YUSUF MOHAMED DADOO
The year 1962 will bring no comfort to Verwoerd, the white racialists
and the colonialists.
The final and complete liquidation of apartheid and colonialism
is on the agenda of history. During the closing days of 1961
we have witnessed the liberation of Goa, Daman and Diu, the last
remnants of colonial rule in India, from the tyranny of Fascist
Portugal.
Tanganyika, yet another colonial territory, has joined the comity
of independent States. The patriotic forces of Indonesia are
poised to liberate West Irian from the clutches of Dutch Imperialism
if the latter is not prepared to hand over power immediately
to the Indonesian Government.
Three-quarters of Africa has won political independence and
it will not be long before the remaining quarter overthrows the
heavy and murderous yoke of colonial oppression.
Not all the dollars, arms and white mercenaries which Western
imperialist Powers can provide, and not all the shady manoeuvres
which they employ, will help arch-agent Tshombe to halt the onward
march of the Congolese people, inspired by the heroism and supreme
sacrifice of Patrice Lumumba, to bring the secession of Katanga
and the powerful monopoly interest of the Western Powers to an
end and build a great united democratic Republic of the Congo.
At the same time the triumphant journey of our beloved Chief
Albert Lutuli to Norway to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, and
the proceedings at the United Nations should serve as a clear
warning to the racialists of South Africa that the bell is tolling
for apartheid all over the world.
The age-old dream of philosophers is coming true. We are entering
into the great new epoch of the deliverance of mankind from the
exploitation of man by man.
Verwoerd has no friendly voice left save that of Fascist Portugal
and that voice is failing. Neither will the support of the monopoly
capitalists of Britain and the United States be of much avail
since their financial and political interests are caught up in
the web of contradictions.
The unity and determination of peoples everywhere are wresting
political power and independence. Our white supremacist rulers
cannot escape the inexorable laws of social development.
It is therefore with supreme confidence in the future that I,
in this new year of 1962, send my fraternal greetings to all
the freedom fighters of South Africa. The era of Peace, Labour,
Freedom, Equality and Happiness for all peoples of the earth
is upon us.
Amandla ngawethu!
Power is ours!
Forward to freedom!
