I'KOVALS CONtINUE: tHE CASE OF THE allTS OtD LOCATION ('OUIAS!I') RIMOVAL:

Oil the 17 Ottobu', 1986 the redd.ntt of Ou.... h vo". up to dheo.... , th.t 01'th.l, tovftlhip, hlilly, no lonl"r e"i.t.d. The lov.rft••nt •••• tt. of th.t .natal that Mr Chria Ilounil had in t.rlll of ..etion 37 (2) of the Blac"Co_uniti.. O.valoplll"t ,\et dillnablhh.d Oukuh ane! that the la"e! itoecupilld "11 no loti I. I' d"fi".d and I.t ."st't <II tovn".

In .bout 100 vordl the lIIiCliat.r b.d a.t in 1I0tion • proc •• ' vhieh if clrri.elthrou,h viii ",.an the fint officiall,. 'Inctionld and 1.liallted fot'e.el

rillov.l .inee the nir.htllat'a of Mogopn in '"bt'uar,. 1984.

Th. Miniltar t'elea.ed • Pt'e••• tatllllont that the rilidllllt. of Ouka.i_""ould '0. r ••• ttled at the ll.veloplll.at Tru.t tovn of Lethlablle about20 kill froll Bt'lt.".

H. Vant on to "'y that "tha 1II0VC (ollo"ad e.verel )'.ar. of ne,oti.tlon.vith the f~rller COII.unity counci I of the tovn.hip If tel' it h.d bl.n dlcidedthat the poor h)'8i.nic condition. thlro anel thl altronollic coete involved'io up,radi"l th" tovn did not lIak. itl continued uee a viable pro:,o.ition".Th. proce'. a"d legitilll.tion of the dinetabliehlle"t h.vII to bl carl full)'a"a"illeI<1.

In '.bruar)' '985 the Minieter of Co-opar.tion and O.velbpm.nt, CarritViljo.n, announced that .11 foreed rOQovllh vet'c til b. euepend.d. theeu. of Ouka.io illu.trlltlCl very ellarl)' th<lt the South AfricIII g".... tll••athll not renounead thia policy but ie ... r.ly put.ui"ll it in a ..ot'.,ophi.tic<lt.d 'I.'.

A SliTeR OF OUlASIE

Th. govu'nllent hll. 1I0t built. ·hou... · in Ouk".ie .ioco it "III ".tabU.hodill the 1930' •. Th<l fev till .h·,ch built by chn Inv"rnl:lent aDd that.... q .... r.de .. ft<lt. hou.inr: are tontld al\d eet'vicod fot 1124 I 1I0nth. Tt:e0111)' e.t'vice, IIr .. r<lfu... and lIiJht-lcil r".ova1. Th. to"n.hip ba, •buekat latrlnclC .y'u.... It haa, totllll)' in.doq .... t. drain" •• a,.lta•• nOtatred t'o.ele, ne .le~trici~, lIn~ no .treet lighting. Th. eOIiDunity S.tlite vatet fro.. 54 tar' pllclCd aer".e the tovn.hip.

1;h.. large Illajorit)' of OU1l:IIIie re.identt live. in l'rlvlltely buiIt hou.....The plot-hold"r. have. b ... ilt hou.'" "ot only tn .ccommodat. th.ir (!vnf •• iliee but .l.~ the ~lIny to~n'hir re.ldellt. "hC! do n"t have theit' 0".ho..e •. ThCl plot-hold"r. Ovn tho h~ ... eea b ... t there i. DO freohold. Theroar" .rl'ro"i~"tol)' I 000 plot-holdor. in the to"n.hlp.

the pletl ar. £ener.lly erovdlC~ lind on a eo... ple o! th" lartet' It.nd. thereIre ... p to 20 f" ..iU .... On av.. ra~ .. thera IIrlC 3 f.lIIiHel per Itanel. Thhovet-crovdinr: i. due to the govornlllent'. refueal to build IInto houae. orallo" people to oeeur)' land o ... t.ido of tho very IlIIall lit•• procl&i ...d fot'Afrie&n oeeupation. nnpitt tho availabilit)' of adjoining far_ laDd, theBov.rnlll.nt hal r.ru.ed to sl10cllte "ore 11Ind for "aplln,ion.

