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THE NEWSPAPER OF THE ANTI-APARTHEID MOVEMENT NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1991 40p PATRIOTIC FRONT CONFERENCE After 42 years in power, South Africa's ruling National Party is brought close to the end of its reign Massive strike scuppers regime Four million South Africans registered a devastating vote of 'No Confidence' in the De Klerk regime by staying away from work on the first Monday and Tuesday of November. Coming soon afterthe successful staging of a Patriotic Front conference by anti-apartheid bodies (see p3), the massive stoppage dramatically showed the isolation of the De Klerk regime and has made it virtually impossible for it to hold out much longer against popular pressure for an Interim Government. OVER 80', of the industrial falseclaimtbatstatePresidetde -oif--re dowed tools to Klerk as Won the suppot of protest at the Preto i govern- these two oppres co- nmtonimnent's isposition of a 10% ties. In the Western Cape the VAied AddedTax-,nakinaths Colotred workinero --I over- PEACE PROCESS MONITOR Page 4 MEMBERS' NEWSLETTER Page 12

2 ANTI-APARTHEIDNEWS 0 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1991 T E Nationa Peace ConImittee, responsible for oversemei o erioofthe Peace Accord signed on I4 Septembe by Mandela, De Klerk, Bttelezi and representatives of 20 otlir organisations, will e chaired by business executive John Hall. a directorof the huge BarlowRand Corporation, with Methodst Church president Revd Stanley Mogoba as vice-chair. Sitting with them will be the ANC's two representatives Sydney Mafumadi (who until elected in July to the ANC's full-time leadership was deputy general secretary of Cosam) and John Copelyn, general secretary of the SA Clothing and Textile Workers Union, one of Cosalt's bigger affiliates, inkatha is represented by FrankMdlalose, its nationalchair- roan, asd Sue Vos, the reginmeby new defence minister IRself Meyer andan official adviser on coratufltiortaldevelopmet, Fanie ,an derMerwe, T WENTY-five ministers of the T Vaal CouncilofChurches and six women appeared in Sebokengmagistratescourton4Novemberchargedwithtrespass, and were remanded until 28 November. They were first arrested in June when they refused to leave the offices of black local authorties who had cut off electricity supplies to si black townships after negotiations to end a seven-year rent/services boycottbroke down. Th church leaders intervened on pastoral grounds, and have now ended upotrial Thecon twaupucked with their suports. E B n sdela St, Loon NWI ODW EDTO la rok or atoafIRCLAIO tarSingh DESIGNEDI by Nasal& Sref PRINED y Eeat End 011101 LId Empso St, London E3 31-T ISSN 005808 0 TO SUBSCiRIBE TO ANTI-APARTHEID NSEWS or donfate a subscription In a firiend or to an ANC branch in Soulh Africa, please comiplete and return this coupon. Individuals: UK £10 1]; Europe £15 1]; outside Europe surface E121j;aotsie Europe air £24 F; Institutions: UK a3.50-J; Europe f25,C-;outside Europe surface £17 L; outside Europe air £261 . sANCbranchesinSouthAfriaL L6 ------7 lenclose L subscription + £_ donation: 1E total fPlease send to: Nane - Address - I Fc- ---o -----JOIN US HERE *ANTI-APARTHEID MOVEMENT ASl national members and affiliates receive each issue of Anfti-Apartheid New with additional members' information, and they automatically become a member of their nearest local grop. 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Tal 071-387 7966 . ------South Africa and- missile proliferation Abdul S Minty, Director of the World Campaign against Military and Nuclear Collaboration with South Africa, analyses four recent developments which have thrown new light on South Africa's missile deals and nuclear capacity. ARMSCOR, the South African state-controlled armaments manufacturer, has largely been in the news this year for laying off staff and venturing into non military production -all par of the media image of De Klerk's 'new South Africa.' So it came as an unwelcome shock when, on 27 September, in a relatively unnoticed development, the US admsinistraion made a dermination' to the effect that Armscor had engaged in tisile proliferation activities' - and imposed a two year embargo covering: 0 the expor to Aconcor or it, subsidiaries ora liarofgonds produced im the S, * thle importation of any products originating from Aaromscor o its subsidiaries and * all US governimen contracts with A-nscor or its subsidiaries or affiliates. It was only a fortnight later that this action was repored in a few newsppers. The US explained 'trade restrictions on entities that engage in tissile proliferation are intended i part uo further the US policy of encouraging coennies to halt such proiferation activities.' It added 'he US government will be consulting the South African goverment on measue that it could take to address the US missile prolifemation conces' Both Pretoria and Washingtonrefused todisclosewhaitparicular missile transactions by Armscorled to hdisaction. Foreign Minister Pik Boia complained that the decision had come at an inopportune time' and was a 'bit unfair'. There is speculation that it could have been prompted by sales to Israel, Iraq or even Taiwan. President's '91 Appeal The AAM President's annual appeal was launched 10 days ago. Roger Harris reports. In his 1991 appeal, Bishop Huddleston vividly describes his feelings and emotions during his recent visit to South Africa - his first in 35 years. He votces his anxieties over the violence, and pointsoutthattheAAM's financial resources are woefully inadequate to discharge its political responsibilities The appeal needs tO raise at least 60,00- funds which are urgenty needed to ran the 'Vote for Democracy and ohe campaigns. Although m brs andsupponenrreceive a numtber of appeah from vanious organisations around the Chrstmas period, it Js hoped that they will priontise i presidensl, , . With sufficient resources the AAM uibe able, fr more effectively, to keep up the pressure for democracy and fiseedom -at this very crucial and complex tioe. So please respond as generoesly as you can. US exports to SA In a second development at the same tine, BeverlyBarrat, US secretary, was convicted of being involved in the illegal export of mrssie pars to South Africa by her Dutch employer, Reginald van Rossum, who escaped prosecution and is now living in South Africa. The shipments of computensed missile guidance equipment were sent to one of Van Riossum's South African companies, Telecom industries, until 1990 when US customs intervened and pot an end to subsequent deliveries. Barratn had sent isolators and circulators, designed for military use in ballistic missiles, from another Van Rossum company, York Limited to Telecom. It is possible that the new US embargo is due to this case. But it is more likely to be for delivery of missile technology and components by South Africa to Iraq. Deliveries from israel The third revelation emerged on 27 October when it became known that dhe US had recently determined that South Africa had received vital ballistic missile components during the pastyear from Israel. US regulations on the spread ofmissile technology provide for the imposition of sanctions against offenders. But in this case, President Bush has ruled out imposing sanctions against Israel - and no official explanation has been given as to why. In a maior report on 27 October the Washington Pust quoted an 'informed official' as stating that if Israel was involved there w sanction been wa Second,i in the Se states. T of very negoiat problem by ipos US S Baker cla that the law by overthee compon by the British based Perranti electronics group in 1987. The two indictments, covering a total of 180 pages, include charges involving the delivery of more tan300 000 fuses for South African 155mm artillery shells whichwerelatersupplied tol raq, US troops defused some of the shells which had been fired at them by Iraqi forces and found that they contained ISC pants. Other exports in breach of ire three reasons why the UN arms embargo against against it would have SouthAfricaincludednightvisinn aived, devices, ballistic missile compo.there are the Israelis. nentsmissiletesfingandtracking theyfhavesubstntialpull systems, navigation system techmate -and in the United nology, grenadetechaologyand bud,,we are in the midst other defence electronic sensitive peace process equipment. ions and have enough Sarlier revelations in May swithoutaddinglo them 1991 about ISC smilitarydealing, sing sanctions'. with South Africa reulted in ecretary of State James demands for Congressional imedon ABC television investigations inroalleged illegal US had not violated th0 export of US ballistic missile ailing to sanction Israel technology to Souith Africa exportofballisticmissile between 1984 and 1988 with the ens to South Africa. full knowledge of the CIA One of the reasons why no action was taken against Israel could be the decision earlier in October by Israel - after intense US pressure - to adhere to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MITCR) According to certamreliable sources Israel had tried but failed to persuade Washingtontoextendthedateof compliance. Whenisraelidefenceofficials met at the Pentagon in Washington in September 1991 it became clear that nonom-pliance could disrupt important US military orders and possibly affect the US funded Arrowant- missi e system being developed by Israel. ISC delverles to SA At the endofOctoberthefounder of International Signal and Control ISC),James Guerin, and other officials were charged with fraud and illegal arms and mitary technology transfersto South Africa and Iraq. ISC was acquired investigation needed Taking into account the above cases it s possible that the US decision to impose the two year sanctions againstArrscor is due to more than one set of missile proliferation transactions, tisals highly proable that, inordertoraiseforeignechange, South Africa is currently engaged in lucrative deals involving the transfer of missile components and technology to one or more customers and has refused to terninate these sales. There should be a full international investigation into South Africa's missile capability and programme including its trade missile components and technology. This together with a coinprehensive investigation intooits nuclear weapon capability take on added importance in orderto ascertain the nature and extent of illegal transactions which have breached the UN aries embargo. Happy winoe Christopher Robinson (L), writ a mountain lie presented by Bixton CyOl child raising the most sponsorship money for AAM In the annual Freedo Rm at Broako BRIEFLY I

ANTII,-APARTEiD NEWS 0 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1991 3 United front poses challenge to regime In an unprecedented showof unity, over80organisations of the oppressed came together at a three-day conference last month. They called jointly for an Interim Government and a Constituent Assembly to draft and adopt a new constitution for South Africa. Alan Brooks reports. T Ilong-awaitedPateticFront that dirts and adopts a demo ConfeencetookplaceinDurban craUc contitution,' on 25-27 October Jointly conveoed by the ANC and Pan 'In order to ensure Ce elecAfricanist Congress (PAC), the tionstotheconstituet assembly conference was attended by a are free and fair we insist upon range of political, labour, busi- the establishment of an Interim ess , professional cultural, Govenmeurt/TransitionalAutho religiousandyout orgaisations ity to ensure that the De Klerk (see box) regime does not preside over or. The wide range of pas- manipulatethetransitiontrough cipants and their unity around the misuse of its de facto control tbe issues of an Interim Govern- over state power and resources. meet and Constiitient Assembly pose a serious challenge to the They condemned the introducDetKleekregiue, and at the same tion of VAT (see page 1) and time helped to move the peace calledforsupportforthenationa process forward a step closer to strike on 4/5 November, and also consttutional negotiations, demanded the unconditional In their Declaration, the release of all political prisoners paricipants affirmed that: and a general amnesty for all enileg. 