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The boycott campaign of The campaign to force a to all racesand the proposed bmlis uner Swpgenment, sdthereleas ofNo is the message of the Anti 1989 was tremendously su changeinlBritishgovernment scrapping of the Separate Mu la.Theseffmosv-ctories -odthey mar UTa Apartheid Movement in 1990 cesshlsanctionsareworking. policyonSouthAfricareaches AnmeniiesAct somecommen Isto sY, theyam theruttofthe longStrggle aganst -amesage of hope, focusing Financial sanctions in particu acriticalpointon27February, tatomrsreferred to this as all efforts on the task of des larare withtheSouthemAficaCoali- apatheld bythe peoples of Snthuni Africaand by the biting deeply. removing one of the pillars of troyingapartheidandcreaaing It is evident from the tion(SAC) lobbyof parliament apartheid, butthese have lRteneetarmUlti-partbold movemnt. been a united, non-racial and statements of the apartheid (see Campaign Diary). cosmetic changes and those Thiswill net stopDo lak tramtrying to turn thouseenot to democratic South Africa. regieitselfthatsunctionsare TheColition~wbichbrings pilors remain intacL' hiscan smniage, or MrsThatcher fram claiming that the We need to intensify, not having a direct effect on its togetherover90 orgaisations Hesaidthat the Coalition's vindicateheranUtl-s eitspolicy.Togeauthey amseeking relax, the external pressures policies. representing millions of main aim is to make the to haltand revire SouthAfrca'sIternationalIlation. The ontheapartheidregime during Tht clear message is to people, is challeoging govermentawarethat'ahuge algmnnt ofa rtis overnmeewith the rulinglatiml Party the critical period ahead. continue topress the British Margaret Thatcher's antid- numberofpeoplearewatching The message to Mrs government for further sanctions stance. SACexect- aregoingto In SoothAfrica ha naverbeen clos sincethe Batsfirst them and keep up Thatcher is a strong one measures, whilst the active tive chair, the Revd Michael the pressure for change'. Introducedapartheid backIn 1948. STOPSUPOIrLNG.APART boycott by consumers of fruit,Taylor ofChristianAid, iscall- The Coalition met the Rt BeBlank and Thatcher e desperatto slowdw and HEID. vegetables, coal and other ing for a sirge Ofsupport for Hon Douglas Hard MP on10 centrathe proesef chane tIs movingthegund under Iis to our shame tat the produce of SouthAfrica needs the February weekof action. Jas.ur. They wereassured theirmey feel. Forthey fear that It Isbloaig toaethepoua British government acqui to e intensified. Michael Taylor told Anti- that Mrs Thatcher had no resoltoe-ne thtill beconstructSmithAfria a uniled, esces it the mantehosce of T1hisis a time of hope and Apartheid News: 'SAC was present plans to visit South nn-re ntamacy. aparthid repreosion. real chalenge. The AMi is formed because too many of Afrcaandthattherewouldbe Anti-Apartheid Movement confident thattheSothAfrica: us had allowed the govern- Nes o Modla Receptin Comnltts ale bng setup In no relaxation of British supporters will be receiving a Freedom Now! campaign will ment to win the argument sanctions, Mr Hurd said that ritainand elswher, to sao that Mondale'srelease is leaflet asking you to send this capture the imnaginationof the about sanctions. both would depend on seizednsa galde epportonityto Increase the presrea he message to Thtatcher, and we 'le argutment used to be profound and irreversible aprtheldregime. toi1 ownn teee ot thatsanionswouldnotwork; changes in South Africa. Thee etn is changes. Saen pessum hasbroughtmsm to thejdmntainirfl but -emly that argu-ment Followingthe meeting, the change. Mee presure wllbring more change. Teline thatthe pol frtiwat has swung scound... Rt Revd Simon Barrington peanuaat this pointwould h anhiatoric andstratel 'Me other main claim is WardBishopofCoventryand Thousands of people will to contribute to securing thatsanctionsharinthepoor- mistake, atragedy for our coomy,' said SouthAfrica's most chair of the Coalition, said, 'I gather in Trafalgar Square on freedom for the people of thisisasensitiveissue.Butwe was most concerned that eminent cnhu andbade uton lenderslast Botlcm. 25 March to tell FW de olerk South Africa; and to help say overall wehould do what although thescretaryof state Theirmessage wa simplifiedby the historic Conferencefor that the British people want to ensure that all the people in our friendsinSouthAfricatell and Foreign Office officials a Dlmeao e iratloIn lceer. Som 4,M deisgates see freedom now. In his first the region can live is peace. us to do.The government acknowledged iheimpact of repruntlag 2,138 rgab on calleda the lunam itl 100 days he has made no claims that things are really financial pessures. they did con w y 'tointensify thesliln of theSoath African attempt to remove the pillars An attractive SouthA(ciro: getting better in South Africa,not daw t conclu regimeuadtohapoe roupreheadvesand mandattneysactions'. of apartheid. as clearlv illus Freedom Now! campaign onwe should layoft ad give i f sanc TheSoutlhen Afrcaoalition's lonbbyof p w etda27 brochurewillbe availablesoon, the regime a chance.When Binl d have a Badges,posters and leafletsa the news came through about o fram 28 to hasten Februmy,the Week of Action 21 to February,theBaisop aleadyavailable. the opening up of the beaches the end aarid.' Araoe BeevesTnst's Inomatetloneter InFeblrary, and the AM's nationaldemonstration enSunday 25March provide Opportuntattlocahl andnational level to Involvegritish peopleaInins"ete ithe prossue- euakieon to dismntle eunpntotthe apywastoonti~meenhuirs~hetchnto abandonher effects to dimantle soutum andto change

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hoduWflUK - C11.5;Eap- 13.50; The Kohl government has out such a determination, and outsie Ere frme-l- 8.50;outsel Europe (air)El3.50 consistently tried to cover up early in January he acted French engines via Israel ht esttlsU - Ei0e;F pe- U; this case, and in August it swiftlybyconfiscatiogthefiles outnidEnere (nrtaaen -1 E2.50; nutddestepe (all -h-20 refused permission for the held by the companies con DespiteameetingwithFrench 4 Write to the French state prosemitortoinvestigate ceraedand announcedthathe officialsin Parisin December Embassy, 58 Knightsbridge, BinAccont No 513004 whether there was a breach of was investigating the matter tie World Campaign has still SWIX 75T,demand the agreement with India Duringthe United Nations not received any officialreply ing that ANI-APeINEWS isalso met toall atlasl membsof the govensent does the OAail (since the Indian submarine General Assembly session, a about French Snerms Atar not orimon back deliver these engines. ApartheidMoeannet -m enjaurolp pagetr details plans were copied without special resolution on military engines beings ldto lsmaelfor iwia byRoge IlddinSrtworar, permission).Itmaintained that collaboration specifically possible use by the South Tmpesebliy rubn~, the illegality involved was not mentioned the FRG as having African Air FOT significant and any allowed two ofitscorportions In the last issue of Anti World Campaign against investigation or prosecution to provide South Africa with AparfheidNews, itwas reported Military and Nuclear PnMM I EatEnd treetLtd, Emision Stroit, ew, Bunly-y- could damage the reputation blueprintsforthemanufacture that President Mitterand had Colabratos with Loms 3LT South It of the FG'sarmsa tiy, of submarines and other ordered an investigation into Acinca, PO Box 2, Lindeoe ONHn0o.5B According to FRG regula- relatedimaterial this case. It should have stated Gard,Nl007Oslo 10, tions, the state prsecutor can As soon asit was published thathehasbeenaskedtoorder Tel (02) 301345; Tele; 72314 also investigate the case if it on 9 November, the Bonn such an investigation. AAM N Fux (02) 303381 ANT,-APMUTKEIDEW jm eo 3 NEWS 0 FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA Conference unites State aims to silence press 'Don't marginalise apartheid' even mark the for democracy is the call from Zwelakhe beginning of anew Sisulu, the restricted editor of wave of repression NewNation~theanti-apartheid What this countay The Conference for a Demo weeldy paper threatened with needs at this cratic Future held in Johan closure any day'. momentous phase nesburg over the weekend of Mc Sisalu, whose restric- in our history is a 910 December represented tions prevent him from work- free and unfettered the culmination of many ing as a journalist, visited press that will months of work on the part of London recentOyas part of a facilitate the the Mass Democratic Move