Restriction orders were placed on 18 individuals in February as part of the clamp-down under the State of Emergency. The orders prohibit them from leaving the magisterial districts in which they live, addressing meetings of certain organisations, talking to journalists or preparing material for publication. The Minister for Law and Order declined to name those affected or give the exact terms of each of their restrictions, but some details of 17 are known.
Four of those restricted played prominent roles in attempts to bring peace to KTC squatter camp, outside Cape Town where there has been conflict for some weeks. They are: Albertina SISULU (68), long standing activist and co-president of the UDF; Joe MARKS (52) vice president of the UDF in the Western Cape; Joseph John MARKS (25), secretary of the Western Cape UDF and is also an active member of the Cape Youth Congress (CAYCO); Willie HOFMEYR (33), executive member of the Western Cape UDF, who was banned for five years in 1976 and was detained in May 1987.
Three key UDF participants in the talks to resolve the conflict between Inkatha and UDF-affiliates in Natal were restricted. Archie GUMEDE (73) is a co-president of the UDF, and has been detained several times in recent years; AS CHETTY (58), chairs the Natal Midland branch of the UDF and is vice-president of the Natal Indian Congress. He was first banned in 1973, and from 1980 to 1983 was under house arrest. He spent three months in detention in 1986; Simon GQUBULE (60), a former president of the Methodist Church in Southern Africa, was restricted to his home from 6pm to 5am.
Three workers on the Oudtshoorn community newspaper Saamstaan, who recently brought an injunction against local vigilantes who were attacking the local population, were also restricted. At the time of their restriction there were four residents of Oudtshoorn under sentence of death, one of whom, Michael Lucas, was executed on 25 March 1988. Mbulele GROOTBOOM (28) spent a year in detention after the declaration of the 1986 State of Emergency. Reggie OLIPHANT (38) is restricted to his home between dusk and dawn. He cannot take part in the activities of the UDF, the Oudtshoorn Youth Congress, the Bhongolethu Civic Association or the Women's Association and Youth Congress there. Derek JACKSON (28), a UDF local executive member 1984-6, was detained in 1985 and 1986 and is under dusk to dawn house arrest.
Four prominent Western Cape activists were released from detention and immediately served with restriction orders. Zolli MALINDI, Western Cape UDF vice-president, had been in detention for 14 months. Christmas TINTO, a former UDF vice-president, was detained for 13 months. Roseberry SONTO, a former president of CAYCO, had been detained for a year. He is prohibited from CAYCO and UDF activities and is under house arrest between dusk and dawn. Dorothy ZIHLANGU (67), Western Cape president of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW), was detained for four months. She cannot participate in the United Women's Congress and FEDSAW and is restricted to her home from 7pm to 6am.
There were three others known to be restricted. Rashid SALOOJEE, vice president of the UDF. He was detained in 1984 and 1986. Jabu NGWENYA is treasurer of the Release Mandela Campaign, and was a co-ordinator of the Transvaal consumer boycott in 1985. He has been detained on a number of occasions. Azhar CACHALIA, UDF national treasurer, was previously banned in the early 1980s. He is now prohibited from participating in the activities of the UDF, South African Council of Churches, Lenasia Youth League, Transvaal Indian Congress, Benoni Students Congress, Release Mandela Campaign and the South African Youth Congress.
Others restricted under emergency regulations during the past twelve months include: Janet CHERRY of the Port Elizabeth End Conscription Campaign (August '87); Bill JARDINE of the National Education Crisis Committee (August '87); Noel WILLIAMS COSATU vice-president, restricted after release from detention (November '87); Deborah MARAKALLA of the Detainees' Parents Support Committee (November '87); 14 East Rand Activists after their release from detention (March '88).