0 through snuggle our country hau-eached the point were the tranufer of power from the white Ptitic Fwr t In lractce minority regim e to theople as The participating orgunisations a whole now is the most urgent will retainthe,separateidentities necessity of struggle, andindependence butareunited bycommon positions. Theyhave SuA democrutic order can only agreed to meet again within msix be ushered in through a mecha months. rsi in which our entire nation Meanwhile the joint liaison uelectibypoporitionalrepresen- committee estabishedbytheratio s'n enoerswilbmitii 1e _ -hlmaC f," _ b nodri , Jpth, conference and look 'into the long tIue, The1A would have interlocutor with the National traditionalallies, but also for she creation ofa consultative forum prefered a mo tightlyknit PF P ity/regime. Demooratic Patywhich attended This loose alliancestyle of whichwould have gone intothe Such a monolithic type of thePFconferenceasanobserver PatrioucFrontisvery much what forthoming all-patty talks as a frontwouldhaveposedproblems and does not subscribe to its call the ANC has been aiming at fora single entity, and as the sole not only for the ANC and its for a Constituent Assembly. * Diplomats W ' WThePFconferencewasclosely !scrutinised by 24 diplomats irons Bantustan organsatlons taking partincluded: lnyandza (based in Kangwane bantustan, 13 foreign govenments. The US it was formerly led by Enos Mabuza and is aligned with the ANC); Lewbowa United embassy sent no less than five bsrs e br4 ipltis from n People's Party; Military Council of Transkei (not a party as such, but the ruling body observers, he British four, and in the Transkei underthe pro-ANC Gen Bantu Holomisa); National Seoposengwe Party Sween, Japan and Canada (small opposition group in Bophuthatswana); Dikwankwetla Party (the ruling party in QwaQwa - the- smallest of the Bantustans), and Venda. The ANC-aligned Contralesa (Congress of Traditional Leaders of SA) was present, as also was its Transki Azapo breaks ratfocounterpart. TheAzanianPeopleOrgaistion(Azapo), originally one of Religious organisations present included: Muslim Youth Movement and Muslim threc coneer orgainsatits Students Association; Call of Islam; Black Theology Project; SA Hindu Maha Sabha; broke ranks with the A\C -ed Baptist Convention of SA; SATamil Federation; Transkei Council of Churches; Muslim PAC two weks bf e te event Judiciary Council; SA Catholic Bishops Conference; SA Council of Churches. by writing suetterally to 14 of the 84 invited organcatons sO demandthat theyi ,sgn from Cultural bodies included : Congress of SA Writers; Performing Arts Workers Equity; any 'system oriiet structures' National Endowment for Art and Culture; Federation of SA Cultural Organisations; (sicbas homelandgovernentsAssociationofCommunityArtsCentres. andthetricameral pa liamnot) before sitting down with Professional groups included: Black Lawyers Assoc; NADEL (National Assoc. of ptrots.a Democratic Lawyers); NAMDA (National Medical & Dental Assoc.); SA Medical Azapowasdroppedfromthe Discussion Group; SA Health Awareness Group; SA Community Based Health Care; conveningcom tte- nddidnot Business Management Forum; Assoc of Black Accountants of SA; Black Staff Assoc. attend the conference Thle weekly Suscan commented' 'It was a suicidal move ANC-allled participants (other than those identified as such above) included the SA by an organisaison which has Communist Party, Cosatu, ANC Youth League. ANC Women's League, Transvaal beensinginflueecefoithepast IndianCongress,NatalIndianCongress. 15years A notable absentee was the Other notable participants included: Black Sash;NACTU (National Council of Trade inkatha Freedom Party IT could Unions); National Soccer League; and SASCO -the SA Students Congress, recently haveauended ifti hadchosento. formed out of the merger of NUSAS and SANSCO - seereportonpage7. batpreferedto stayaway and ".denounce the proceetdngs Thabo Mbeki assesses the peace process (continued fem pae 1) impact on issues that are a problem even now Isuch as the release of political prisoners Also, there arc elements in the security legislation which as yet have not been removed about which we are unhappy You can't have a government like that geneally acceptable ontinuing tfo implement provisions s security legislation which come from the pst. MT Do you think there it role fortheAAMl pltoyicampagn ingfr an lnrm Governmnt? Athei.. Sur, yes. Iti goingi obe vey diffcult so move further towards a political settlement if the country continues to be governed by a white einority regime. This matter of the interim Government is critical, and therefore we would expect that the AAM itself would mobilise suppon for the idea. I woald stress that we are taing about anlIereim Governmeet of National Unity.' We are not talking about power being transft dt he ANC, - broadly to the liberation movement. t is an interim govemning mechanism, which would be hroadly representative, which would inspire the confidence of all these political forms that are participating n the process of transformationt We ure ncr - and nobody should be -seeking advantage out of this arrangement. We want the arraungement precisely to ensur that nobody has advantage. Bat you have a prolemthat there are many people who feell Cat there is a legal government;it maynot be legitimate, bus ii is Legal in teens of the existg consttin - that is a p Iosnn We, of course, otent It would be important that taeAAM phiys a role ofsaying to Che teat oftCe world 'Why can't you accept an ordinat, simple, nonual dhng that is, let the country be governed in the interim by an authority which is acceptable to everybody' The support of the internatonal community would haveto extend to the broadly representative Interm Government [it would haveto ncludeeonomic nedf sin riylsppoetecause in the acnlity o]the simaton.. the ordinary people will accept this as being broadly represenative, and will at the same ine expect that this new regime wllbegmnto do something in teems of addressingtheir conditions of life lts own sarvival as alegitimate authoritywill depend, in part, on it reorienting itself, doing things Cuat are different from what the white minority regime has been doing. Thefill tt fb, 3,0td 1iteseia tablapntedfo, at Spa eoay. Interim Government is needed soon, says Lekota Regime legal - but not legitimate Patrick 'Terror' Lekota is a member of the National Working Committee of the ANC. Formerly publicity secretary of the United Democratic Front, he spent six years imprisoned on Robben Island. His nickname was established on the football field, before he entered politics. Last month he addressed a seminar at the London HQ of the Catholic Institute of Race Relations. Deborah Ewing reports. 'APARTHEID without nwa'esthe rospect facg South sre if pressure for the transition to i genuine non racial d ocracy lters nw, warned ANC teu tive member Patrick Lekcra. He said an interim governanent wits essential becaigie We cannot allow the peopile wbko took and abused power to 'kitl people to move over into a ner democratic govene.' There could be agreement on anmtern bodyy Ce end oftheye - the ANC didn't care what it was called, only what it comprised. Lekota warned that: 'Setting up an interinconstitution allows for many chances of collapse' One option wa for effective control to pass into the hands of an interan government which would leave the adTinistration intact bit could veto or repeal any act it passed 'The question arises of continuity-'because you have a govereten Cat's legal but not legitimat, so how do you maincrin the administration without being coopted into the governmene you are trying to remove?' The far right Those who opposed the creation of a new South Africa were sparing no effort to scuppee negotitions There is only it small number of altea-righr wingers actve in Che country bat they need the violence to continue to debilitate the process of negotiaons. They are drawing people from other countries to help them - sometimes they attack the ANC and sometimes others, just to put oif the peace process. Victoria Britain one of the other speakers, stressed the dangerof the KRenamo-isationof South Africa' which she said had been foreseen in Mozambique. Lekota said the international community should not be involved unless things deteri orated quickly. 'The National Paty is totally opposed to this, but the ANC must detemine whethertheirsenstivity will hold things up. We don't need themin join the ANC, we need them to understand it. Apartheid without laws 'You must involve yourselves in the deveipment of the people, If you thoutr apartheid was a series of legislation which has been gotridof youhavetoknow tCat apartheid can now~survive without those pieces of legislation. 'That legislation has created acertainreality, acetainorderof things that has now ossified: for emample, blacks have no education ofanykind.' Therewere few black people with appropriate qualificatons for development of thir socicty vie tough iere were alst black grIduates ho couldnt fd lbs In most sienc, egineering and agriulturce, we wei simply no allowed to study at uiiversityevel Sistodaywe have a lot of BAs who can tell yu what Pythagoras said - bit we cant eat their words. We were restrictedfromacquiring practical skills. Challenges of developmet Tony Dykes, introducing dis cusson on future development and solidarity, pointed out that there were nine million functionally illiterate people in South Africa. in the professions. only 8.1 per cent of doctors and 7.4 per cent of accountants weer black. There would be a develop ment challenge when apartheis ended: 'Can South Africa afford the money it will cost to equlise education between black intd white? There are donorss who supported SAfinancially because of apartheid who will pull out when apartheidends Thcre have been vehement white supreiacists in some of the universities rnning them. Will they stay? 'if icer is anew south Africa who is going to ran it, ans to whose interests? Thee may lie a democratic govennent in name only,'

4 ANTIAPARTNEID NEWS 0 NOVEMBER/DECEDBER 1991 Peace Process Monitor South Africa's 'Peace Process' started to make tangible progress in February 1990. That was when the ANC, PAC, and other banned political organisations were unbanned, NelsonMandela was released, andtheruling National Party for the first time declared that it was willing to negotiate a newfuturefor South Africa. Forthenextl8months, theANCandotherdemocratic forces, with international-support, battled to compel the regime to remove the obstacles to negotiations Now, at last, pre-negotiations are about to start. In the sixth and last of a regular series, Anti. Apartheid News assesses theprogress andproblems of the peace process. -REMOVING THE OBSTACLES TO NEGOTIATIONS URING 1989 an international consensus was built up, on the initative of the ANC, as to what should replace the apartheid system I a non-racial democracy _ and how it should be achieved - by a negotiated settlement. The international community adjudged that the Pretoria regime must take a number of steps to end repression and create the climam in which genuine negotiations would be possible (see box on p5). These measures, said the UN General Assembly in its unanimous Declaration on South Africa of 14 December 1989 'would help create the necessarycnimate in which free political discussion can take place - an essential condition to ensure that people themselves participate in the process of remaking their country.' To whatextent has the South African regime complied with these requireaments? In a few words,largely- but by no means completely. This is a considerable achievement ofthe anti-apartheid movement, both in South Africa and abroad. But, it must be added immediately, the regime has itself become the major obstacle o negotiations- by fomeuning violence and trying to dominate and manipalate the whole peace process, as was revealed by the Inkathagare scandal. Hence the need for an Interim Government, which has now become the central issue of the cutrent stage of the process TALKS ABOUT TALKS All-tparty talks The successful conclusion of the Patriotc rom (hF) conference(see page 3), together wiih progress intbilateral talks between the regime and the ANC, has cleared the way forafll-party talks ostu -possibly as soon as the end of November. It is expected that De Klerk will bow to the demand of the PF conference that the pre-negotiations be convened and chaired by a neutral and independent party-a significantconcession. The agenda will cover: 0 removing the remaining obstades to negotiations; " the future of the Bantistans; " the general principles upon which a new constitutional order should be based; " the mechanism for constitution-making (Constiuent Assembly, or the all-pary forum itself are the two main options) Stransitional arrangements (see below) * the role, if any, of the international community * timetable for the all-party