Th. tovnlhip'. condition cl"arly tevaale a d.liber.ta polic)' of Bov.rr.... ntn.~lect. Thtou~h th" )'lIar. it ~a. levorlly limlt'd tha lI_eunt of .on~y

alloc.tnd to O...k.ei" lind in thi. vay ha. deliboratel)' "ll~"ld tha t~vn.h.p

to c1eclhe.

Hovev.r. in .pite of thi •• Ou1l:lIIia. "ith • population of IS 000 people(no~ dovn to approxi..ataly 10 000) hi' th" vitalit)' ehat'lctarhtic of •e.al1, d.allll)' pop... lated vi l1llge. MOH p.opl. tivinjl: in O...k•• i. .... re bot'llth.rl and thlre i. cle ... rly • f".lln~ of b.lolljl:lng.,

Si~co 1I0.t oaploy.d rcsid.nt. work in ne.rby faetorica thcy .har. a eOlllloovork ."parielle". AI.o .trong nai~hbourhood .upport n'hi'ork. hive built upovar tho y.ar. h.lpinl; r •• ich:nt. to .urvive the Irreet. of r.c".,ion audacute un"aploy."nr.

The town.hi;> i. very diff"rallt to thol" built b'1 the sov.rn.ant. Houlhll~

d"alen And 'tr•• t layout vary eon.i~erably. Thlrl arl a nu.blr of .olidlybuilt and Ittrlctive houle.. lin unu,ual feature of the townlhip II theIbundanel of tro ••. Thl cOllllunIt'1 rocontly .Ide .overal parkl. They IYllboli.erall,tanea co ra.oval to lc.thlabi!e, Ona i' eallod 'Survivil Park' anothlr'WI viii not .ove'.

HOlt of tho p"opl" aro "lIployo~ in ona of the Ipproxi.atlly ~O fActorial inthe area. E"a.plo. ara Firo.rona, Afr"", LUII\lx. Cliff', En£inearinE. AfrieinTelegraph Cabl"l (lITC) , and 801ch. Mlny of the.e coap.nici .re .uItin.tIonallor havo .crong finlncill and technicil tiel with ~ultin.tional.. Thoroil a hiltory of .tronE; tralle union orSlni.atien sud .truRgI .. in Britl. !lo.tof the lIollbor. of th. Brit. Acti~n COllmittoe (BAC). forllcd to fiRht tharallovll1l. ara Ictiv.ly invoh'ad in Or have hI:! ."perience of trado unionorglni.ation.

,\ I.oig advlntage of tha town.hip i. thlt it iI only ~ kilo.etre. froll theia:!u.td.11 araa 01 Britl. H~ny of tho rOlident. lOre th'n within .,alklngdi.tanee of chlir work-pl,ce. Unccplo,~ent in Oukl.ie i,'varyhiah. The rac.llion (or thl de.ire of ,,·tlll ettployor. t" 1I0Va IV'y fro. "unionI.ad work force) h~. led to the cloluru of Ona of the tvo St.aelbtitafact"rie. i" tha IItea with the 11)', of 850 jobl; tha Alfa ROllen flctory withche t" •• of Ipproxi.lltely I 200 job•• and the rutco bu. bui1:liog .ouloowith the 10 •• of ~oo jobl. If pooplo are 1I0ved til Lethiabilll. II further20 kilolloeral a"ay fro" the indu.ttIl1 Iral. UQc~loYCld workar. ara going tofind it 'V~n 1I0te. dIfficult to find job•. Tha trln'port co.tI of "mplo,edworker • .,111 ioeraale con.idarlbly.

