New banning orders announced recently include the following:
- Thami Zani, publicity secretary of the Black People's Convention, banned for five years in July. Zani, former SASO general secretary and 1976 detainee, was served with his banning order while travelling to the SASO conference. It restricts him to Dimbaza and prevents him from contact with Black Consciousness organisations and the Zimele Trust Fund, which helps ex-political prisoners and of which Zani's wife is administrative secretary. Less than a week after the ban Zani was arrested for having several guests in his house. He was released on bail.
- Rev. M.E. Maqina, playwright from Port Elizabeth, banned for five years in July. The order was issued shortly before Maqina's play "The Trial", banned in South Africa, was due to be staged in the Transkei. The play was effectively prevented from opening by the restriction of Maqina to New Brighton; members of the cast were warned by security police not to go ahead with the production.
- Bobby Marie, library assistant from Durban and son-in-law of sociologist Fatima Meer, banned for five years in July. Marie was detained under the Internal Security Act last year.
- Immanuel Gotlief Nathaniel, of Walvis Bay; ban announced in the Government Gazette of 22 July 1977.
- Winnie Mandela, banned to Brandfort in May has been
