New measures were taken regarding defense and sccurily, and for controlling the activities of individuals. Peter Brown, a deputy national president, a national vice president, the national treasurer, and the chairman of the Cape Division. David Craighead, Transvaal party chairman and also chairman of the Defense and Aid Fund in South Africa.
Barney Zackon, who was chairman of the Cape branch and an active member of Defense and Aid. According to the Sunday Times of October 17, the Free State Nasionalist Union, founded in 1963 to combat Brother League influence in the Nationalist Party, has joined forces with the Republican Party. Vcrwocrd said in the General Assembly that it is also the duty of the government to the best of its ability – and I admit it is a difficult task – to ensure that.
Suzman claimed"' that the measure represented "a decided reduction in the influence and rights of the people of color in the political life of South Africa." "I believe," she continued, "that this bill is the first chapter of another a new phase in the long history of the Colored franchise in South Africa. 34; It can only see the current proposed amendment as another step towards completely disenfranchising the Colored.
34; Statesmanship and justice demanded the return of the Colored to the communal role.
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- Publication of statements by persons deemed to be promoting objects of communism
- Banning of publications
- Possession of articles indicating membership of a banned organization
- Continued detention after completion of prison sentences Under the General Law Amendment Act of 1963 the
- Legal practitioners
- Possible forfeiture of printing presses or other articles
- Detention of State witnesses (a) Terms of the Act
- Refusal of bail
34; As 1 second (he measured, is an instrument which can drastically limit the freedom of the press.". In terms of the Prisons Act 1959, it was considered an offense without (the consent of the Director of Prisons to outline or photograph a prison or part thereof, a prisoner, or the burial of an executed prisoner, or to cause such sketch or photograph to be published, or to publish or disclose any false information relating to the conduct or prison experience of any prisoner or former prisoner, or in connection with the administration of any prison, knowing the same to be false or without taking reasonable steps to verify such information (burden of proving that reasonable steps have been taken falls on the accused).said in the Assembly dated June 12'2'0 that half of the General Council of Advocates was against the principle of the clause and the other half in favor.
According to the llrsl draft of the bill, the second schedule would have included contravention of any provision of the Suppression of Communism Act or this Act as applied by any other law. Such courts will not be open to the public and it will be left to the judge's discretion whether or not the witness will be allowed legal representation. Statements condemning the bills were issued by the Christian Council of S.A., Black Sash, NUSAS, the National Chairman of the Liberal Party (Dr.
A number of locally published books and pamphlets have been banned by the Council following complaints by officials or members of the public. To obtain information for its report, it sent out a general questionnaire asking what the effects of total sanctions against South Africa would be on the country's economies. Some countries contributed to the funds of the World Council of Churches - reportedly '21' Greece sent R714.
Teacher training is urgently given priority; and most of the training will be conducted in various centers in Africa. Given that South Africa was denied its fundamental rights as a member, the South African government did not consider itself bound by the provisions of the. Jonker prepared a report for a missionary congress of the Dutch Reformed Church on the 'terrifying' problems of Africans in the city^.
Quintin Whylc, Director of the Institute of Race Relations, issued a press statement in support of Mr. It pointed to certain advantages of the system, but stated that by granting all these advantages it was conducive to the disruption of African family life and a number of social ills. Citizens of the said countries who lost their jobs (in prescribed or non-prescribed areas) would be immediately repatriated, the official stated.
Posts for twelve African Location Officers (Assistant Location Supervisors) have been created from among the staff of the Johannesburg non-European division of AfTairs. This meant that only about 53.6 percent of Africans paid general taxes.
COLOURED AND ASIAN AFFAIRS
The Progressive Party's success in electing individuals to represent Colored voters on the Cape Provincial Council has previously been reported; of the government's announced disapproval of participation in colored politics. It intends to contest the elected seats in the elections for the members of the proposed representative council, in opposition to the Federal Party.•. The Prime Minister was asked in the General Assembly on May 7 whether he had held conferences with Colored leaders. It held three sessions in the year under review, in February, May,. and August, chaired by the Secretary for Indian0.
A cul hoc committee of the council was appointed to study the implications of the government's proposal to convert the council into a statutory and elected body. As described on page 122 of the 1962 survey, an amendment made in that year to the Group Areas Act empowered the Minister of Community Development to, after consultation with the Administrator of the Province concerned, consultative or. Maytham said her impression was that a majority of the colored people had no confidence in the management committees, which constituted a threat to the non-racial municipal voice and were seen as instruments of oppression.
Lenasia Committee meetings are attended by white officials from the Community Development and Indian Affairs Departments and from the Peri-Urban Areas Health Board. He has stated that the provincial government intends to establish local affairs committees in most of the Indian group areas. The administrator determines for each area when the time is right for a second phase, when three of the five members are elected.
It appears that four of the five members were already serving on an advisory body that had been established by the (White) Glencoe Town Board, and that the local Indians claimed that they had been given no say in their appointment/1 3'. The Indian ratepayers of Ladysmith are in favor of establishing a local affairs committee there;*"0 but the Isipingo and District Ratepayers' Associations were doubtful when Mr. descriptions are given in previous numbers of this Survey*16' of colored rural settlements, which are scattered areas, located mainly in the Northern and Western Cape.
The sum of R200,000 was granted to form the initial share capital of Spes Bona Savings and Finance Bank... in Athlon, Cape Town, which is a subsidiary of the Corporation. During the search phase, these companies will pay the company five percent of the gross value of the return. The minister gave the professions of 70 adult men among the emigrants: 27 of them were professional or technical workers.
