To begin with, troops remain in the townships, especially in Natal, in the form of the notorious Battalion 32 and other army units. Political trials, as well as detentions without trial, continue. The Pretoria régime still retains its awesome powers of repression and its potential to undo most, if not all, of the measures it has hitherto taken. This is so because wide-ranging repressive laws, such as the Internal Security Act and the Public Safety Act, remain intact on Pretoria's statute books. The General Assembly is aware that it is under cover of the Internal Security Act that the Pretoria régime continues the practice of detention without trial. That same Act provides Pretoria with the powers, inter alia, to declare organizations unlawful, to prohibit certain publications, to initiate investigations into organizations and publications with a view to considering their prohibition, to maintain a consolidated list of members of unlawful organizations and to ban and restrict organizations and individuals. The Public Safety Act empowers Pretoria to declare a state of emergency at its discretion, as it did when it recently designated 27 localities as "affected areas", on which it then imposed the state of emergency that it had initially and partially lifted in three out of four of South Africa's provinces on 7 July of this year. It is clear, therefore, that there can be no permanence or irreversibility to the measures that De Klerk has hitherto taken without the repeal of Pretoria's entire canon of repressive legislation. RM/20 A/44/PV.97 83 (Mr. Monaalo. ANO The violence that continues to escalate is also an ongoing and growing cause for serious concern among us. VRiereas that violence seemed at one time to have been confined to the province of Natal, it is now spilling over into other provinces at the instance of Inkatha and of white, extreme-right-wing vigilantes, 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the political situation in South Africa, specifically the continued repression by the Pretoria régime and the ongoing violence in the country. The focus is on the government's use of laws to restrict individual freedoms and the impact on society. The text does not mention economic, environmental, or scientific issues, nor does it discuss humanitarian aid or relief efforts.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Politics