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...jail and set off an explosion of violent protest in the country's black townships. Justice Minister Kobie Coetsee, who oversees the prison system, made a point of visiting Mandela at Tygerberg. Minister of Health Willem van Niekerk sent regular bulletins from the doctors to State President P.W. Botha. In reply to a worried letter from the Rev. Frank Chikane, general secretary of the South African Council of Churches, Botha assured him, "We are even more concerned and do wish Mr. Mandela a speedy recovery." Botha added that the patient had said he was satisfied with the treatment...
...back of Biblical Scoreboard is an advertisement for Conservative Digest, boasting flattering cover articles on South African President P.W. Botha, America's ever-in-hot-water Attorney General Ed Meese, plus Rev. Pat Robertson and Rev. Jerry Falwell...
Flying back to Pretoria from talks in Cairo, South African Foreign Minister Roelof ("Pik") Botha was in high good humor. Jauntily donning a red fez, Botha told reporters that with the aid of Chester Crocker, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, negotiators from South Africa, Angola and Cuba had made progress on future discussions concerning the withdrawal of Cuban and South African troops from Angola. But the euphoria dissolved the following day, when new fighting broke out. Pretoria said that twelve of its soldiers and 300 Angolans and Cubans were killed when a government force attacked a South...
Most observers, nevertheless, expect the talks to resume in Washington next week, when top Cuban, South African and Angolan officials will discuss the mechanics of a disengagement. As Botha pointed out with a sardonic laugh, the choice of locale places the Cubans and South Africans on the same side: both must overcome U.S. restrictions and seek special permission for their delegations to fly to Washington...
...goes as planned, blacks will soon be represented for the first time in South Africa's national government. But there was no cheering in the townships last week, as State President P.W. Botha introduced legislation to create a national council. Its purpose: to plan a new constitution that will give blacks a role in national politics...