Eurepean visit io mohilise process of mont (MDM) and other anti support for the New Natio, transformation to a apartheid forces in South which included talks with the new South Africa Africa. EC in Bruaseil. that so many, Some 2,138 organisations Heeprs dconcernthat including the were represented, offering a the western media are allow- government, diversity of origin'witha unity ingeventsinsouthAfricaand profess to want,' of purpose unmatched in Nanibiaslipoutoftheews, says the New South Africa since the 1955 and urged organisations and Nation. Congress ofthe People. individuals, especially those Mr Sisutu said Zw Iiakhil With over 4,500 delegates, workingin the media, to send that he felt that the Pit-AlasApeoy/taingft the conference represented messages of support to the threat of banning was an ANC leaders, rapidly sold out groups from allsections of Nee Nation and to protest to attemptto forcethe paperinto alloverthecountry.Tlecireu South African society: MDM theSouthAfricangovernment. seli-cenrship through fear, lation currently averages supporters, the Black Con Asreportedinthelastissue whistmaintaingthePretoria 65,000, but itis estimated that sciouness Movement, busi oAnti-Aparthsid News, New govem-menf s credibility as eachcopyisreadbyanaveage ness and trade union leaders, Nation's threatened banning 'eformist'. of 15people. church representatives, is just the latest in attemptsto The current threat comes sportsmen and women, tribal gag the press in South Africa at a time when circalation is New Nation can be contacted chiefs and the headsof some 'The assault on the news saring: recent issues, which at PO Box 10674,Johannes bantstan "states'. The Derno mediahasnowreachedfright- gave wide coverage to the burg 2000, telex 482226 (SAl, cratic Party, which focuses its cning proportions and may statements of the released fox 010-2711-232733. activity on the whites-only Picture lOAF parliament, was invited to observe the proceedings. An ambitious event, franchise and'representig all metn gave a clear sga theto .heOAUpreconditionsfor the people ofSouthAfrica', and talks were endorsed, the con empowered ta 'define a new teeM rege a d the ference declaring'lfDelerk constitution aswel asthe form watching world that the Mass CABx for the boycott? an convince us that be is and social content of a new Democrac Movement and serious about genuine nego and jst society'. the 0AU preconditionshave a Following moves by the arern high. turing, Science and Finance tiatioos,we are ready to talk The conference over broad base of support, '..We goveCanmentto reduce state The ghief executive of the (MSF), is currently working about the creation of a demo whelmingly resolved to cam cannot and willnot wait until funding of Citizens' Advice National Association of towardsapositionon theissue, cratic South Africa.' paign forthe intensification of DeHerkisready. Ourstruggle Bureaux (CAB), they have Citizens' Advice Bureaux but a number of staff have Delegates called fora coo all inter-national pressure to distmantie apartheid and been forced to tarn to the (NACAB)intervenedmaking indicated that they don't want stituent assembly elected on especially mandatoty and exploitation and in build a private sector for sponsorship it clear that the service would to work with money from the basis of universal adult comprehen-sive sanctions. denocratic foiturewillgo on. of their rk. This in tun has have i take anymoney it was South Africa4inked firms. led to the CAB nationally con offered. Eric Forth, the minis The dispute looks set to sidering a proposal that they ter concerned with teservice escalate,with Merseyside and should ant take money from made it clear thatifthe service WestCheshireAreacndemor companies with inveltnents took any decisions not to take ingthe decision and working Namibia prepares for in South Africa. anyprivate sector fundingthis to reverse it.The commitment The Representative Coon would be taken into account ofstaffnot to workwith'unethi cllofCABxvotedby 15-4 that whencsideringgaveroment cal money will be tested independence they should accept money funding. shortly, as a deal with Allied from any surce, but feelings The main union, Manufac- Dunbar looks likely. On 9 January news emerged of the draft Constitutionbeing considered by a standing committee of the Constituent Assembly. Amongst other Repression in Walvis Bay things, it provides fort incl sion of Walvis Bay th e I Whilst the rest of Namibia ofinterstionallawand United British. In fact, South Africa national teritory of Namibia celebrated Swapo's victory in Nations resolution 432. itself administered the port as .adotion of a system of the November elections, The occupation of Walvis an integral part of Namibia Narmbian.siWalvisBaywere Bay is a lynchpin in South from 1922, only inventing its subjected t police brutality Africa'seconomic and military claim in 1977 when serious reminiscent of the worst days destabilisation of the whole negotiations over Namilian of South Africa's occupation. SouthernAfrica region. It will independence began to take give South Africa a point to place. by Graham Hopwood control most of Namibia's The time is now ripe for an imports and exports, continu international campaign The violent repression in ingcontroloverthepotentially centring around United indicates that South Africa is lucrative fishing industry, and Nations resolution 432 which preparing itself for a long a military stronghold from calls for the 'early reintegra. I occupatin of Namibia's only which to threaten an indepen tion'oftheport andtherestora I deep-water port. Negotiations dent Namnibia. tion of Naiibia's territorial " for the return of the port to Despite the mounting integrity. NarNibiawere raded outbyDe repression and military Merk late last year. The entrenchment it is clear that Graham Hopwood is extensive buldingworktaldng South Africahasno legal right Coordianatorof Church Actio place at all the military bases to Walvis Bay. Its claim is on Namibia and a recent I intheeclave is further proof based on the fact that the port observer with the Churches that Pretoria is entrenching was once administered as a Information and Monitoring itself in the port - in defiance part of by the Service in Namitbia. 4 ANl-APARTIEDNEWS • FEIIUARiY1 NEWS 0 FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA Death squads UN: 'Pressure must cover-up be maintained'

The De Kierk regime is 'disappear', their bodies her that units known as in On 12-14 December, the tion of the apartheid system, * remove alitroops from the engaged in a massive cover burned to ashesaftertheyhad spanse (small teams), linked United Nations met ina his Therewasa general accep townships; up operation to conceal the been shotatpoint-blankrange to the Special Fores in the torune essio. dis more that the release ofimpor * end the state ofemergency truth about official involve with ovietpistols. Healsotold SADF, were responsible for cuss 'Apartheid and its De tantpolificalprisonesand the and repeal alllegislation, such ment in the activiitesof South oL bombings and assassinations tructive Consequences in apparent moderation of the as the Internal Security Act. Africa's death squads. * pisoningsofantiapartheid in the townships of South Southern Africa'. The ad hIc regime's stance weretheresult designedtocircumscribepoli The story broke last Octo Africa awell as in neighbour committee of the Special of internal and external tieal activity, ber, when Butana Almond 0 theuseoftheSouthAfrican ing countries. Session heard moving and presure. For real progress to * cease a lpolitical trials and Nofomela , a former security embassy's diplomatic bag to The De Klerk regime has compelling testimony from a be made, pressure must be political execufiona,' policeman awaiting execution smuggle into Britain explo responded by detaiing seven number of experts, including maintained, not relaxed. The declaration accepts on death row in Pretoria, siveswhichwereusedtoblow ultra-rightwingers, but has the Revd Allan Boesak and The final declaration, that South Africashalbecome obtained a tast-minute stay of up the London office of the refused to appoint an indepen Max Coleman of the Human agreed by consensus,carried a united, non-racial and demo execution after confeasing he ANCin 1982 dent commission ofinqairy as Rights Commission of South much of the text of the cratic state on the basis of had been a member of the 0 hiscomplicityin the murder demandedbytheMassDem Africa. I spoke on behalf of Declaration of the Organisa universal suffrage under anon