In recent days a discussion document, prepared by me for internal debate within the Inkatha Freedom Party, has somehow found its way into the hands of the media.

I would like to express my regret at this invasion of privacy of a political party, particularly when it concerns matters of an internal nature.

Worse still, I am shocked at how the document has been represented by some members of the media corps. While the paper considers a range of problems in the Party (from my perspective), the main thrust of the paper proposes discussions around possible ways in which the party could re-emerge as a stronger and more influential political player in our multi-party democracy. The paper was intended to stimulate discussion.