talks and ensuing processes. Forthe PAC, this forumisprincipally aboutestablishinga Constituent Assembly - hence the term Pre- Constituent Assembly Meeting which is used in the PFs Declaration. The PAC has nowovercome its reluctance to be seen to negotiate with a regime whose legitimacy it has always denied. Its presence in the talks alongside the ANC will help counter the presence of the Inkatha Freedom Party alongside the National Party Interim government The eisting constitutional order in South Africa has been declared 'null and void' by the United Nations Security Council when it adopted resolution 554 on 17 August I1984. The Security Council in this resolution also rejected any 'negotiated *tinement based on bannistn srtictres or on the so-calUed new constitution' (this refers to the tricameral parliament. It would therefore be unacceptable, both to the internationl conmnumryandtothelegitimaterepresentativesofthedisenfranchised majoritypopulation n SouthAfdca, ifthe governmentof SouthAfica were to continue during a period of transition on the basis of a constitution te UN has declared to be null and void. The UN Declaration on South Africa of 14 December 1989 sets our 'Guidelines to the process of negotiations,' which call foe, inter atia 'Agreed transitional arrangements and modalities on the process of drawing up and adoption ofa neweonstitution and of the transition to a democratic order, including the holding of elections.' The ANC and a large number of anti-apartheid organisations, includingthenon- racialtudeumonsandthechurches,areadvocang the establishnetofanInterimGovenment(orTransitionalAuthority as it is sometimes described) as the key element in any transitional arrangements. t would be a goverment of national unity with a composition acceptable to all key parties. The pressing need forsuch a transitional regime was spelled out by ANC Deputy President Walter Sisulu at the Pariotic Front (PF) Conference in Durhan: 'Given [the regime's] track record, who can trust De Klerk to govern our country during the transition? We all know he wants to be referee, player, linesman and write the score.' The National Party'is seeking agreement on transitional aunge ments which amountto little more than the cooption of black leaders into existing structures of white minority rule. In London on 23 April 1991 De Klerk stated: 'We reject the concept ofan interim government. We consider it to be imperative that effective government and adminstration be maintained in the period leading to a new constitution. This must be done within the framework of present constitutional structures. The idea that the present, lawfully constituted government should simply relinquish in powers.- to some or other temporary regime, cannot be considered in any internationally recognised sovereign and independent state.' Now availablcfrom the ANC office (28 Fenton Strt. London Ni) 32-pagepamplert-d lissiondocumelon ConstlitutaionalPrlnciples and Socturesfor a Denocratic South Afi cv' ** *EP* *PE* Nelson Mandela addresses the European Parliament 30 June 1990 hto: Erpean Palameet 'For a negotiated solution to be just and lasting, it must result in the transformation of South Africa into a united, democratic and non-racial country.' the undersigned members of the European Parliamentary Labour Party, fully support the European Parliament's antiapartheid policy and in particular, its commitment to a united, non-racial and democratic constitutional order. We pledge our support for the Anti-Apartheid Movement's 1991 campaign plans. RogerBarton, MEPSheffield. John Bird, MEPMidlands West. David Bowe, MEP Clevelandand YorkshireNorth. PeterCrampton, MEP)Humberside. ChrisllneCrawley. MEPBlhsiringham East Wayne David, MEPSouth Wales. Alan Donnelly, MEP yne and Wear. Michael Elliott, MEP London West. Glyn Ford, ME) Greater Manchester East. Michael Hlindley MEP Lancashire East. Geoff Hoon, MEP Derbyshire. Stephen Hughes, MEP Durham. Henry McCubbin, MEP North East Scotland. David Morris, MEP Mid and West Wales. Eddy Newman, MEP Greater Manchester Central, Christine Oddy, MEP Midlands Central. Llew Smith, MEP Wales South East. George Stevenson, MEP Staffordshire East. Ken Stewart, MEP Merseyside West. Brian Simpson. MEP Cheshire East. Alex Smith, MEP South of Scotland. John Tomlinson, MEP Bionidngbam West. Ian White, MEP Bristol. Joe Wl n. ME)' Nort 1 hWales.T'erry Wynn, * 4 te. ryW OAUsTGaOur ME)MerseysideEast. EUROPEANmRuAM&NT __.II - '_ - I I 1 -1; - - I - II-

ANTI-APARTHEID NEWS 0 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 199±1 5 Bishop in the nick ONE OF the liveliest antiapartheid meetings of the past month took place in one of Her Majesty's Prisons. Uniquelyin Britain, prisoners atGrendoanearBicestervolunteerto serve theirsentences there, and tuna self- governing community which comes about as close to any sort of democracy as can be found in a prison. So Archbishop Huddleston's message about the struggle for democracy in South Africa, to a volunteer audience, stimulated a very lively discussion amongst inmates, with the governors of Grendon and neathy Springuill siting im For the AAI president, who also conducted a confirsation service during his visit, it was a day out from the writing of his new book, due to be published next month by Collins in paperback. It is a report on his visit in South Afria -a sequel, after 35 years, to Naugbrforyour Comfort. That book twas for many readers heir first encounter with the grim realities of aparthei4, and with Trevor Huddleston's daundess struggle to end it. 0 Reurn to South Africa te ecstasy andreagony by'revor Huddlestonthesioryof hs retur to South Africa after 35 years exile, is published by Harper Collins, price 35pl.,us £1 P&p Solidarity with Namibia Pretoria blocks Walvis Bay census Edinburgh played host to a Namibia solidarity weekend on 5/6 October. On the Saturday, the Namibia Support Committee (NSC) staged a day of workshops on the theme: 'Namibia - building a post-apartheid society.' And on the Sunday, the NSC held its AGM. Maxine Jones reports. BIENCE Gawanas, a Namibian currently studying in the UK, led off the workshop discussiom, followed by Jeremy Silvester, an NSC memberwho spent a year in Namibia. They outlined how the Namibian government and nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) are trying to deal with the many problems of the apartheid legacy, and what changes in real terms have taken place since independence as March 1990. Three workshops then discussed prctcalwaysof sapport ing the Nansibian people in the new phase of their struggle. The 'Education and Linking' group was led by the Edinburgh Narbia Support Group, which has helped set up a link between the Drummond Community School (where the workshops were held) andOluna Secondary School in northern Namibia. The Trade Union groupwas led by Frances Kelly, hong-tune partiipant a sNSC s tade union cainpaign. The'NO and1 Delopment' oup wvas led by John Barker, NSC's ind -raising and project worker, Steve Kibble from the Catholic Istitutefor RIrteratialtelanonsrouIndedoffthe day with an anforiatve tonulbuion giving an eg-llt insigt nto the debates and issues surrounding Namibia's neighbours. At the NSC's AGM a key resolution expressed agreement to continueworking wth NANGOF (the Naimbian NGOForum) and producing theYamitbaDeelment Brefng. It acknowledged the changhng situation inside Naumbia ard the need for NSC and is work to change It also took note of the changes in the wider 'commrunty of solidarity, inding the close of the Namihia Communications Cenire and winding down of Church Action on Namihia. Resoluions were passed on Walvis Bay, rade anions and othet areas of campaign work. Three new directors were elected Jeremy Silvester, Lora Richardson and ArI.e Sjrogen The NSC will be strenghering links with pogressive orgasationslnNamibia and ensuring they have a channel o informatio abotut social and poIitical develo" p n whih will reach activists and agenoes in the UK and the 'North' generally. * The Naiblsa Develospment Buiejing is pbhinhed ontly it as available (£16 tta tot asdividaauals Empe £24 isr inditum) brn NSC, S739 Great -uillford Street. t o SE I0ES. RETURN TO SOUTH AFRICA The Ecstasy and the Agony By Trevor Huddleston The powerful and passionate postscript to the bestseller Naught for Your Comfort. In June/July 1991 Trevor Huddleston returned to South Africa after an involuntary exile of 35 years. This is his account of the journey - the ecstasy as he embraced old friends and the agony as he surveyed the new "Killing Fields" in a country where discrimination is far from dead. ORDER FORM Bass Serd to DePt SA HartertoinIs Pabshers Address Weato il Road Bish rig GLASGOW G64 2T SPeas send rne o s ert tsta SoutAi etB E3.50 each. ______Please ItI V.00 for postage and paoing,) l~mteaohsasluPOumdaasysleto 24 HOUR TELEPHONE for ...... ORDERING SERVICE ForAccessandVisaCardHoldersPleaseallow28daysfor.a dy . .:0417722281 liE SOUTH AFRICA is obstructing the Namibian government's efforts to collect data in the enclave of Walvis Bay in order to complete a national population census. The port of Walvis Bay and surrounding area are still controlled by South Africa although they are recognised by the UN Security Council, under Resolution 432 of 1978, as forming an integral part of Namibia's territory. T he census, carried out in mid-October, was planned to inlude Namihians living in the enclave. But at the time of going to press, the South African authoridies had not responded to a Namibian offical request for permission for the enumerators to collect data around the port. Although agreement was reached in September between the Namibian and South African governments thatajointechnical committee would be established 'toadvise [them] on the functions and structures which lend themselves to joint Administration - an interim arrangement, pending the eventual settlement of the issue - little progress towards setting up a Joint Administration appears to have been made so far. Now the impasse over the census reveals that Pretoria is being as difficult as ever. When South Africa conducted its own national cemus earlier this year, Walvis Bay was included in the exercise. But many Naubians living there evaded it as they do not want to be included in anything South African. President Sam Nujomna gave theWalvis Bayissuea high profile inHarafe, where he led Namibia's first ever delgation to a Corn monweath summit. He accused South Africa of 'calculated and sinister foot-dragging'. Future 'fraught with dangers' THE immediate future - when actual negotatosgetunderway and ctncrete agreements on the implementaio of a new constitinareenteredinto -nsfraught with dangers, writs the Revd Frank Chikane,,gnerale retary of the South African Council of Churches, iu recent letter to the ARemalng what happened to SWAPO during asumilar period 'the mas tare of PLAN comba rans after the stgning of the Geneva Accords', he adds 'It is uportant for the AAII in particular, to realise that your role is going to be much morte more crucial during thI plase of transition in our history. The church leadr, who the NationalPee Acor warns that President de Klerk's reforns are 'not based on a sincere willingness to shed polttical power away bn the former oppresso.' He adds that none ofthe changes thus far conceded 'it Is obvious that the AAM ... will be needed in an engagement in the succeeding task of reconstructing South Africa and the Front Une States forn the ravages of apartheid.' Revd Frank Chikane Commmenting on the National Committee's report to theJuly consultative conference about the AAM s fumre be writes ' at-atashnuely u-dressod and appreciatte of your bold engagement in dealing with the difficult challenge of recosituting the %AM and its activities Sresponse the currenapolitical changes in South Africa... The oppressed masses vritims of apartheid- are profoundly grate- w ulforyourfearless support during the past very difficult years. 'It is obvious that the AAM, together with ourother iterationapa ers,-wllbe-no edar an engagement in thueeding task of reconstructing South Africa and the Front Line States from the ravages of apartheid. We eagery look forward to a continued fellowship and sodary wtth you during thts challenging future.' THE OBSTACLES TO NEGOTIATIONS .e are the measures the UN expects the regime to take (see page 4): only 209 accused, whilst charges against 1,824 were withdrawn and 380 accused were acquitted. (Source, HRC Huan Rights Upsdate, Sept 1991) 2. ift the state of The courtridestateofemergency was lifted last year. But nine of the Tranvaal's biggest black townships have been decLaredunrest areas -giving thesecurity forcesemergencytype powe, including enforcement of a 9pmSuam curfew. And a hill state of emergecy wasp o i u the Crskei on 28 October (see report page 9) 3. Repeal all legislation delgned to imitpoltical activity Some upruvemetr bse been made to the IntemtadSeuity Act ISA) ths year, o notably curbing the power of the state to detain pople without tri But marches aretill oftenprohibted, and the ISA renais the corerstone of repression. The UN has specificaly alled for Its repeal. Repressive Iupe abound in the four pseudo-dependent bantuscans, espcillophuthatowana and Cskei (see page 9). Their reincorporatnon mnt South Africa is a bastc demand of the democratc movement, Upon i reatisation rest the pmospects for nor only the repeal of repressive lawI, but also compliance with the other measures listed here. 4. Release of all politiael prlsoners and detainees Most politl psone havenow been released, but several hundred remain locked up, including Robert McBride, four of the Shaipeville Sin. five of the Upington. 14. and over 120 in 'Bop'. Oetenton without ial is co-on in the banustans but rare elsewhere, 5. Removal of troops from the townships This is seldom a problem nowadays, the arnypresence having bees largely supplanted by more sisister forus of 'informal represslin ie violence pepetirated variously by poltre il hit squads, vigilante groups, Inkatha impis and criminal gangs. 6. End restrictions on organlsations and individuals There are no longer soy bannedogunsations in South Africa, or ressitious on indviduals other than (a) those relaidng to political prisoners and detainees as summarised above, and (b) sacking, suspension or deportation of teachers i Bophuthaswana beleved to be pco-ANC. Harassment of white draft resisten has been reduced, and the, End Conscription Campaign iscalling for pa.blication of the reports'-of two govesroent-appoined cornnissions oneoncorscintinous objection, the other on SADF "manpower' policy. I

6 ANTI-APARTHEID NEWS 0 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1991 Huhudi - portrait of a 'civic' South Africa's Civic Associations are a major force for democracy. They are about to come together to form a national organisation. Their strongest regional body, CAST (Civic Associations of Southern Transvaal), was headed bySam Nuli- until he was brutally assassinated by professional killers at the end of September. Formed in the mid-1980s in black townships which were increasingly becoming ungovernable, the 'civics' spearheaded the fight against the unpopular black local authorities imposed by the apartheid regime. At the forefront of rent strikes, consumer boycotts and other mass campaigns, they managed to develop grassroots organisation under conditions of extreme repression. Now they are involved in the battle to dismantle apartheid and establish democracy on the ground. Darkey Afica, founder member of the Huhudi Civic Association In the Northern Cape, tells Anti-Apartheid News of his experiences in the struggle to democratise local government. IN 19i0 tkepeopleof Huhudi a typical black dormitory township hotising the labour force for the nearby whi'te town of Vryburg, were told that they were gotng to he moved to the Bophulatswana banustan, A spontaneotis community-based cattpatgn of resistance succeeded in blocking the move Out of it was formed the HLiuhodi CivicAssociation(Huca)n 1983 Hucaquckly gaiedthesupport of 80-90 1 of the people in Huhudi. It was one of the hio- mid-80s, especiallyafterthe state not afford, Huca took the lead in of emergency was imposed in campaigning against rent June 1986. When the authorities increases. started evicting residents for It is only in the past year, fusug to payrnt theycould sinc e ending of the State of deeds of organosations present at the birth ofthe Umitedremocraui Front in August 1983,-" Darkey Africa, previously an activist in theANC's underground network, surfaced to int an advice centre and became chief negotiator for Hua in dealing with the apartheid local authorities, both black and whit. Repression Atargetedkilling.Sem Ntul, leader of the elvi assoeatios In the Sothe 'tmoseiol, w110 until his death had been expected to beoomne Like so many activists, he was mn th general s"try .the new natiosi CM4. Interm C.o sasts and out of detention in the Body. Emergency, that the internal democracy of Huca has begun to flourish. Today it has some 10-11,000 signed up members, of whom only 40o have paid the R3 annual membership fee -not enough for Huca to employ any staff, though some of its officials work for it virtually full-tune. Eachof the blocks into which Huhudi is divided has a coordinator, and each branch has four representatives on the executive committee of Huca. The branches' weekly meetings are open to residents, and to representativesofstreetconmitteeswhere they exist Typical pattern Though much smaller than the huge townships around Johannesburg, Huhudi is in many ways typical of the complex transition going on in local government. Its 8-member town council, which was elected by barely 8% of the people, has collapsed. Al the councillors resigned under pressureoflocalcampaigns andthe former 'mayor' has now become general secretary of Huca! Over the last 18 months the Huhudi 'civic'has beenlocked in hattle with the nearby all white Vryburg Town Council and the Cape Provincial Administration in an effort to normalise life in the township. Ajioit negotiating forum has been established, whichindudes representatives of these three bodies, as well as from local businesses and the Electricity Supply Commission (Escom) Rent and services Huca hasbeentryingtogetrefose collection and other services resumed and rent and other arrears written off, in return for an end to the rent boycott, It reached an agreement in April thatresidents should startpaying R20 a month for services. But some can't afford that much Huca has also won another key hatte - the right to occupy vacant landin Huhudi. Butmany problems remain. The housing shortage is desperate. And as in manytownships, electricityis not supplied to most house-holders, although the supply is there - it powers the giant floodlights placed around the perimeter fence for security purposes. Lack of finance and training are the main handicaps facing the civics. With acking from the ANC's Manpower Department and Commonwealth funding, Darkey Africa and 17 other civic activists have lust completed a round of visits to India Britain and Zimbabwe to learn about local government elsewhere. It's the start of a crash programie of education which is urgently needed - and to which local authorities and trade unions can make a viral contihution. Wha .is changing-in South Africa? Everybody knows that South Africa is changing. All the news we see comes from the big cities. But what do the changes really mean for the millions of Africans living in rural areas? To find out, Deborah Ewing talked to Nomama Dyasi, a registered nurse, and her husband Alfred, visiting Britain from Molteno. M OLTENO is a small remote town in the eastern Cape Province about 80kn north-west of Queenstown, not far from the western edge of theTranskei. Its black location, where the Dyasis live, houses about 13-14,000 people, serviced by two schools. The white residents of Molteno, a predommaly Afrikaner area, know that apartheid is on thewayout- theyhave to queue with black people in the post office and some of them don't like it at all. But white unease is not what the black population is aiming for. Schools, homes, basic services like electricity and local jobs that pay enough to support a family are the signs ofa new South Africa that the Dyasis want to see. Nornama, malaingherfirsttip outside South Africa, told AA Netshowreformnisactuallylhighlighting rather than improving the community'sproblems: 'Since the Group Areas Act has been scrapped, childrenfromthe farms have been able to come into the area. Their families have built shacks to live in becausethere is no room in thelocation, and they still can't get into school.' Thr schools are ro over crowded - . or 9 pupils to a class, even with shifts -that many youngsters don't even try to register. 'People have moved in becausethey are nolongerbound to the farmers and don't want to be isolated from the community anymore. They had been earning only 50 rand (about ,12) or so a month. Bt until now it was against the law for them to go elsewhere to try to earn more. 'The only employment nearby is a biscuit factory and the railway. Most people go to the mines and leave their children at home. Those who can't get work have been falling to drink because the shanty towns have no social facilities at all (they don't have sanitation either). There are children there who have lost their families whether due to riots or migration, and they are left with nothing. Whatever the reforms, the government does very litle for these people. 'We have high rates of malnutrition, childisease and child mortality because of poverty Them needs to be something done for the very poor, for alcoholics and homeless people but them is nothing. We rmaly cannot see that things have started getting better it will take time. No electricity 'We have no electricity in Molteno. People useparaffit and coal, and you often find elderly people in hospital with burns because of this. There is some very weak street lighting and there is work going on to put a newtransformerin so thatpeople can apply to install electricity in their homes, but where are they going to get the money for that? Some people can't even afford the monthly rent of 15 rand because they are not working or they aretrying tosupporta family as a single parent Alfred says: 'On paper, apartheid has gone. In practicereform starts with the cities but in normal life, especially in the rural areas, it will take a long time before people accept the fact there is no apartheid. Especially the whites - it is a grave problem in the white community. 'But for the blacks, what will help most in a poor place like ours is education. People will tothehomelandsbyn neverfeelliberated until theyare study them so that b educatedtotakepaninthenewwillmoveoutof'wSouthAfrica. Africa'. 'But most parents have no means to keep their children in school, They are mostly unedu- Die-hard whites cated people workingfor nextto The rise of the whi nothing and people who cannot response to reform see the necessity of educating obstacle to progress: their child. But let alone that 'Theystilldon'twant ignorance, themain stumbling aspeople,theydoblockis money' knoworshare,orrec BothNomamaandAlfredsee apartheid has been tlecontinumiglackofinvestment am a registered nu asstrategictherthaneconomic, doesnt mean a thin Alfred says: 'Thereaceonlythree says Nomama training colleges in the whole of There are somein the province Most are in the wingers on the farms hornielins. the stategy used is town, They are not to make people feel they belong people like the AWE I iakingthem lack people hire' South lite right in is another in Moteno. to regard us n't want to ognise that scrapped. I r but that O to them,' xtremeright and in our as open as but they are a bt unhappy and confused about what is happening - they are sutl in thei cocoons. 'In the post office you can feel that those whites are not happy that they no longer have then own entrance' The white right cantio anything about the post office queues but they still rothe fams. Manyfarmworkers belong to Alfred's church and he often mediates for them with the farmers who still pay less than subsistence rates' for work in appalling conditions. Inkatha One problem the Molteno community doesnot have, according to Dyasis, is any violence involving inkatha. 'There is no one who supports Ikatha in Molteno. The area is80-85%ANC supporters I doubt whether, -lkatha could ever be accepted by people here. All we have seen of Inkatha's influence is the corpses of people from Moleno who were working injohannesburg and were killed by Inkatha. People here are very bitter about Inkatha. 'We query why no one has ever been brought to trial for these killings. The South African secuntyfforcesarusedrosolving very complicated crimes so we can'tsee why they canidoitwith these The ANC is organising in Molteno to tackle some of the problems but Nomama and Alfred Dyasi believe the young activists simply don't have the trainingand resources they need 'The ANCaffarenotinaposiuon in take up these issues. They need more knowledge and training about buildingaup organisations.

ANTI-APARTHEIDNEWS 4 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1991 7 United non-racial student body formed The South African National Students Congress (Sansco) and the National Union of Students (Nusas) held a historic merger conference from 5-8 September in Grahamstown, Durban. Anti-Apartheid News spoke to Mukul Agarwal, who attended the conference on behalf of Imfundo, an organisation at the University of Cambridge which primarily raises funds for education projects in South Africa: THE conference coincidentally tookplaceinthesamehallwhere Steve Biko led a dramatic black students walk out from Nusas 22 years earlier, It was the outcome oftwo years ofconsultation with regional bodies of Sansco and Nusas convened by a National Joint Working Committee (born out of a joint national workshop in April 1990). Previously Nusas had to develop strategies and tactics to involve privileged white students Students on the sarch at the tnivetsity of the Wtwatesraod. Johannesburg in democratic progranmes of activity. Conversely Sansco was able to rely on largely organised support for a national liberation progranme. The challenge for both organisations was to unite students for the final onslaught on apartheid, while preparingfor a post-liberation and reconstruction role. Around 600 delegates attended the congress, representing regional structures from both organisations and reflecting involvement from students from all sectors of tertiary education. The Congress of South African Students (Cosas) was also represented in ar observer capacity. Pirture Wik in PRIgr The major task for the conference was to unite two organisations with very different historical growths and transform them into one student body with a common oudook and a joint plan of action. An impressive range of topics was covered in a short period of time, the main issues being: the name of the new organisation; its structure; policy; and, practically, how the new organisation would work. One of the majordcussions was feld around the leadership of the new student body which raised a numbe of practical questions, an the membership of Nusas and Sansco encompassed students from very different backgrounds and poltiual per spectives. Would there he white officers? And, if so, would they compromise the exerience of the a of black studets? It became clear ta white offliesof Sascowoutd e bound fly the experience of the African community. Similarly, If the leadership were in bo made up ofstudentswith apedominanly 'socialist' political ideology woild 0-ropesent thebulkof Nuops ,s:dentsl Ma -oJented that the atmospIre of the conference way differet frm NIS conference as Britain 60in s of decion mIkig Almost every resolution was deatd, altered and then derided by consensus, Indeed. theronfetnee bonover bockwardstoavoid1takingvotes, wich was felt to he a divitive However, there are always exceptions to every rule, in this case being the national colours that Sasco should adopt. The choice: black, gold and green (theANC s colours- also used by InkathaD or black, gold, green and red. The latter was finally chosen in order to symbolise a social committment to working class students. Conference decided on a programme of action which encompassed the following: 0 Building democratic rIdent representative councils and developing directrepresentation in university administration strctures * The democratic reform of th present education system in a single administration along with the abolition of the separatist hanta education system. * A longer term goal ofimerging all student organisaions into a national sudent body imi as to NUS. * The needto mobfise students for the transfer of power, laked ti a sophisticated prograrme for the tansirmaion of teria education. * An intensive learidgproec, litecyprect, edacaioocharer proec and leadership developmerit project. What rclations with ANC? O-e of the nIpny policy debates ship with the African National Congress (ANC) After a lengthy discnssion it was concluded that Sasco would remain outside of ANC structures, thus providing it with the right to reserve a dissenting voice. Conference adoptedtheoFreedomiCharterand registereditssupportforthe ams and goals of the ANC. Delegates agreed that a longterm goal in a non-racial and democratic South Africa would be an independent student body wth nO tiesi to apoitical paty in government. It was acknowlodged that dual membership of Sasro and the A'C would bo possible. Afondamental disagreement which arose out of dicussion was the issue of positive discination in relation o the role of women in Sa"o hilst quots were guaranteed for working dart roudents, African students and thosefrom the 'hush olleges' (symbols of the regie s atminps t opose aparteid-in higher educalion), a stalemate was rmched on a motion propoing that a quota for women .be obtained within atwp-yearisesale, The debate was supended in a tense armosphsere The motio was then re-considered and eventualydeferred for future debate. The rondenit movement is patentialy an impor ant forcefor change and the deepening of democralcy in SoUth African society. Whilst Spa would not lam to represent all South Af~can 'students, it does speak tilleflaftfegva'mannity of them. British students spring into action Campaigning on South Africa has been given top priority as an international issue bythe National Union of Students (NUS) for two consecutive years at their national conferences. This year, however, students will see their words springing into action as a major campaign is being activated to coincide with the new academic term. AAM campaigns officer, Claire McMaster, reports. A NATIONAL NUS/AAM student activists' conference will hI feld" on 16 Novemberat theUme Njtyof London Union with plenary m'ww sessions and workshops on education, women, solidarity action and the history of the struggle.. L AAM salsorepresentedat . A the London Black Students' Conference, which took place at ULU on 2 November, and is aAP expected to lead to closerlinks between both organisations n On The AAM/NUS 'Vote for Democracy' campaign will be r launched at NUS Winter Cono ferenceatlBlackpool 5-7Decmher. Nelson Mandela will address the conference (with the help of a tape recorder) along with a high profile fringe meeting a mion to update NUS's current featuring speakers from the NUS, policy on South Africa (lust ANC, AAM and the National formalised in 1985) - thus Organisation of Labour Students providing a forun for delegates (NOLS). to discuss the issues in the. Conference will also debate time-honoured NUS tradition ie loudly and emphatically. The campaign will then be taken on to the campuses via a Southern Africa Roadshow, which will tour around 40 colleges in the Spring term, to update students on the current political sitution and soggest action that ran be taken. It will be followed by a 'Vote forDemocracy' forightof action from 9 20 March with specially designed stickers and leaflets. Colleges wil e approached tholdone-offfundraning evens in honour of the ANC's 80th Anniversary, as well as participating in the AAM/ANC twinning programme. N US is supporting the new South Africannon-racial students union (Sasco) by publicising its campaign for non-racial education in South Africa. A comprehensive report is to be produced which will outline major development projects for the student movement, including: an intensive learning project; a literacy project; an education charter project and a leadership developnent project. For mor information ongetting inrofved in the NUS campaign please contact Reem Abdelbadil Mary Wiibury at NUS or Claire Meit and Glays Klnnock a. amnuigot tE 4,00 peojple who hoe oas McMaster at AAM HQ. Afica'since tEcaipaignstartedtwonoithe age. a ANUr1APARTHtEID NEWS 0 NOVEMBERDECEMBER M1, Unions push for economic policy forum THE ANTI-VAT campaign, NationalManpowerConmsission into concrete areas like job reportedonthefrontpage, is the (NMC), comprising representa- creation resourcesdevelopment cutting edge of a major initiative tives of goverment, employers and rights for workers. We tosectreinvolvementofworkers and trade unions, because it had wanted it to become a forum in economic policy formation at failed to live up to expectations. which would impact on the national leveL 'Paftr oftheagreement [about legislative process and lead to Cosat general secretaryJay Cosatu'sparticlpationintheNMC tangiblechangesm the economic Naidon told the Johannesburg dealtwithsettingupaneconomic sector.' Srar(9October 199)thatCoatu forum' said Naidoo. 'We fook But the govermoent wanted had pulled out of the tripartite this up very seriously and led it the NMC to'have only advisory r Kills Pwtootem wotce thef oblecttoos outs de the Jo noebucg tax office as contrywide marches took pace against theImpoltitonofVAT Prture: e atea Pre, A.r - llll u m - - m W The Civil and Public Services Association calls for: 0 the immediate release of all political prisoners S an elected Constituent Assembly to draw up a Constitution . and lay the grounds for elections on the basis of one person, one vote in a free, democratic, non-racial South Africa based on majority rule CPSA, 160 Falcon Road London SWI1 2LN status. And President de Klerk, replying to a protest from Cosam about the imposition of VAT, had said in a letter that economic restructuring would have to wait until a working group was set up at the proposed all- party talks, expected to start within the next few weeks. Cosatu willnot be takng part in those talks, which are cofined to political organnatnlns. And it 'It seems to us that ... they are pursuing a major restructuring in advance of the new political order.' fears ttoevtset's insstnce on introducing VAT now I of a wider -esintung of te economy1lingpivation and deregulation, whrch is already under way. 