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...days later, in his speech before an overexcited crowd in Soweto, Mandela adopted a markedly different tone, stressing reconciliation and discipline. "I must make it clear that the level of crime in our township is unhealthy and must be eliminated as a matter of urgency," he chided his black audience. Mandela denounced those who "use violence against our people," demanded that black students return to the classroom and reminded militants that he and the A.N.C. are "as opposed to black domination as we are to white domination." He sought to heal oozing wounds in the black community by reaching...
While his rhetoric was forceful, Mandela signaled that he was a magnanimous and reasonable man with whom the government could talk. He went out of his way to make conciliatory gestures toward the skittish white community, asserting, "Whites are fellow South Africans, and we want them to feel safe." In Soweto he called unequivocally for "one person, one vote." But when asked whether the A.N.C. might be willing to ease that demand, he responded, "Compromises must be made in respect to every issue." Earlier, speaking directly to white fears and concerns, Mandela noted, "They insist on structural guarantees to ensure...
...remains unclear whether the talks between the government and the A.N.C. will begin before or after Mandela flies to Lusaka this week to confer with the organization's leaders. Negotiations may be further delayed if Mandela decides to make a world tour, meeting with the ailing A.N.C. President Oliver Tambo in Stockholm, visiting A.N.C. guerrilla camps in Tanzania and perhaps accepting invitations from President George Bush and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to visit their countries...
...various delays may irritate the De Klerk government, which must now be eager for negotiations to get under way. De Klerk must move quickly to convince white voters that Mandela's release holds the promise of compromise, and not greater chaos. In particular, he hopes that with Mandela's help, the final obstacles to lifting the state of emergency and releasing political prisoners can be ironed out. From there, De Klerk expects to proceed to formal negotiations on a new constitution, a strategy that could pay off handsomely -- or become a political swamp...
...government so far is minimizing criticism of Mandela. While officials characterized his remarks about "armed struggle" as "unhelpful," the dominant refrain was cautious encouragement. Minister of Constitutional Development and Planning Gerrit Viljoen said Mandela's overture to the white community "bodes well for the possibility of a frank and reasonable discussion." Viljoen noted that both he and Mandela agreed that the main task of negotiations would be to reconcile black demands for one person, one vote with white fears about black domination, but he cautioned, "You must not be too impatient...