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On1112 April, for the firSt t InIts 78-ear h"stay, tHeANC The international news media were previously allocated to which has recently been will the ofllcally remt Sauth Africmngovernmnt at the highest haveon thewhole echoed offi Iother non-defence headings. exposed as being responsible tevl. WNdllthis Isanother inalteagn ofprges, IfIs n ciallSouthAfricanpropaganda It is notable that when for 'dirty tricks' and the assas casm er uphoria.lbe talks will be aboutremoving tire that the new defence budget referring to the so-called sination of anti-apartheid obstacls to Negotiationsaboet South Afd's future. reflects a major switch from increases in the new budget leaders. Thetwo mrst that havepared stare the sabaunlngof the security expenditure to pro forAfrticaneducationandlother Another major item of AMCad other ergualsullm have -on smo ofthe word moting social welfare. services, neither the South expenditureinthenewbudget It vlolancuI recanl yeas,and the rege mwa accept fall is ciaimed that the Pre African regimenortheinterno which has not been widely respsslbllity forthis dangarus ostins.Byhif-opnig the tea regime has announced tional media make any refer publicised is the substantial doori a Negotiatedtirsaltmdton democracy, Do Kiosk aumod 'deep cuts in defence spend ence to the high rote of increaseinpoliceexpenditre th enpe istoaw of theoppressed peopleof SeuthAfica t rise ing', but the defence budget inflation. from R2.49bn last year to aiaply, and begs msms havemoved Into acton agaist the for the comingyesr heasinfact What has also not reelved R2.gbnthis year. It is likely hatedbaMastn structure in claim their futue In a uilted and been increased to RI0.07 bit I adequate attention is the fact that this is an underestimate freeSouth Afriea - ontyin comeup agaist th old aprei lion. Although this increase of thatrmore than half of the co and that additional funds will which theyhoped was a thingof the pest. 1.3%is not as large as the Angola an d its military rentR10.07bndefencebudget again beprovidedte thepolice, Insame townsips, the Inatess pradatarsspawed by the increases of recent yars, the occupation of Namibia, the isspecificallyallocatedforthe aswas done last year. aparthld system have clashed vals"esty with cenws ad resultingallocationfordefence new defunce budget should spocialdefenceaccountwhich The militar' bras and the poitleal orgoetaanltstlng to put Iatopractise on the graed is much higher than the sum andit regime have imeen uchto smaller.project its is notThis subject secret to public 'special' inPretoriawouldhave the Iespilrngvsae of esity,self-diclpllne mill peaceful of just over R8b which was In order preferred not to make the =MltMlca which NelsomMandela has preachedconslstenly confidently predicted two 'reform' in ge, the regime defence account of over R5bn militry cutbacks announced sine bisfirst buersof hredo. ionthsasgo,whichwouldhave claims that ithe new defence is allocated for covert opera a few months ago but have TheAMC sad Mose DemoeratIc Movementhave sugit represented a real cut. expenditure representsa'cut', tions, including the destabili beenforcedbytheshortageof energetcallyin ove itat the spacecreted by Be Klirk's Taking into account the becanse the inflation rate is sation of African states, the funds and absence of loans. retreat, bet te regbNe'srefsal to allowglenuiely tree halvingofnationalservice and 15%and new ways of account- acquisition of armanents and The fact that the defence polical atlivity basobstructed tids prcess at evry tern. other rationalising measures ing for defe ace expenditure equipment from abroad in bdgethasnotheenincreased Thare itl has ben frustrain and conflet - and ft Is the reported by Anti-Apaetheid now make to eDefence Minis- breach of the UN arms substantially does not signal respensiily ofthelegime. Everyostacle It malinla tothe NewsinMarch, andtheending try directly responsible for embargo, aswellastofinance any reduction in the nilitary reation of a clilmateconducive in negotiatimowig exacasebte of South Africa's war against certain 'soci costs' which theCivil Co-operation Bureau capability of South Africa. thiscrisis. In asituation wherethe regime rmalns tn powe, sd miegred mrot to a newpartiatory arderyet exisis, the choicefor Pretoria lies betweenmilltatimeacd has. The AK canot be expactedit conrol massger whonmar questios affesting Itsretau to ope peliial aciviy remain Ferranti and, Economic unresoledl-th relea of allpltical rarsm ad dilos h ihrwlo trsfrom etommahps Ilitifinaofthe latetemfenfyandthe repeal of rpressive South Africa crisis results lenlatosn, ad theendng of politialtrls andexection. One of the biggest South glomerate which was to be Theseurgent issuee amclearly IdenutifiedIn the Harare African sanctions-husting net closely Dectarsto,and have beenrecoatnad bythe ethe linked with Armscur. in stillborn workstohavebeendiscovered Iternatisonl ceamaiftyasbeing the responsibility at the Guerin's company pro regimets addaes. Fromthoir seltion will emerge another key over the past decadehasbeen posed in 1976 to sell a classi unearthed during investiga fied radsurveelLance system eoaent, the igmtof exles to return. helicopters tions into the City of London for South Africa to use at Si WhIllt tio blamefor Not solving all theseprem quickly frsin sqouay onthe Sith Aflricanregime, it Is shaedalso by fraud scandal at Ferranti, the vermine, in association with thae of its alism Ire arded' oe fIoekfar his conesshos major British defence the US and Nato. The impact of sanctions has contractor. The CIA was anxious to Kudu, itsrole beng takenover above all bythe Thatlher govenmest. If MrsThatche ras ier been so severe as to force the The South African coanec support Pretoriainitswarwith by Puma helicopters pre may,Brsain will loadthe packIn dismitling International regime to make substantial tin was one that Ferranti Angola: SouthAfrica was able viously deployed in Namibia smclaei as asosgelmin negotiations got nderway, ad cutsin defence expenditore as and Angola backBe Kiosk agaist tie AMCat every stie thanafer. clearly hoped to keep con toget UStechnologyto outgu well as existing projects. The cealed. But they were forced the Cubans in Angola with its It Isthe respensibililtyof the British peopleto bloik this full effectofthe armsembargo * withdraw 14 Super Frelen last autna to disclose that home-grows G5 howitzer. dlsmsrm pliocy, andin giveovary poiblesuopprt to the ANC and lack of funds was helicopters based at Durban the fraud squad was being It now appears they were and I goalof a med, dmocraic and aor-aotal SmithAfrire. demonstrated dramatically at calledin toprobe their merger similarly ableto develop at 4 scrap eightWestand Wasp Thestagmis ad marials ol the 'loath Africa: FreedomNow' the '"veiling'of the 'indigo helic.puas. campaignprevide the Mdealframeor for doengjust this. We with a shadowy US corpora Kentron, with ISC's help, the nous' Xi-2 Rooivalk helicup tion, International Signal and Valkiri multiple rocket 'The Wasp and other ship restde it, and doIt effectively, if the moantm forchange I ter in January: it was intro Control (ISC). launcher, which was able to borne and-submarinehelicop to bemainlad and lntasod. Dlays will, itmally, prove duced merely as a prototype ters have for severalyearsbeen The investigations into counter the Soviet 'Stalin for which Armscor is desper few. ISC's chairmangJames Guerin based onshore because of the organ'insuseinAngola Guerin ately seeking customers. have revealed that his and ISC executives have absence of naval vessels. company's whole foundation South Africa can