ATTACKS AGAINST APARTHEID OPPONENTS
LUSAKA, Zambia, ‘Nov. 50 -- W.M.Tsotsi, vice president of the Unity Movement and Karrim Essack, chairman of the African People's ‘Democratic Union of Southern Africa [Apdusal are still being held under South Africa's 90-day law. The South African government has agreed with the British authorities that Mr, Tsotsi is a British subject, without dual nationality, but requests to either release or charge him on this basis are met with a wall of silence.
Fresh attacks have now been made against adherents of the two organizations. In the middle of November, two executive members of the Unity Movement, Enver Hassim, an attorney practicing at Durban, and Dr. Zulei Christopher, a publications officer of Apdusa, were arrested under the 90-day law. Both of them had been banned and confined since last January. The wife of Dr. Christopher was also arrested; however she was released on bail last week,
Under the same act, six peasant leaders were arrested at Bizana, Transkei, and two at Lusikisiki., All were members of Apdusa,
Dr. Ahmed Ismail Limbada, treasurer of the Unity Movement escaped to Bechuanaland in the nick of time, Five other branch officials also escaped -- Diliza Lande and Edwin Ngcalu from Johannesburg, Mtutuzeli Mpehle from the Transkel, Ronald Britten from the Cape and Miss Alma Carolissen,
When they arrived in Francistown, they met Eric Jama who fled from the Cape after being endorsed out and made his way to freedom, They are now waiting for entry permits to Zambia.
Dr. Limbada had been banned for five years before and was now serving his second five-year ban. Miss Carolissen and Diliza.-. Lande were both banned. Threats of 90-day detention were. hanging © over the heads of..the rest,
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