police death squad which had ofRuth First by letter bomb in cratic Movement, AAMandtheWorldCarrpign tion of African Unity (OAU). racial voters' roll, in a united b utallykilledDuran attorney Maputo in 1982 The regime's attempt to Against Military and Nuclear No one need be surprised that and non-fragmented South Griffiths Mxenge and eight 4 various other assassina shift the responsibility for Collaboration with South the British government was Africa. . The British other politcal activists. tions, kidnappings and bomb assassinations on to the ultra. Africa. the most difficult in getting government "Griffiths Mxenge's wife, ings carried out not only in right backfired when one of consensus. entered 'reservations' on the Victoria, an attorney and offi South Africa bat also in the the detainess, Ferdie Barnard, by BobaHueis MP The declarationstatem"l, e issue ofacmmonvoters'roll, cial of the United Democratic Front Ine States. confessed that he was operat present SouthAftican regime which reminds us how hard Front was assassinated on 1 Further confirmation was ing under the coummandof Thoeconsistent and reour should at let we have to campaign to com August 1985. provided by a self-confessed Military intelligence (Sowetan 0 release all political pel Mrs Thatcher to change hit squad member, David 1.12.89). A document stolen prisoner, and detainees on her stance. Werkielfr hr ftesia by Brian Bunting 'Spyker' Tshikalange, who by a soldier from the conditionally; disclosed details of the activi psychological unit of the tionsof the Sout. Afica * a ans andrestrictiens The complete t of the UN Within days the man said ties of his unit into which he Department of Military people, who are interested not on all,proscrbed and restricdeclaration can be obtamled by Nofomuelato have been the hadeenrecruitedbyCaptain Inteiligence'indicatlngthat the in 'reform' butin the elimi- ted organistionsandpersons; from UeAAMt HQ. field commander of his death Coetee.Accordingtoareport dirty-tricks squads were not squad, ex- Johannes in The Times (24.11.89), the work of a few maverick Dirk Coetzee,fiedthecountry Tshikalange was told that it policemen, nor of the far right to seeksancruar in Maurltius. was the job of the squad to wing, bat par of a systemfaic There he declared to Vie 'siifutterroistsurheoin state strategy~ of counter Mozambique: Weekblad, the recently ships' and killthem. revolutionary warfare'. founded anti-apartheid Afin Evidence of the involve The document entitled ksans newspaper: men of the De Klek regime Constitutionand Functions of for 'I was in the heart of the in all this mayhem was also the Speti Forces outined the prospects peace whore,. I know the deepest supplied by a formermember structures is which the 'hit Recent reports in the western legitiniacyof the Mozaibican dialogue.' Only the MNR's secrets of this unit which is of the South African Defence squads' operate, tracingthem media haywsuggested aposs- government acceptance of these precondi above thelaw. tamguilty of. or Force, Mervyn Maims,acou~i up to the StateSenurity Coen iblepeaceagreementbetween For years, Mozambique tions would make-a dialogue at least an accsplice to, of defence toinister ieneral cit, then led by President PW the Mozambique government has been under international possfibe. several murders.' Magnus Malm whsotold the Botha, and including a num. and the South African-backed pressure to negotiate a peace The Mozambiean presi He related how captured Dutch Anti-Apartheid News ber of senior cabinet minis Mozambique National Resi- fil settlement with the MNR. dent made it clear thathe was ANC guerrillas were made to Service at the end of Novem- ters or their deputies. tance (MNR). Over the past 12 months, the notextending anykind ofpoli Accordingto a Radio Moss- frequency of official denials of tical roeogoitiont the MNR. bique correspondent, the impending negotiations has 'We do not recognise the mediators, Presidents Moi of reflected the increased diplo MNR as a political party,' he Kenya and Mugabe of maticpressuce being exerted said, 'Its origins and its beha , indicated the on thegovernnment, viour do not justi9fyglng it Mandela -freedom at last? politicalbasisuponwhich such President Joaquim this name, but we recognise a meeting should beheld, Chissano said 'It has always that it is a group of ArchibibbTimm MidisaaN be a victoyforth be cntaeted eta the AAM This would include te been ourderesto open adirect Mosambicansconstituted asa iannnhedthe Nelsh Mandela Inna imlmm in effice. TheIRC ean he group under the strong International Rection whichha camignedfhis contactedeat Finosbury influence of forces opposed to commi ()soJanuay.I relinse Bnes Cente,AU Bowlng our independence, and Famed afte elose Netbin relnee willhe Gre Lane,Londo EelN involved in the destabilisation eastitatlas withtie AMC, the explitedi byBe Mark to~ preve I E, ti 01-278 03 of Mozambiqu,' cnittne Is designed to bingoo faith s the reforme (Cordinato. Sph Piltyaim). coordlaat the celeratoln of of apartheid. Andby Mrs Sinca his areit in1562, the release ofNelson ThatcherInvindicate bee NelsonMandela as ben Mandela,Imprined nowfor policyof collahoratngwth continasly hold ie captivity. 27 years, and topoint theway Preteiaand opposing Throughout thisperiod, forward. sanctions. milins ot people havs ]oine TheIRC has been it will theefore he vitally In the csmpagn to seure his esaished it oder to importantfor all who frenordaand tht of the maintain andIntensty the celebrate Mandela's relnes people of SouthAfri as a presme forNelson Mandela's to usethe opportunitytoncall relas; tostmilate end formere prese, in compel Greatcities havehonred cordinte actilies Delterk toflfil atithe Maelai bygranting bimthe werldwidet celebnat his ipreconditionsfor nseoiatins freedomof their city; release; Inferther ftseongong laid dews bythe Organisation unierities haveawarded him struggle erthe unconditional of Africa Unityand the UNl, release of allnther pltflical Mandila cannot he fte in an steets,squpares, psrksand prisoesnmdetanees In apartheidsociety. otherpublic venue beo been SouthAfrica; and to bring InBrain, the Netls rnamed Intrete to him. ~sthe ediqn f ateid. MladeaRbcptimn Ifyes knewnof aenue Mandea's elese will Cenritee Ince-e by eamnedaftler Mandela wherena represent agreat vitory. ARCchefrepeeiall celebraticanbhold, aboveall forthe peopleof Mmil Msaill and catactIPan Banna at AAM Set Attica- andIt will alan thatr BobIHughes UP. ft can all A1n-APAH111 NIWS0 FRIUARYI M ACTION * FOR SANCTIONS Travel agents targeted 30th anniversary AGM

'voluntary baaan tie Following itsmost construc * SANClONS for taking action against apart promt ftlouism toSouth tive annual general meeting To publicise apartheid aggres held goods and products; ever, theAni-Apar theidMove sionin Southern Africa and campaign against the Labour Recently,a comany ment isnow ina very strong campaign for amandatory ban Relations Amendment Act; caledMastaclaisa m-South position to putpressareon the on nuclear collaboration and extend the work of the joint African-onedAfrca,'.in hat baned In British government to stop on SouthAfrican arms exports. CampaignagairstRepresion Mmahnsunul,,Wiltahira supporting apartheid. started th fiet cheapeat Inaspecialmessageto the * ECONOMIC * YOUTHl& STUDENTS nly chartarflight serice to Movemens's30th aniversary COLLABORATION To encourage the establish SouthAfrica, usng AGM, WalterSisul said that To seekaban on newloansto mentofAAyouth committees Cadonian Airways'aircmat international solidarity was South Afitat strengthen the andyouth representation at all cruciato the struggle against 'Byot hfamp aign;hat levels of the AAM. Itwever, onlyfive flights apartheid:'t isbecauseof saris all touriist-tpsto SouthAfrea sem iikayto takeplan, pressures like sanctions, cul * WOMEN sinceafinancal cisisamra tuao, tcode and financilalboy * CONSUtMERBOYCOFTT All levels of AAMto work to leadtln th CivilAvlation cotta that De lerk is Indut 'Topushlathe Brisfhandlior increase the involvement of Ahlority to callIn the hond ging iarefornist rhetoric to peanparlianentsjointroduce women member. The AGM ofth chrter company. the amusementofhis aunch moreprominent labelling of also voted to organise educa TheBuitib torlm allies like Margaret Thatcher. South African goodsto work donal andraining sessionsto Industlryisexpeelng a 'It is your democratic duty moreclosely withifritislitade encourage women to play a deepeningcrisis, sotour tinenify youcamnpaignsto nionson the boycott and more, active role in decision opeatorsandravel agents isolate