further hinted repeatedly at CIA by Abdul S Minty wasiteonnctions-bustingaras connivance intheir South Afi more nolonger plausiblypoint contracts with South Africa. to any Soviet naval threat in Although the project was In February, British TVs the southern oceans in order ANTI-APARTHEID NEWS Guerin and yde Ivy met started in 1984 to the specifi 'This Week' programme to obtain additional military Te Isasle of the At-4imibftd M@mm and ise two notorious cations of the South African revealed that one of ISC's top sanctfonsbe r from Pe and political support fi m the Air Force (SAAF),it can no EltTf O ie is MesdiUNStreet, Leoseift W Tel 1-37 7966 directors, Clyde lvy, had been major western powers. This torie - WloiMetele:di longer afford to buy the srly seconded to Pretoria and Colonel Hendri ota alsonmeansthatlargecatshave MMweAhe bomb Thes two. seraded Ronoica Meanwhile, spares E~A aMTINTWoeK VMMNGRKm -iita in 1977.His tesk, in the wake also been made by the navy, and components for certain of the mandatory UN pens which is also to reduce its helicopters and other aircraft manpower by almost 20%.The AsBETMeu Mesu TIONan Iy embargo, was sacessfully to were not obtained and the set up Kentepa - South Simanstown base is to be A~MM#SUOK4UMM ; the SAAFis now forced to: African government' top reduced and the marine corps MahblU- JiSWErepe - L13.5; disbanded. Eweel ($tsm)-8.50- ; omuit umrspe(air) fLe secretmissile plan 4 phase out eight very old msulitWit -f W,Eumpa 'liroughout the 1970s, Canbemaircraftwhichintorn Although the army is also evseEerq.(ae) - 12. ash Eurowpe(air)- E2 Guerin's company sold S CuslytomsBitish n n se results in the 125 Squadron to be reduced in terms of per morte exploe inue: did sonnelitwillhaveavast qua eheACCeOM No5 513m04 digitally-synthesised radiosto oerinti stecrndertmissile unit being disbanded South Africa. They are tity of equipment- much of it Minebyfloihadme, Awokm TYs t byasy whie particularlygoodatpickingup 4 dispose of19 Piaggio P.166 no doubt being passed on to Albatross PRaTMIN Eat EndOlftel Wd,cusses Steet, Lor E3StT weak signals and transmitting airraft and filltheir the expanded police force. role by old Dakotasforinshore encrypted signals. ISC was I-l Nem-saes contracts involve the use of patrol duties loanedmoneybyBarlewRand, South African components? Abdt S Minty is hosomay the South African con- * withdraw the Atlas C4M secretaty oftheAAM. Aim-ApAmiutlNmuse AM 1im 3 * NEWS

Hunger strike ends in hope Mandela comes to Wembley!

Political prisonarsan Robben Television coverageof the tibute to the many and varied Klerk to sho, gocvdfaith by Islandbegan a hungerstrike Wembley concert on Easter currents of resistance pastand suspending law and order on the Morningof N Feb Monday Will enable Neison presentthathavegoneto make mnister Adriaa Vlok and may, when ever300 refused Mandela to addressa world up the broad movement for dismissing defenpe minister to take their breakfast, They wide audienceof hundredsof freedom, GeneralMagnos Maa, weredemanding their millions. The tribute to him, The CapeTown speech, In between the rallies, I...adlate and unconditional dedicated to his ideal of afree printed in full in the MarchAA Mandelagavenumerousinter rlease andan endtothe South Africa, is being argan News,touched on the major views andmet coantless old stateof emergency. iel by the Nelson Mandei issues oftheredom struggle. friendsand colleagues, Healso Since areuk'sopening International Reception Coin In Sower.he addressedmany met a wide range of interest ot pealent speech, only mitee, convened by Arch of the problems of dailylife: groups from big business to stvenof the 353 polaul bishop Trevor Huddlesto. the crisis in education; crime groups which seethemselves prisosrs enRehben Islend Some otrhoursofthe five in the townships: the housing as rivals of the ANC. hadben mleasd. Angered hourcencertwiilbe broadcast shortage; andpoverty wages. Neverapopulistbutalways byDlMrk's snrow live in Britain byBBC2, andby Caling on the police to aban close in spirit and responseto deflntion of a polltieal mainstream channels in at don apartheid', he sharply the people, he chose to return itonar they demandedthatIlaned political prsoe, gave justice ministerKahle least 40 other countries. condemned security force to his tiny old Sowetohome, nalp nvie dslatnfor details Ikelunching f n Cotre. NelsnMndela, wil Mandela himself is expected violence against the people, once the imfal problems had palitlcly-motvetd offenes lterntilad cermpain in hadheen following the to speakin the last hour. andalso the hijacking of vehi been overcome of restraining agaistapartheidashould he supporte tih huegerstikern altuatlon eosely while notof Appropriately, a large ces andharassment of in the enthusiasm of the huge regadedaspoitica Themtter wm raisedby SoutlAfrica, appears tohave number of South African cent people carried out by crowds waiting to seethis lv prisoners. Asan aectof the AMAwhen Itmet te modea keyIlnterventli In the musicianswil perform, includ 'certain elements amongst ing legend. slidalty, Ie 13YSegeal fein secrty,aa letter ing bath someof the famous those who claim to support He has commended talilsts, ialuding theneon fromArciMsdo Ibddleenin directlyothie moiniter. exiles like Abdullab Ibrahim the liberation struggle'. humorously on the factthat hell,ad five prioneraIn wanpresented urgieg the UTiS Iscalling fer (Dollar Brand) andthe young PretoraCePtralPisne als Mtleh eemeut to setafipressure on Do generation of artists emerg Islandthe huneger strike. Interven Insupporteof the Kir t laseal piti l ing inside the country. esosew, SlrlS aNd li e litike. prisners, Inluing thoseen Others in the line-up will M ,hegweh death rw.He ane enittem include Simple Minds, SoulH solidarty vigls outside thm strike,auer sx hnger toe/lout Africn Embssy, Soul, Stetasonics,and Anita aletilAfticam 1 1. Pope shikae hedheen alitfed to TraalarSqar, Londo Baker, Tracy Chapman, MneWgeedec efs~@ hospital, thee tin wa WC1 SO.Piow sed. StanleyClark, Natalie Cole, tb Uniedtmlmeertle Frot susnded in ep to CopisemMleg aMSeMe Peter Gabriel, Bonnie Rait, wedh HfwfelammmRbe imsedrakalIt -byme toSM ,c/AAM. Neil Young, Lennie Henryand Denzil Washlngtof Hitherto, Mandela's major

addressd to his man people Resistance explodes in) in eachof SouthAfrica's four provinces: in CopeTown on the day of his release; near the bantustans Sowei twodayslater, thenin Durban. where he issueda TheNaionalParty'sbantustan attempt to crush a popular serve as thelabourreservesof strong appealforanend to the policyllesintattersthismonth revolt, Stayaways, massmeet industrial South Afire, In a conflictthathas costso many following sustained mass ings and marches havebeen situation where 'white'South lives in Natal; and finally in meneea tirn n, wommSe, is, e low Pit...AOAF uprisings and strikes involv held in the areaon a scale Africa is on the threshold of Blnemfuntein - the city in the In Durban, alternating theyoungleadersoftheMDM ing police andcivil servadhtin previously unknown in these fundamental change,some of Orange FreeState where the betweenEnglish andZouin, he have been -planning his Venda, Gazankuin and rural areas, the 'homelands' are actually ANC wasfounded in 1912. stressedthe need for peace programme, accepting with Bophuthatswana.Atthesame Chief Minister Hudson sinkingdeeper into the rule of Eachspeech has hada dif andoutlined anapproach to goodgrace the guidance of time,'homelandieadersinthe Ntsanwisi, deserted by many tyranny andviolece. ferent character, with a com the complex process of re those who were still children Transkei, Ciskei, Lebowa, of his own police and