Retired military generals and top ANC figures recently reached agreement on a form of extended amnesty.
The quest to empower blacks will be stepped up despite the pain this process might bring for some people, senior African National Congress figures said on Tuesday.
African foreign ministers were on Wednesday ready to begin refining the nuts and bolts for the launch of the African Union next week.
As police were rounding up suspected right-wing troublemakers in a countrywide swoop on Friday, a body purportedly representing such extremists threatened more violent attacks.
The official estimate of SA’s maize crop was ”over-optimistic” and may render the country unable to meet domestic demand.