PASS LAWS IN AFRICA
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) CAPE TOWN, June 9. South Africa plans to establish centres to help Africans to avoid arrest for technical offences under the country’s pass laws, under which tens of thousands of Africans are held every day. All Africans in white-desig-nated areas have to carry reference books, usually referred to as pass-books, which contain personal details and the necessary permission for them to be in that area. Technical offences concerning the books account for the bulk of people brought to court every day, and for the majority of South Africa’s prison population. The Deputy Minister of Bantu Administration and Education (Dr P. G. J. Koomhof) said that the aid centre scheme would bring considerable relief of the pressure on the Department of Justice, the courts, the prisons and the police.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32629, 10 June 1971, Page 11
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