A total of 1,385 people have been banned in South Africa since the introduction of the Suppression of Communism Act (now known as the Internal Security Act) in 1950, according to a report recently issued by the South African Institute of Race Relations. The report is entitled "The Silenced: Bannings in South Africa"; the authors are Sean Moroney and Linda Ensor.
Of the 1,385 persons banned, the authors state that 168 are under current banning orders. The report also states that of the 1,385 persons, more than a quarter have left South Africa.
An updating addendum to the publication shows that banning orders are often served on detainees as they are released from detention. Of the 22 people banned in November and December 1978, 21 were ex-detainees. (RDM 6.2.79)
