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[The following was a reply by Mr. Tambo to a question on Radio Freedom concerning the "noise Chief Gatsha Buthelezi was making about his nephew who is allegedly being held by the ANC.]
It is a lot of noise but I do not know if it is damaging to the African National Congress because it is noise about nothing. We have thousands of members in the ANC. When any of them offend we do something about it, and we do not allow them to play tricks. But we do justice, full justice.
I think Chief Gatsha Buthelezi is rather unfortunate in so often appearing on the side of the enemy. This noise should be made by the fascist regime which is killing and destroying our people but will not destroy the ANC - nor will anybody else.
There are many of our people whom the enemy tries to use in various ways. Some are infiltrated into the African National Congress and are part of a network which is being used to frustrate our struggle - but they cannot succeed. Even so, we must ask them to explain their conduct when it offends against the interests of our oppressed and exploited people. It does not matter whose relations they are.
In doing this against actual or possible enemy agents we enjoy the full support of all our people in South Africa. And that is all there is in it.
In dealing with any individual in our organisation we are guided by the principles of justice. But we expect the South African regime or its agents and its allies to pick on anything they can and seek to use it against the struggle of our suffering people.
The South African regime will never stop that struggle no matter who its allies are; nor will it avoid defeat - again, no matter who is on its side!
ES Reddy