text: security guardweremurdered inBotswana byaSouthAfrican hitsquad. I••• Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library0n 28th April, in [arare, Rev. art!, one leg and an eye due ro a South A.f!1cao h1t squad.a/44/963 English Page 27 Itlchael Lapsley, alld ANC nreDber lost one che explosion of a parceL bollb senc by r 8,5 ,0Escalatlng violent Apartheid stare represslo[, both forEaI and lnforrnal - most notably 1n the Natal province ls accentua!lng oany of the typlcal adverse arld dehuuanlsldg consequences of Apartheld such as forcibl.e population dlspLace'ents, destablllsatlon of and/or denlal of faElly 1Lfe, dl.sruptlon of educat{on, juvenlle delinquency, hl,gh rate of crlde and chronlc physical Lnsecurity. (See Annexes l0 and ll artached). 18,6.0 Irr surunary, it lnust be said rhat aL1 the pol.,ers of repressloo avallable to the Apartheld regLne are sclll, Lnract and contloue to be e:<erclsed. The llttlng of the SCate of Energency alone vill (rot sigoal lhe end of r€presslon since all the awesone Potrers of the state are avallable through perdan;nt LeSlslatlon such as the Intehal Securlty Act. A! the saDe tlne all the furdanenla1 piu"ars of apa!thei.d and their represslve aod desEructlve consequences reoain lncact, These include the Croup Areas Act, Bantu Educaii.on Act' Bantu Authoritles Act,. populatlon Reglstratlon Act .and the Land Acl. III GUIDELINES TO NECOTIATIONS f9.0.0 Though the Declarations provlde cLear guldeltoes for the codnencefient of the ploc€ss of negotLatlon ln good falth and in an atEosphere free of violence, the Apartheid leglne concllrues !o hold that these saue guldellnes are lssues subiect !o substanEtve nego llatlods.A/44/963 English Page27 On28thApril,inHarare, Rev.t11chael Lapsley, andANCmemberlostone arm,onelegandaneyeduetotheexplosion ofaparcel bombsentby aSouthAfrican hitsquad. 18.5.0 Escalating violent Apartheid staterepression, bothformal andinformal -mostnotably intheNatalProvince isaccentuating many ofthetypical adverse anddehumanising consequences ofApartheid such asforcible population dlsplacements, destabilisation ofand/ordenial offamilylife,disruption ofeducation, juvenile delinquency, high rateofcrimeandchronic physical insecurity. (SeeAnnexes 10and IIattached). 18.6.0 Insummary. itmustbesaidthatallthepowersof
analysis: The text appears to be a report or statement about the human rights situation in South Africa during the Apartheid era. It mentions the violent actions of the Apartheid regime, including the murder of a security guard and the use of hit squads, as well as the consequences of these actions on the population, such as population displacement, disruption of education, and high crime rates. The text also mentions the powers of repression available to the Apartheid regime and the need for negotiations. Given the focus on human rights, violence, and political repression, it seems likely that the text belongs to a category related to human rights or social issues.