LlTKLUILI:

Covun~ent Iroke.JIIan '"y thllt l.ethlabita 1•• ccdcl towa.hir, Thll i. highl,qua.tionJoU:e. Il".ida. the 175 built h"u •••• for .Ite at 14 000, Lethlabltclook. like any "thar r".ettUII.nt CII.p. HOlt people live ia the 1I0.t"ppillior condition•. Tho.e fa~ilie. th"t hIve n"c beeo "ble to p .. rehl·elin of che 175 ho ...... aro 1I110cated .·tIn .tructura 1I0aiuring approxi""t,,l,nIne .qulre ,"Cltr•• , Thay are than e".. ccte:! to buil~ a ho ... e on the alloclted.ite within t"o year •.

It i. predictable that du;! to the .xCe•• IVllly hir.h r.te of una.ployll.nt in thearal ~OIC of the.Cl familill' viii never bCl ...ble til afford to build" ;>roperho ... e and LlIthl.bile will bceo"c ... .,oraa .lum th ... n Ouk .... ie. Lllthibita'ionly aolvantlte over Ouk .... ie i. that e.ch plot i. luppliod wIth I t ... !' and afluch toilct. T~o cr:cial que.tion i. thlt why in 55 ,elr. the tovetn.lInth .... n"t built .i.ilar facilitiel in the old to"n.hi p • A vory Itranee fe.tureof Lethlabil1 i. ic. cemetery. It mu.t be ona of the fa" ce..etcrie. "hereth" ,.r ...v"l have becn dUR prlllr to cheir occupant. becoJlling av ... il"ble. Th"raart about 500 opon gravOI- melt of them "re "atar-logSld.

I'ol.ibly the 1I0.t netetive thinR "bout Lethillhita i. wher., it i., Ic i •• ituat.d 24 kilo.otra. [roll IIrit ....nd border. Ilophuthat."an•. Although chegovlrn.ant hal proollod lInt to incorporate Lethlahile into Iloph .. that."an ....ita loc.tion lI/1k•• the likelihood of Incllrroratioo trronl!-. The rc.ident. oflClthlabile vo"ld tllen have to endure tile Inten.ely repra •• ivo. union b •• hinl>ad.iniltrltir" of Borhuthat.".na. Thoy "cuH 11.0 face the pOllibil1ty of10line thc"i'fj.~outh Afric ... n citiun.hip, Tho ,0vClrnllent hU, in th. p .... t.brokon it. "ork On the i •• ue of incorporation. tha latll.t exall .. lo baing thllco.o. of the tovn.hip., Ekangll. and Vloifontein. the r •• Identl of Ekongalaand yteif~nt.in .. etc tol~ thoy "ould not he incorporatad into any bant ... t.n.

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,Sub.equantly, Vleifontoin Wft' inoorr~rated into V.nda ,nd Ek.ne414 i. tobeeo.e part of XwaNdebel •.

THE PROCESS OF ReHOVAL.

tho deci.ion t6 remOve the townahip hat been brewinl fer .o~e ti.o. The Brit.city couneil ri·to.t<: .•oon!'d· the re",ovo:J,', in the J.96Q.· •• ·10 1970 400 fa.ilio. wera flovod to Moth.. tlunR 15 kilo•• tre. ao"th of Brit ••

Tho N.tion.li.t party HY for Srit., Dr J ...o Crobler, 'I'" quot.d II .a,.ine thlth. h.d been'involved in n'80ti.tioo. over tloe fate of ClUI towo.hi:> .ioce habaea.a .n HP in 1977'. He want on to .<lY th<lt the commuoity h•• h"encon ltod and tl"lt 'the Incal co......nit,. co ... nell on behalf of thQ cOIIII ...nit,.,req o.tod that tho movc "C8in .... 'OOn .... fOa.ibh'. (Pinancial Hail, 28F.hru.ry 1886). Hr H.uni. in hi. pr.". rololle anno ... ocint tha dl.lutabli.h.antaho a••• rt .. d that the cOllllll ...nity h ... ,! bee" con .... lted. It i. UGtr ...o th.t therelidenta of Ouka.i. 'lore adeq ... ately coo."ltod. The ce..unit,. va. Dotcon.... It"! and 'I'" givan no opport ...nity to di.cII" the illue. The re.ident.vuo Hut told abo... t tha illlpendint UIU<)vftl ... t the b08iollina of Deco.bor 1985

.at a .aetios called by thc cO....llnity co"ntll. The cOlD.unit,. couocilor., all,whom preeeotl,. live in Lethlabil0. vere elocted b,. e ••al1 proportion of the'O"k"io ro.it-cllt •. Th.. ro hl\t! been nC' p...blie announcement of tho telDovalprior to that ..actin?

