N.Z. woman ordered out

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 34037, 29 December 1975, Page 14

N.Z. woman ordered out

AUCKLAND. December 28. \ New Zealand journalist. Miss Luana Hickling. says she has no idea why she was expelled from South Africa last week. "1 don t know why. I was minding my own business The authorities there never give a reason for expelling anyone, but I know a lot of; New Zealanders and Aus-, tralians have been given the: push.” Miss Hickling. aged 24, said tonight. She returned to New Zealand last night, and says that South Africa is a nation on the verge of a crisis because of the occurrences m neighbouring Miss Hied mg described South Africa as tip. home of nineteenth century, imperial-

isms and an "embarrassment to the rest of ihe white world.’’

The Republic was in a “far mure serious position over Angola than the rest of the world realises.” she added. It would not be long before all able-bodied men under 30 would be called up to bolster security. “South Africa is scared stiff of Russia, but the parallels with Russia are incredible. particularly in aspects of the police State.” she said. Miss Hickfing has also visited Russia and other Eastern European countries. She worked for the “.Star.” of Johannesburg, and wanted tn stay in South Africa to marry her South African fiance, and “to see which way the country will go.” In her view. South Africa can only go one way: “The total freedom and liberation of the blacks.” A sympathiser of the Black Power movement. Miss Hickling said she wondered whether she had given 100 many clenched-fist signals to fellow workers on the “Star.” "The police informants on the 'Star' probably did not like it,” she said. Miss Hickiing said that during a period away from Johannesburg working in

London on the "Australasian, I Express,’’ a weekly, she i wrote some Left-wing columns on South Africa ; which might also have upset 'he authorities. She is still hopeful of a re1 union with her fiance, but said she realised that she had : little chance of returning to i South Africa Miss Hickling -aid she!

. could not see what the All Blacks would achieve by i .touring the Republic next! , year. f A leading sports official in . Johannesburg felt that if the > Lions had not toured South j Africa in 1974 there would have been multi-racial Rugby . at club level by now, she added. )' -