Chamber Urges S. Africa Reform

The American Chamber of Commerce of South Africa today called for major reforms recognizing black rights, and accused police of contributing to the persistent riots that have killed hundreds of people in the last 15 months.

The Chamber, a branch of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, demanded an end to the state of emergency imposed July 21, creation of a single education system for all races, an end to laws keeping blacks out of white areas and “meaningful participation of blacks in government through development of a recognized mechanism of dialogue.”