Aft .. r the anno ... ncelDent that Ouka.ie va. to be ..oved v ••••do. thing••ovedver,. ....1ftly. By JUDe 19S6 ""roxillately SOD .ito. hid been .110eaUtd .nd.~o"t 5 000 poople ha<l mov.,,, t? L"thtabilo ho.Ouk.li.,. Thi. do.. 1I0t ....nthat Hr H.. uni.' •••nd Dr .Jan Cn.bler'. "lartion that th., lIlajorit,. of Oult•• iet •• i<1ent. w"nt to mov., to Lethll\bila, "r that thOle vhe hav....o ....d b .... e <1o ..e.0 vohl-nt.rily, i. corrllct. A ranp,a of incentivo••nd pre•• ur •• lit. baiol'uaed. to .tron81,. encourllte pllor\e to 1I0Vl>. At pro.ent the ..ove.ant fro.Ouk.. !.e to I,ethl.bilo it virtu.·.l)' nil.

'to"lin~ .n agp~, .t.nd. for occupation

An i.poTtant pre.lure val th:lt o~ee II plot·holder h.d agreed. to movo,800or.lly ~y heina oUlln,d a tarl"- 1...lIr ...... in cOIIFon ••tlon, .11 tho dvellinS'00 hil/her plot were dellloli.hed t<'1;ard.le •• of the condition the, ...y bo in.and all the t.nant. had to; move Ol:t. The .ite va. then fro:r.en fot .0,. futuredevolop.ent Or oeoup.tion. Thu. " ... ny of the people vho .oved .r. ex-t.nant.of plot-holden who opud to en t? Ltthl ..~ilc. Th" leek of .ltorouivll'CeOlDIIOd.etion lorelld the ex-tenan:. nut. Since J.nu.ry 19a6 rOlldentl vhor .. que.ted e.pty Dovelop.. ent Be.rd hou.e. or .toudl h.vc hoen tutnod dowc.hlltal\d thll Developllent Iloftrd'. p,'liey 'Ill' to tear dovlI ho ..le••• '000 •• the,.bu"... vacant. \lh ..n. Brit. AeticlI COllllDittee IClI.ber vent to .pply lor •••cant .tAnd Or h",,,.c he va. tol-\ tC' toll hi. IIV)'I>r to .bov. tho .pplieationhe had dr.. ftod lip hit •.•.. In ,·"rly April ~he De ..."lopmllnt Bo.rd'. rolic,.va. ,"eeellfully challons.. d in c?u.t. The juJgo ruled that all de.oUtiooval to ba Itoppod and ~hat the fir.t hou.e that bee••e Vllc.nt v •• to beallocated to the u.Ident vhn tllnk the Bonrd to court.

Thi. j"dgllmellt vu allb.equeotly totl.lly uoderllined b,. the di ••• tabU.hlD.nt 01Ouk•• i.. R'uidllnt. C'n no lon~ .. r IIp;>l,. fOT houle. or .ite••• haall,. thetovnlhip no 10nSllr ""i.o.

O... k •• ie nl'l~leet. Lethlabi III in"entiv, .•

I" indie.tod "arUer, tho r,overomeot. ~y deliberately n.glectin, the tovn.hip.nd huildin" auperior lerv;c .. 1 in Lot~ll1bila.h"l certainly .tronal,. aneouragad;>eople to IIOVO. Th.ro i. no do,,~t th,lt mllny poopl. in OllkA.ie live in ver,.poor condition. dlle to the ~ovornl'lent' I refll.lIl tD uPl>ra<Je or oxtend thetovn.hip. For .0.... p.. o;>l" Lethlabile erfors a po •• lbl. e.e3pe from thll.eecnditionl. 3

The gover,.... nt suppli.s free bu.e. fot peQph to ~o end viev Lethleh 111 andpeys for ell relSov~1 co.ts, It h.,. been .lleted th.t busine"lIen veroprolSi.ed loen. to oet.bli.h ne" storu if they mov.d, AI.o bu.ifte•••ndtAxi liclnlea appear to ~e ••Ii.r to obtain if • peraon i. t •• ident inLlth1:lbile.

