ANOTHER "SABOTAGE" CASE SCHEDULED IN SOUTH AFRICA
The February 27 Cape Argus reports that. about 45 people are to go on. rial in Cape Town on Roril 15 on possible charges of "sabotage,! -
The news was disclosed when D,.B,Brunette appeared in Supreme Court as attorney for the State to oppose setting bail for one of the defendants, Mildred Lesiea. Brunette said that more than 50 wit~nesses would be called and that at least five of them would testify against Mrs, Lesiea,
In her application for bail, Mrs, Lesiea said that she had been detained under. the 90-day. clause from June 26 until November 16 of .
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last year, She was then charged with belonging to the African National Congress, a proscribed organization. Since then she has been held as a prisoner awaiting trial.
Before her arrest she was secretary of the Trade Union of Brick, Cement and Quarry Workers. She has three children who are. urgently in need of their mother's care,and attention, . Capt. D.J.Rossouw of the Cape Town Security Police argued against granting bail. He said that he knew. the African National Congress tried to. get people who. were released on bail to leave South Africa, -
Justice Watermeyer said that the court was always in- the hands of the authorities in matters of, this: nature and their allegations . could not be ignored. He admitted that it was unfortunate that there had been a delay in bringing Mrs. Lesiea to trial but said that in the circumstances. it was. understandable.
In denying bail, he added: ‘Miesiea has tried to strengthen her case by saying her children. require attention. But her own husband says on affidavit that the two elder children were sent to Aliwal North in. 1958 and the. other one.-is staying with her sister in Elsiets River and is being well looked after.
IRISH PAY FOR RULE. OF FIANNA FAIL
By Sean Reed
The Irish working people in-the Twenty-Six Counties are paying the price for right-wing control of. the Irish Congress © of. Trade Unions and the Irish Labour party. =
When late last year the ruling