the apartheid regtme disinvestmentcampaigns making snoctures. Rebelrugby and crieket tam= takepart In lthiaJo wiltbe lardpraesd in Ignor so thatwecan pt an end to am ntthe eny toriats going Intaeaational exhibiton. whatcould be rtive South the suffering of millions of * RtEPRESSION * BLACKCOMMUNITY toSuth Aia. Anastimatad did However,South Afhr Africanbusnessa. Wththese South Af...ains.' To encourage locaAAgroups 00,00fltoIn wilibe notke it all liena wayat developpmeetsInmind, the to setup links with localblack spendingthe holldaysthea theWorld Travel Mark. Taa AAM anMar BoycottUnit Key resolutionaincalded: and other ethnic minority ai190. Londn AA Comittee, backa baapropoead a tourism actian political, social, cultural and Tourim Is i ness stntsfra mKing' planInlie witthe oether 0 FRONTLINE STATES anti-apartheid organisations. and outhAfrica Is km to Colleg, theLedoenShel af To mount anational camapaign not hbaea sliceathe action, Economcs und the Afia: FreedomNow' in 19W0,and a consultative * ORGANISATION el to p Liptailing polyechnicouCentral conference bringing together 0' TRADE UNIONS To appoint an AAMpressand ecnomy bat alseto se tb Lnde , organtdavery Theemphasis willbean a wide range oforganisations. To defend workersvictimised media officer. ropgade needeof thn successfal deanaton peruang travel agentinshab apartnbieystem. outside Olympia. apmrtbld-fren.TheAAM hen At tlb1698 WorldTravel Lrd Strathclyde, manisata already rittentite top I Market holdet Olympla, .ta etrs, isatedLI World Leaden,len ller, Senth TraveiMrkt shwngli Sports apartheid alive and well Afilawea ain ale to oc againtan mockery ofthe Officialtatistics showtha needed in sponsorship. for every thousand rand the Significantly, however, the Hun~gary's shairLe governent spends on sport, sponsors, once keen to just one rand goes to blacks, proclaim their suppor t are TheAntiApartheidMovemen Ofever100 cricketfields, only nowikeepiagvetyquietforfear demonstrated outside thi 15 are aaolable for blacks of a black consumerboycott HungaianembassyinJanuar tompley o, and mostof these and trade union in protest reprisals. against Souti are of ery poor quality. 'The striking thing to me African foreign minister I T ere is a deliberate about going back was the Botha's visit to Hungary. attempt to squash non-raciai extent to which the The visit, strongl3 sports bodies outside the government is being forced to condemned by the ANC an, white-dominated racial change, not out of desire but antiapartheid groups, was a than those approved by the structires. White companies out ofnecessity.The presore the request of the Soutt government' have refused to offer froman increasinglyconfident Africans. Meeting black sports sponsisi p except to black majority is growing. Archbishop Trevot officials denied international goverment-approved bodies 'As scores of non-racial Huddleston, president of th, exposure, and ANC lke AliBacher's SouthAfrican sportspeople told me,maintain AAM,wrote to foreign teiniste sympathisers operating CricketUnion. theboycott until whites are GyulaHorn: 'At a time whec throughthe MasDemocratic The idea that can forced to concede agenuttiy the people of Hungary art Movement, he felt a mood of be sparated from politics in non-racialsports structure striving for freedom ant confidence and defiance. 'It South Africa becomes from school and club level demoeracy it is amatter oftht was excitingto see the ANC's incredible when it is upwards - i parallel with a gravest concern that yow distinctive green, gold and recomised that the political settlement based on government should host tht black colous wo0 so openly government has bankrolled majority rule. foreign minister of a regimt and with pride. 's rebel tour by whose policies of apartheid 'Carefully staged coaching graning 90% tax rebates to A cideoofPeter Hain'sfilm is repreent a crime agains sessions for blackyoungsters companies providing the availableforloal groups via in a handful of well-known several milions of pounds AAM HQ. Even before the recent townships like Soweto could change of government, not conceal, however, the Hunpgaryhad bad secretfortk reality that sports aparlheid is at South Africa, ame .l alive and well. them channelled via Austria. 'In , Ronnie There is also a substantial tourism in both directions. establishing close links with Pillay and Khaya Majola, top Hfungrianpopulation inSouth In a meting with Bernie Africa. South Africa is that South black cricketers with the non Grant MP, the Hungarian Africa willendeavourt dothe racial South African Cricket It is anticipated that ambassador claimed that same with the other East Board, told me despairingly of Hungary willtry to enter into Hungary'snewpolicytowards European countries. It is how cricket was dying - Il ?A specifcagreements-themost South Africa was 'realistic' therefore imperative that amongst their people because important ones relating to because it was notrealistic to urgent protests are made to of abysmal facilities. They landing rights for South ignore an existing state like the Hungarisn ambassador, could not afford the fares to Africain Airways, the mining South Africa. He admitted that HE Dr Jozsef Gyorke, travel to away matches and sector (whee South African itade relations were a theirpayerscosd notget time techilogy, equipment and possibility. P e's Republic, 35 Eaton off work like top white skill will he offered) and The danger of Hungary Place, London SWL cricketerst' I N &.i u FORAFUN CH ARMS The Thatcher government actively assists the South African internal anmams industry by refusang to intro duce controls over British subsidiaries operating there. South Aficais also allowed to market a wide range of its military and strategic equip ment in Britain- the UN deer Sionto ban the importation of arms not having been imople mrented by any national regr lations. The 1977 UN moanda tory arms embargo called for all icencesfor theproduction ofarmsand relatedmateritalr 'wthSouth a vew Africa t toeriato'. be reviewed S far Britain has not announced the termination of a single licence. . Whernthe Commonwealth summit in Koala tunmpur decided to support the labia tive developed by its Foreign Ministers' Committee to strengthen thearmsemhargo, nvlat rcepoieP,-ID the Thatcher government dissented, defender of the apartheid 421 Committee made This isnat srprising since in regime and haa consilstentiy proposals to strengthen it the UN Security Council as opposedalleffectlvemeasures armserbargo,3ritanwasf well saits 421 Anns Embargo to strenghen the arms only member to enter CommitteBritainlsthemain emnbargo.In 1980. when the 'r-erve'on all 16 proposalm

TOURISM LABGI EXISTING I "- Associati on, the oerrin 'Aparthieidhaaktno aotopromote MUST BE E the ban. Lndividual tour Britain has a poor record of The voluat enforcing even the limited investment aa A-rI.- nvet ben South meaarestowhiclathegovem- statutory.Itc ay flatlydayied thatab s s. meat has agreed. If the exist- narrow mteai ing economic pressure onthe be widened m British Airways (BA) ad regimeis to be maintainedand effective. Tourism is an increasingly verts in Sooth Africa are intensified, the British One of the important source of hard directly aimedatbreakingthe govecmnent'svoluntarymeas- sanctions is dr currency for the apartheid United States' sanctions oresandguidelinesare insffi- South Africa in economy. And it has always banning direct fights frm dent to ensure that vital strs- tional capital1 been an important part of SouthAfricatothe USAdverts tegic goods are denied to the than trade-ru African press, South Africa's Labour RE Pretoria's propaganda in the South I apartheid regime. there have bt that BA is -'he tionsAmendmentAct( RA offensive. boasting The arms embargo must new loans tor way to the USA',or is the most severe legislat The British goverament, quickest be strictly implemented, with government under Commonwealth pres- that BA proudly presents attackonthedemcratictr rnion movement in over 'dual-purpose' goods - civil ately implorri sure, haagreedtoavoluntmary throaughLondunyoucanreach products which have potential bank lending. world', clearly show BA's decade.Ithasresltedinso ban on the promotion of tour- the military purposes - included They shodl comlnitmenttohelpingSouth ofthelargestprotestsinSo ism.Itcouldbeausefrrlmeans within its terms, underwrite Africa avoid he impactofthe African history. of pressure. But it has been The oil embargo must be apartheidtra USban. The British govene turned into a hollow gesture. given legislative back-up and South Africa A new AAM leafet, states it has supported 1 Beyond a statement in the companies shown to be the Export Q 'Apartheid is No Boliday'. development of independ HouseofCommosinOctober involved in selling oil to South Department by Department of aimedat travel agents, snow trade unions In South Air 1986 Africa should be prosecuted. In order t David available. For details of the and recognises that a strc Employment minister pasties should regimnefrom h contact Gerard trade union movement 'is Sales via third Trippier, and letters to the campaign, be banned by 'end-user' high techaol0 at AAM H1, important and powerful fo Association of British Travel Omasta Milsom controls. maiotainapartt Agents andto the Advertising 01-3877966. in helping to createconditi

