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Aug. 12, 1991: World Notes:South Africa
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TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1991
Aug. 12, 1991 Busybodies & Crybabies
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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WORLD, Page 43
World Notes
SOUTH AFRICA
Trying to Bury a Scandal
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<p> President F.W. de Klerk is often hailed for his boldness in
ending apartheid, but South Africans also regard him as a
cautious man. Last week he displayed both traits as he appeared
to end stonewalling on "Inkathagate," the scandal over
disclosures that Pretoria interfered in black politics by
secretly funding Inkatha Freedom Party, a rival of the African
National Congress. Denying that he had a double agenda, De Klerk
nonetheless sidelined two Cabinet members at the center of the
doubts about the government's integrity: Defense Minister Magnus
Malan and Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok. But rather than
dismiss them, as demanded by the A.N.C., De Klerk appointed them
to other Cabinet posts. De Klerk also fell short of satisfying
demands for an independent inquiry. The President did, however,
invite prospective witnesses to alleged police misconduct
against the A.N.C. to testify at a standing government board of
inquiry. De Klerk announced that a panel of private citizens
would now monitor covert funds, and said he had an "open mind"
about a proposed interim government to rule impartially during
negotiations on a postapartheid constitution. A.N.C. officials
said the moves were insufficient but hinted at a willingness to
put the Inkatha affair behind them.
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