South African policy
Sir,—The South African Defence Minister, General Magnus Malan, pictured on page 9 of “The Press” on December 10, may not be the formidable hard-liner he looks. He has reminded his country people that Portugal did not lose the wars in Angola and Mozambique; they lost “the hearts of the people.” General Malan has stated that South Africa cannot win the war against nationalism, fuelled as it is by apartheid, and has called for a "hearts and minds campaign” in an effort to win over some black support for his minority government. So far his call has been ignored as being politically impractical. But with the ' South African economy on the slide, the Armed Forces spread over the whole of southern Africa and the African National Congress gaining increased support from the world community, General Malan’s wisdom may yet prevail as the first step back to democracy. — Yours, etc., GRAEME YARDLEY. December 11, 1982.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19821214.2.111.10
Bibliographic details
Press, 14 December 1982, Page 24
Word Count
156South African policy Press, 14 December 1982, Page 24
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in