troops, South Africa must take full mon thread expressing establishing unity which gave whenhewasaheadyanational KaNgwane and QwaQwaare fled to Pretoria and only responsibility for what is Mandela'sdeepconvictionthat nobody grounds for rejecting figure atthe time ofis trial 28 makingovertesto theANC, retumnedwhen the South Afti happening inthese bantustans the people must determine theANC's initiative. He made yearsago.Therpoliicalskills, responding to pastpressures can military werepresent in becauseIheseregimesareis their own future, andthat it is a special appealto women to andthemassivebreadthofthe to reintegrate their territories force to ensure his survivaL proydes whose repressive acts only from them that the ANC step forward, asin thepast, to movement they havehelped intoSouthAfrecaanditsdems The major explosionof are guided by sanction from leadership canderieboth the calm down the fighting to build during his imprison cratic future. resistance,however, hasbeen Pretoria. All the 'homelands' strength andthe legitimacy to passionsof the men andturn ment, have evoked his TheTransvaal omelands' in Bophuthatswana, home of must be reincorporated into negotiate successfully for a them onto the path of reson. admiration. ofVenda and Gazankolu have the notorious SunCity enter SouthAfrica as it moves for new democratic South Africa. in Bloemfontein he drew Clearly the ANC today is a been paralysed by general tanmentcomplex and the site ward to a unitary, non-raciai, In the namevein, in all four upon the historyoftheANC to mushmore considerablefurce strikesforatleast threeweeks. of sporadic resistance for democratic country. speeches he has paid full iluminate current issues, and than it was at the time of its Both 'governments' look set months.lhe SADFannounced dwelt on the South African benning 301yars ago- an to topple in the near future. that troops were on standby, regime's reapokailityforthe extraordinary adhievement Venda police havecomplained readytointerveneonbehalfof destabilisaiton of considering the regime's of being exploited andabused the president of Bophutha Moaambique. He pointed out relentless efforts to crush the in propping up the bantostan tewana,LucasMangope, after Prison warders that more people have diedon ANC, and onefor which he policies. The Venda Sun, an estimated 300,000 people the electrified fencebetween has specilly praised the Sibasabakery and NTCmiff marched through the streets Mozambique andSouthAfrica leadership ofANC president, ing havealso been inmobi of GaRakuw on 14 March stage sit-in (seeking to fleefrom MNR Olver Tanb11sit whom he lised by strikes. calling for his resignation and raido thancrssing theBerlin had a joyous and deeply 'President' Frank iavele's for reincorporation of the MomthaW piwawrders discmation at all leveof Wall.Speaking in the heart of moving enion inStckholms offer of reincorporation 'homeland' into SouthAfrica. singedmuss a ni-In eatt workingconditinwe totally Afrikanerdor. he especially in thedel of Mrch. appearedto come too late to Mangope imposeda state of Illepil rniasonItUewel en eradicatwed wiltfir and appealedto Afrikaners to joi All who bavs been privi save him from being swept emergency, initially in four 14UMarch.TheactioasmIn tht whieprmwaders snp the ranks of theANC. leged to meet him in the asideby the massstruggles, districts and then extended it prtest re m I-traIng bleckI .inte. It wa s in Bloemfonteintoo turbulent weeks since his which gained fresh impetus to the whole territory. NationaInthlepflwisaeces. Oth demandIncluded that he commented on the relese havebeen struck by from the unbanning of the The 'homelands' system Theblck rso wardemseradleleng racial deathsquad revelations 'The Mandela's dignity, his pres ANC andother orgadisaions brought in an era of adminis discrlmtenatinnInother area,~ collapseof good conscience ene, and the impressive In Gaxankulu, more than tration that was corrupt and witha petitiondessinn a athedquartins, throeghthm andthe absenceof accounta combination of warmth. 24 people have died since mid violent tothe point of sadism. allodtlio of medical bility andpublic scrutiny have charm, intellectual clarity and February asbaniustan forces This wasinevitable, consider gurne urtaruar ' provision,wed thalprmotion led tocrimes against human politicasfirmnesswhich hewill backed bythe South African ing that these pockets of sana Incremmntwill he be busede groundsof merit ity andviolations of interna draw on in the struggle that Defence Force (SADF) poverty were there simply to odeteed thatrecean end and at muar. onal law.' He called on De lies ahead. 4 ANTI-APARTHEIDNEWS 0 APRILlg9 * ACTION FOR SANCTIONS Parliamentary lobby Opinion poll shows hailed a success Thatcher isolated

The SouthernAfrica Coalition powe rfu A Harris opinion poll con thought that sanctions had unabletoliftfurthersanctions been the most important fac before South Africa is free, lobby of parliament on speechewhich ducted for the Observershows tor in securing the release of but also to have those Tuesday 27 February was a left all who that Mrs Thatcher is out of Nelson Mandel& sanctions which have been greatsuccess.Morethan4,000 attended in no touch, notolywith the people gives encour lifted reinstated and people took part, including a doubt that this of South Aftica and the inter The poll also aging news for the future: 51% strengthened. largenumberof anti-apartheid washnotthetime national community, butalso that sanctions should The poll shows a substan activists from all over Britain, tolift anctions. with the British people. believe PopoMolefe unflheANCsays tinl increase in support for with the resultthatall Scmish The poll showed that only not belifted s or unilthere isone person. sanctions over the last two and Welsh constituencies said: 'Mrs 3% support the immediate sanc years. A poll carried out for were represented and 511 Thatcher must lifting of sanctions. Even one vote. Mailtining negotiations start the Movemnrit in July 1988 English constituencies were be made to see among Tory supporters, less tions once between the ANC and the showed that 56%ofthose who covered. The lobby of the that human rljahb than 20% are in favour of the test of expressed an opinion House of Commons was filled dignitymoustoverridetheprofit Commonwealth, EC and immediateliftngof stanctions. regime willbe acrucial solidarity. We supportedisanctionswhereas withpeoplemetingblPsfrom motive; people suffer not United Nations sanctions It is alsoclear that the British international must build on this base of the Harris poll shows 63% early afternoon until late because of sanctions but progranmes. public know that sanctions public support to ensure not opposed to Mrs Thatcher's evening. because of apartheid.' He also For the Revd Frank work: amongst those who Thatcher is actions. A distinguished line-up of warned that Mrs Thatcher Chilkane,hisattendanceatthe expressed an opinion, 60% only that Mrs speakers addressed the three would ace mass protests, lobbywastheculmination of a ralliesheld throughoutthe day similar to those faced by Mike speaking tour that had taken in Westminster Central Hall. Gatting, if she visited South him to Glasgow, Newcastle, Among these were Pupa Africa. Manche-strand fiverppool.16s Molefe, general secretary of The chair of the Southern message too was clear: 'You Hurd agrees don't reward a racist regime thathas cost ussomuchpain.' Parallel meetings one person one vote addressed by MPs and prisoners, Mr Hurd has gone Seekingclarificationon this representatives of the aid A delegation from the AAM Secretarybackon this asaurance, saying fundamental maitter,the dele agencies and