Already under Vorster, P.W. Botha, as Minister of Defence, stepped forward with such an approach. The SA Defence Force (SADF) operations in Angola in 1975 took place with the promise of support from ...

He gives his assessment of the SADF's ‘forward strategy’ in terms of which it sought to defend the South African and Namibian borders by supporting UNITA in Southern Angola and Renamo in Mozambique.

The company exports 95% of its product, with the remaining 5% sold in Angola to primarily middle and upper-class customers, says José. But abroad it caters to a broader swathe of the African ...