from a South African reader 'Listed' teachers to be banned from profession
The Cape Times of Sept. 10 contained a letter from Professor Julius Lewin drawing attemtion to the fact that the announcement by the Minister of Justice that from January named communists would be banned from teaching in the universities :affected Professor H.J. Simons. Professor Lewin paid tribute to Prof, Simon's academic activities and pointed out that he was one the few specialists in his field - African Government and African Law. Prof. Lewin ended by saying that to deprive Prof. Simon of his profession would be an act of persecution and nothing to do with the national interest. The Rand Daily Mail contained a similar letter from Prof. Lewin conceming his friend Prof. Roux of Witwatersrand University (The head of the botany dept.) who left the Communist Party as long ago as 1936. Weeks in solitary cells from the Evening Post 5/9/64
The list is growing of..men and women who went to jail under the 90-day detention clause and were released without being charged...Some have spent weeks in solitary confinement" cases cited include: Mrs. Rea Jones (5 weeks); Dr. May Katzen (27 days); Mr. M. van der Burgh (30 days); Mr. P. Rodda (19 days); Mr, T. Beard (19 days); after 55 days: Miss B. Trewwhela; Miss S, Weinebrrgs; Mr. G, Tomkinson; Mr. G. Lamb; and Mr. T. Bell. After 28 days: Mrs. N. Kitson; after 21 days: Mr. E, Wentzel. Luthuli's son-in-law jailed: The Mail of 5/9/64 reports:"Dr. Pascal Ngakane, the 34-year-old son-in-law of ex-chief Albert Luthil, was yesterday jailed for 51 months by the Durban Regional Court for taking part in subversive activities..." The charges :becoming an officer of ANC (sentence 12 months); taking part in ANC activities (15 months); helping two men to escape (2 years)