text: Thelr growth has been actlvely encouraged or tacltly condoned by the Securl-ty forces and local polJ.ce. The so-calLed "b1ack-on-black" vlolence oust be vleaed irt thls context' By this Eethod' che regine seeks to dlvlde the black najorj.Ey. The violent sltuatlon tn Natal llusE be seen ln thls contcxt. (See Anne)<es 5 - 8 attached)' 18.4. 0Hlt squads, locludLng lhe ClvlLian Cooperatlon Bureau (CCB), have oow clearly eoerged as an essenllal codPonent of lhe regioe's slrateSy of repression, and oPelale e'lthin the structures of the SouEh Afrlcan Pollce and of the South Afrlcsn Defence Force' These squads have petpetrated a full spec!!um of atroclties ln the defence of AParcheld. Evldence eeerglng frodl the Haros cotrmlsslon of InquLry suggests involvenen! ac cabinet level. Ilt the meantame ' and ln splle of the Con.tllssion of lnqulry' hLt Equads conrinue thelr actlvitles. (See Annex 9 attached) ' To E€ntLon a few: on 7 Aprll, Aldo Hogaro (age 22) an Alexandra townshlp acEivists s'as durdered by a south AfElcan h1c squard. On 23 April, SaE chadd' PAC oeuber, hls vhole fao11y of fouE and hls securlty guard vele nurder€d in Botstana by a South African hlt squad'Af44/963 English Page26 Boerstaat Party(BSP). hadplanned aloanscheme toprovide armstoa further onemillion whitesforthenextfiveyears. Thefactthatmany fascist organisations inSouthAfrica havetakenuparmsagainst the blackoajority hasnotmetwithanycredible response fromtheregime. 18.3.0 Vigilante groups havetheirorigins inthesystems which havebeenbuiltuparound theunpopular Apartheid created structures. Theirgrowthhasbeenactively encouraged ortacitly condoned bythe Security forcesandlocalpolice. The50-called Ilblack-on-blackll violence mustbeviewedinthiscontext. Bythismethod, theregime seekstodivide theblackmajority. Theviolent situation inNatal mustbeseeninthiscontext. (SeeAnnexes 5 - 8attached). 18.4.0 Hitsquads, including theCivilian Cooperation Bureau (CCB),havenowclearly emerged asanessential component ofthe regime's strategy ofrepression, andoperate within thestructures oftheSouthAfrican Police andoftheSouthAfrican Defence Force. Thesesquadshaveperpetrated afullspectrum ofatrocities inthe defence ofApartheid. Evidence emerging fromtheHarmsCommiSSion ofInquiry suggests involvement atcabinet level. Inthemeantime" andinspiteoftheCommission ofInquiry, hitsquadscontinue their activities. (SeeAnnex9attached). Tomention afew: On7April, AldoMogano (age22)anAlexandra township activists was murdered byaSouthAfrican hitsquard. On23April, SamChand, PACmember, hiswholefamilyoffourandhis
analysis: The text appears to be a report or analysis of the political situation in South Africa during the apartheid era. It discusses the violent activities of security forces, police, and vigilante groups, as well as the regime's strategy of repression and divide-and-conquer tactics. The text also mentions specific incidents of violence and human rights abuses. Given this content, it seems likely that the text is related to human rights, political repression, or social issues.