Ali this makes the Movemenfs South Africa: Freedom Now! campaign of even grater signiatt had to mobilise in order to contributeto se 0 Stop Aparll SBoycott Aparil 0 Solidari * For a united, non-raciali On all these key issues Mrs Thatcher is implacably opposed to the policies of the Anti-Aparl SuppordN A1111-PARTMONES1 a ERWM 7 POLICY MOSSEL measures which the Pretoria British involvement in the batton the DTI remains involved in reguneshtouldtake to crueate MsselBay o l-fromganplast the' Bi such activities:it comnues'to climate of negotiations, the shows the lengtks to which suppo make available the normal British representativesingled the Thatchergovernment is recorm range of officl assistance to prepared to go to protect 'consid business visitors to Soth out the repeal of the Internal Africa'. . SecurityAct-the cornerstone apartheid from snctions. subsidi of South Africa's draconian Sooth Africa, to counter of theI As part of it, service to security legislation. South thenileambargo, iscurrently Brit exporters, the DTIdistributes Africa 's refusal to repeal this buiding anoltfrom-gasplant only t( market reports on various Act 'should not be used as an at Mossel Bay on the Cape govert aspects of the South African obstacle to delay the start of coast As welscarying patrfld economy. 1i ha even organ, negotiations'. Put more siply, hiuge R7.bn price tag, busins itd seminars In this country, Britainwassendingamessage MosselBay's roductinwll Tialg effectively transferring trade to Pretoria:'We don't mind if be hopelessly unenomic awarde missions from South Afiica to you keep on the tatutbeok and can only be justified on Lanceo the DTrs offices. this repressive legislation.' strategic grounds - for theprt, One report, on computer As specaion increas instance,tohelp maintain oil of fact technology, recommended ove heimpending release o supplies to emilitary in the worldn sales to the Council for Nelson Mandela, Mrs face of the growing 'the wh Scientific sod Industrial Thafcher is reported to have international oil embargo. is the lesarch, wich hasongbeen her bags packed ready to fly Desptte Britain's official into So involved in military research fftoWashing- terial level with the African out to South Africa. She wans adierancetotheolembargo, Bril for South Africa. bidentBush, National Congress - unless it to claim the credit for his, ithsaaaredno effrttoassist beyonc The Department of Trade themadelittle abandoned the armed release and to hatch together theproject.The Department getm, and Industry's policy has k Strasbourg struggle. In January this posi a deal with De Ilerk. of Trade dIndustry (Yrl) with I clearly b en to undermis u summit, tion was said byforeign ere As Mrs Thatcher knows, produced amarket reporton Expor agreed sanctions and to space lherselfcon- taryDouglasHurdto beunder she is completely isolated the project encouraging Depart no effort in promoting trade review. inernationally in her support British companies to DTI, h with apartheid Britain soft- Othersifsiriitishpolicy for De Igerk. The task facig participate, noting that for cig Ia munber of emerged. At the Special theAAM is toensure thatshe 'Bitish mdustryiswellplaced fmanct The full level of British Igiving addi- Session of the UN (eoersl is completely isolated within to benefit from this goveri government support is b De Merk. Assembly in December, res Britain so that we can compel development'. tapa detailed in Selling Out fn raThatcher ponding to the agreement a fundamental change in Thereportfrtherunder- finanu ApartfkedavailablefromAAM fing at mfin- reached by COnsenss ou the British policy. mines another sanction - a tions b HQforE150 lus p&p.

ANCTIONS Over the last five years the in attitude. UN for themeasures Pretoria attitude of the Bfitish govem ngly diffcult In1988 the in the tosave the Such a change is now musttakedinorderto createa ment in relation to political Foreign Office efsed to see Sha ille Siy- bua it dl not needed if Britain is to give climate of 'free political '1 k ban on new nient must implement a total prisoners sentenced to death SATI delegations n signify a fumdamental change oboeltt.o i, n r- t the discussion'. with th cases of idd be made and compulsory ban on the in South Africahas steadily concto entextremely sale of such equipment. hardened. Pul Sdla and the Addo otion, should The governmen must In September 1987,when Four, due to be executed the king the ban legislate to make the ban on Southern Africa the following week. promotion of tourism Imprisoned Society (SATIS) In a ecent cae, that of tost effective mandatory. There must be first met with the British Mingena Jeffrey Boesman exclusion of active pressure on the travel Foreign Offcetodiscussdeth even though all the gvern nthe intern- industry to comply with the sentences, they received a meat's criteria for arteta other ban and on the media and sympathetic heating from veotion (we page 9) were Led finance, advertising industry not to Lynda Chalker MP,with infor clearly met, the Foreign a virtually no advertisetravelt SouthAfric. mation being passed between Office still refused to atend country. The Such a package of the two parties. In the same he was executed on 29 ldd bimei- measures would bring Britain month thelBritishgovernment September 1989. a ban on new into line with the position joined with the EEC in an The only case the British adopted by the unsuccessful intervention to government has recently also refuse to Commonwealth and also the save the lives ofMosesJantJies taken up was that of the iance for measures adopted by the and Mlaml Mielies. Sharpevile Six. Here an alsbytatng UnitedStates Congress,giing Since then the British intervention was made on cover' with clear evidence of British government has repeatedly their behalf before the legal 6t Guarantee willingness to take an active refused to intervene in such process was complete, and role in promoting genuine cases and has regularly sabo Britain supported prevent the change in South Africa by tagedoattemptsatinternatioal infrvenfionsbytheEEC and in accesto stepping up the pressuresthat level in boththe EEC and the the UN. This action was dquiposeotta have been shown to be United Nations to save lives. forced on the British kithegovern- worling. SAIS have found access to government by the Pct-aCos ofFrstTes

ce. The plans adopted at the AGM in November identified fourkey areas in which the AAM sring fieedom in South Africa. These were: Id Repression d Sanctions Now 'with ANC id democratic South Africa. ad Movement. This is why the immediate slogan of the campaign is 'Fell Mrs Thatcher - Stop %)artheid'. 8 11IM-AAMEu0 NM 0 IUY 19u SOLIDARITY * WITH THE WORKERS OF SOUTH AFRICA & NAMIBIA Jay Naid ospeaks ' Blood on the tracks 'Behind the cloak of reform, the ecoun has resulted in hundreds of strikr, but, . pre-lanme the reality is that'informal but the sacigs. Sarhwu states that anbush to inai the unon violence atid repression is threat Sats is using the disciplinary increasing,' the general perceive. procedure to reduce staffing secretayofthe Congres of Jay N levels prior to the planned South African Trade Unions growing privatisation of the railways. (Cosat) warned the Ami reflecte The strike has been bitterly Apartheid Movement'sannual organisat contested. Hundreds of general meeting. moveme ted to Sats and tie British strikers have been injured in gonernment, demanding that As Jay Naidoo arrived in people, 'j attacks. Over 2havelost their London on the eve ofCosatu's of whic South AriEsnAirways, which lives. Twenty-two thousand is owntedby Sats, is refosed fourth anniversary, morethan strategic strikershsavebeensacked.The landing tights in the UKtand 50,000orkesain South Afticat Cosast killings show the lengths to thirloffices closed. were on strike - and facing UDF. Aseries of which'Ss willgo to break the protets wasorganised outide severe repression-. It w SA offices itt Bend.., Bi It is nowiknown that. btyDeboah~wlng ;tional misglranh, Manehester and *railw police and security Glasgowy. did ot intervene to stop the The Anti-Apartheid Mve Mr 'Nalds said: :'40,000 why' the, attack railway workers ace now on impleme mentisasomobilisingsupporf * the armed vigilantes, fortheiarho strike fondA strke or ecuguldorta, basc taoItti dressedinSatsuniforns,were right' againsttl dontions should be sent to seen consulting with railway Rail Against Apartheid Police shot three coo 'he security before and after the membersenroute tCosCu 's sexst 01 (Sarhwu Fund). National attack Union of Raitwaynr, Unity offices and hinjuredscores of Soti Af * the attack took place in others. 