Oi.crimination a~ain.t ..ork-secker. froo Ouk.sie

In the 'llrit. arca the loc ... l Oevelop,"ent 30ard IIct ••• An .II.:>lo)'.ent agency,Work-seeker. cOllie to the DOflr<l ~ffire. in the h<'>pe that. job .. ill CO.e up.Thoro h.vo b.en nUllerOue alleg.tiona th.t ..hen jo~a becollo .v.ilahl. theD.velop_oot ao.rd offieial coneerned overlook. Ouk.sio reeidont. On .l.oeteVety oceaeion ... nd give. ptcfonenee to Lcthl.bile re.ideots.

Forctop' Oukaei. t~ bury thcit de ...d in Leth13bilo

For tho lalft 6 yaau ";>fident. of the old Dri .. tovn.bip have b.e" (orced bythll 8overollent to bury their de.l! in Lethlabilo. Thi. i. d..piu the fectth.t there i. land avail ... ble for ellten<linf: the Ouk•• ilt'. ce•• t.ry,Alter. Rteat den I of pr".eure the.loelll IId.ini.tretion recently g.vep.rllia.ion for a pet.on to be ~uried in Oukaaie. Th.y .re nOv .aying th.tthe African part of the cell.C U". h lull and thlt tbe. r.".,hdnl teod i. fflrccloured u'e "nly.

A vet, iIBport ...nt f.etnr ..hich ha.tened the ..Ov.ment o( people frOIl Ouk•• ie"a. thll omertllneo n[ vigil.nt••. Petrol bOlllbine" a It.nad. att.c~ andourderou. bOllb att~ek on the load or. of tha anti-rolloval struggle combined.. ith an ~tmost con.tant ?olie~ ~re.ence in ..hat ..as pr.viou.ly • vorypeaceful town.htp acverely ~~~pened the deterllinatioD of •• i •• abl. paTt ofthe population to .tay. In the .lIrly morning of 7 Karch 1986, th.. h~u,". ofthe eh.ii-per.on of the IIrit. Acti"'n Co...litt .. e (IIAC), K.reh.11 Buy., .nd th..pre.id .. nt of tho founS Chrt,ti.a Work.. r., Jocob Kohat.he, Vel" p.. rrol-bomhod.Shote vere fired at re.ident...hen th.y ttied to pursue the ... ttack.r ••1I0'"'od, .... hurt in tho.e t ..o attacks, thoueh two room. in Hr Buy •.' hou.o v.rebadly burnt.

,\ pub lie lIe"tinll- hoI": at the R"."n Catholic Church Hall that .veninl! todhcll •• tho I'.tr"l-ho."t"e .... tears•••ed. K.oy people Vere b.dly cut bygl ••• II th.y .l ... per.tely tried to e.e.l'e froll the p..kld. h.ll. The teer­S••sin! occllred i ••odiately .fter a .pe.klr r~qll•• ted that the soldierscr.vline tn... rds the halt go ho~e liS thoy _':1 oot protlctia! the pe"pl ••On Suurd.y morning, 8 Mlltch, the eh"irp.:r.on of the (BAC) VII Arr•• t.d .ndioitially ct.• reed .. ith "r'on. The charee. "ere .ub.equently vithdra..n. He.... relln.od "n T"e.d"y, 11 Mllrch.

