from a South African reader
The Johannesburg Star of August 23rd reported:
"Her offence of possessing old copies of "Fighting Talk", a banned publication, had to be regarded in a serious light, Mr. J.T. du Toit told 35-year-old housewife Pixie Olga Benjamin in the Johannesburg Regional Court today. Mr. du Toit was sentencing Benjamin to six months' imprisonment for p ssessing four copies of the publication.
"tOffences under the Suppression of Communism Act are different from those affecting only the welfare of the individual and must therefore be regarded in a more serious light,' he said. Benjamin of Forbes Road, Fellside, was charged with possessing the literature after police found it during a raid on her home in July last year, She was charged two weeks ago. Notice of appeal was given and she was granted ail on a surety of £50.