churches ran met Foreign inMarch that the Problem of defining gation aime to ensure that throughout the day in the Douglas Hurd early to call for c in Brilish politicalprisoners'ca onlybe British pressure on De Klerk jubilee Room, with the range was increased. ofspeakers demonstratingthe government policy. A memo resolvedbythepartiesdirectly concerned. I do not believe It also emerged from the wealth of support that the randum presented at the tht outside intervention on one meeting that British policy on sanctions campaign has meeting called for main of sanctions against side or the other would be sanctionsremainsurnchanged. acivd tenance Pretoria until Apartheid- is The delegation, which abolished. Mr Hurd also assured the included Abdul S Minty, Theforeign secretarygve delegation that the British AAM's honorary secretary AAM president, Archbishop government recogrised that fresh from meeting Nelson Huddleston, and chair, Bob theo tn of negotiations had to Mandea in Lusaka, wamed AFRICA! Hughes MP,an assurance that be one person. one vote. In that Britain's policy of bffing Britain would maintain pres December, when the UN sanctions could abort the pro sure for the release of poltical General Assembly adopted a cessofchangeinSouthAfrica. prisoners and thelifting of the consensus resolution on a The AAMconcluded from stateof emergency, two key negotiated end to apartheid, the meeting that pressure stepsneeded to create a Britainwastheonlycountry must be maintained on the climate conducive to to enter a reservation to government to ensure that no negotiations clansescallingforoneperson, furthersanctionssareliftedand However, in a letter of 9 one vote on a common votee' that those which have been March about political ro//. lifted are reinstated.

SUBVERTING APARTHEID EC isolates Britain Education, Information and Culture under Emergency Rule FACTPAPER ON SOUTHERN AFRICA No. 17 * Chroniclesrepression and resistanca inSouth over sanctions Atticasince the State of Emergencyimposed a sess of restrictions onthe media, culturalor taught is British attempts to lift sanc As recently as last Decem risksofbacking MrsThatcher activitiesand what can bediscussed tionsagainstSouthAficawere ber, Britain agreed at the EC or the apartheid economy. the heads of government meeting Companies know that they + Comoprisesf thre studies byauthors working In decisively rejected by European Community meet that sanctions would not be would still face tie wrath of sach of these fields. theAni-Apartheid Movement * Shows the resilienceof the forcesof resistance ing in Dublin on 20 February. lifted until there had been throughthe emergenceof an atemative anti The EC Council of Ministers' profound and irreversible ifthey investedinSouth Africa aparheid press and demands fornew democratic meeting broke up with no changes' in South Africa. Mrs and that the problems of the formsof eduano andculture free of apattheid dilisalos. agreement. Only Portugal Thatcher has, therefore, not South African economy can gave grudging support to merely broken agreements notbe solved untilapartheidis Britain's position. imposing anctions, but has abolished. REVIEW OF 1989 Despite failing to gain the alsobroken agreemntsabout The Dublin meeting also Repression and Resistance In South agreementofourECpariners, when they should be lifted. decided to send a delegation, Africa and Namibia the government announced Loss of foreign investment comprising the foreign minis FACTPAPER ON SOUTHERN AFRICA No. 18 that itwould be lifing the vol has hit apartheid very hard ters of Ireland. France and 1989saw the balance of forces is Southem Afric untaoybannnnewinvestAent, over the hestfour years, cost Italy, to South Africa The shiftdeciiely agaimstthe upahud regimet IDAFPublications bdsgs you thisNEW pamphlet which had been agreed by the ingthe economy an estimated mission will only be able to whichtocuses on the developmuntewhith have EC in September 1986.The R32billion.Byliftingsnctions play a constructive role in esgaianons ot ther.a in broughtAfouttherica isueand ta, of amiba to independsoie. government has also broken in this crucial area, Mrs promotignegotiutionsifithas Commun Thatcher is strengthening the theconfidence oftheANC and FACTPAPERS are an occasional series of informsativepans whctt focuson topical agreementswiththe issues and eents inSouthern Africa. Theyare avaiable idividually or on standing ortderasa wealth over discouragement hand of the regime in the the Mass Democratic Move series. Please contact lDAFat the addressbelow for more details. nf scientific, cultural and aca negotiations. ment, andthe AAM issued an demic links and over the vol British companies, how immediate call to the delega AVAILABLE FROM: DeptAA1, International Defenceand Aid untary ban on the promotion ever, have not shows them tion leader to consult with the Fund for Southern Africa, 64 Essex Road, London N1 8LR. of touism. selves to be willing to run the ANC. Tel: 01-359 9181 Fax: 01-359 9690 Al4nPAff l * A l IM 5 * NAMIBIA Foreign Office dismiss The moment Namibians concerns over Namibia have been waiting for

ForuignOffice minister nethe debt Memsthat Is 'a Waft BayIs an Integral part Tens of thousands of the work done by the Anti The anticipated announce Wlflian Waldegrenehan matte betweenthe new of NmMa's territory.Faile Namibians took to the streets Apartheid Movement and its ment that De Elerk would dismissed serious cencems Namibiangovenmnt and byBritln nowto Insist enthis of the capital, Wmdhoek to president. Archbishop 'give' Walvis Bay back to the about Nmibla's fnture oith Africa'.Simllady, n will bean abdicetion of celebrate their nation's inde Huddleston.Nne more so Namibians as an indepen expreoedby ARM chair, Bob Walvis ay, 'it Is forthe Internatioenresponhblity. pendence after 75 years of than Nelson Mandela, whom dence day present did not Hughes P. Ins letter governmenta, an Independent ThemIs n possible racist South African rule. Bob Hughes met briefly on happen. The Namibians will repotedIn the lest sse of Namibiato decidehow they justificaetn forthe new Speaking at his inauguration, two occasions. Mandela also clearly still have to press the AeffiAPathele Ae, Bob wishto approach negotiations government to lnhelt a debt President Sam Nujoma, who made it clearthatthe struggle South African government for Hugheshad challengedthe withSouth Africa on the resulting froman oecupation was swom in shortly after to achieve the end of apart the retunlof their dep-water Britis govinenr's position finute of the enclave'. universallyrecognised as midnight, called it 'a moment heid had a long way to go and pert entwo key Isues of Pressurewill bImeto be havingbean Illegal our people have been waiting pressure had to be intensified There was a great deal of importance to the cenetry's IutensifiedItthe goenment fovernment-to-governmentfor for more than a century'. on the regime. anger dirted at the British future: the debtto he Is golngto takea -e aid couldend up In the The achievement of indepen The event had a relaxed, representatives over Mrs Inheritedfrom the former poslft rale IenI isting coffersof the apartheid dence was, saidMrNujoma,'a tension-ftee airaboutit, added Thatcher's stance on sanc Illegaladministration, and Namibiapost-lndependence. relme If Nmibia hes to repay fitting tribute to the heroism to by the obviousjubilation of tions. Even among diplomats South Afric's continued TerritorialIntegrity aed thisdeal. and tenacity with which our the Namibian people. The there isagenuine angerabout occupation of WalvisBay. econe stability will be AsNamibia and th world people fought for this long clear indication was that her role. Fromthe repl It Is oher rueclalfor anblasstfetro; ceilerate its Independece, it awaited day. Swapo's call for reconciliation Theroleoftheinternational thegovernment nuites to Iackof support Onthn tw is quiteClow that the Bob Hughes MP, AAM with all forces had eased any communityfor Namibia was take a fenial position that vital bomescould underane problemeahedrequire chair, was at the celebrations, problems that there might made clear by Nujoma in his boththose Issues em it be the new nation endputs pressuweto be maintaned en representing the Movement. havebeen. inaugural speech: "The endedaet bythe new ueewnted faith in Pretais. U. Britishgoverment If U. He described itas 'a fantasic inurementHenengtetion Thefited Nations nw Swaps govermentIs to experience'; everyone he withPretela. SecurityCouncll, clading rnclev th asistance It will spoke to was approeciative o WIIhi Weldegravnsaid "Iln, baemgided that Ue . Free education for all in independent Namibia