'he most severely miio s House, Euston Road, London working hours, and the train NWVI2B1. injturedwere put into,vas and Sanet carrying the strikers stopped takento apolice station. Some achieve t in the station instead of pro Trfesftfrosr transport unions could notwalksomewereina beliefthal state of semicncoses.ecltr cediogin tei next one hase bees sent to British Rail * atleast twooftievigilaris sandthe Department of Trsrns Yet they werelefts tig in he country have been identified by the van for several hours hefore economic port overanarticle in aBRsaff strikers as members of the maigazine asdvocating travelto going to hospital. of the No police 'In Durban, 12 workers South Africa. The article 'We O no arrests havebeen made were shot coming out of a icrespecti breaches the solunfory bran asa result of the killings. agreedtl'thegort-ssenin mneeting.An innocetchllleap *we wil h the The attackwas not simply a Cosnnronserlthon the promo shot bya policemaniming at concentr fight between strikersand non- two peoplethoughtnot tohave effectaof tionoffaseism to South Atrica, train ticket,.' root cans ISince the inauguration of owr Peop] De Merit, attacks on homes view that and offices of unionists has pressure, tiun ight repression increased. Mr Naidoo told a academi press conference: '...Employ- economic Orgni ato Athcn 'lb Twtu An Novaup In ierI~ftoas i a. ers have not hesitated to use end that s :. sprecndtins fot OHMAfricaRsitance and Furi'tuiti ne fcWrt the provisions of the Labour 'Cosat creatinga sto for Reswa cos/fe'r e takes to IIe ha unionre y at Relations Amendment Act to we inte ngotitions InSoath ia. plowyen24 Fehra aft M MR crush worker action, so the organisati scenatrioissetforanescalation theANCI of industrial conflict in our Your role Shell voted' worst employer' country. thatstrag The scale of strikes is an tounif tb industry in an opinion pollrun Shell-owned concerns than at indication of the collaboration of South I by the Chemical Workers' any other company in South between the regime and the 'We h Industrial Union -among its employers, notiustintersof Africa's chemical industry timetable organisers and shop stewards. ShellandMobilaretheonly The company's strike two oil companies in the record bears this out. In the country that still refuse to lant twoyearstherehavebeen conduct annual wage negota more disputes and strikes at tins ata national level.

The Church of Scotland has called on the Government to adopt the Commonwealth policy on sanctions

SpotteLobby of' Parliamnent V callediby rthe SonihcreAfrica Coalition Tuesday, 27th February 1990 danthsquads. - ate-backed vlgilantes and For ,red Carnasn retired latmoath as alr ofthe UAA's trade An"angt th167 pyneants Scottish arrangements plon cm tte -a peat he has oldslnce the natty 1970s. ofaathald ondeath muw, telephone 041-221 1276 ( - $Incathat thantha AAM has ramoded a remasale grawthIn thuamIat las elstrade K #ado nionlasttt. tHeIs eot leasing the AM hadplans to . ]"B saulleant nU hs.Wlar. H e is saceeedba y Mike ar iam, The !a"enea lm t thurch ofS,.ttar a officia at 1 atnallCvl andPublictt S Pa141a rent lo pdand all t e ares Pcwso OA attack ad buildsupport to, Ai l-ApPAuiTrENEWS 0 FERARYN 9 UPDATE 0 SOUTHERN AFRICA: THE IMPRISONED SOCIETY Leaders released Upington 14 campaign Five leading anti-apartheid offiveappealjudge ruled that Christmas Day 1989 was responded to Satis's request leaders serving sentences political executions gives the enquiries into the AAM HQ of thesupremecoartjudge, Kees Evelina de Bruin's 57th foraninterventiontobemade betweenflveandll1yesrswere apartlieidjudiciaryacredibility asking Satis for further vanDijkhorst, had erredwhen birthday. Forlher,herhusband by stating: released from jail in it does not deserve. It also information on the case of the mid. he dismissed one of his and the other 12 Upington With legal channela still December. The five, all udenines the UN's demand, Upington trialists and the assessorsduringthe37-month trialists, it was their irst open, we believe it would be imprisoned on notorious which Britain supported, that campaign to save their liveA trial whichendedin 1988.The Christmas on South Africa's wrong for the government to Pretoria cease all political Robben Island, included the convictions were therefore detailed information pack is notorious death row. intervene at this stage. To do executions as one ofthe steps United Democratic Front's quashed. ailableon the case, price2, The British government so would be an umvarranted towards creating the climate general secretary, Popo on their which includes profiles of the Commenting continues to refuse to intervention in the South in which meaningful Molefe, and its publicity release, tialists, a chronology on the Patrick Lekotastated: intervene in the case. Charles African judicial process.' negotiations are possible. secretary, Patrick Terror' 'We have left several hundred trial, detailed information on Powell,privatesecretarytothe The British government's Over recent weeks there Evelina Lekota. freedom fighters of our de Bruin, press prime minister, recently policy of not opposing all has been a steady stream of The trial of the Vaal 22, country marooned on Robben artcles dacanpaign badge. which became known as the Island. It was not a pleasant , was thing for us to leave Robben Government rejects SATIS appeal over executions regarded as the most Island, to leave behind men., important political case since many of whom are doing life 'ItIs netthe govwuwMts normal Poicy to interm ae hal thisesnenceadf to deth i Soot frica,W do n lnl the 1964 Rivoma trial. A anel sentences - cruel sentences.' exeptioaly andwe alllgl inm o appeal ebom ex tedO uoawe thatth cmumtbe clealy puoliica, nel criminl, andthemm stbe sttronexten luat inse or gunds tsootth falrm of IIdicl procem. Anyappealsm we Riksfo cleency au basd sopurely huanita ia uds. 'Thesovensum t do mt eliv thatilit poliy sod be abandfed Intavear of asgneul apeas p bhaf ol fiI. The Nanso Five sentenced forafleedly political offences.'This waslforign seca"Dul as Haurd'sreply to Ikepetitonm pag oerganiosed bySoulhes. Aficiaithe Imprlaaaud Societyr (14115) caliguonth rts oennrtt act aginst oilPretoria's oiia On 8 November, five members 18 months each, and Paulus exeutions. Thepolthlos as presented byCosraheM vrSltkulro, chir ofthe AlPaty Parlimenary Groupo of the Nambian National Shimhanda and Erastus Soth.m Africa. HeInforedm purllmenl 1kw145 MPsof allparuiesahad signed soEarly Say Motion0 (EDE onmthe am. bse. Students Organisation Mingeli to one year each. (Nans) were sentenced in As all fivewere registered DID YOU NP SIGN THEEARLY DAYMOTION? Walvis Baymagistrates' court voters and four were actually Blow are thenainof APsmwho signedthe moion an eacatU... SAIS wishesato udve the smnpagn ad cuavlscm.1kw dn charges of'public violence'. MPsto suppor -n andtoall poltllral executions IsSooth Africa. Anew parlaentary moils onthe shbjectwill beubailled eligible to vote in the Novem soon.SATIIsalling on ll uport o witt The charges arose from ber oyltshr MPithert h thm rsgning,r t askthe wy Mddmet election, pressure is now and Ifthey mould ha willinglto upport slililair loiflafffs bySAIS Ine tolslw.Planes lot incidents which took place being put on the United SAIS knowof allresosas. during the 1988 schools Nations to declare the five boycott when nationwide political prisoners and gain protests took place over the their release under the placing of SADIFbasesnear to aninesty declaredin May 1989. schools in northern Namibia. Write letters requesting Johanna Kambanda was their immediate release toMr sentenced to two years' Martit Alatissart UN Special imprisonmen, Miiina Nak Representative, POBox 13329, wafla and Rosalia Shipiki to Widhoek. Nanibia.

