text: srrucEures w11.1 be Perditted. FoE exanPle, rhe Unlled De octatic Front and the Natlonal Unlon of South Afrlcan Sludents are ProhLblted In lerns of proclaDatlons issued under Ehe Affected Organlsa!1ons Act from receiving any foreign fundlng. 9,1.0 The blqnket ban on all pollcLcaI gathellngs vlthout Perlrisslon contlnues. Po ers under the State of Energeocy and Intelnal Securlty Act to break up such gaihetlngs'contlnue to be exelclsed on al| aloost daily basis, frequently involvlng a hlgh leve1 of force. Freedoh of asseDbly continues to be severely restEicted, consiltu!1ng a major source of confllct a! Ehe present tihe' On APrlL l, l99O the annual blanket ban on all outdoor polltlcal gatherlngs ltlthout pertlllsslon, was reneeed for the fj.tteenrh consecutlve year undet the Inleldal SecuriEy Act' Late in3.4.0 According toJanuary 1989estimates, therewerealmostA/44/963 English Page15 1,000detainees whoembarked onahungerstrikeinaneffortofgaining theirrelease. Invariably. allofthemhavedemanded tobecharged or getunconditional release. Thoughthehungerstrikeisfrequently anecessary formofstruggle, ithashadadverse andsometimes irreversible effects onthehealthofdetainees. (ii)Lifting ofBansandRestrictions 9.0.0 Whileorganisations andindividuals havebeenunbanned. and although Mr.F.W.deKlerkindicated inhisFebruary 2ndspeech that conditions imposed intermsofsecurity emergency regulations on374 people ontheirrelease arebeingrescinded,and thattheregulations whichprovide forsuchconditions arebeingabolished. theregimeretains thepowertoimpose newbanning andrestriction orders onorganisations and individuals because theInternal Security Actandotherrepressive legislation remainintact. Assuchdespite thepartial amendment oftheStateof Emergency Regulations inMarch1990,thereisaquestion markoverwhat political action suchasboycotts, campaigns andcreation ofalternative structures willbepermitted. Forexample. theUnited Democratic Front andtheNational UnionofSouthAfrican Students areprohibited interms ofproclamations iSSuedundertheAffected Organisations Actfrom receiving anyforeign funding. 9.1.0 Thebl~nket banonallpolitical gatherings without permission continues. PowersundertheStateofEmergency andInternal Security Act tobreakupsuchgatherings' continue tobeexercised onanalmostdaily basis.frequently involving ahighlevelofforce. Freedom ofassembly continues tobeseverely restricted. constituting amajorsourceof conflict atthepresent time. OnApril1.1990theannualblanket ban onalloutdoor political gatherings without permission. wasrenewed for thefifteenth consecutive yearundertheInternal Security Act.Latein I••• Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAJ 44 / 963 Eaglish Page 16 :989, pernj.ssion for peaceful polltlcal acIivi!1es such as proEesE narches and rallles began co be granted in certaln instances. However, acritudes have hardened. Peroission fo! gatherings is frequently refused
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the political and social situation in South Africa, specifically the restrictions and bans imposed by the government on political gatherings, organizations, and individuals. The text highlights the impact of these restrictions on freedom of assembly, association, and expression. The language used is formal and official, suggesting that the text may be a report or a policy document.