comllunity' troop Presence dlay be helpful. (rv)End the State of Etllergencv and Repeal all Represslve LeSlsIation I t .0.0 The general lncrease in che lncidence of vioLence thtoughoul South Afrlca, ha6 been the result of extensive pol'1ce involveDelrt and inc{te[ent. The pervaslveness of state rePresslo[ conclibules to tne obvlallgn of the creation of the necessary cll,Eate for neSotlatlon Furthernore' lt ls lnpottant to note that state rePression has been nade posslble by the State of Esrergency nhich ls yet to be llfEed and the vallous security leglslatlon st111 in Place. II.l.O The Inlernal SecuriEy Acc was lenetted ln l'larch 1990 and provlde6,lnter a11a, for declarlng cerEain organisatl'ons lnlai'ful;A/44/963 English Page17 toprosecution forsedition orsabotage. (Hi) TroopsinTownships 10.0.0 According tooralevidence received bytheMonitoring Group, SouthAfrican Defence Force(SADF)troops remain inthetownship ofNatal andthe"Homelands" andpersist intheirrepressive role. Inthecaseof Natal, underthepretext ofseeking toarrestinternecine violence which ithasactually fomented, theregime hasinaddition sentinthenotorious Batallion 32whichhadhitherto servedinNamibia. 10.1.0 Inthemajority ofcasesthepresence ofSouthAfrican Defence Forcetroopsistoreinforce thepoliceforthepurpose ofbuttressing the imposition orperpetuation ofApartheid. Thisisparticula~~y thecase wherecommunities arecapable ofmaintaining lawandorderontheirown. Insuchcasesthepresence ofApartheid troopsonlyservestofoment and accentuate violence. Therearecasesalso ~herecommunities areunable to ensure lawandorderbecause oflackofappropriate resources. Insuch cases, andprovided deployment isaffected through consultation withthe community, trooppresence maybehelpful. (iv)EndtheStateofEmergencv andRepealallRepressive Legislation 11.0.0 Thegeneral increase intheincidence ofviolence throughout SouthAfrica, hasbeentheresultofextensive police involvement and incitement. Thepervasiveness ofstaterepression contributes tothe obviation ofthecreation ofthenecessary climate fornegotiation Furthermore, itisimportant tonotethatstaterepression hasbeenmade possible bytheStateofEmergency whichisyettobelifted andthe various security legislation stillinplace. 11.1.0 TheInternal Security Actwasrenewed!n March1990and provides,inter alia,fordeclaring certain organisations unlawful; /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library^/ 44/ 963 Elgllsh Pago 18 prohibitlon of certain publications; initiatlons of investlgatlons into vaElous organisations aod public.atlons vich a vien tg considering thelr plohibltlon; the keeping of a consolLdated Llst of nernbers of unlawful organisations, banning and restrlctloos of olganisatlons aod indlviduaLs aod detenti,ons. !2.0.0 The State of Eoergency declared under the Publlc Safety Act'
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report or statement about the political situation in South Africa, specifically criticizing the government's use of force and repression against its own citizens. It discusses the presence of troops in townships, the state of emergency, and the impact of this on the creation of a climate for negotiation. The text does not seem to be related to economic development, natural resources, or any of the other categories that are typically associated with government policies or actions.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, Education