 (President Machel) principles ofourCharter andtherelevant resolutions anddecisions ofthe Security Council and~eunitedNations General Assembly. Thischallenge attained itsmaximum expression withtheintroduction of so--called linkage. Thisdeplorable concaptisasbaseles$ asitisoffensive to therightoftheNamibian peopletoself-determination andindependence. LOng beforeCubantroopsarrived inAngola, theunitedNations General Assembly had takenthedecision, inOCtober 1966,toendtheSOuth,African mandate overthe Territory. CubanforcesareinAngola tr.lthesovereign decision ofthatMemberStateof theUnitedNations, underArticle 51oftheCharter, incontrast withthemanifest illegality ofcueSouthAfrica,n occupation oftheinternational Territory of Namibia.------------------------------- Bel/gllr A/40/PV.9 16 (President Machel) Itshould berecalled thatwhenresolution 435(1978)wasadopted bythe UnitedNations Security Council: Cubantroopswerealready inAngola. Theydidnot constitute then-nordotheynow-athreattothesecurity ofanyStatein southern Africa. Onthecontrary, itisSouthAfrica's troopsthatattack, invade andoccupydountries ofsQutherl'\ Africa. CubantroopsareinAngolabecause SOuth Africainvaded Angolaevenbeforeitsindependence. Forthosereasons, itisbothabsurd andirrelevant toinvokeRlinkageRto delaythedecolanization ofNamibia. RLin~age· mustberejected. Itisnothing butathinlyveileddisguise intended topr~tect thepolitical, economic and strategic interests ofSouthAfrica andsomeWestern countries, tothedetriment of asacredrightweallprizeanddefend. ItisourdUtytogivefirmsupport tothestruggle oftheNamibian people,
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a political statement or speech, focusing on the struggles of the South African people against apartheid and the situation in Namibia. It discusses the need for negotiations, the rejection of reforms, and the importance of international pressure to bring about change. The text also touches on the issue of colonialism and the right to self-determination.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations