State how the apartheid regime responded to African nationalists demands in South Africa.
Answer:
- It restricted all African nationalists activities.
- It restricted on the movement of African nationalists.
- Banning of political meetings by nationalist parties.
- Arrest and imprisonment of African nationalist leaders such as Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu etc.
- The use of curfews and state of emergency.
- Outlawing/banning of nationalist political parties such as ANC and PAC.
- Assassination of some leaders e.g. Steve Biko.
- Arrest of black journalists and banning their newspapers e.g. the Weekend World Newspaper.