"Relaxation" in Apartheid helps exploitation

When the whites need something from the blacks, then Apartheid is nowhere to be seen, e.g. job reservations for whites is applied and relaxed in various factories at any time when it suits the Whites in South Africa. This relaxation of job reservations in various factories does not mean a change in the policy at all.

In South Africa 95% of white children are looked after by African women (nannies). While Africans are barred from many areas and facilities, these African women are permitted to use them when they have the white child with them. They may use the passenger lift reserved for Whites only, while otherwise Africans must use the goods lift. They may use parks otherwise reserved for Whites only. Once again, such relaxation suits the Whites, but it does not mean a change in Apartheid policy at all.

In the shops Africans and other non-whites are allowed to buy anything in the white man's shop, standing side by side with Whites. At this stage Apartheid is not to be seen anywhere. This is because the economy which belongs to the white man needs money and markets from the black man, and it cannot exist in the same way as it is without the support of the Blacks.

Dr Banda was given a tremendous welcome in South Africa by the Prime Minister in 1971. Why? Because the Whites need more markets for their goods which cannot get buyers in South Africa and overseas, and because they need the cheap labour force of Africans from Malawi. Through Malawi they wish to organise African States to buy South African goods and to create good relations with other African States.

All these methods do not change the system of Apartheid in South Africa.

Non-Whites have no right to vote for their representative in Parliament in South Africa.

Wages are still low.

Restriction of movement of Africans under the pass laws is still the same.

The Africans have been forcefully removed from the industrial areas to the rural areas, where in many instances no industries exist.

The relaxation of Apartheid in sport as in other fields makes no changes as far as Apartheid is concerned. The fact that Maoris were allowed in the All Black team which toured South Africa in 1970 did nothing to bring about any change in Apartheid.

The relaxation of boycotts overseas does not help in any way to remove Apartheid but it is used to intensify Apartheid at home by means of good relationships with overseas people.

This does not assist the African man who suffers under the present regime.