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bantustanExplanation climate at that time, the lives of the people were in danger. We know that everything that was happening at the time was a result of the policies of Bantustan and the policies of apartheid regime. And all those things were caused by Bisho Massacre which did not even end there. And after that we, ... "The most significant part of this escalation was the attackin the very heartland of the Transkei Bantustan, Umtata, wherethe MK unit literally overran a police station, killing more than10 puppet police." intention to attack the SADF in the one incident and does it not have something to do with the fact that these incidents took place in the erstwhile Bantustan areas, didn't that have something to do with ... ... with the enemy. He has told the Irish at Arniston, "you don't negotiate with your friends" and when we have said, "How do you sit down with this Bantustan leader?" He has said, "but I sit down with de Klerk, who's hands are dripping with blood". It would have made no difference. It would ... I mean that in relation to Mabuza working for the system at that time. We had policemen who were working for the ANC, but still being policemen. So we would have had people who worked within Bantustan system, as our friends. I felt, accepting a job would be accepting not to be a South African, but to be a member of a bantustan regime. So I preferred to live from hand to mouth, relying mostly on my wife who was and is still employed. Apparently was employed by Susanna's sister. She was transferred over here. So ... |