In thll 04rly hour. of Tue.da, motning, the h<lu,o of the .llctlttary ~f th.(BAC),Hr S.. 110 Rall.kobya, v •• petr(\l-ho.loed. Hr R akoby. t. also the eh.irpatltonof the riro.tone ahnp .tev~rd. coun.il. I ji ... tely .ftlrv.rd. the homo ofthe par.nt. of a I.ading ~ctivi.t. Mr Lecollrd Bro"n, .... hand-eren.d.d.Se.i<lont ..... ro fired Cn .. hen th.y tried to rut.uc the .ttacker•. At thi •• t.eo nobody ha. been :1Ireltoo.l in conneetioll with tha incidonte. 1'11' Brovn...... dotai"ed on 1~ April, 1986 .nd ... ,,, eha,,;.:d with ~tt~.pteel murdor Alldinti.iduion. He ...... sllb.equently acquittecl.

Tlll.d.y, 27 M.1Y, .... " tr ... r-ic "-,,y in the hi.tnry of th.. Ouk•• ie .truggle. Aleth.11 ho.... - ••de bo.l...... thro.." into the hou.e of MAWU oreaai'er, Hr D.vidfI"elll.oenS. Hr I1c<l-i ..oen~:••Hh, Joyeo Wae killed •• the hou...... rippel']... pare. Mirllcoloualy. Ht Hc<luaO<lnR and his rhil1ten vere not b.dly hurt.Hr M~di ..oeng /lltholl~h he ie not ~ IBeIBher of the B~C worked clo'ely vith th~

eo..r.littoc in li!(htinp; the reooval. The d"Uh of Hu Hedi ..oenp; .ent .hnck­Vllve. throu!h tho """"",'nity llnd the pror:rQs.ive tra40 union l'!IOVCl:Illnt. Herdeath Wa' the fir.t fatalit, nf tho Ovk~elc .trup;~le .•

" .ucc~ •• f,,1 n~cionlll .t~y~llwIlY lit 1111 !1AIIU controlled f.ctode. w". cal I,don thll dlly of the f"nor~1. "AWU ~I." initiated II c"n"..... r boycott in the Srit.lire". The Witwllr .. r.rllnd r .. gion of the Connr .... of South Afric.n Trade Union.i •• u .. d •• tatemont c~ndemnin8 the boobing; 'Thn .tt~ck i •• n act of thcreactionary .~ction of n .. r country who d~ not 'CCC~t that the worker. havea .lly in So .. th .Urica. Workcr. viii nOv have tn think of vay. of defendingthe...clv~. frn .. tllc ... IItcllck.'.

WKY IS TKt COVERNHENT SO XEEN TO MOVE OUKASIE?

The gov.rn.ent hll' Once "sain u,~d it. altc-old r .... on for r" ..oval.; thetnvn.hip i. II .l .... i. unhYCienit nne tht co.t. of uPitrlldinr ar" o.trono~ic.l.

The ruldent. d;.pute thi. for vllriou. rOll.On •. Plut, thoy ''',u':: th.t th.lack of .crvice. In thc tovn.hip h ohviou.ly d ..e to d.libou.te negl.et.The co••unity ,,,k. IIhy in 55 ye.u th" fovornmont ha. not .up,lied the ",o.tbll.ie .~rv;ce.. Thi. q ..e.tion h~. b"eolu evon '~ore pertinent lIith the ree~nt

devolop... nt of the ncighbo"dn~ white luburb, tland.r.nd,whlch ha•• 11 tb ..noc •••• ry infra.trutture.

The contention th~t the COlt. of developin~ O..klllie viii be •• tronolllical i.vlgoro,,,ly di':,uted by the rc:"i,hnt •. They fin" i.t ~irfie"lt to b"lieve th.. tIt elln be che.per to ~evclop • tovn.hip from .crateh an~ ~rru. th .. t the monaythat hili been .pent On developinr Lethlahile .hould have beon .vent 00developing Ouk... i~. The feeline of'the re.i~ent. hAve be.n vin41tated by .nuptrAding fea.ibility at"~y by hl"hly q ..~lifi.d en~ine"rl c~mmll.l,ped bythe tAC and the 10e .. 1 br.nehe. of the Het .. 1 and /II lied I/orkeu' Uni"n (tI/lVU)lind NIltlnn,,1 ..... to..obile .nd /11 lied I:orkeu' Union (NAIIIIU).

