• Military Menu                       

• Introduction
• Systems
• Facilities
• Agencies
• Industry
• Operations
• Countries
• Hot Documents
• News
• Reports
• Policy
• Budget
• Congress
• Links

• WMD
• Intelligence
• Homeland Security
• Space

DATE=8/27/98
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
NUMBER=2-237766
TITLE=SAF BOMBING (L-ONLY)
BYLINE=MICHAEL HAMLYN
DATELINE=CAPE TOWN
CONTENT=
VOICED AT: 
INTRO:  CALLS FOR RESTORATION OF THE DEATH PENALTY RANG 
THROUGHOUT SOUTH AFRICA'S PARLIAMENT IN A DEBATE ON TUESDAY'S 
BOMBING OF A POPULAR RESTAURANT IN CAPE TOWN.  DURING THE DEBATE,
SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE MINISTER (EDS: SYDNEY MUFAMADI) ASSURED 
VICTIMS THAT THOSE RESPONSIBLE WILL BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.  
MICHAEL HAMLYN IN CAPE TOWN HAS THIS REPORT.
TEXT:  SO FAR, NEWS FROM INVESTIGATORS TRYING TO TRACK DOWN THE 
BOMBERS IS NOT PROMISING.  AFTER POLICE VIEWED TAPES FROM THE 
RESTAURANT'S SECURITY CAMERAS, THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD A STRONG 
LEAD ON ONE MAN SEEN TO BE ACTING VERY SUSPICIOUSLY. BUT AS AN 
OFFICIAL SPOKESMAN SHEEPISHLY ADMITS, THE TAPE TURNS OUT TO BE 
ONE MONTH OLD. 
PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA VISITED THE BLAST SITE THURSDAY.  THE 
POPULAR "PLANET HOLLYWOOD" RESTAURANT, WHICH IS PART OF AN 
AMERICAN-BASED RESTAURANT FRANCHISE CHAIN, REMAINS CORDONED OFF 
WITH RAZOR WIRE.  INVESTIGATORS CONTINUE TO PATIENTLY SIFT 
THROUGH THE DEBRIS SEARCHING FOR CLUES. 
WHILE PRESIDENT MANDELA WAS VISITING THE SITE, MEMBERS OF 
PARLIAMENT DEBATED THE ISSUES.  THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION 
NATIONAL PARTY, MARTHINUS VAN SCHALKWYK, CASTIGATED THE 
GOVERNMENT FOR WHAT HE CALLED FAILING TO CONTROL THE SWELLING 
CRIME WAVE IN SOUTH AFRICA. 
                    ////SCHALKWYK ACTUALITY///
         THE GOVERNMENT MUST REALIZE THAT TALK AND TALK AND TALK 
         DOES NOT TRANSLATE INTO ACTION AND RESULTS. THIS ACTION 
         UNDERLINES OUR BELIEF THAT TOUGH ACTION IS NEEDED AND 
         THAT, INTER ALIA, THE DEATH PENALTY BE BROUGHT BACK.  
         ///OPT/// THOSE WHO OPPOSE US ON THIS ISSUE BASE THEIR 
         ARGUMENT ON THE FACT THAT MURDERERS HAVE HUMAN RIGHTS. 
         OUR QUESTION IS, WHAT ABOUT THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF VICTIMS?
         //END OPT//
                         /// END ACT ///
IN A SECOND DEBATE, ANOTHER OPPOSITION PARTY -- THE INKATHA 
FREEDOM PARTY -- CALLED FOR A REFERENDUM ON RESTORING CAPITAL 
PUNISHMENT WHICH, FOLLOWING A SUSPENSION DURING POLITICAL 
NEGOTIATIONS 10 YEARS AGO, HAS NOW BEEN OUTLAWED BY THE SOUTH 
AFRICAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT.  (SIGNED)
NEB/MH/PCF
27-Aug-98 1:04 PM EDT (1704 UTC)
NNNN
Source: Voice of America
.