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section 29 of the Internal Security Act No 74 (198Explanation 1979 Internal Security Act No 32: Empowered Government to declare an organisation unlawful and to control the distribution of publications. Meetings of more than twenty persons were declared unlawful unless authorised by the magistrate. This Act repealed the whole of the 1950 Internal Security ... 1991 Internal Security and Intimidation Amendment Act No 138:S Abolished indefinite detention without trial and limited detention without trial to ten days. Abolished s 55, which had prohibited the furthering of the aims of communism (RRS 1991/92: 466).Repealed:the 1950 Internal Security Act ... ... legislation providing for detention during the mandate period was as follows: a Detention for interrogation: section 21 of General Laws Amendment Act (1963); section 6 of Terrorism Act (1967); and section 29 of Internal Security Act (1982). b Preventative detention: section 10 of Internal ... 1993 Regulation of Gatherings Act No 205:S Repealed ss 46(1) & (2), 47-9, 51, 53, 57 & 62 of the 1982 Internal Security Act.Section 46 measures were related to certain gatherings. Section 62 dealt with actions causing and/or encouraging feelings of hostility between different population ... ... members to air their views “and to agree or disagree with all or any member of the movement, including the leader”, there were instances where action was taken against those who disagreed openly with the leadership. 40 Following the events of the early 1960s, the South African government ... ... Parents Support Committee, SA Council on Sport, etc (by 1992 Section A dealt with 'Revolutionary/Radical' groups; while Section B dealt with 'Reactionary Groups'); c Section C: an operative unit responsible for anti-terrorism activities. d Section D dealt with state property, border posts, ... ... secrecy was a way of life. The fundamental guideline governing public access to state records was provided in section 9(6) of the 1962 Archives Act. This established that access was a privilege to be granted by bureaucrats, except where specific legislation recognised the right of access to ... 1982 Internal Security Act No 74: S Following the recommendations of the Rabie Commission of Inquiry, this Act provided for the following: Sections 4 and 6: Banning of organisations, if the Minister had reason to believe than an organisation was using, encouraging, or threatening violence or ... 1974 Affected Organisations Act No 31: S Provided for the declaration of Affected Organisations. Such organisations could not solicit foreign funds. Commenced: 15 March 1974 Repealed by s 7 of the Abolition of Restrictions on Free Political Activity Act No 206 of 19931974 Second General Law ... ... the information scandal, Parliament decided that all secret services had to be audited by the Auditor-General. 59 The Exchequer and Audit Act No 66 of 1975 and the various Special Account Acts were appropriately amended to provide for such an audit. However, although the audits were ... ... included indemnity for persons exercising powers under these regulations, were passed in May (SRR 1959/60: 73, 78). 1961 General Law Amendment Act No 39: S Provided for twelve-day detention. Amended: the Arms and Ammunition Act 28 of 1937 regarding the issuing and cancellation of firearm ... 160 As these cases indicate, torture was used expressly to extract information and admissions, and interrogation was in some instances followed by a trial. Detainees, ‘broken’ by torture, were frequently used as state witnesses. In some instances, despite the presence of perpetrators in ... ... and December 1997. It received excellent support from the Department of Correctional Services. 76 In terms of records management policy and practice, the Department of Prison Services was in most respects a model governmental body. From the early 1960s, it secured SAS approval for its ... 1954 Riotous Assemblies and Suppression of Communism Amendment Act No 15:W The Minister of Justice was ‘empowered to prohibit listed persons from being members of specific organisations or from attending gatherings of any description with out giving them the opportunity of making ... 1986 Internal Security Amendment Act No 66:S Created a new section 50(a) of the 1982 Internal Security Act to allow for continued detention for a period of 180 days on the authorisation of a policeman at or above the rank of lieutenant colonel, if he was of the opinion that such detention would ... 1966 Group Areas Act No 36:U While in theory this was not discriminatory legislation, it was implemented in a way that was advantageous to whites (Dugard 1978: 82). Commenced: 26 October 1966Repealed by s 48 of the Abolition of Racially Based Land Measures Act No 108 of 19911966 Industrial ... 1969 Public Service Amendment Act No 86:S Established the Bureau of State Security (BOSS) (Horrell 1978: 449). Commenced: 1 April 1969Repealed by s 37 of the Public Service Act No 111 of 1984 1970 Bantu Homelands Citizenship Act (National States Citizenship Act) No 26: P Required all black ... ... statements from members of the IFP alleging torture at the hands of the South African security forces in the 1990s. Even taking into account the fact that fewer IFP victims came to the Commission, the disparity is marked. 32 The Commission received human rights violations statements from two ... ... Coetzee testified that the police were trained to be impartial and it was not in the ‘culture’ of the SAP to take sides or engage in illegal actions. He stated that “ek was nooit in ‘n kabinetsvergadering waar die sake gedebatteer is of so ‘n saak gedebatteer is nie”33 General ... a bomb blast at Magogo soccer field in Sobantu. Sergeant Simon Makhaye was subpoenaed to appear before the Commission in terms of section 29 of the Act. He told the Commission that he had been present at the time of Khumalo’s death, accompanied by Sergeants Kleinbooi, Zimu and Mzolo. He said ... |