The It"d)' eonel"do. that for abo"t Il) odllion the tovn.hip can be ' .......b",.ntially up~r.ded. Ono h.d to question hov !'II' lIeuni. re.ehed thecopclualon th~t the tOlt. of uPllradin! will be "astronolillc.l. 110 hasr.f".ed to make publ1e th .. govern..ent report on thi. i.IUe. it I. cle.r thatthe ofriel .. 1 re'.on. fUT the ,hu .. bli,lOeot. have to be tre.t"d vlth • freatd.1l1 of .ceptiel.n. The .inist"r e ..de hil decision .. lthou~h he knew that anindependent upr.rllding f~a.ibility Itudy h.d been cOIO.illioned. He h•• r .. fuledeven to cnn.lller the re.ult. of the _tudy.

It .ppe",u th"t the reasOn for the <li.ouabll.hGlent i. that th. tovn.hip i.too clo.", to the White Croup "ro'. The dlaeU.bli.hmcnt il • de.peratll .tee.ptby tho ,.overn.,ent to ..ppe~se tho ultra-richt .. nd retain thia very ".argln.1....t. Srit.' white re.ident. "re a eonlcrv"tive eleet?r .. te. In the 1981.. l.::efion the ..1tta~tlrht lIin~ IINP obtllilled ) S17 votea .,nd tha N.tional1.tParty obt"ined 5 )62 votea, II ",ojt>rlty of ollly I 845. It I. no von<l.r that the10eal N.tional r .. rty !'IP, Dr Jan Crobler, dccillred th.t the di.elt ..bli.h.entrepreaent. " hir.hpolnt in hi. career ~...n Kr. The black relident. of Brit.lire being require" to I'''y the prlee of tile ,ovornllent· ... ttellptl tn ret.in avhito p.rlia"ent.ry .allt.

Another po •• ihle realOn fnr th~ re.oval eould he th. ,,,,verntl,,,t' ... nd thee",ployerl' deter.. ln.ti"n to a .... h th.. It ron, tt.d" union .ov...C!nt c.hllt h".e ..err,ed in the Britl .rc.. Both KAIIU and NAIII/U hAvc •• trong pre.ence inlItlt •. I-I,\l/U hA' .. pproxb"te't ) 000 ", ....bera orfl."nl.ed in 12 f .. ctod.l. NAAI/Ualia ha. s .tronr, pro.ence vlth IIpproxillfttely 800 worker.. Incorpor.ti nBLethlabile Into Bophuthftt.~"n. v""ld help to ~e .. ken the very .tronc trade"nion "'OVe1llent thllt h.,. ·Jeveloped in the IIritl ('ore •. T"'o Ilophutll.taw.nsad~ini.tr.tion'l reeorll a .. kel It very llkC!l, th.. t "etiv .. tr ..do unloni.t.livin~ in Lllthillbil~ ~ill be .everaly h"r .... e~ if Loth.... il' i. ineoroorllted.

5

HO~ THE STRUGGLE IS IlEING ~AGEO?

Community Ho~ilization

The ~ommun~:y h•• heen mobili •• d ar.~in.t th~ ramu•• I. Thi. v •• dra••ti~allyi1lu.ttated on Saturday. 22 Novemb.r, vho:.n in 3 perioll of 5 hour. ",Ore than2 000 adult reaident. ea~h eirne'" in affidavit that he/.ho:. .... not~on.ulted and di<.l not "'Dr DC' move rrom Ouk •• ie. Fro.. early Daee.har 1965regul.r .nd vell-.ttended puhli~ ..eetin,. have ba.n called by the BAC. Tha.a"a"tinr' hav" re.nlv~d to ficht the reClovat. to the bitt .. r .. nd.

Tha .~tion. of tho:. trade union.

The BAC thro ... (\h the tr.de union •. h.. r ... t pre •• ure On the lar,.e a.plo)'ers inth" ara. to challenvc the removal. rire.tone h•• atre.dy baen challan,.ed.. to vhy it donated $15 000 for the buildinr of a ell"che in Leth ••bile.rire.tone haa reveraed thi. deci.ion.