'It seems to us', said Naidoo, that, following INI recomnendations tbeyrepur stng amajor restructuring in avance of the newyollticql order, ICFTU condemns Cosatu conviCtions THE Brussels-basedinterational Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and in British affiliate, the TUC, have strongly condemned the conviction of three leaders of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosat) - general secretary Jay Naidoo, his former deputy, Sydney Maftimadi, and general secretary of the metalworkers' union Moses Mayekiso - on charges of assault andkidnap. A Cosatu employee, Baba Schalk, was acquitted. On 16 October the three were sentenced to one year's imprisonmsent or L400 flne, with a further year's imprisonment suspended for three years They are appealing agaist their conviction. The ICPI'U denounced the prosecution as a political tral and 'a deliberately contrived attempt to undermine progress towards genuine negotiations to create a new democratic South Africa'. JayNaidooisbelievedt have conceived the strategy behind the National Peace Accord, signed by over 20 organsations in September. Tesuimony to this effect by a leading Afrikaner businessman, and evidence of constant police harassment of Naidoo and hiscolleagues, were discounted by the magistrate. The charges related to the apprehension by Cosah officials of a security police agent, Constable Maleka, who was acting suspiciously outside the Cosatu offices in Johannesburg in August 1990. Lawy- for the convicted three said in their notice of appeal that Maleka was not a credible witess. White workers join Sarhwu WHITE workers onioth sAfsran it negotiated for themo9f 11.5 per railways, taditionaly amongst cent - welbelowmflationlevel the mon conservative and racist The union - aware af white inoulouk, arestartingutooin the insecurines about the political pcedominantly black South changesgologonibe cotty, Aftican Ralway and Harbour andof ittneedtoreassurewhite Worcer,' Unio(Sarhw). workers that the union will Retrenchqsent tjreatening proec them In August, some 60,000 johs n forcing white 3-4,000 black Sarbwo members wrk s . look fora union that sn the northe- Tranival plohas the strength a deter tested agat e dismissal of a mi_mion to stad up for the,. nite colleague., Sarhw organMost belog to the conrvative iser Johalnleaurainssys: 'Colou Artisan Staff Assocaion, many isfalling away undetherritfo of hore members are dissa-t- stances; stop orde are co imog ti~~w-in f-aato Stmithw o GAB working together for a united, democratic and non-racial South Africa GMB - BRITAIN'S GENERAL UNION General Seeretary: John Edmonds

ANTI-APARTHEID NEWS 0 NOVEMBERIDECEPMUER 1991 9 Ciskei crackdown BARELY six weeks after signig the National Peace Accord on 14 September, the military ruler of the Cisket, Brigadier Oupa Gqozo, has imposed a State of Emergency and rounded up hundleds of alleged ANC supporters This follows months of rising tension between his unpopular regtme and its numerous opponents. The ANC Border Region office disclosed on 4 November that 250ANC members had been detained at Diosbaza, and others at Alice and Balfour: Eastern Cape TheCiskei, one offournominally independent Bantustans, is simated in the Eastern Cape, historically the strongest centre of mass support for the ANC. When Gqozo seized powerfrom the previous dictator, Chief LennoxSebe, nMarch 1990 ANC activists sought to build relations with him and draw him away from De Klerk's influence. ButGqozo felttreatenedby, and tried to stifle, the open political activitysprinngmgupafter the unbanning of the ANC and other political organisations. Around August last year he set up a secret dirty tricks operation called International Research (IR), headed by three white officers formerly in the SA Defence Force. The IR team is believed to have been responsible for recruiting agentsand spies, lueing Chief Sebeback to his death in an ambush, attempting a coup against Gen Holomisa in nearby Transkei, and stockpiling arms. After is existence became known, criticism of is shadowy role mounted. In August it was purportedly disbanded, and replaced by the Ciskei Intelligenre Services, but this was probably little more than a change of nae, With repression mounting and violencr spreading rapidly, leading white businessmen joined forces with the ANC and Cosam inJulytoconvenea peace forma, which set up a broadbased Border Peace Committee. In moves paralleling those happening at national level in South Africa, the Peace Commitee has called upon Brig Gqozo to step down and make way for a more representative interim administration, pending Ciskei's reincorporation into South Africa. Having initiallyabolishedthe former pattern of local rule by headmen, and replaced it with residents' associations, inJuly this year Gqozo started to reverse the process. But his attempts to reanpose the discredited headmen have provoked strong reactions, Increasingly isolated and beleaguered, Gqozo has now clamped down on political activity in a way that will embarrass the Pretoria regime, and might therefore, ironically, speed his demise - since he has nowhere else to look for allies. Misery under Mangope There are still 128 political prisoners in thejails of the Bophuthatswana bantustan - more than six months after the expiry of the Pretoria Minute deadline agreed by the De Klerk regime for the release of all political prisoners. The MafikengAnti-Repression Forum (Maref) said that 24 of the prisoners remained on hungerstrike in protest at the conditions. Margaret Ung and Alan Brooks report. CONGERTfcamtpaigningforred Bophuthatswana 'president', Chief Lucas Mangope, to release 19 political prisoners in September. But far from relieving pressure, the disappointingly small number of releases intensifiedconrernbothin South Africa and abroad (see bot) and a farther 18 were freed in October. Hugersitker Johannes Sinselane was finally released on 19 October ina tenous medical condftion, after fasting fo, rore than 10 days. Expressing grarmde to anti apartheid campaigners overseas for taking up Simelane's case, Maref said his eease 'was not only a victory for him, bur alto a victory for the international network that h done so much to put Bop issum-on the agenda' The h-arh-ndio, neglect and incompetencem Mangope's prisons have been blamed for the deth 0014 October, three days befoe the second batch of releases of Rahasang BlackmantbaMonnana, 37 'ndictions arethat Morana would bealive today if he bad received prOper medical atention,' Maref said. gabasang Monnsnawsv-ecviug a two-yeairlntnce on . Bp Central li atRooigroona charge of public violence. Ths fellow prisoners said thatche had been seriously II for Some time but his complaints were ignored by the prison author'tes More than 140 m e oftheANC Youth League were reportedly arrestd shortly after his death, during widespread protests to demand thereleaseof all political prisoners in Bophuthatswana and elsewhere in South Africa, Ani-unlon repression Humanrightsviolations continue unabated in Bophuthatswana outside the jails as well. Mangope's regime refuses to recognise the National Union of Mineworkers, even though it represents 60% of the worker at two mines owned byImpala Platinum - tfhe second largest platinum producer in the world. Theresultingtensionsboiedovec last month. Dispmue ove wages had been unlbhing since July. In EC insists: no more delays TheEuropean Polfticalcooperation, policy-formulating ogan of the EC, met on 2/3 October and under pressure from anut apartheid movements adopted its toughest-yet statement n political prisoners: 'The Community and its member states continue to follow developments in Soujth Africa closely, They have repeatedly called on the South African govemment fitr all outstanding questions, includng the detention of political prisoners, to e solved urgently. 'In thiscontext, they are concerned that no solution has yt been found to the question of the continued detention of political prisoners in the so-called independent homelands, 'In order to improve conditions for an early start to substantive negotiation on a new constitution for a united, democratic and non-racial South Africa, the Comnity and its member states insist on the release of all political prisoners without delay.' mid-October the sacking of a worker provoked an underground sit-in by 7000 miners, which quickly escalated to a stoppage by 1io,000workers The dismissal of a further 76 workers led to outbreaks of arson against buildings and vehicles, and a management shut-dow n of one ofthemines -thethirdinthelast three months. In Septemher, Mangope was fOrced by pressue from major South African companies and Pretoria to suspend inplemen ration of new legislation to penalise employees for recog nising South African -based trade unions. The new measure had already passed throughthe 'Bop' parliament and was awaiting Mangope's signature when Cosat (the Congr of Sooth nTrade Union) rat.ne ed and persuaded the employers to move against it * The detentions, bannings, deportations and harassment which have become the hallmnark of iangope s regime are documented in a new brefing from the human rights organssation, Africa Watch Out of Sight- The Miery in Bophutarawana (Africa Watch September 1991) concludes that the hantastans have been 'a blueprint for repression for which President De Klierk and his government must not be allowed to evade responsibilsy Africa Watch are at 90 BoroughHigh Street. London SEt ILL, tel 071-37898000. The industry and services union, Park House 64-66 Wandsworth Common North Side London SW18 2SH FREEPHONE 0800 289819 SUPPORTS THE CAMPAIGN VOTE FOR DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AFRICA!