The industry and services union 79 Camden Road London NW1 9ES REPHONE 0800 289819 Welcomes the AAM'S SOUTH AFRICA: FREEDOM NOW campaign * STOP APARTHEID REPRESSION! * BOYCOTT APARTHEID: SANCTIONS NOW! * SOLIDARITY WITH THE ANC! * FOR A UNITED, NON-RACIAL AND DEMOCRATIC SOUTH AFRICA fi MTIWAE 00_- * FIEU 19IM NEWS 0 IEWS & REIEWS Why swiictions? Women s conference

Two new works, Sanctons of measures that could be The prime objective of the preceded by workshops held able tolaydow thelaws above Agaist Apartheid and South taken immediately to step up Malibongwe women's confer in different parts of South her. Africa: the Sanctions Report, sanctions, the book stpshort ese. held in Amsterdam 13 Africa which brought Violence against women is reflect the growing realiston oftheobviouscncsionfrom 1HJanuary, was to bring toge recommendations to the a very real problem. Further that sanctionsimposedto date, the experience of partial ther South African women conference. TheAnti-Aarteld more, a sexual offence is only although limited, have had sanctions: thatif sanctionsare engagedin thefsnggleinside Itwas agreed that decisions treated as rape by the law if it Movnial's nowpublication, considerable impact on the to be tuly effective they must the country and those in exile. would be made by consersis is sudden and vicious and iiarNfhubNw Fce- a apartheid economy. be comprehensive and Together they discussed revealing an impressively occurs outside with a total arpuiatof f91's 17ut1I1 Sanctions Against mandatory. the nature of women's democratic approach intent on stranger. The woman must cjmitainitolinet Apartheid contains a series of The appearance of these oppression in South Africa, to unity. also prove that she didn't articles by South Afrian d booksshowghow muchofthe tr and hasnier out a united In the workshops I was provoke it, dtails the conthnuing international experts on argument for sanctions has programmeofactiontha they struck by the ability of the rarssu InSoth Because of the plight of Atigi various aspects of the already been won. Their most can undertake together. As a women to listen to each other, women in South Africa I desit teovemn s talk sanctions debate, giving isthateven number of delegates said: toattempt ot'ralonn. tcome to amutual expected there might be an detailed and useful the limited sanctions which 'South Africa will not be truly understanding, and to accept outpouring of anger against The ~qlot is a delf-y reptdiations of many of the have been imposed to date free until the women too are dayaccountst nmltsine correction after discussion. men for their lack of arguments used against have been effective and it is a free.' Another main impression understanding, but the Do Klushbsgm.acin sanctions byapologists forrte short step tram here to the presituo 15 August.Italso was of the overbearing nature emphasis was always on the regime. demand for comprehensive byAlison Barrett of women's oppression in opporession of apartheid and bInludes rtOanIsionU Whilst the quality of the and mandatory sanctions. South Aftica. which cane on the aocial systemnrather AfricanUnisty's Delaaion ons articles varies, tire book Since limited pressure has A very wide range of home to me in anewway from than on men. Soth Afria andthe Naional contains a wealth of useful produced limited change, women's organisations was the stories I heard. information ad deals with more pressure is needed to represented, from a big dole Lawand custom in South inamltst Alessrslarrett -srpeoening upowhickl gs many arguments often produce more change. gation from small rural Africakeep Afican women as Markwon the SaptIwd fheAAM. fadhonige't'etns overlooked or deliberately women'sgroupstheCongress perpetualminors. When a Praisethem)comesirom a song 01h0h11Plae youndw nw distortedbythe nd-sancions Sanctions Against Apartheid, ofSouthAfrtcanTradeUions woman matries, her husband sung is tire faous woes ulllMte , E2eac. lobby. Among other topics editedbyMas*Okin,published (Cosatn), 89 the South African has athorityover her andher sarch to Pretsiaon 8August covered are the Congress of by Clif, 799, 2 p; and Youth Congress (Sayco) to a children, Ifher husband dies, 1956. South Aftican Trade Unions' Ssuth Aftiea: The Sanctionts large confingesltfron the ANC his brothers take over this A furtherreports ow th can reasons for supporting Report,byJ eHafstn,.pablished women's section. anthoity, and, if there are Jerencewill appear in the next sanctioans the reality behnd tbyPenguin, 4.99,273pp. The conference was none,even her own sonwil be issue. opinion polls in Sout ica;u the impact of sanctions on lihodesiassndtheritdliehnd claims of *mass -black uenmloyment from Envir ental impact of sanctions., & hbsslt'nfW Frank hkas m~asbliasge The ,Sanections R~eport, prepared by an independent sctalIlo of IeuthAa group of expers under Joe aparti policies 'Thiscatlalogue of huan lHanlon,wasxcommissioned by tighls abssi by n. ans the Commonwealth A marked upsutge ofenvirmn eviamitie, hbtit dio Committee of Foreign mental awareness, triggered Feiiwt-m 4*ftAv &w Ministers on SouthemAfrica by ocandals oer toxic waste As such it hasa more directly dumps and growing public whichsweare commitltedsto prescriptive role than concern overseiousriverand Coiloniag.' of Cuceites San tions Against Apartheid soil contamination andn Rule ofFax examines all and sets out to deal with the pollution, has recently uascts ofraleeslsion In impactofsanctionsto dateand developed i SouthAfrtica Afttcsfrom security the possibilities for future Public debates wereAheld legilationtte ~nesing action. in November 1989in every sloumain'Infirmal' attackslbs.oilali,t by It clearly shows how majorcity in South Africa to assaiationl squids,and sanctions work and why they discuss a project to build a vigilantes. ClearlyLaid-ou have been effective against huge toxic waste incinerator andusll-llualsd slsis SouthAfrica'Partislsanctions on the west coastof South loslt. nsorasip, lrade havelbeen aparIalsuccessIis Africabordering Namibia. unios, meltrlsa.o,tlhe the message of the fast half of homelandsmandeduatian. the book and leads to the by a special Pubishebdbylthe Catholic conclusion that sanctions correspondnt Institute forInteatioal should be stepped up. Re~ltins(llt tE3.95 pbk. Whilstproposinga number The bulkof thetoxicwaste (90%)wastobebnportedfrom Europe, and the whole project wasto be funded bynon-South UNION OF COMMUNICATION WORKERS Often these groups, in both another platform for the fight in the Vaal'Triangle. Africansources. The debates the black andwhite areashave to end apartheid. South Africa's history has werewonbyte environoen been started by local women The South Attican Chemi been dominated by genocidal talists, and theplas havenow who suffer most from environ cal Workers Union has been racist policies that have often been shelved for the present mental degradation aod see working with Chemwatch to resulted in social dislocation SOLIDARITY Whilehigh-profileenviron. the effects en their children. get hormone herbicides and distress for black