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- From: heidi@ucthpx.uct.ac.za (Heidi de Wet)
- Subject: Re: Scandal(s) of the day
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.085557.7143@ucthpx.uct.ac.za>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 08:55:57 GMT
- References: <1992Nov12.131452.20519@shannon.ee.wits.ac.za> <1du0vrINN5v4@pacific.cs.ubc.ca> <1992Nov15.175156.19637@frcs.Alt.ZA>
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- linda@frcs.Alt.ZA (Linda Jacobson) writes:
- >The good news - [FW de Klerk's] term of office expires in 1994, so he
- >has to do something about an interim government before then.
-
- The bad news :-(
-
- From the Cape Times, Monday Nov 16 1992
-
- FW to stay in power in 1995?
-
- London - President FW de Klerk will stay in power after March 1995 - the
- constitutional date for elections - and rule with "moderate blacks" in
- his cabinet if there is no agreement on power-sharing, says a report in
- yesterday's London Sunday Times.
-
- According to "National Party sources" Mr De Klerk has indicated he will
- use recent legislation to stay in office rather than hold a whites-only
- general election.
-
- In this event Mr De Klerk "would appoint a number of moderate blacks to
- his cabinet, in an attempt to deflect criticism that he was continuing
- white rule".
-
- The report, however, adds that during an exclusive interview, Mr De
- Klerk refused to be drawn on the subject.
-
- Mr De Klerk said he saw a convergence of views and predicted 1993 would
- be the "crucial" year.
-
- He told the Sunday Times there would be no deal with the ANC unless it
- totally accepted his "fundamental requirements".
-
- "I am flexible on details but I will not say 'yes' to a winner-takes-all
- constitution.
-
- "The new constitution must effectively prevent an Adolf Hitler or Idi
- Amin from gaining power in South Africa."
-
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- Heidi de Wet >>> FREE TSAFENDAS <<<
- heidi@ucthpx.uct.ac.za and give him back his job
-