 Most of the Anglicans in Namibia lived in Ovamboland, where the South African government was trying to apply its "homelands" policy, and this caused tensions in the church.A vocal opponent of South Africa's racial separation policies, Winter took a strong stand on behalf of migrant workers in his diocese, who included many Anglicans from Ovamboland.During 1971, the Nationalist-supporting newspaper "Die Suidwester" launched a series of attacks on the Anglican Church in general, and Winter in particular.