10 ANTI-APARTHEID NEWS 0 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1991 UP AND DOWN the country, local AA groups have been staging 'voting' sessions to mobilse support for the AAM's 'Vote for Democracy' campaign. Voting totals ranged from 384 in Newcastle on Tyne, to 167 in Harlow, to 11 votes in Wrexham - one of them cast by the mayor. Saturday 12 October was chosen asa DayofAction by Local AuthoritiesAgainst Apartheid and the Scottish Local Authorities' AA Committee. Well over 40 local authorities collaborated with local campaigners in promoting the vision of democracy for South Africa. 0Oer 200 'Yes' votes were Saturday 12 October. Subsequenly collections weee takeo at the Bighton peace shop and Bighthalm centre The visit of the AAM campaign bus tothe townand the uiversity campus on successive days proved highly successful last month. Bythe end of its visit, the ballot box was brinfullwithvotes for democracy, and the local metiamported onthecampaign. Colchester AA is a driving force in the EastAnglian region's bid to aise £2,000 for the ANC's Northern Orange Free Stare region, with which it is twned. A good start was made with a fund-raising dinnern September which brought in £135. Pcitue activities: contactJanet Plumne, secretary, 12 Spurgeon St. Colchester COt 2NS. Votes for democracy were collected at the Club Mandela disco on 12 October, attended by 250 people. £400 was raised and the group hopes to present the ANC with a £1,000 cheque (the secondthisyear) at te next Club Mandela evening on 16 Novem her For detal., contact Dave Bentley, Secretary, 2/R - 29 Apsley Street' Glasgow Gt; tel 041-334 3342. Merton Councl, which formally adopted a local authority 'Deca, ration on Apartheid last March, helped Merton AA to do polling for the campaign in all the borough's nine libraries. Polling was also conducted at a stallnear Wimbledon library, where the mayor, leaderof thecouncil, and two prospectve parliamentary candidates all voted for democracy in South Africa, Secretary: Dave Esbester, 15 Reynolds Close Church ld, Colliers Wood, sw19 2Qj. ga |in Iii'J m+I Councillors attending a Blyth Valley Council meetng on 10 October delivered 32 'Yi' votes for democracy in South Africa Geoffrey Dickens, Tory MP for Lirteborough and Saddleworth, declined Oldham AA's invitation to vote for democracy in South Africa. B tBryan Davies, Labour candidate forOldhanCentral and Royton, turmned up on the day to cast his voLe outside the civic centre For furre activities, contact Craig Sutherland, Secretary, 18 Beckett Street Lees, Oldha. Oxford's lord mayor, Clr Alan Pope, and over a dozen other city andcounty councillorsvoted for democracy atthe CountyHall on 11 October. Long-time AA supporter Clr John Tanner was among the voters. The next day, ,at an Oxford AAM stall in the covered market, nearly 200 more votes were collected (Margaret Stanton, 83 New High St, Headington, OX3 7AL). InNottinghamshire the Worksop and District AA Group collected some 116 votes for democracy Other activities The group'sneot eetngwil be on Tuesdy26Novemberat gpm at 3 Plsnchford goad. Choseick. Detailsbfrmacing secretary Pete Nathan cr81 994 049i) Ann Snowden took part in the Wales AAtM's sponsored walk, raising tngether with Joan Santana and Dave Saunders a total of almost £100. A street collrcton was due to be held on 5October Details of future activity from Jon Webster, 1 Ffordd Petre, Mold. voting for dernoy t1 South Afdea a Wl slow's 'One World Fair' uecently were Pat Coates (left) and Brown 2 d fon dghtl, both of Cogloton AAM, with Pat Bolley (CND) and Dorothy Conolly (right) of Anuesty Intenational President de Klerk and his National Party have custodianship of apartheid The black majority through one person one vote have the key to its demise Support the Vote for Democracy in South Africa Derrick Fullick General Secretary 9 Arkwright Road, Hampstead, London NW3 6AB UNION OF COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS VOTE FOR DEMOCRACY. IN SOUTH AFRICA! ALAN TUFFIN TONI CLARKE Geneur Seretary Deputy General Serery UCW ato4e1 CreMeeot Loe, Claphai. London SW4 9RN HACKNEYAA EAST LONDON AGAINST APARTHEID AND FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOUTH AFRICA DAY SCHOOL SAT 29 FEBRUARY 1992 10- 5PM STRATFORD TOWN HALL Organised by HACKNEY AA WALTHAM FOREST REDBRIDGE NEWHAM Phone Jessica 071 249-8369 AFRICAN BOOKS wanted for sale. Catalogue geeabbr. All books quoted inc Ring Mike Ketchum 071 241-0574 or write 44a Brghton Rod, London, N16 NATURAL FRIENDS The friendship agency If you seek other sincere people who share your important concerns Pleane contat NATURAL FRIENDS 1AA) 15 Benyon Gardens Culfrd, Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6EA (stamp appreciated) TEL 0284-728315 anytiee it GrITIIOGiT - "T IN TOiH R;RtRevDaidLonn(BishopofShtffiele) DON'TW AITANOT11ADAN t il Michie MP; Ce1 Butth leader of the , chir of Sheffield Rqclal Equality Couil. 1 -TO]RRi YOUl{.1 COULD RE GETT q l'|[IN FI Il[I TE

ANTt-APftTNIDAEW549 N0Vftff R/CMER.19911%, Harvests Under Fire, by Carol B Thompson (pbk). Zed Books 57 Caledonian Road, London N1 9BU Tel (071) 837 4014 Food - a weapon of war CLOSE to 2 millionMozambicans are in need of emergency relief this year because of poor harvests, and food distribution is almost impossible in several regions, thanks to attacks by Renamo bandits. As Carol Thompson asks, what are the goals in a war that targets rmed civilians? The author examines the efforts of the Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference (SADCC) to improve agricultural production and distribution in the regionintheface of South African destabilisation and interference by the United States through its aid policies. In this interesting, though uneven, book Carol Thompson shows how the deliberate destruction of viable peasant economies was achieved by the early colonists to crate a pool of labour for the nascent mining Industry. SouthAfica'secononmic domnation of the region and its use of violence to maintain that dominance provides the backdrop to an examination of SADCC's agricultural policies. Emphasising the small producer, and aiming for food self-suffiency, these policies conflict head-on with US and South African interests in the region. The book's strength lies here, in its detailed examination of how the US directly and indirectlyattemptstosubvertthe food goals of the SADCC nations, although British readers may question the author's close focus on US machinations in theregion, neglecting Lonhro's extensive agricultural interests in Malawi and Mozambique, for example. The US position is starkly revealed by Carla Hills, the US Trade Representative handling theGatt negotiations, who toldia Senate Committee rhink of the US Trade Representative with a crowbar, where we are prising open markets, keeping them open so that our private sector can take advantage of them.' While Harvsts Under Fire succeeds in describing SADCC's efforts to ensure food security through regional cooperation, it only briefly touches on the issue of food as a weapon of war. Despite its agricultural potential, Angola must spend a large proportion of its mineral wealth on food imports to feed the thousands of peasant farmers displaced by South African aggression. As long as these patterns of dependency remain, SADCC s efforts will be in vain and South African and US interests will be served. Leslie Christie General Secretary Sandy Boyle President South Aftica Youth Information Pack- published by the Bisbop Ambrose Reeves Trust (BART) October 1991. Price £10 (or£3.50 to those under 19) + £1.50,post/packing. New BART info pack for young people THIS publication comes at an opportune moment, when some support for the Anti-Apartheid Movement is seeping away, and international pressure against the South African government is undermined byfalse, opportunist declarations that apartheid is all but dead. This education pack seeks to highlight the gap which still exists between the abolition ofapartheid's structures, and the implementation of economic, social and political equality. This Information Pack, publishedbyBARTwith supportfrom provides information and educational material on the practice of apartheid. Clarity and simplicity The Pack has been designed for young people, teachers and youth workers. Its written style combines clarity and simplicity, whichmanagestoenable anyone who has previously fought shy of tackling the subject to approach it with confidence The writers have also managed to present the information in languagewhichisappropriate for use withthewholerangeofsecondary students, from 13 to 18. The materials comprise an A broaidsheet and 10 accorne panying A3 posters, with supporting resource list. The broadsheet pmeslnts the facts in 12 sections, illustrated with BART BISHOP AMBROSE REEVES TRUST Promoting knowledge and understanding of apartheid and its effects. photographs, chaons and maps. The 12 sections encompass the major geographical, historical, economic, social and political factors which govern the lives of the black population under apartheid. It deals with such categories as hantu education, protest and opposition, togetherwith intema tional support, through to the expectations for the huture. The 10 posters elaborate on many of the themes from the broadsheet, as well as introducing other pertinent topics, such as the position of sport, the role ofthe media and health care. Information is compact and easy to handle, with a comprehensive coverage of issues. Together, the bnsadsheet and posters form a thorough introductionto the systemandpractice of apartheid. A LWtopic in The issue of apartheid has been one of the most popular poliical and social justice themes to be studied in schools and colleges, and it benefits greatly from this fresh presentation by adding variety to available resources. The definition of categories also makes it easier for the teacher to either initiate a systematic study of the effects of apartheid, or to target questions which are of specificrelevanceto, tieir subjct. Apart form its tradiional slot in the curriculumunderRehligous EducationorPersonal Social and MoralEducation, this Packshould encourage the topics to be introduced across a wider curncularspectram. Forexample, the use of a pie chart to detail the population on the broadsheet, together with the statistics on the division between health care for black and white South Africans, makes it feasible to include apartheid in mathematics work. The education, health and economic sections could be inorporated to good effect in a course on child development. The information is presented in an accessible and stimulating format, so that quickly devising classroom activities would present no problem to experienced and imaginative teachers. The Pack