demonstrations, resulting attimesinheavy1055oflives. Estimates indicate that139people havebeenkilled and1429injured directly or indirectly byPoliceactionsinceMr.deKlerk's address of2ndFebruary. Suchheavyhanded andirresponsible actionprevents peaceful political activity bythecommunities andparticularly th~youth. 9.2.0 Whileanumberofnameshavebeenremoved fromtheConsolidated List.theliststillcontinues inexistence. Thepersons whosenamesstill appear onthelistarerestricted intermsofSection 18oftheInternal Security Act,'frombecoming members. officebearers orofficers ofany organisation considered forprohibition undertheInternal Security Act (ISA). Theyarealsorestricted fromtakingpartintheactivities of theseorganisations. Thismayseverely affect therecruitment driveof national liberation organisations presently re-organising inSouthAfrica. itsleadership appointments aswellashamperfreepolitical intercourse. 9.3.0 Furthermore. although thebanonorganisations hasbeenlifted. theseorganisations arestillliabletoprosecution foroffences underthe ISA,suchas.terrorism andre~ated offences, promotion ofcommunism, (defined asviolence. sabotage andharbouring). promoting andfavouring theaimsofcertain organisations whichwereprohibited (statutes enabling thegovernment tobanorganisations arestillinplace); incitement, offering oraccepting assistance fororganised resistance against thelaws oftheRepublic andfomenting racialhostility. Therefore, insofaras theseprovisions remainintheStatute Book.members ofNational Liberation Movements, whoforinstance. callforeconomic sanctions arestillliable I.•• Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryA/ 44/963 Eaglish Pag6 17 to prosecutioo for sediEion o! sabocage. (ifi) Iroops ln To\.'nships south Afrlcan Defence Force (SADF) troops remain in rhe eolrnship of NalaI and the irllonelands" and persist in their repressive role. In lhe case of Naia1, under the pretexr of seeking to arres! ioternecine violence whj.ch it has actually fornented, the regime has in addicj.on sen! in the nolorious Bacallion 32 whlch had hitherto served in Namibia.r0.0.0 According to oral evidence received by th€ Monitorlng Group' 10. I .0In Ehe majoricy of cases lhe presence of south African Defence Force troops is to reinforcc the police for the purpose of butlressing !he ioposltlon ot perpetuation of Apartheld. Thls is particularly the case where con8unltLes are capable of maintaining law and order on thei! owll' In such cases the presence of Apartheid troops only serves to fonent and accelrEua!e violence. Ther€ are cases also where coNnunlties are unable to ensure 1aw and order because of lack of, approprlate lesources. ln such cases, and provlded deployment 1s affected through conssltatlon 1"rlth che
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report or statement on the political situation in South Africa, specifically addressing the restrictions on political activities, the presence of South African Defence Force troops, and the potential consequences for national liberation organizations. It does not seem to be related to economic development, natural resources, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, or humanitarian aid and relief. The focus is more on the political and social aspects of the situation, which suggests that it might be related to culture or science and technology in a very indirect way.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, Culture