JoraJochem i amemberofthe General Students' Courioll of the Namibian National Stu dents' Organistion (Nanso) hasbeen visiting Britain atthe invitationoftheNationalUinon of Students. He is touring the country with the intention of raising funds for education projects in Namibia. Anti ApartheidNews spoke to him abouthishopesfor the future.

Recentlywehaveseenthearrest of five students (the Naso 5) in WalvisBayforparftipating in a schools boycott. What was the backgroweif to the dispute? A nationwide schools boycott started in the far north in res ponse to the placement of Namlbianchildren will now hae i right to free, copuiny and nonrocial micatn - efar cry South African Defence Force fromth Soth Afcean-lmepsad beanteducatlon system Picto IDAF (SADF)bases in the schools affectingthenormaleducation process. Studentswerethreat pressure,particularlyfrom the All this leaves the educa struggle of students in Nami Whilst in Namibia, Bob Hughes was reading ened by the siting of security NUS, they were forced to tion system in a mes, and it his. We want to get students forces astheywould enter the release them. will take a while before real involved in projects to combat Ruth First's book, South West Africa, and schoolyard, often assaulting changes are seen. Nanso is the high level of Iliteracy. We commends the following paragraph as students. The students called How do )ou feel thefuture for callingforfreeeducallonirres will be asking Namibian stu relevant to Southern Africa today: for the removal of these bases sfudents will be following pective of rlour - this will be dents to gointo the ruralareas fromthe schools, also forming indebendeace? the future, the right of all to be to help teach black people to 'Dr Verwoerd hints that he is always a link with the broader call for The future isnot as bright as it educated free, with compul read and also to help with SouthAfrica to withdraw from should be. The current alos sory education for allup to the cutuatrang. prepared to negotiate on "reasonable" terms. Namibia. tionhasledtotheblacksbeing age of 16 with no restrictions We also need books to be A pegotiated agreement on the mandate Up to 80%of students sop neglected through the bantu on the selection of children or distributed to theseareas.TIhis would avoid the terrible consequences of ported the boycott and action education system, astheywere teachers for schools. requires largesumsof money. conflict. But is there room for negotiations was followed up by ano-exam forced to be educated in Ahi We are also calling for a with South Africa? Can a government campaign which was also suc kans and were taught only greater level of resources to What will students be doing to dedicated to perpetual white supremacy cesful. Students in allparts of enough to take up subordin be given to those areas with celebate mdepesdee day? Namibia supported the sta ate positions in society. The acuteproblems, particularly Nanribian students will be change its ways, move far enough under dents in the north. South Africans argue that the rural areas. taking part in numerous cul international pressure? Or is it 10 years, 40 The Nanso 5 took part in blacks should only be taught tiral activities. Nanso has years, too late? The answer is the record of the schools boycott and were with manual jobs in mind, so mhat are you espectig frm organised a torchtit ron from South Africa in the mandated territory of arrested bythe South African what is the point of teaching theoryosarecnanftyunder the north to Windhoek, with South West Africa itself.' government- Nanso appealed themascience and engineering, taking? the last students arriving in for their release on the basis for example? There is also a The main purpose is to raise Wmdhoek about midnight, Ruth First, in South West Africa(Penguin 1963) that they were political prison high failure rate amongst the funds for Nanso projects and when the new flag will be er Along with international students. to popularise the ongoing raised. 6 ANWAMw E IM 0, ANK IM Pillars of Apartheid

The first clause ofthe South In coming issues of Antf-Aparfheid News, various facets of apartheid South rapidly went into debt in the African Freedom Charter is Africa will be covered in detail. We will be looking at the political structures face of the countrywide rent simple: 'The people shall of apartheid, the range of repressive secn rity laws, the defence of apartheid boycott After three years of govern!' By contrast, the by the police and the armed forces, the ha atustan policy, and the crucial role rent boycotts, the residents presentracist constitution of played by foreign capital in fuel ing the racist economy. oftheWestRand andSoweo South Africa has been Once the nature of apartheid is understoood, the limits of FW de Klerk's owed over R300,000,000 in to ensure ante the racist state will cobbled together reforms will be seen and the need to dism be le, outstanding rent that the majority of South tncear. 1988, the regime tried Atricansremainvotelessand In this issue, Gerald O'Sullivar takes a closer look at the a new tack by holding that the whiteminority wield municipal elections for all effective political power. constitutional aspecta of apartheid. South Africans on the same day.Butofthe 1,800 seatsfor black candidates, only half NATIONAL LEVEL werecontested, and 138seats CONSTITUTIONAL RACISM had no candidates at all. When PW Botha came to Therewerenocandidates power in 1978, the South at all in the townships of African constitution was Motherwellandlingelihlein based on the British (UBCs), knownlocallyas the coloureds and Indians NATIONAL SECURrTY theEastern Cape, whichwas Westminster-style 'Useless Boys Clubs'. ensuresthattheparliamentis MANAGEMENT justas well, because nobody parliament, in which the The Soweto uprising in dominated by whites. SYSTEM had registered to vote. white-only electorate was 1976 was followed by The only reference to the This thorough rejection represented. For white ongoing, nationwide blackk majority in this Besides centralisig state ofthe apartheidcouncilswas voters, a multi-party system opposition to all the cons titution is in the power in an executive achieveldespitetheilegty with two Houses, the upper apartheid-created political stte, mentthat'fheconroland presidency, Botha also of calling for a boycott and one being the Senate, has stitctures.Only,20%ofvoters admi nistrationofblackaffairs drastically exteidedtherole the banning of the United suffered from the National turnedupfortheCommunity shall rest in the President' ofthe militaryinto all spheres Democratic Front Party'sunbrakendmination Council elections in 1977. of govermnent circa 1948. A