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A Survey of Race Relations in South Africa: 1969 A survey of race relations in South Africa: 1969 http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.BOO19700000.042.000 Use of the Aluka digital library is subject to Aluka’s Terms and Conditions, available at http://www.aluka.org/page/about/termsConditions.jsp. By using Aluka, you agree that you have read and will abide by the Terms and Conditions. Among other things, the Terms and Conditions provide that the content in the Aluka digital library is only for personal, non-commercial use by authorized users of Aluka in connection with research, scholarship, and education. The content in the Aluka digital library is subject to copyright, with the exception of certain governmental works and very old materials that may be in the public domain under applicable law. 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For more information about Aluka, please see http://www.aluka.org A survey of race relations in South Africa: 1969 Author/Creator Horrell, Muriel Publisher South African Institute of Race Relations, Johannesburg Date 1970-01 Resource type Reports Language English Subject Coverage (spatial) South Africa, South Africa, South Africa, South Africa, South Africa Coverage (temporal) 1969 Source EG Malherbe Library Description A survey of race relations in South Africa in 1969 and includes chapters on: Political party developments; Organizations concerned with race relations; The population of South Africa; Security measures; Control of publications; Control of persons; The administration of justice; Detention and trials in South Africa under the security laws; Guerilla activities; Foreign Affairs; Employment; The African Reserves; The administration of African affairs in urban areas; Sundry matters affecting non-white people; Group areas and housing; School education for African pupils; School education for Coloured pupils; School education for Indian pupils; School education for White pupils; Technical and vocational education; University education; Student attitudes and organizations; Bursary funds; Health; Welfare; Recreation; South-West Africa; Legislation of 1969. Format extent 292 pages (length/size) http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.BOO19700000.042.000 http://www.aluka.org 1969 1969 A SUVE INA SOUTHAFRIA Compiled by MURIEL HORRELL R2.00 SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF RACE RELATIONS A SURVEY OF RACE RELATIONS Compiled by MURIEL HORRELL Research Officer South African Institute of Race Relations I SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF RACE RELATIONS P.O. BOX 97 JOHANNESBURG JANUARY, 1970 ACKNOWLEDGEM ENTS The writer's very appreciative thanks are expressed to all those who helped in the preparation of this Survey, in particular, again, to Dr. Ellen Hellmann, who went through the manuscript with her characteristic meticulous attention, offering most useful suggestions for its improvement, and to Mrs. A. Honeywill, who gave similar painstaking care to the checking of the proofs. One could not have had more pleasant and co-operative people with whom to work. Sincere gratitude is extended, too, to all those who helped by contributing material, supplying information, or replying to questions. Among them were Members of Parliament of various parties; officials of the Departments of Bantu Administration and Development and of Bantu Education, the Transkeian Education Department, and other government departments; the Human Sciences Research Council; officials of a number of municipalities; the Registrars of the universities and university colleges; the South African Council of Churches; the Christian Institute of Southern Africa; the Black Sash; the South African Indian Teachers' Association; many trade unionists; members of the Executive Committee and regional representatives and members of the South African Institute of Race Relations; Mrs. M. Britten, Mr. John D'Oliveira, and Mrs. B. Israel. Any publication of the Institute of Race Relations represents a team effort. Particular thanks are due to the Institute's administrative, library, and typing staff. The writer is very appreciative, too, of the co-operation given by the printers, the Natal Witness (Pty.) Ltd. NOTE This Survey is stated to be for the year 1969. As it was wished to have it published early in the new year, however, it was impossible to include mention of certain events that took place during the closing weeks of December. This will be done in the next issue. All dates mentioned refer to the year 1969 unless otherwise stated. Printed by THE NATAL WITNESS (PTY) LTD. 244 Longmarket Street Pietermartizburg Natal CONTENTS POLITICAL PARTY DEVELOPMENTS N ational Party .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... The United and Progressive Parties Coloured Persons' Representative Council ........ Attitudes of Coloured People .... .... .... .... .... South African Indian Council .... .... .... .... .... A frican attitudes .... .... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED WITH RACE The Churches S.A. Institute of Race Relations .... ........... S.A. Bureau of Racial Affairs .... .... .... .... .... The Black Sash .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... V oluntary service .... .... .... .... .... .... .... Page .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... RELATIONS .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .. 1. .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... THE POPULATION OF SOUTH AFRICA Size of the population .... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Population Registration Amendment Act, No. 106 of 1969 ........ Objections made to racial classifications .... .... .... .... .... .... Possible reclassification of Coloured people living in African resi,d en tial areas .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... Some cases of hardship under the Population Registration Act .... Bantu Homelands Citizenship Bill .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... Im m o rality .... .... .... .... .... .... ... ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. SECURITY MEASURES Expenditure on D efence .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... Strength of the Defence Force .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... D efence equipm ent .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... Training in unconventional warfare ................... .... ........ P etroleum gas .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... Bureau for State Security ........ General Law Amendment Act, No. 101 of 1969 ("BOSS Bill")...... Further disqualification for voters .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... CONTROL OF PUBLICATIONS Publications and Entertainments Amendment Act, No. 85 of 1969 .... Activities of the Publications Control Board .................. Complaints to the Press Council .... .... .... .... .... ............ CONTROL OF PERSONS Prohibition of Disguises Act, No. 16 of 1969 .... .... .... .... .... B anning orders .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... "Listed" persons .... .... .... ........... .... .... .... .... ........ People living abroad who cannot be quoted in South Africa ........ Trials for contravening banning orders .... .... .... .... .... .... .... Mr. Robert M. Sobukwe.................................... Emergency regulations in the Transkei .... .... .... .... .... .... .... T ravel docum ents .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... iv A SURVEY OF RACE RELATIONS, 1969 Admission of Persons to and Departure from the Republic Regulation Amendment Act, No. 38 of 1969 ........................ 47 Banishment of Africans .... .... ........... .... .... .... .... .... 48 THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE Criminal statistics ....................................... 49 Prosecutions under laws relating to African passes and taxation .... 51 Disparate sentences ....................................... 52 Comment on crime and the treatment of offenders ................ 53 Abolition of Juries Act, No. 34 of 1969 .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 54 Conduct of the police and prison warders: Statistics (55), Prison van deaths (55) Conditions in prisons ............. ...................... 57 Police reservists and home guards .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 59 African prison warders .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 59 Legal Aid Act, No. 22 of 1969 .... ........................ 59 Voluntary Legal Aid Bureau, Johannesburg ........................ 61 DETENTIONS AND TRIALS IN SOUTH AFRICA UNDER THE SECURITY LAWS Numbers detained and convicted in 1968 ....................... 62 Trials of certain persons detained prior to mid-1969: Pietermaritzburg trial (64), Men arrested in Victoria West (64), Men arrested in Graaff Reinet (65), Bakwena-ba-Mokgopa tribesmen (66), Bakubung tribesmen (66) Deaths during detention .... .... ....... .... .... .... .... .... .... 68 Detentions in mid-1969 .... .............................70 Charges under the Suppression of Communism Act ................ 71 GUERRILLA ACTIVITIES South-W est Africa .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 72 Rhodesia ........... ...................................73 Portuguese territories ......... .............................. 74 FOREIGN AFFAIRS The U nited N ations .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 76 Conferences of leaders of African states ....................
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