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Naomi Josephine Smith and Other vs The Minister of Law and Order and Others. Case No: 1002/86

The applicants seek an order for the immediate release of the detainees from detention. The applicants are the wives of the detainees and alleged that their arrest and detention was wrongful and unlawful. The detainees are two attorneys and partners in a firm known as Smith, Tabata and Van Heerden and were arrested by the security police in King Williams Town. Application was dismissed with costs including of two counsel.

Natal Indian Congress vs The State President and Others. Case No: Unknown

The applicant was seeking an order to declare the following regulations to be of no force and effect in law: regulation 7(i)(a) and any part of regulation of regulation 12(b), the reference to the United Democratic Front in the prohibition order and the definition of "news agency business" contained in regulation 1, 11 and sub paragraph (xi) of paragraph (a) of the subversive statement in regulation 1 and 9(2)(a)(v) of the media emergency regulations. The application was dismissed with costs.

M. Makhajane vs The Minister of Law and Order. Case No: 1871/86

The question which arises in this appeal is whether the decision of a lieutenant in the South African Police to detain the applicant in terms of Regulation 3(1) of Proclamation 109 of 1986 was liable to be set aside. The applicant is a thirteen year old school pupil living with his parents in Sebokeng. The appeal was set aside with costs that also include those of the employment of two counsel.

Ian Donald MacKenzie vs The Minister of Law and Order and Other. Case No: 1167/87

This is an application for the release of the applicant who was held in terms of the Emergency Regulations. The applicant was a 24 year old student at the University of Cape Town, who was arrested distributing UDF pamphlets in Woodstock at about 12.30 am. The continued detention of the applicant under Regulation 3(3) was declared to be unlawful and the respondents were directed forthwith to release the applicant from detention. The respondent was also ordered to pay the applicant's costs and those of the two counsel.

Mkhuseli Mahlongwana vs Kwatinidubu Town Committee. Case No: 441/89

This is an appeal against the magistrate's judgment in which he was awarded R300 for injuries sustained while in detention. The applicant was arrested on a charge of "drunkenness" and left in the back of the police van with other detainees the whole night and in the process he sustained injuries. The appeal succeeded with costs and the magistrate judgment was set aside.

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