The letest issue of Pan Africa, a fortnightly published in Nairobi, Kenyz, draws attention to the effects of Apartheid on South West Africa. Thie country has been forcibly incorporated into South Africa despite resolutions at UNO. ‘The pepsr says that the 428,000 Africans in South West Africa have no educational and political Tights at ali in the land of their birth. The africans are herded in the already overcrowded reserves, They have no choice but to leave their homes, wives and children to go and sleve on white farms and in mines, the article continuss, It points out that the United States and Britain ate accomplices in thie ruthless exploitation of South West Africa by Verwoerd's fasciat regine. Bducation in South West Africa is in line with VYerworrd's general policies. Only 30% of 4frican children of school age attend school, while many students have to leave their studies to do low paid manual work becmuse their parents are too poor to afford their schooling. The Africans and other coloured children are tauzht
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embargo on the *xport to South Africa of capital equipment, would produce very considerable economic dislocation. Mr. G.D.N.Worswick, vice president of Magdalen College, Oxford, stated that the effecte of senctions could be minimised by combined U.N. action. However, even if Britain acted on her own, the damage at the most would amount to «@ £210,000,000 loss to the belance of payments and 24% of the GNP. The loss of the 4%-5% of Britain's total export market in manofactured goods could lead to 150,000 workers being put out of a job. But these workers could soon be absorbed in other fields. The losa of investment income to British shareholders would amount to £60,000,000 a year.
at school to accept a position of permanent slavery, oppression and discrimination, the article says, while the white children are taught that they are the chosen race and masters of the country. In South Weat ; Africa, no Africans are allowed to establish their own schools, The article criticises the Buropean Catholic missions for political persecution of studente in the secondary schools run by then. Students in these schools are not allowed to take part in politics. They suffer victindeation even if their reletives are politically active. In 1963, 70 students were expelied from one teachers' training school for being in posseasion of political pamphlets, African teachers are exploited and pevsecuted ae employees, coming under Government control for 24 houre a day and 365 days a year. Teachers who oppose the regime are immediately expelled. The Kuropean principals may take advantage of the situation to confiscate part of the salary of African teachers who have no means of redress,