host of alternative He set up the National 'Coloured' sod 'ldiani community organisations LEGISLATION Security Management NATIONAL COUNCIL groups were represented by sprang up in the townships System (NSMS) for the two dumay bodies, the to replace the discredited The convoluted passageof purpose of managing'South Thelocal electionswere part SouthAfricanlndianCouucl CommunityCoundils.There laws by the three chambers Africa'sfourpowerbases (the of the regime's plans to (SAIC) and fan Coloured was popular resistance depe ndsonwhetherthepiece political, economic, social/ impose a National Council Persons' Representative focusing on issues ofle9 islatonisann'ownaffair', psychological and security ontheblackmajority,without Council (CPRC). concerning housing, or a general affaie. bases) as an integrated granting them full political Electionsto theSAliC had education, transport, forced A law concerning an 'own whole'. rights.The National Council wasto have no powers other to be postponed repeatedly removals and influx control. head such as schooling, From the State Security because of opposition to the It became clear that new handhousing, ispassed Counils t cabinetlevel, to its than the right to make body. When elections were institutions were necessary bytheerelevantchamber, after mini-Joint Management recomomendationsregarding finally heldin 1982, only10% if the dangerously narrow whic hit retnires presidential Ceatresin the townships,the policy decisions concerning of the electorate vtcd. The baseofwhit, state powerwas assnnt before becoming law. NSMS consisted of the black ajurity, CPRC hadbeendissolvedthe to be broadened by the gislapnabtut'general structures which mirrored Membership of the previous year forrefusing to rooption of other races. affair s', which include such every level of government, councilwastobedrawnfrom cooperate with the minority oatio nalsopteroasthearmed Dominated as it was by the 'non-independent' government. force a, the economy, 'Black personnel trom the security bantustans, the urban Under this scheme, the TILE TWtCAMERAL affai s', or tseelection of the forces, during Botha's tenure councilsand'interestgroops' black majority had, and still PARLIAMENT president, is debated the NSMS became the focal representing blacks living havenopoliticalrightsabove sepa ratly by the three pointfrallnationaldecision outside the bantostans. local level outside the In October 1983, Botha cha obers, with a Joint making.UnderDeIlerkthe But the National Council bantastan system. All black submittedanew constitution Bng Committee liaising NSMS has now apparently wasintroublefromathe start. South Africans are allotted to the white electorate for a betweenfthethreechambers. taen a back seat The local councils were to one or other of the referendum. After a multi In case of a deadlock rejected decisively by urban bantostans, primarily on the million rand advertising between the three chambers, blacks, and the 'non basis of language and campaign, directedbySouth the matter is referred to the LOCAL ATIHIORITIES independenflbantstans,like irrespective of where they African associates of Saatchi presidents Council, a white- Gatsha Buthelezi's KwaZulu, were born or where they and Saatchi, the white demin ated consultative body One of the priorities of the would notparticipate unless lived. electorate voted 'yes' to his appoi ated by the state NSMS was to 'defuse the Nelson Mandela was Africans are theoretically new tricameral parliament presid ent. revolutionary situation' by released. entitled to vote in 'their' No referendum was held ethree chambers only attempting toaddress the bantostans - even ifthey do to see ifcoloured and Indian ever meet together on grievances of urban black not live there and although South Africans wanted to be ceremnnial occasions. residents, while simultane NEGOTIATIONS in many cases they have represented in a bicameral ouslyrepressing opposition. never lived there. The parliament Nor were black As part of this strategy, By 1989 the National Party bantustan elections, a tribal South Africans consulted. THE STATE the state triedtoresuscitate had runout of ideas. Every substitute for national When elections for the PRESIDENT urban authorities in the attempt to create some form citizenshiprights,havenever coloured and Indian Houses townshipsidringl983,when of political power for blacks attracted much interest were held in August 1984, Under the old constitution, it created Town and Village at national and local level, among urban blacks. They though, the results were thestatepresidentwaspurely Councils'. separatefromwhitesandnot haveinanycasebeenmarked derisory. Just 17% of the align rehead, but crucial to These councils were detracting from whites' by blatant corruption and electorate actoally voted. Botha a new constitution was given more powers than the monopolyofstatepowerhad intimidation, leading to The aim of Botha's the enatralisationofpowerin defunct Community failed. military coups in the constitution was two-fold: to an eixecutive presidency Councils, but they were With pressure from Transkeiand Ciskel. exclude the black majority which is not accountable to effectively set up to abroad, increasing militancy from any political parliatnent implementapartheidpolicies internally, and the participation, and to coopt Beilore his ignominious in the townships. Little bankruptcy of all of Botha's LOCAL LEVEL coloured and Indian South exit iaat year, Botha was the wonder, then, that when half-baked schemes, De Africans into the apartheid head of state, the head of elections were held in KIerk had little option but to Te millions ofblacks who political process. goven ament, and the head of November the poll was only move off in a new direction. lived in 'white' areas fell Theticameralparliament the P esident's Council. He 10.7%. He claims to agree with under the Administration consists of three racially was in charge of the Cabinet Because the black the idea of one person, one Boards,controledbycentrnl segregated chambers: the and thse head of the ruling townshiphavenoindustral votebutstillinsistson'group government. Blacks with House of Assembly for NationaParty. He was the and "little commercial rights' and is opposed to the rights of permanent whites, the House of head ofall the armedforces property, there is no rating form of state called for by residence were able to Representatives for and ofthe State Security system in them to fund the moat SouthAfricans and the participate in Community coloureds, and the House of Coon cil,and was the councils.Dependentonlyon UN, namely a democratic, Councls,whichreplaced the Delegates for Indians. parantaunt chief of the tribal rentsandservicechargesfor non-racial, unitary statewith older Urban BantuCouncils The 4:2:1ratio of whites, authorrities. their income, the councils a single voters' roll. I 0FRONTLINE STATES

