S. Africa Lifts Curb on Unions
Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa —
The government today lifted a two-day-old ban on trade union meetings, saying it was imposed in error, after four black unions filed court challenges.
The Bureau for Information said that the ban on meetings by 33 organizations in the Johannesburg area “contained certain errors” and that a revised order will be issued Thursday. That order will cover only the Soweto black township and will exclude trade unions, the bureau said.
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