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A Survey of Race Relations in South Africa. INSTITUTION South African Inst DOCUMENT RESUME ED 104 982 UD 014 924 AUTHOR Horrell, Muriel, Comp.; And Others TITLE A Survey of Race Relations in South Africa. INSTITUTION South African Inst. of Race Relations, Johannesburg. PUB DATE Jan 75 NOTE 449p.; All of the footnotes to the subject matter of the document may not be legible on reproduction due to the print size of the original document AVAILABLE FROM South African Institute of Race Relations, P.O. Box 97, Johannesburg, South Africa (Rand 6.00) EDRS PRICE MF-$0.76 HC-$22.21 PLUS POSTAGE DESCRIPTORS Activism; Educational Development; Educational Policy; Employment Trends; Federa1 Legislation; Government Role; Law Enforcement; *National Surveys; *Politics; *Public Policl,; *Race Eelations; Racial Discrimination; Racial St!gregation; Racism IDENTIFIERS *Union of South Africa ABSTRACT Sections of this annual report deal with the following topics: political and constitutional developments--the white population group, the colored population group, the Indian group; political affairs of Africans; commissionof inquiry into certain organizations and related matters; organizations concerned with race relations; the population of South Africa; measuresfor security and the control of persons; control of media of communication; justice; liberation movements; foreign affairs; services and amenities for black people in urban areas; group areas and housing: colored, Asian, and whitd population groups; urban African administration; the Pass laws; the African hoL_lands; employment; education: comparative statistics, Bantu school education, school education for colored pupils, schooleducation for Indians, school education for white pupils; technical andvocational training: Africans, colored, Indians, whites; universityeducation; student organizations; some bursary (scholarship) funds;health; social pensions; the arts, entertainment, and recreationfacililis; sp_rt; southwest Africa (Namibia); and,Legislation of 1974, including the Affected Organizations Act, Bantu Laws AmendmentAct, Bantu Transport Services Amendment Act, LiquorAmendment Bill, Official Secrets Amendment Bill, and four others. (JM) (-NJ co A SURVEY OF ca RACE RELATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA onipiledb) ASUR11..111ORRI.LI. D1.I HORNER JANE HI DSON Research staff South At man Institute of Race R.I mons ISBN 0 86982 103 2 U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EDUCATION A WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION T.OS DOCOA.TE 1N DUCED f 1 14 fI O N L A N h AlNO IT STATED DO NOT Ni N. Ak Psi SENT Of t ICI AL %.`", N..,NI T1,11,r7, E DUCA T ION PO ,1T y sormAFRICANiNsTrrunOP RACE RI rIONS P.O. BOX 97 JOHANNESBURG JANUARY 1975 1(1: NONA LEDGENIENTS ,lt4,1111. Dr 11, n l it llut,uul has gR en generous and Ltmstru..tiie help to the of this Std tot 11. readmg their inanust.ripts auh ntttsuduu,t.uc,,i wgesting gii ing ialuedadi it.e ,ind entAiuragenient Mrs %lin lione)ii ill has onttmore go. t. and reliable arastame Lhekrking the proofs 1 heir hearted and dependabl.: support hi ery deepli appreLiated (o della thanks are epiesed to %II Jei cm\ Grest, n hoLontributed parttil the inanto.t.iipt and to \Irs Lille Hui,un. IA 110 bt.!)Ides at lung the seLtions on iLt.reation and sport, oi great helpto t ht. Resear, h r a nuinKrot s 'Nint.t.rtgratitudeis due. too. to those ho "mtributed 111101111.111011 or ,01/1111t.:Ikd oit p rt, 01 the m,uutunpt the\ I rs Marjorie Britten. the Re Brian o%%u Mrs13i enda Isiaei. the John Ret.s. and Mrs Jean Siiklair Iniormation %%a, obtaini.d, too iiith the help of Members Oi Parliament of p.uut,.ottruntent ind um\ ersities and other etint.ationar instialt ions, the Mat. k Sash, tht. National Cotint.il 01 V. omen oi S \ , the S \ Medit.al and Dental( ount.il.and the S \ Nursing( ount.il \, in pre% loos ears, mut. h help iias green b the Irhtittite s anti adminhai au\ e stallI ,penal thanks are gii en to Mrs ( onnielaitheii sand Mrs Rt.iiata kt.pt the Pres. Luttings anti iiorketIL tremel) hard and patit.ntl; tohaie theping done In time he %%Mei, arc appre,i,illie, too, of the Lo-operation mien b the printers. I he Natal \\ [nt.'s( Pti tl td N(YFE 1 his .So it i stated to he lor tbe )ear 1974\ s to ha e it published ar, hoiieier,iiasimpo,sihle to iiklude mention ol ei ents that took plat.t. during the lastlei iieek sof the ear1 Ins ill be done 'tithe net hsue \ 11 dates mentioned refer to the year 1974 unless ()them ise stated Printed hr WITNESS (I' TY ) LTD 244 Langmarket S;reel, Pletermant:burg. Natal CONTENTS Page POEM( Al, %ND( ONSI noNai DEN ELOPMEN MUM. PON 1 1110\ GRot P Sessions of Parliament and of Provincial Councils RaLial policies of political parties contesting the general election Vational Party (1), United Party (2), Progressive Part) (4), ilerstigte Aasionale Para (5), Democratic Part' (5), Smaller group. (6) Results of the elections' House of A ssembly (6). Provincial Council) (7), The Senate (8) Part) political events since the elections: .Voional Party (8). LMted Partv (9), Progressive Party Verligte Action I2 1111 ( 01ot RED POPt 1.1IION ORM P Views of the major Coloured political parties as expressed early in the year 13 Proceedings of the session of the Coloured Persons' Representative Comm! held in Jul) . , . 