THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release April 24, 1994 Statement by the Press Secretary We strongly condemn the attack in Johannesburg today. We are confident that this cowardly effort at intimidation by those who would seek to derail the process of change cannot and will not deter the overwhelming majority of South Africans who will vote in the country's first non-racial election, beginning on Tuesday. At each point in the historic process of change in South Africa, the leaders and people of South Africa have reaffirmed their commitment to see this process through. As the President said last week, it would be difficult to overstate the significance of the changes in South Africa, which hold "the promise of harmony and prosperity and the prospect of a revitalization, a new energy, a new peace, and a new sense of possibility." The courage and dedication shown by South Africans, he said, constitutes "a stern rebuke to the cynics of the world." The United States will do all it can to support South Africans during the elections and beyond as they move ahead to build a stable and prosperous non-racial democracy. # # #