text: unbridled povers and ls capable of uae on a tllass scal'e. Sinee 1985 (except for a short perlod of 3 dorths tn l'986) South Afrlcd has been under a State of Energenqy, which is due to exPlre al oidnigtrt on 8ch June 1990. t3.O.O The APartheld reglme has a nultllude of other lalts for the purpose of state repression. SoDe of thes€ are: - The Supression of Coumunlso Act iJhlch 1n effecE equateg oppositlon to lhe AParcheld state nt!h the Prgootlon gi cot0tlunlsm; - The S'-rplessLon of Terrolisu Act Hhlch ln effect equates opposition to Apartheld tJlth tcrrorlsmi - The Defence Act provides for the prohibltion of access to deEisnated areas ond aulhorlses varlous oaher meang of eontro! to prevent tinEernal disorder' slnply by declarlog an area to be operatlgnal. "Under thLs Ac!' for lnstance' the south Afrlc.n Defence Force (SADF) or any portion thereof nay be ftoblllsed to colrbat lntern4l dlsorders' aod tllembers'of the SADF used for this purPose have all the Polters, dutles and ll'ulunitles enjoyed by or iuposed uPon' che Souch Afrlcao Police under the Pollce Act "i The lntinidatLol Act Eakes {t a crlnlnal off€nce toW44/963 Enqlish Page20 seizeandarrest. Whereemergency powers havebeenused,ithasbeen toexclude lawyers orjournalists fromlunresC' situatlonsor funerals. TheStateofEmergency 1sonlyusedagainst th~political activities ofNational Liberation Movements anddemocratic organisations andnever against thevigilante andrightwinggroups. 12.5.0 ItisthePublicSafety Act(PSA)whichenables the declar~tion ofaStateofEmergency (SOE),grantsevenwiderandmore unbridled powers andiscapable ofuseonamassscale. Since1985 (except forashortperiodof3monthsin1986)SouthAfricahasbeen underaStateofEmergency, whichisduetoexpireatmidnight on 8thJune1990. 13.0.0 TheApartheid regimehasamultitude ofotherlawsforthe purpose ofstate represslon~ Someoftheseare: TheSupression ofCommunism Actwhichineffectequates opposition totheApartheid statewiththepromotion of communism; TheSupression ofTerrorism Actwhichineffectequates opposition toApartheid withterrorism; TheDefence Actprovides fortheprohibition ofaccessto designated areasandauthorises various othermeansof control toprevent tinternal disorder' simply bydeclaring anareatobeoperational. "UnderthisAct,forinstance. theSouthAfrican Defence Force(SADF)oranyportion thereof maybemobilised tocombatinternal disorders, andmernbers'of theSADFusedforthispurpose haveallthe powers, duties andimmunities enjoyed byorimposed upon. theSouthAfrican PoliceunderthePolice Act11; TheIntimidation Actmakesitacriminal offence to /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryA/44/963 Ergl t !h Page 21
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the political situation in South Africa, specifically the state of emergency and the laws that allow for the suppression of opposition to the apartheid regime. It mentions various acts that provide for the restriction of freedoms, the prohibition of access to certain areas, and the use of force to maintain order. The text does not seem to be related to economic development, natural resources, or other areas typically associated with the other categories.