SOUTH AFRICA (continued)
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despite restrictions in law on reporting about certain subjects, eg defence and the prison services, without official clearance. Freedom
of speech is severely circumscribed by the all-embracing nature of the concepts used in South African law to define the crimes of terrorism and communism.
Comment by Central & South African Dept We should have given a rating of 4 under this heading.
The independence of the Judiciary is not in doubt, but what this means in South Africa is that there is fair and impartial implementation by the judiciary of unjust laws.
Comment by Central & South African Dept We should have given a rating of 1 under this heading.
There is no legal bar on the development of trade unions but Black unions cannot be registered as such in law, and the government and most employers refuse to recognise them.
Comment by Central & South African Dept We should have given a rating of 7 under this heading.
Both White and non-White South Africans are occasionally deprived of their pass- ports, or refused entry into South Africa. Apartheid legislation denies non-Whites freedom of movement within South Africa.
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