Oxfam's 'Front Pretoria forced Mozambique 'will Line Africa' to retreat in talk to MNR' Nelson Mandelahas called on Oxfam thismonthlaunch their in the world; literally millions biqueThe be group neutralised.! further sent a ng denied the Angola Pretoria to put a atop to the 'Front Line Africa' campaign ofpeoplearebei destabilisation of Mozam letter of support to the anti opportunitytogr owoutoftheir designed to alleviate the prob- bique. Speaking in Bloermfn apartheid forces:'...thehistory povertyandesta blishadecent Angola,I ulike other Front the iow ciate Inwhich tie lems ofthe people ofsouthern lin on 25 February, Mandela of resistance by the South who' daily struggle life for themaetves and their LineStat s awt trein apartheidreuime Ishaving to Africa Tamnilai sad: ThegoveramentofSouth African people is the best against poverty and injustice, families. , hames-n harder hemore eaistiout the withSoil Africa has repeatedly allowed guarantee that South Africa As in many other African Oxfam aims to It Africa.For possihilityof negotiaed will be a united, democratic legove'reen solutios evenwitin Its own sections ofits forces to vlolate countries, the people of this 0 encourageth hlistoricl and geographlcal and anti-racialist country borders. the sovereignty of Mozam region are hit by a growing andtheEuropea nCommunity reons, thaseo traport r where people of all ethnic a coantrywith bique.' Mandela also demate debtcrisis,thefallingpricesof to commit subst antial new aid bade list siwitherogime. AngoaIs groups,racesandreigionscan of enormouspotentialwealth. As ded the removal of the electri goods and produce they money to the Programme This,coupled with live together in peace and Wanhig biggestoll fied fence along South Africa's export, the lack of enough Actionestablish edbythe nine tn's aggressive the second harmony.' Insub border with Moaumbique. suitable international aid, and countries in the region; policyto wards Angola, has producingceunry Theletterswere signedhy, the only ThecammentsbyMandela in many cases misguided 0 encourageth ecancellation ment that military pressure SaharanAfrica, and amongothers,theinternation boubeen regio, it couldplay follow an open letter sent to government policies. This is ofalidebtsinth e region owed the onotlal means one inthe ally-renowned poet, Jose vernment and anextremely Important role In President De flerk by 74 furtherconmpoundedby South to the Britishg nedto I ryto bringthe Craveirinha, the secretary aneconomlally-itoegrtod Mozambican intellectuals, African destabilisation. our high street banks; to Bkue. general of the Mozambique British govern lode@id,Ito relitlons with SouthemAfrica. This requires artists,writers,journalistsand Thisincludesdirectattacks *urgethatthet others calling forthe violence Writers' Association, Albino by South African forces and ment fully adot ptthe agenda Pretoria,,until th nagota- peaceandstahllity. Magaia, the writer and seien the majority ban ouwhad to in Mozambique to be brought agents, thefandirgofterrorist for change of tloe' whIch led to theStart of Pretoria flat, Orlando Mendes, and at iscet that It caoet, through to an end. groups and the economic opposition in Sosuth Africa, themm Ibiou Independence the painter, Malangatana ngthe current pross, wereconducted Unilto,gain control over tre They place the blame for sanctions that Pretoria has least maintainir violence on the South African Ngweunya. used against its neighbours, sanctions. entirely on the battlefield. Bengula Railway,the Speaking to solidarity anti chaper route for adeeris regime and call for the 'eradi costing the nine other Oxfamisas achingamajor vists and aid agency represe and a week hewrZolha andZaire still cation of all mechanisms con countries in the region an new publication by Mara Holness tatives in London at a recep in all Oxfam shipped throughSouth African ceived in the light of the total estimated $60,000 million long promotion the tion on 16 March, President 3 May, and a TheA lngolat amy's ac- parts strategy" to destabilise since 1980. shops from 7-1 is Chiusano announced that the tight' from 18 inst directSooth ButSooth Africahas nat region militarily... [It] Such a figure translates 'Frontline Foro that all the force Mozambicangvermnentwas vitiesallround Africa militaryn aggresio yet gives up its atisolpta to imperative directly into human costs as 30Junewithacti in South Africa that still use now prepared to engage in Ire land, together changedthe balance oforces anoivaga ftoure for llto and, well - Angola and the UK and armed violence to achieve direct links with Renamo in with the Oxfam National Fast Inthe re olan 'd wana untilIt don so, peaeewill be Mozambique now have about political change in Mozamr order to end the war. the highest infant death rates in November l re planned. cruci factorcontributing to hard to achieve.

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0 STOP APARTHEID REPRESSION! • BOYCOTT APARTHEID: SANCTIONS NOW! 0 SOLIDARITY WITH THE ANC! * FOR A UNITED, NON-RACIAL AND DEMOCRATIC SOUTH AFRICA I MIII-WAPNI1UmEw. M 1tf ANC PEACE PLAN WINS ZIMBABWE AFTER TEN SUPPORT IN NATAL YEARS: HOPES FOR ---- ISOUTH AFRICA TheANCs peaceinitiativesin Natal,spearheaded by Walter Siu and given a bigimpetus andcliicsforthosewhowant brie Zimbabwe, economically the strongest of the Front by Nelson Mandela's Line States, has played a crucal role in recent years to pay for the privilege. visit to Durban, are showing in the interational campaign for sanctions against indeed, it isvery possible some early signs of success. South gca-espeallymthe Commonwealth. On to argue - as Zimbabwean White flags flew above the 18 April it celebrates ten years of independence. tradeuninists and 'emergent singing and dancing as businessmen' do argue -that hifherto warring factions met thepolicyofreonndliationhas tocelebratepecein Drban's When Nelsen Mandela spoke liation. SouthAfricahas alltoo been all too generous to kwaMashu township. Similar at a rally in Harare recently it many embittered ex whites. The years since 1980 peace moves took place in could hardly hove been at a Rhodesians who spread the have been bumper ones for several other townships But more appropritemomentnot mythoftheirmilitaryvictories commercial farming;whites violence broke out in Umlazi oniy to celebrate his own and political betrayal - ver still dominate industry. Yet at andlIandatshowinghowtenu belated freedom but also to sions ofwhichare almostthe the same time black peasant ousthepeaceprocessisat thin celebrate the achievements of only things one canbuy at the producershave shared in the early stage. Zimbabwe's ten years of inde' Jan Smuts airport bookstalls. agricutturalboom;schoolsand pendence.Ithasbeenfashion- Yet in reality, Zimbabwe's cinics have multiplied; black by Alan Brooks able to speak as though all of record has been remarkable. participation in industry and blackAfrica has experienced The Lancaster House con commerce is increasing. WaterSisluhadpavedthe tion for Natal, along the lines Inkatha's leadership involved political and economic diss- stitutional protections for Zimbabwe has become a way with the first meeting for fostered at the 1986IfIndaa', in the peace progress, whilst terZlmbabwe hashaditsown whiteshavebeeno srupulously place of educational pilgrim manyyears between theANC arguing, 'We are now on the reminding his audience that problems. But Mandela was observed; the pensions for age for South African whites and Inkathas central commit threshold of a very different 'We, in the Mass Democratic certainly seeing a success, retired white civil servants go whowantto learn whatmaylie tee (ICC)on 2 February. Also scenario for national change Movement and in the ANC, on being paid; land has been ahead for them. A stream of present were representatives ... of a much greater step for are the premier political force by Terence Ranger acquired on a willing-seller businessmen and theologians of the United Democratic ward, for all our people in the country... We have a and academics has flowed to Front and the Congress of throughout South Africa.' greater purpose than the Since independence When the 'reserved' seals Harare, both to meet ANC South African Trade Unions. Relations between Chief defeat of rival oppressed Zimbabwe's economy has for whites in parliament came representatives and to see Afterwards Inkata general Buthelesi and the ANC have groups. It is the