On 20 August Mrs. Priscilla JANA, Johannesburg attorney, was served with a five-year banning order preventing her from entering any black area except that of her domicile, Lenasia, and from leaving the Johannesburg magisterial district.
Mrs. Jana acted as legal adviser to Mrs. Martha Mahlangu and many persons accused of political offences. She was previously assistant to attorney Shun Chetty, and was banned ten days after he left the country and she opened her own law practice.
Mrs. Jana is not prohibited from practising but as banned persons are not permitted to communicate with each other, and many of her clients are themselves banned, her legal work will be effectively restricted. It will also be hindered by her inability to travel to courts etc. outside Johannesburg.
