incident a PAC member had been assassinated with his entire family and there had been further mysterious road accidents and shootings. 25. There were over 2,000 political prisoners in South Africa, including the Rev. Daniel Nkopodi of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Mr. Jackie Seroke, managing director of the only indigenous publishing house in South Africa, imprisoned for alleged PAC activities, and Mr. Enock Zulu, deputy commander of the Azanian People's Liberation Army. Two hundred and seventy three political prisoners had been sentenced to death but had not yet been executed. 26. The defence budget of the South African reg1me was two and a quarter billion pounds and the exclusively European army was still conscripting members. Israel was reported to be helping South Africa acquire nuclear capability. Weapons were being issued to whites at an average of 34 a day. Many immigrants joined the South African army, which was being used to suppress the dispossessed indigenous African majority in their struggle for self-determination. 27. Another disturbing matter was the massive recruitment by South Africa of immigrants from Eastern European countries and from Hong Kong. Over 48,000 applications from Eastern European countries alone had been processed, and there were over 16,000 Poles already in the country. That had exacerbated the already acute situation of unemployment among the indigenous people of South Africa and diminished their opportunities to acquire skills. E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.l2 page 7 28. Even when there was talk of negotiations, South Africa was still maintaining its slavery-like practices of apartheid and colonialism. The present negotiation exercise in fact involved co-option, collusion, appeasement of the oppressors and hypocritical rhetoric. The regime was looking for ·~oderates'' which the majority of the people regarded as being used by the regime to reform apartheid. But genuine negotiations could take 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the political and social situation in South Africa, highlighting the regime's human rights abuses, violence, and discriminatory practices. It also touches on the impact of these actions on the economy and employment. However, the main focus is on the political and social issues, making it more relevant to categories related to human rights and governance.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Human rights