commu mental campaigns are being The London-based banned. The Paper, Print, nities. mounted onanational level by Women's Environmental Net Wood and Allied Workers' stastesin its organisations such asEarth work is working closely with Union has been educating its manifesto: 'Social disintegrea WITH THE lifoAfrica, theWlld LifeSociety these organisations to high members about the dangers tion and envirouentat degra ofSouth Africa and other wild light specfic concers, includ of weediiler sprays, and in dation are interdependent lifepreservationgroups, small ing those of bleached paper the building industry the components, each affecting tocalorganisations like the products, like women's sans Mining Construction and theo ther,wich togetherform SAC Cape Town Ecology Group, tary towels, contaminated by Afied Workers' Union has the mostseious threat to any LOBBY the Natal Environment Net dangerous dioxins. conducted a five-yearcam hope of a planet worth work and Cheawatch, are The awareness that is paign against the use of inhabiting.' ALAN TUFFIN doingvitalwrkin their spei developing at different levels asbestos. TONY CLARKE fir areas. could create pressures and Butthelackofeniro Gerieralsecrgfapj men Farther inf rmation from: Deputy nal Sec~eary Environmental groups bring about alliances which tal regulationshas resulted in Women'sEnvironmental Net havealso been activein some wil tor the environmental the highest levels of air pollu work, 287 City Road, London of the black dormitory towrv,. movementin South Africainto tion and acid rain in the world ECIV1LA

wvn____ ANllWMflUUO P FEBURYlI1 ACTION 0 wN~loNA& iNTERnA~ow 'Dream auction' Fundraisingnews Richmond ANs 'Dream Auc tion' netted £800 at St Fundraising MrsT ata" to impoe seem e willbe gig Marga hurCh,'icken * fortbo detais.A coupleof bain, on 25 November, with in 1989 ThePreided's Appeal, raclulwch my beo Jghn Nettleton, a local actor, highlights laued at the ad of proving highly successful as November,baus sfard the auctioneer. The1iP PrizeDraw which about1,000 andthe moey mockwallPark 1llJue, wil Pr~izesincluded tirkets for rasedovriE, Allpries IssillinglIn Fr. boih beacopanied by e the wvea-aide rugby frals bi nowbe collicted and appealstl 0,000 has at Twickenham. keal aeien dltibted; ayoa we boiwreceived In aamal (includnpba ndsmthe bersnloo ietheirservices fromtth photo, Nill liver robLinStatus) eaBao free as prizes, rainging from standingorders. Andth r joyfoly Ii ledethis Citruon average live of saning c Jandchll e'sevsoi. taxi oervices, house painting, AXlMi, ordorIs or for years, Ploitsare alsounderway fora to a body nage.'The money ratioThe ofFreed.om regonl , n walks will be used to step up ancycle rides underthe~ campagns rmad the South enthallsof Fredo Evet. Aica: Freedom ot w thme we.1 sn aunpchinge in the new year' sai~dDavid a newrange of merchandie Caminer, char of the group. forS lbe wm'South vAfrica: uploFruedom Now!'ffcaupaign. uho with loi This wfilmic Inlaue. T-shirts,badges a Council bans mand crds. Weare boycott bus distributi50,000 leaflets which givelbe reader lbe Southend AAwee a gry that oppouniamtyto 'Tell Mrs their plans to site the Boycott Bandwagonin the town'shigh street wer blocked by their apartbldf!'. "fyouareableoto dlslilbo copiesof lbe localcouncd.Thelocalgroup's leaflet, pluto contact Tim chair, Bill McIntyre, had WalkernatAIM IO. applied well in advance for Ifyea wool to kaowrutse permission to have the bus in the main high road tohighlight about othwerroects orhave the Boycott'89campagn.t But Prouce' T-lhts desined anyIdeat, ploaacontact Sian Baelkwall nmWlker at he wastold only aweekbefore mquelyfor lbeMM by 0 Fundraising the bus was due to arrive that Ku~ noalmmtrnmade a i 19 permission had been rsed. starappea e ITopSly.. " -ill Iruid theloic in a OrfordCircus, and In selected Fudralila In1a0mast -letter to a local paper 'I think Vrinuretail outlet.As, ni te chllenge set forit thedcisionisshamefulespe oellection cans were - by recenadfu we 'ikas bhe coun cil is affili displayedIncentral Loadon developmentsInouthAfrica ateA to. the national Anst BodyiSho". and tbe mailtstap up our Apartheid Movemett.' Ourer-popuLar ChIlistma capaignlngactlviies. It Mr Palmer of Southend cardsptoved to bea gret st berecognisedthl council, who was reported to sucev, particulary withlb fegregq Is aetony crucial have i e tahedecision alone, unonsthe TU ordered forfinancing campaigns bt aidthathe took the Ow that '1,10 also faqvablllshliqih the apphiction was politically sfor appeals, ver MAM"sabm and objecives. foundet and so refused it. C27,010 w faised frm Webae varI pians Operaion Orange -an original afoot lfar or expanded appeal whc cultodnla f rasudpame (whieh Eastbourne lh deliveyto 10 Downng readers f the lIs Io of surveys shops Stret ofI i,D cardoanagin, AafI-hpartold Neowswll be ea wilksamasae aging aaal. Asprojectlsgot Inspired by the vsiit of the Boycott Bandwagon in November, EastboumeAAare tSTAFF CHANGES concentrating on producing a Manger of local consumers' guide of lismeehi~logeteoe h la ve her Ef.rbeib George as Alt EdfllPrildeottim which shops stock apartheid / tI-Aplleribd Now wh effoetfr= this Ibs. KanMIs lokingfowad tohear lfrotM and nos f their atljoqeld auties. goods. Members have been i "pproadnftarad Brlal lilatioealy with visiting every kind of retailer Southampton VOLUNTEERS Mai@ Proee hasstarted Pleasnce Offlcer, the post fomedy fildby MikeKeiltu. with a questionnaire protest to NEEDED promoting sanctions against South African goods. 'Our banks AAM's national NATIONAL UNION OF TAILORS consumer guide will help In response to the national office in Eastboume consmers buy initiative of the South African Camden, AND GARMENT WORKERS what and where their 1IuIJTOS~,J Coalition (SAO,Southampton London, consciencesdictate,'statedthe AAjoined with local religious group. constantly needs organisations, trade unions volunteers to Initial responses to the and charities to form the SAC guide, which is due out in in Southampton. help with general We call for a fundamental change January, showtheCo-op store They intend placing a full admin work and to be one of the best, as it page advert in their local fundraising in British policy towards socks noSouthAficangoods. newspaper as a declaration of projects. Hours: Southern Africa. solidarity with the Mass 9.30am to 7pm Check your Democratic Movement in to South Africa, it will also (Wednesday cupboards! condemn the western banks 9pm). Other times by Support the lobby! Runsyea been saving bak forbailing outapartheid in the copils of AnI-Apart held reschedulingof South Africa's arrangement. debt. Alec Smith, General Secretary SAC News?TheAM Is in"elt For more on Isu: ,laufl 198. If During the week of action informantion call 16 Charles Square, London N 16HP oucan h.eleicom fors theyareweekingnusetingswith representatives of Barclays 'Lucy on Tel: 01 -2519406 Illion,planesed Itto 01-387 7966. .oraeivingstoAAMIi. and NatWest banks. 12 3*=PR7HI1111W p0rllif~r M ACTON 0ATONL& iwmmRnATowA CAMPAIGN

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