`I buckled under pressure to close down the UDF`
(World News South Africa)

Cape Town - As the ANC holds a celebration for the United Democratic Front (UDF) in Mitchell´s Plain on Sunday, former UDF patron Allan Boesak says he regrets having `buckled under pressure` and seeing it closed down. In an exclusive interview with the Weekend Argus a few hours before the launch of his new book in Cape Town, Boesak said the UDF helped the country to avoid a bloodbath in transitioning to democracy. `To my eternal shame I buckled under pressure to close down the UDF. I am ashamed of that. It...