halt to mass action and reprimanded Kasrils.44
Bythat time, South Africa verged on anarchy. As bloodshed mounted,
the economy slumped, Western governments pressured all parties to co-
operate in finding a peaceful solution, and de Klerk and Mandela both
came to the conclusion that it was essential to get the negotiations back on
track. The decline in their personal relationship made that difficult, but
Cyril Ramaphosa and Roelf Meyer, the government's new principal nego-
tiator, had been meeting quietly throughout the crisis and persuaded the
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