Complex sentence: In the aftermath of the incident, a meeting was organised between 20 church leaders, including Tutu, and Botha and seven government ministers; taking place in August, at the meeting the clerical leaders unsuccessfully urged the government to dismantle the apartheid laws.
Split into simpler sentences: In the aftermath of the incident, a meeting was organised between 20 church leaders, including Tutu, and Botha and seven government ministers. At this August meeting the clerical leaders unsuccessfully urged the government to dismantle the apartheid laws.