No matter what vision one has of South Africa, the first thing that must be done is to destroy racism.

It's not difficult in South Africa for the ordinary person to see the link between capitalism and racist exploitation, and when one sees the link one immediately thinks in terms of a socialist alternative.

As a result, ways out of the crisis are being intensively searched for at all levels - ways, which, however, aim at maintaining the whites' control over the country.

One of the regime's most important tactics is the creation of a third force in the country.

We are of the opinion that an important and irreversible process is taking place among the white population. Just as with the blacks, the whites, too, are currently overcoming a psychological barrier.

The ANC, we believe, stands at the head of the whole liberation front, the whole Mass Democratic Movement.

You can't go to a negotiating table pointing a gun, but you've got to keep it over your shoulder.