Driven to Cape Town's City Hall through crowds, he gave a speech declaring his commitment to peace and reconciliation with the white minority, but made it clear that the ANC's armed struggle was not over, and would continue as "a purely defensive action against the violence of apartheid".
Di Balai Kota Cape Town, ia menyampaikan pidato yang menyatakan komitmennya terhadap perdamaian dan rekonsiliasi dengan kaum minoritas kulit putih, tetapi menegaskan bahwa pemberontakan bersenjata ANC belum berakhir dan akan terus berlanjut sebagai "aksi defensif murni terhadap kekejaman apartheid".