13 Opinions expressed by members of the Got ernment 16 Meeting of the Prime Minister and representatives of the Coloured opposition parties 17 Offer made by Sir De Villiers Graaff . ...... 18 Meeting of the Prime Minister and an all-party Coloured delegation 18 Term of office of the C R.C. ......... 19 The Prime Minister's proposals for the future 20 Session of the Council held in November 20 Budget of the C R C 20 The Theron Commission ........... 21 I HE INDIAN (.Rol P 21 MIMIC M, AFFAIRS OF AFRICANS Meeting of homeland leaders vi,ith the Prime Minister Black People's Convention CONIMISSIo OF Mit IRl INI0 CERIAIN ORGANISKIIONs AND RFIAIED MA 11 ERS The background 25 Affected Organizations Act. No. 31 of 1974 25 The Schlebusch Commission's Final Report on Nusas . 31 The Commission's Report on the Institute of Race Relations . 36 Further reports by the Commission 39 Trials of persons who had refused to testify before the Commission 39 Trialsof persons connected with Ravan Press 42 ORD %NI/ MONS ONCERNFD 111TH RACE RELA IONS World Council of Churches 43 All Africa Conference of Churches 44 S.A. Council of Churches' General matters (45), Resolation on injustice in the S.A. society. (46) Christian League of Southern Africa 48 4 sr 1 St 121 01 RA(.1 RI I!IONS. 1974 Page Retormec, 1 clinteilical S\ nod and Dutch Reim med ( hurc hes 49 \trican Independent Churches , 49 S Institute 01 Race Relations 50 \\ omen's Orgamiations 50 1,01,1 I \floss 01 iIll ,,01 III11111( Sue and distribution 52 I anulies 5' Religion , 53 Immigr aion 53 \ iLll st.ttlstlis 54 54 Immoralit and nosed marriages 55 Population registration 5I1 \,,1 PP FOR s[( 1 R1111 \D 1111 10\ !ROI OF 1'[11,,0\,. \ otes for Seeuri Defence. and Police . 56 I nplo writ of Blacks in the Defence Force 56 Delence of the borders . 57 Defence I tallier Amendment \ et. No. 83 of 1974 , 57 Riotous \ ssc mbhes \ mendment Act. No 30 of 1974 . 62 Ciatherings that has e been prohibited 65 Restriction orders on persons . 66 Banning orders that ma); he imposed b homelandgo eminent, 69 Banishment order . 70 Remo\ al orders in the i ran het . A I ra el documents , 70 Prohibition of fomenting inter-group hostilit) 71 ti\ ittot 01 mt-Dt OF (O \l \lt \I( 010\ ction taken b the Publications Control Board . 72 Publications \ cc. No 42 of 1974 . 73 mended Pressode of Conduct 81 Drat t Official Secrets \ in,mdirent Bdl . 83 sl 1. Contras entions of the Lts 84 Criminal statistics . 84 Death sentence, . 85 Pi ',oilers hired out as farm labourers . 86 Prison eduction 86 ssaults on prisoners . 86 ( rime in Sim ,:to. Johannesbuig 87 Conduct of the pollee 88 Detention and trials under the Securn Lass 90 Legal aid 92 Pro ent ion of crime 93 11111115110\ 5105[511\11 Aid receled from abroad 94 Rhodesia Attacks on \A lute cis u,ans 95 C.0\11 \ IS Page Attacks On %Means 95 1 oruhed dlages 96 RoAards ()flexed for issisting the authorities 96 astialties in action . 97 I rials of men %.%.ho %.%. ere captured 97 Part, politics in Rhodesia 97 ti Police ,era mg On the border 98 Political eents in Portugal. rhe old regime 98 99 \bortie re% Olt . 1 ake-oer of gos, ernment b) a mihtar. junta 00 PPonnment of ,1Pro`1`10nat go% eminent 00 ents in Moiambique I Tilting prior to the coup on 25 April 01 Repercussions of the coup . 03 Initial consideration of the future 01 the African territories 04 Intensified mihtar) action h) Frehmo 06 \ egotiations for a settlement 08 greement reached bemeen Portugal and Ireltmo . 09 Reactions and rioting in Morambique it() Situation in Beira ..... Refugees from NI orambique ....... 12 The nev. regime in %I orambique ..... 12 ()reign polio 13 sent, in Angola 13 I sent, in GumeaBissau 16 1-ORE U.'N. U4 %Ins General . ....... 18 1 he l'mted Nations 18 \ato 21 International Moneta) Fund SSorld Council of Churches . 22 Other international bodies . 23 rica (,eneral ( I 23), 1 heOrgam:anon of Alrnan Lnal (126),Lesotho (127),nu://and (12_9), not, mow (130), Rhodes/a (132),Zambia (133),t ohm! (134), M.:an:Inane andAngola(135)Vigerta (138), Seichelles (139) Europe sued hingdom (139), trance (141), The Setherhoulk (141), edet al of Getman( (142), Portugal(143).
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