SAfrica: Catch-all definition of terrorism in "controversial" bill said changed.

(From BBC Monitoring International Reports)

Text of article by Andre Koopman entitled "Terrorism definitions toned down" as published by South African newspaper The Star on 23 October

The catch-all definition of terrorism in the controversial anti-terrorism bill, which had civil liberties groups up in arms, has been significantly changed and sharpened but remains quite broad.

The bill prompted a storm of controversy when it was debated in the National Assembly's justice and safety and security committees recently.

Stakeholders, ranging from human rights lawyers to the National Directorate of Public Prosecutions, said its definition of …