Tov.rda the end of H"reh 1986, HAWU, NA,WU, th. !lAC Ilnd TRAC ..et with thelOan'r~..ent o{ orr.llni.ed {Ilctorie. in the ntOa and with th.. r.dernted Ch ••barof Industrie. (rcI) .nd the Ste .. l, Enr-ineedn!', Iron r ..deruion of SouthAfric. (Sr.IPSA). Th" e ..ployer nrpAni.nLion••nd mlln.ta..ent. w.. ra kad toput pre •• ura en the f~,,,rnl:lent to drop it. deci.ion to re..ove Ou i ... Th.rCI Ilnd stlrSA h.ve .uh.equantly heen in ~"nta~t .. ith the rovernlulnt on ther", ..oval ialue. A fuceh"r ...etinr .. ith the omployau .... held at the Qnd ofApril. At thi. aoetint a.ployer. w"re enlled upon to maka • puhlieIt,te"ent voieinr their objection tn .ny force1 rc"ovllio ofOu .... ie re.ident •• n" tco .ny intention to ~eproelaill the townahip. The rCI "nd S!tFSA Ilr-reedto thi. "nd nl.o committed them.elvQ. to help finance the uorradinr of thetown. hip.

Tha .aeond meat in, with "'"'rloyer. ha~ "'I'" raeult •. Dt Crobtolr, th.. IDe. INationatiat Hr. 'sreed to m.ee with the II.\C. At this hi.toHe ..aating h..3gr.ad th.. t nohody woul" be forced to "ove froa Ouk .. ia. Ho..ever. ha refu.adto Iliv .. any fluArantea that tha to ..n.hip would not be di .... tabU.hed. L,taravant. ~Ia.rly illu.trate why h.. v••• 0 unwilliny. Int .. rn.tional vor"aror,.ni ••iLon. h.ve .1." been tor" ..n Intn the .truygle. Tha internationllll1 .. t"lwor"et. raderlltion ... nt .~ tele" to P.W. !Iotha con1en",iny tha povarn..ant' •• tt .... pt. to re"OVe Ouk •• ie. ~fter the di'o.tabli.hment wa. announced thae.,ln)'er f.deration. were •• ked to .et up " m"eting .. ith Heuni •. Hauni.refu.ad to aea a deler"tion rro~ Ou"a.ie but in early Novemher ~ lOe .. tinr, ....held vith HI: de lIe"r, the director-yeneral of the Depacement of Coo.titution.1Development 3nol rl.nninlt.

The Ouk•• ie deleeation told de lIeer to tolay to hi. ~ini.ter that the re.ident.do not want to ..Ova and th.t the r"pntt that the ~o .... unity eo~.. ia.ioneolilIu.trated thaii"covn.hiop ..... uper"dable. De 1I""r refu.ed to accept th .. teport.There ha .. ~een nn further co..muniention ftom the department.

The deti.lon to dl.eat.hli.h the t".n.hip will, if All el.o {.il., b"th.. llen~ed in court.

t. rlN,\L UOTE

The di.eatahli.h..ent repre.ent. a "ra..atie rever •• 1 of declllred Covernn"ntpoticy. If the re,"ovAI of Ouka.ia ~oe. ahead it will he .nothet trapi" ehaptarin th.. hi.tory of IIpartheid. It "ill dreg.tically illu.tr.te that thor-0vetn..ont i. intent on pur.oin!, it. nvo p.roehi,,1 intere.t. whetever the COlt.It wit! Il~ain .how th.t ..hen eo ..,"unitie. try to "nler into nogotiatlon. Wilhthe rovernl>ent th~y ;lre conteoptuou.ly bruahed Il.id ... tc .. iLl reinforce the~entention th.t the rOVetnment'. tAlk of reform i. a complete .h".... It i.clear th.t not only for the alike of the r".iJe"tl of O..... uie hut for ~It Southt,frieA'. inhllbit.nt. thi. te..nvlII .. u.t be .topped and Ou.... ie reptieved .

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