can also be used for dicussionanddebate, as well as providing a basis for extended research. Worth buying for the illustrations The most striking feature of the South Africa Youth Inforaetion Puck is its use of photographs, both as an illustrative device and as evidence of the rank inequalities and discrimination of apartheid. The Pack would be worth buyingfor theillustrations alone - it offers media and art and design teachers a feast of material for their work. It iew of the visually sinking nature of the material, the Pack is perfectly suited for display in any youth club orschool, and formounting as an exhibition to accompany any extra-curricular activities on South Africa, Obviously itis difficultwithin the limitations of such aformat to include every aspect of South African concern, and the publishers have succeededin including many aspects of concern without over-simplifying them. However, the sections on support fromtheinternationalcommurty might have benefited from reference to those humanrights' instruments, such astheUniversal Declaration of Human Rights, whichhave provided a reference point for legitimating such international condemnation of ,human rights abuses. With human rights included in thenew National Curriculum, this would have added another diamnsion to this resource . .. But until the dismanting of apartheid structures is accompanied by the establishment of political, economic and social parity, publications such as this must continue to raise issues amongtheyoungandensure that they are fully aware of the global inequalities which such political systems result in forthe 27 million black South Africans. Cheryl Law is Education Adviser for Amnesty lnternational What is BART ? The Bishop Ambrose Reeves Trust (BART) is a registered educational charity associated with the Anti- Aparheid Movement It aims to promote and disseminate knowledge and understanding about apartheid and its effects. Founded in 1966 as the South Africa Racial Amity Trust (SARAT), the Trust has in recent years done much to highlight the impact of apartheid on children, both in South Africa itself and in the nearby countries of Southern Africa. The Harare International Conference in 1987, two subsequent seminars in London, and two national speaking tours, were devoted to this issue. BART has also supported the research work of the Ant-Apartheid Movement as well as grantaiding the research and investigative work of AA News. The Trust has expanded its work significantly during recentyears as the need for accurate and accessible factual information on all" aspects of apaitheid has grown. The coent piogramme of work includes a Southern Africa Documentation Service, a Reirnees Project, an Ifor-tion Project on the long-term effects of apartheid on children in Southern Afric, a, well is the Youth Infortuation Project, which last month issued a new pack for 12-19yearolds(seeadjoningrevew). Young people, yolthworkersandteachersalikeareinvited to te1BART what hey thisk aboutthe Pack, and how theyhave used it- using the questiounnaires enlosed with the Pack Ftuher information about the work of the Trast and how it can be supported by covenants, Oive-As-You- Eam. and other means, is available from Peuny Plowman, BART Co-ordinator, on 071 383 5t89. Obituary: Martin Ennals FOR THOSE who did not know ofhirsstaggleagai-tcancerover the lastyear, itcameasashock to hear about the death of Martin Ennals one ofthe firt AAM staff workers, in Octoberat the ageof 64. After leaving Unesco inPans, Martin worked full time in the AAM (thenknown as the Boycott Movement) and helped to launch the Month of Boycott in March 1960. He left the AAM to become general gecretaryof the National Council for Civil Libertis (now Liberty). but remained on the AA Executive Committee for several years. Martin is probably best known for his work as general secretary of Anesty international, which durng ho, period developed into a mator organision and wrias areid the Nobel Peace Prize. He was associated with many orgaisations, including International Alert which he founded. Martin Enals had great inner compassionandidentifiedeasily with people who suffered He was always searching for new ways to overcome injustice and ducoination He remained a firnsupporterofAAl, and even in recent years when I net him from time i time he was always concerned to discuss new ways of advancing the campaign against apartheid. Martin was the youngest of the three Enals brothers who have all been involved over the yearwithAAM. David.nowLord Ennals, was chair of AAM at its inception and later president. John Enals, who died in 1988, served as chair for several years. Mantinwillbermissedby many organisations and, of course, by his many friends. He died in Canada where he had recently been appointed professor of Human Rights at the University of Saskatchewan. The Natioi SUPPORT THE VOTE FOR DEMOCRACY SOUTH AFRICA: FREEDOM NOW

12 ANTI-PARTHEID NEWS 6 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1991 Tues 26 November WORLD TRAVEL MARKET Picket lI 11«) IEMNERS' NEWSLTER Dear Member, Sat 30 November AAM ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING LONDON FridaySaurday 6-7 December INTERNATIONAL ACTION FOR AN INTERIM GOVERNMENT Tues 10 December HUMAN RIGHTS DAY SAT1S Picket Mon 16 December SOUTH AFRICAN HEROES' DAY 3Oth anniversafry of Umkhonto we Sizwe, ANO armed wing ASWE ÅRE preparmng thns Newsletter, ati the ssginare that the atl-iPty Confrene ont the 'titure of Souith ýfricavfwi be convened befoe theendo(flo9l.ll uwl]beav apotantbeaktirough being teached on tanional uangemets f"r the, the echsssms or awngLp a n,, conitution We ane laeefor, entring to, the, inastdcsv Isdera penlidfo"rnref.eedomtiggle, a petid hias maxium ellect fintentiaoanJ coordinated action 6 & 7 kceeniber Arn-s paxtetMoeentsir, Ir-, p,.A-i Aec anpanunganittraomat-iycnord-tatccdcann, eactinn tfidaxy 6th and Satuday 7th December. The, ,nitiaign will 1ocu, o,, the, twl demands nI soeekistg the ,lablidnitent, n>fan Inteo Gveann Thes pln eea ree at a useting of sons 25 Assa ApartlsedMovE-i-ultinGenevaatth, ibegarning, of Novasher. 'nie Anu Aparthead Mbovensett m the Erurope an Comurttt, wilf efocuisg thertactsvsner in pata nothe EC Sumnai1tls aa tth foltowmg week nS-I0 Deeme ,;)Amemo.r>andumsetingoutthecue for an luterit Goernment has ben dra-a up by the EC Lia,,on Vstuer of1,M, -ndNGOr ,lablefi-,,Madkla Steer FreeABiPol~iaPriomrs etpeoplet,, eg culturat, a, The ANC 'Nationat Exeollve Conassnitt- nmeeting at that any contai thte enrd n octoberralled forrnewd canspaigsting . nr rtegto Southi Åfrira and loteenationally for the relea- of all The hAMpoliulralp[ oenseop5). 'IheSATtSCominurte, developraent mietso-naftewacdssto workoutlsow besrto responrd whdiaspl t hi, callprepared aep, Ir cdet,,ld thre gouLp, ni poitirat p ,onrs odet to help around whomn capi Iawud b, truse the Govement. Bophuthauwaenn politial prionr,- the Death R-w plsonee and orner Death Row prisone suIh at R,,bettatdllnd, the Sharpesdlle 4aindthe Upington5 jo, ve for D, Afspeial ,trSAtinuapaignha,,been laued, for the Buphuthauwana prsoner, anda. The ot, forfD iil is to take place oa Hliumtan lightsca Die,,a forsard. Wc 10December at South Afiri- (ot,,3.t0-7.31)pm - Mandela Stre focusing specially oa, thu-, -n Death R-w. For make h a fluethec details corrtaClar ale Mcater, olhe SATIS S)local auhc co-ordinator groapr organ Xoothr ,plo-tuity to hstgruht repreasont ,,the, counry llophuithatswana will b, afforded by the, bantustan's The caup appeaoce later thi nmorth at the anurual Wo-rd Conferences AAr Comneert artd SAELS are moutnng a protest canspaigo atu psckeso-nTiuerda26lNvme from 1 ' eamtonon t').urP.,tyC den ils from Da, id Kenirvyn (55 1 550 71t8) or Claire atter (the mae McMastr". hAM for, 20 % LigureoftheA A numbe11t Sandti~easutStayl lidaig i Gutri is the message from beth the Coin-nwalth ofthe, ,,mpa eath of Gvraetmeeting t Hare, and the Demor-acye ,NCa National Exeruve CoIrnuttee meetung ln ifl the Genera 0,1oe~ The, t,,,o of fth stat,,ncut, a,, availahle from Standelt fromr S4adela Street (se nd A4ý sae), Iollowingon from f[ National Cooferenorsujuly, 'b'eANCharnlowwoedred ou lhemo lot etiv,,an Pres ideat's o>fusingsanctios to advantepeaor proea The niain concluslonni the ANC:s delibemtin- isthatLalt ThLisca Perononaran taegcsniln ute -manind for De-Sca I,, rtsecreapidageemntonhe, bih~~ haive reelv nýinltermGovent The lCommnonwralth policy separate miail is -odlcosntentwiththsapproah. lwoaldthao you please g hafoa lole,1,riurGovenum-p to -i,,ider what d anyv sespecately i ,,,an ro ,I solten be llfed wth lirepiio'n of democratic govemetentis 10, power, flowever,~~~~ ~ ~ ~ Wbl'thANadtrComneth Whav ehfatfi havesicnall-d thatcoetaj iinesues (o mskto coodinut,,d foodrain.ga seople sa., 4on5 s hould be, litfedoow" ,aei, tc. , fwvr, the 'iNC unusta ,t,,itstesa meust inoow ayurpet wtr be iscusig ins reptts to, bese at the AM 030 November- Meunedubove, anew AMb,,euilethas ben slog the cas for keepiog sar in erethe estalishentm f an Intrimrr -nnrayapaftguniusttsv hae eclvd ve 45 yes, -ote-,a 'iLMar thanlrs to atl tc,e- wha i elpaed oc1 n suc-- no 12 0ctobr Over tile ,oehe th loa anti-apartil ned jctlv ines irw,, and ,it-e ac-~a saign made anr inpact al ;til thre Patsy -indeed the, fonge, memmg at the Paty Conferenor to pott the urted a btgger audience than) that a, rte -1n-ern 0-Onpaldpnnrcm e d ing tha't be - bvi been a meer, nt e,,s - hugely etioyed seing a ,enaor StCalthCor-ativeaMyConferenor' r ni niew 101 tivnes otur uinder way >nil TIIC and AM1 leallet appeaJing t,, ,to 'mie for demooracy Finally, aput igni we have prepae l ' Manilo for othAfia' sfecif,,c,11yforcantdae I Eiectton n) endorse -coptes avatlable sStret Appea restdku'sppa fornam no the Vote i , capugri Mehes ,huld by n,, ol Infoemntilaout tire appeal uns mug. If nu haen i donated yrt ro -va,ge aul eoicnW,aor nae ni fod o keepour wom gaointeg ,-uy goodbytct in akewelio has ,nr funrdrasanirg peuIet, and ,ther tttvttiet" oerthe past two ye ars. tIse has oinr the, '(Lftf ti e lItilty Nation, ,,,d i. her plare Rogic Harri ,i tow andela trtno tmpoirt basis ul ;atontomrieupexrmatremcpotpe Wednesday 8 January 1992 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ANC * The MM offlce al ±3 Mandela Street, London NW1, is normally open to callers as follows: Moodsy to Priday i.OOpm-5.SOpm. If you wlsh to see a speeltic member Ob stafi, please On 30 Oslo ne ~uld psotontnntooktoth.nieont.hs London, MonoIo.toeModddAth.nnBusunnt.. 'phane 07i-387 7966 to make an POdI, SatsisØ nond oneorol Goenion olilonto peotoet ti,. mi. nI ISo.. bonk. Ineoleod Ingu rihontSo.jtt, AJ~Oon appoisttstnttl. bond sno.. Mnrohont junker. Khhwot Bonnon toni. tju toegnio 00 AAM ond EI.T5A onnintou b ih. City Ol London. Ptrtaenalapoou