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t'AN RECOMMEND the current issue of Africa lith, a quarterly published in Capetown, to kale wanting to deepen his knowledge of the tral African crisis. Kenneth Kaunda (now in 0n), Kanyama Chiume and Joshua Nkomo 11,,°und the thoughts of Congress; Colin Leys lliantly analyses settler attitudes; there is an lerview with Garfield Todd; and, most telling of ' a profile of Sir Roy Welensky by. Frank °11, who used to edit the Central African•Post Sir Roy's home parish of Northern Rhodesia. Nil this Central African number, Africa South for some years been speaking out with intelli- ‘e and courage about politics, race relations culture in South Africa. Its sponsors include Bishop of Johannesburg, Chief Lutuli, Jo 410nd, Eleanor Roosevelt and John Gunther, eh shou,d dispose of the imputation that it is Illinisi But the Nationalist Government does like the truth to be heard in Animal Farm. )t kriodical can get no advertisements because 'tftisers fear political repercussions. Its editor, Mr. Ronald Segal, was lately threatened with violence by Nationalist hooligans and had his car burnt by them (not only Africans resort to intimi- dation). Later he was imprisoned for visiting an African location; his passport has been seized and he has been declared a 'statutory communist' under the Suppression of Communism Act. A South African judge declared some time ago that statutory communism had no connection with communism as understood elsewhere, so the Government may proceed to extinguish Mr. Segal's flame by banning his paper. There is nothing to prevent this but outside opinion—and outside support; a subscription (16s. a year) can be arranged through the London representative of Africa South, Miss Rosalynde Ainslie, 31a John Adam Street, WC3.
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