Special Report Transcript Episode 19, Section 3, Time 21:04

The atmosphere in Bisho by the time of the march was by all accounts one of heightened suspicion and paranoia. It was Oupa Gqozo who took the decision to stop the demonstration at all costs. Confidential minutes of a meeting between South Africa and the Ciskei Council of State a few days before show that even South Africa advised Gqozo to allow the protest. // ‘Renier Schoeman // RSA Dept of Foreign Affairs: // ‘If we knew how to stop it we would have stopped it all over the country. But we don’t have a way of stopping them.’’ // But to what extend was South Africa still fiddling behind the scenes? Was there an ulterior motive?

Notes: Minutes Ciskei / SA meeting

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