eationalist forces.
RECENT atlacks by the troops he have received much pubWITH UCE THE BO NEa impression that the white be mate remains still in comHowever, a closer examination (the current developments cout a v seems to indicate thal spate of SUSCES more to the 'death throes of the torime than ms rosed strength.
The armed struggle in Zimabwe has been increasing in its apartheid-style solution to the problems of the white regime. This is one of the more spectacular indications of the growing crisis of the regime and the successes of the In the first of two articles JULIUS KARANJA examines the nationalists' successes. Next week he will deal with the burden this places upon the Rhodesian Government and penetration into the while at the same time ber timate that in March thi Official some 2,500 guerilla were active inside Zimbabwe, whercas gure in To or 1,700 1,700. The most Reports indicare that bases have been Botswana and Zambia. This has meant that while previously the dime the region (code-named Hurricane Thrasher and Repulse regions by the Smith regime) a more inten sive front has been opened in the West (Tangent region).
entire length of the from the tional Pork in the norin west 1o the Shast Tribal Trust Lands in the south-west has been declared I DED ACO O SOME YE guerilla deep. in The military activities of the nationalist movements have been primaraly directed at 0,000 this year. PRELIMO wa aid in gold that it could sell r the free marker price, accounts for at least 50 per cent earnings. South Africa is det ermined to cut this off recruiting workers internally in stead. ages ave one up so per Since 1972 black cent, making the mines competi tive with industry.
consistcot with reducing ene huge unemployment and under employment within South Afri communicatons Pened the of the Mozambique border This 1s MASS WORK Botswann Wankie Na various the "Trihal Trust Lands".
which SomEncour The essential by been used to This tactic is can be themscives unemployed!
building Zimbahwe and Namthere have artncked in mit May. whue ciner roads and railways are constantly with landmines ated that explosives. Not only has this caused expensive damage to the • system, "Tribal more importantly it has belebtcrisis of an economy already suffering from restricted April this year TO OCEANACE TEASE DUALs particularly following the closure dipping — charges But, contrary to the reports of the mass media, nationalist actmain rutal been There t evidence Lial a substandar d mount of work is being carried out in developing a mass base power. Gripos dingmizadore (dynamising groups) are forming the pounds. Class strugele goes on.
prablem Is deleading the right to strike lo migrants in South Africa meaningless slogan at present — but thinking how the male popu lation of the south, which ha comparacively fabulous wages in Sourh Africa incorporated Mozambique when they find Herber of tehool boycers i March the Government calib 36,000 students had been boycorting schools in the Maranke, Zimanya and other Trust Lands" in the Umtali district alone, As a result.
teachers have lost their jobs since Nor is this protest for which the sate a la dollar-a-dip* widely boycotted.
The threat to lan Smith ZAMBIA RHODESIA BOTSWANA The map shows the concerted nationalist offensive from all sides of the country, In addition to the "Hurricane".
region on the long stretch of wester border with Botswang 'African Councils' MOTE SOILL under shack: some lily out ol 240 councils are today bankrupt as result of actions against liquor rates offices. Slose balf the annual incomes of the councils bankruptcy reflects the dopth of feelings amongst the black popcome under the "direct" mand of the local District Com SALEBURY MOZAMBIQUE Thrasher