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For more information about Aluka, please see http://www.aluka.org A survey of race relations in South Africa: 1975 Author/Creator Horrell, Muriel; Hodgson, Tony Publisher South African Institute of Race Relations, Johannesburg Date 1976-01 Resource type Reports Language English Subject Coverage (spatial) South Africa, South Africa, South Africa, South Africa, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola Coverage (temporal) 1975 Source EG Malherbe Library, ISBN 0869821199 Description A survey of race relations in South Africa in 1975 and includes chapters on: Political developments: The White population group; Coloured population group; The Indian group; Political affairs of Africans; The churches and Christian movements; SA Institute of Race Relations; The population of South Africa; Measures for security and control of persons; Control of publications and entertainments; Justice; Group areas and housing: The Coloured, Asian and White population groups; Urban African administration; Services and amenities for Black people; The pass laws; General matters; The African homelands; Employment; Education: Comparative statistics; Bantu school education; School education for Coloured pupils; School education for Indians; School education for White pupils; Technical and vocational training: Africans, Coloured, Indians, Whites; University education; Student organisations; Some bursary (scholarship) funds); Health; Social welfare; Sport; International matters; Mozambique and Angola; Rhodesia; South West Africa (Namibia); Legislation. Format extent 384 pages (length/size) http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.BOO19760100.042.000 http://www.aluka.org $OUTH ~ ~ ~ AFRA INTIUT $OUTH ~ ~ ~ AFRA INTIUT I RACE RE *~ - Å - t OFRCÅELTOSI *SOUTH Å - ÅA - 19ss A SURVEY OF RACE RELATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA Compiled by MURIEL HORRELL TONY HODGSON Research staff South African Institute of Race Relations ISBN 0 86982 119 9 I SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF RACE RELATIONS P.O. BOX 97 JOHANNESBURG JANUARY 1976 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Very grateful thanks are expressed to the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, which made a handsome grant to the Race Relations Research and Library Trust. The Trustees of this Trust decided to allocate the major portion of the grant towards the costs of producing this issue of the Survey of Race Relations. Dr. Ellen Hellmann again gave generously of her time and knowledge by reading the manuscript and making constructive suggestions. Mrs. Ann Honeywill once more checked the proofs with meticulous care. Mrs. Renata Walker and Mrs. Connie Matthews again kept Press cuttings, checked material, and did the typing. The main load of this work was cheerfully undertaken by Mrs. Walker, because of the unavoidable absence of Mrs. Matthews during the latter part of the year. Yet again, members of the Institute's library, publications, and administrative staff gave much help. The writers express their very sincere gratitude to all of these colleagues. Grateful thanks are given, too, to Mrs. Edna Grek, who collected material on health and welfare matters; and to Members of Parliament of various parties, government and municipal officials, and others who contributed information. The writers are appreciative of the co-operation again given by the staff of the printing firm, The Natal Witness (Pty) Ltd. NOTE This Survey is stated to be for the year 1975. As it was wished t have it published early in the new year, however, it was impossible to include mention of events that took place during the last few Weeks of the year. This will be done in the next issue. All dates mentioned refer to the year 1975 unless otherwise stated. Printed by THE NATAL WITNESS (PTY) LTD 244 Longmarket Street, Pietermaritzburg, Natal. CONTENTS Page POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS: THE WHITE POPULATION GROUP National Party .... ... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... 1 United Party....................................... 4 Formation of the Reform Party ... ... ... ...... ... ........ 5 Creation of the Progressive Reform Party ................... 6 Democratic Party .... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... 9 COLOURED POPULATION GROUP Meeting in January of the Prime Minister and delegates from the Coloured Representative Council ....................... 11 Budget of the CRC ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ....... 12 Election of elected members of the CRC ................... 13 Attitude to the CRC initially adopted by the Labour Party .......... 14 Coloured Persons' Representative Council Amendment Act, No. 32 of 1975 ..........................................14 Decisions made by the Labour Party ..................... 17 Members of the CRC nominated by the Government ............. 18 Labour Party's views on liaison machinery ................... 18 Session of the CRC held in September ...................... 19 Ruling by the Minister ... ... .... ... ... ....... ... ... .... ... 19 Meeting in October of the Prime Minister and the Labour Party Executive. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 19 The Budget of the CRC ................................. 20 THE INDIAN GROUP Reconstitution of the SA Indian Council .................... 22 Opening of the new Council's first session ................... 22 Meeting with the Prime Minister .......................... 23 Session of the Indian Council in 1975 ....................... 23 Political party .....................................24 Abolition of assisted emigration of Indians. ..................24 Citizenship and immigration ............................. 24 Removal of restrictions on inter-provincial movement ............ 25 POLITICAL AFFAIRS OF AFRICANS Meeting of homeland leaders with the Prime Minister ............ 26 Black Renaissance Convention ............................. 27 Alleged dissent among political exiles ...................... 28 THE CHURCHES AND CHRISTIAN MOVEMENTS International church organisations .......................... 29 SA Council of Churches ................................ 29 Notes on some individual churches and ecumenical moves ......... 30 Federal Theological Seminary ............................. 31 Christian Institute of Southern Africa ...................... 32 University Christian Movement ............................. 36 SA INSTITUTE OF RACE RELATIONS iv A SURVEY OF RACE RELATIONS, 1975 THE POPULATION OF SOUTH AFRICA Estimated size of the population .......................... 38 Vital statistics ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... 39 Race classification ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... 40 MEASURES FOR SECURITY AND THE CONTROL OF PERSONS Expenditure on Defence, Police, Prisons, and Security ............ 41 Some notes on Defence Force personnel ................... 42 The Simonstown naval base ............................. 43 Restriction orders on persons ... ....... ... ... .... ... ... ... 44 Banishment of Africans ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Travel documents .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... 46 CONTROL OF PUBLICATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENTS Statistics for 1974 ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... ... 47 Coming into effect of the Publications Act, 1974 ................ 47 Concern amongst certain Afrikaans writers ................... 48 Censoring of plays by Administration Boards ................... 49 JUSTICE Contraventions of the law .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ....... ... 50 Criminal statistics .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... 50 Capital punishment ... .... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... 51 Corporal punishment ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... ... .. 53 Crime in Black townships of Johannesburg and the Cape Peninsula ... 53 Use of prison labour ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... 54 Education of prisoners ... ....... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... 55 Photographs and sketches of prisoners ...................... 55 Assaults in prisons, and conduct of warders .................... 55 Conduct of the police ... .... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... 56 Trials and imprisonment under the security laws, 1974 ............. 57 Detentions towards the end of 1974 and early 1975 ............ 58 Trials resulting from the Saso and BPC detentions ordered late in 1974 60 Trial of Messrs. Seleoane and Ngalo ...................... 61 Trial of Messrs. Molobi and Bloem. ............. ......... 62 Detention and trial of Mr. Suttner ........................ 62 Detention of further