Abstract
What has happened here thus far is precisely what we needed to see: an analysis of what is happening in other parts of Africa and an honest exchange of views, including disagreements, in preparation for the kinds of discussions which must be undertaken right now about the future of South Africa. That is what I propose to address. A couple of preliminary remarks, however. Let me thank Valparaiso University and the School of Law for inviting me and the other speakers. This kind of discussion is extremely useful. Also, I direct your attention to our symposium at the University of Pittsburgh scheduled for March 17-19, 1988, the third in a series of symposia addressing post-apartheid South Africa. The sessions are open to the public, registration is free and some of the participants here will present papers. At previous symposia, we have had people like Professor Bob Seidman and representatives of the ANC, the Pan-Africanist Congress, the Black Consciousness Movement, the United Democratic Front and the South African Council of Churches. Other participants have included Aggrey Mbere, Godfrey Sithole, Ben Magubane and Jacqueline Williams. In addition, people like Peter Mahlangu would make an important contribution in the area of future labor relations and labor legislation. This diversity illustrates one facet of the problem which I will address: the future of South Africa is not going to be determined by any single force or any single faction. It is realistic to anticipate that we will have to recognize different players in this particular drama and various tensions that will arise in the future. The symposia at Pittsburgh have been more narrowly focused on in-depth analysis of a few issues than here, where a whole range of post-apartheid issues have been examined. One important issue addressed here has been in a rather different area: to examine critically the role of the churches in South Africa and to ask certain rather difficult questions about the churches-whether they are collaborators in a system of oppression
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