Vorster Planes Hit Zambia

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South African planes attacked civilian and military targets in a reprisal raid into Zambia last Wednesday.

This raid followed one by SWAPO guerrillas into the Caprivi Strip which links Namibia with Zimbabwe and is bordered by Zambia and Botswana.

Since this outbreak of fighting, violence has continued over several days including raids into Zambia by South African troops.

Despite the fact that finance minister Siteke Mwale has threatened the South Afircans with possible calls for outside help, the Zambian government is up to its neck in collaboration with the Vorster regime.

Instrumental

It has been instrumental in forcing SWAPO into the "internal settlement" on the future of Namibia agreed to some weeks ago by leaders of the liberation In this situation Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda will be opposed to an escalation of conflict with the South Africans.

The lesson of these raids by the Vorster racists is that no amount of negotiations or internal "settlements" can protect the interests of the masses in Southern Africa.

Plea

The weak position of Vorster and Smith in the face of the armed liberation struggle was typified yet again last week by Smith's desperate plea to whites in Zimbabwe to stay in the country while further attempts are made to establish a stable internal "settlement"

The masses in Zimbabwe and Namibia must resist to the utmost the attempts by their leaders to sell out the military struggle for negotiated deals and accomodations with imperialism just as the years of struggle and heavy guerrilla deaths are beginning is bear feure * No se cu: cess armed struggle ANGOLA VAMBIA AFILA! • Windhoel ZAMBIA PHODESIA BOTSWANA AFRICA Sainbury SWAZILAN LESOT

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SOCIALIST PRESS. "ednesdar 30 August, 1978