creation ofa grownmorerapidly thanSouth to their allotted end and were what life in Zimbabwe islike. secretary Oscar Dhlomo wel Africa's. The unity between been nseandaty e ars times biter healthy and vibrant society.' replaced by nominated repre For most the experience comed the involvement of the in recent . Animosity Inkatha itself appears divi Robert Mugabe's and Joshua sentatives, President Mngabe of Harare- a tie mode- city ANCandtheICC called onits towards Natal's large Indian de by the recent approaches Nkoro'spartiesandthepeace was careful to name white ratherthanatouristtown, with supporters to welcome populationhasalso beenbuild by the ANC, between the which has followed in Mata leadersofindusty,agricenuhre relxed multicultralandinter Mandela and make his visit to ing upfnelledbysome nkatha foreesfor change, who arethe beleland constrasts strikingly and commerce. White candi racial interactions - has been Durban an 'honourable and supporters and Inkatha's mass of the movement, likely with theviolent breakdown of dates have been chosen for at a liberating one. memorable event'. newspaper. to come in behind the libera the 'homeland' regimes. The least one constituency in each I hope that Zimbabwe will This it proved to be, with Much oftheconflictinNata tion banner as events unfold, end of the Mozambican war province during the recent have much tO learn from a some 150-200,000 people. is rooted im the social griev and the 'warords', who only sustained as it has been by ZANU/PF primaries. A white democratic South Africa. But including some Inkatha ances of the resident black know vio e andarie isd i fre South African destabilis aion law professor is a member of this tenth anniversary supporters,- attending the population. Ilmiteri access to ent to the need for unity in the - would at one stroke solve the party's central committee. deserves wholehearted cele lng's Park rally on 26 Feb land, owned by the whites, fight againsteapatheiL Zinbahwe'odefcitand foreign Admitedly - and rightiy bration,notonlyfromMandela ruary. Nelson Mandela causeshardshipformanywho Buthelez himself, sill exchange problems. state subvention of specially butfromallthosewho longfor undoubtedlyshockedmanyin can'ttraveltoworkinthetowns denouncignceins and the Perhaps above all - in the privileged white educational South reAfra'sown liberation. the crowd by calling for and are forced to eke out a ANC's aried asuggie, wil contextof Souh Africa's poli and health provision has weapons to bethrown into the bare subsistenceliving. Many find it increasingly difficultto tical debate -is the success of ended, but nothing has been ProfessorTem Ranger s chair sea. He went on to pay tribute of these are the people least 'stayout of tle peace process, Zimbabwe's policy of reconci- donetopreventprivateschools of theBritain-Zimabie Society to Zulu resistance to colonial able to support themselves but could iepardise it if he ism, to the respective roles of the elderly, disabled, young seeks to claim a national role Natal's Indian community, the mothers and those unable to on the strength ofalocal base trade union movement and get work elsewhere. whichhas been visibly shrink the Natal bloodshed as a pre Unreported by the British husbands and brothers die in progressive whites in fighting But the fighting is also ing in recent months. text for retaining emergency media, Nelson Mandela made needless internecine conflict. against white minority rule. fueledbyagentsoftheregime, The UDF and Cossm are powers: 'Ziatateofe.ergency a special appeal to the women Allthe oppressed people of He praised those chiefs who don UDF, Cosatu and stronglyforpeace, although it (SOR)boa been there all along of Natal: 'I charge you with a South Africa need to be on whohavelookedaftertheinter the inhatha T-shirts to carry out willtake time for all the youth and the Natal violence oa special responsibility... Tell same side when it comes to ests of their people, and killings in areas where local to accept the imperative of worsened.That aloneshoasthat your sons, your brothers and talks with the regime. denounced those who have peace moves are gaining Mandela's call to stop fight the SOE haabeen totally ineffec you husbands that you want profited from apartheid and ground. ing. The ANC knowa that it is tire in suppressing violence... peaceandsecurity.'Uhimately Anti-Apartheid Newsgratefully increased the burden on their Mandela's speech com important to establish peace, It is the violence of apartheid thewomen will force the pace acknowledgesthe help ofMal, people. He specifically closed mendedbynamethekeyorga but Mandela has strongly which is compelling people to ofchange as theywill demand apoliticalanarsteiththeANC, the door to any separate solu- nisations and individuals in rejected the regime's use of kill one another' that no more of their sons, in theprparaton ofthis report.

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BARAYI IN BRITAIN extends its warmest congratulations to the people of Zimbabwe Elijah Barayi, president of the enough in creating a climate Barayicalled forthe inten on the 10th anniversary Congress of South African for negotiations. sification of the campaign for Trade Unions (Cosatu), indeed, repressionwas still sanctions in this countryand of their independence recently visited Britain to taking place in South Africa. warned that, if Mrs Thatcher attend a number of solidarity He highlighted the Labour insistsonvislting South Afca, on 18.April 1990 events, placing the workers' RelationsAct whichwasabout she will feel the anger of the strugglein SouthAfricaon the to be amended by the apart workers. 'Mike Gatting's political agenda. heid government after pres reception was mild in compa Elijah Barayl. who was a sure from South African rison to what she should formerorganiser with the workers. However, some expect,' he concluded. The people of Basildon South African Congress of clauses have been tightened look forward to continued co-operation Trade Unions (Sacto), was up. For example, workers * The national executive making his first visit to this would oalybeable to strike 45 committeeoftheSuthAfrican and friendship with the city of Gweru, country.With over 20years of daysafterthedisputehadbeen Congress of TradeUnions mining experience, he still referred, instead of 30 days. (SaaCostuhavefinally with whom they have been associated works at a mine, andhad to Other attacks on the work agreed to a merger into one apply for time offwork tovisit ing class are the pracess of federation, one union. The for the past six years Britain. privatisation, and employers' historic meeting, held on 19 HepaidtlrbultetotheAAM/ efforts to undermine the March in Kafue, Zambia, SATlISJoitCampagnAgainst system of national collective agreed to the phasing out of the Repression of Trade bargaining. Sac with the objective of Unionists in South Africa and He attacked Mrs Thatcher workingtogetherinthe fture. Naibia for the campaigns to for her stand on sanctions and The meetingapplauded the free0scarMpethaand Moses stated that her objective was wrkofSacras avang ard in Mayelds, and called on the not a complete democratic the rdeuonion movement but solidarity movement to accel transformation in SouthAfrica feltthat in theclimate of'great erate such campaigns until all but the maintenance of mino opportunities for the workers political prisoners were rity privilege and the protec of our country', the phasing released. tion of imperialist interesta. out of Sactu would provide an Barayi said thatDe Merk's He likened her insistence important opportunity to unbanning of the African that the Afican National Con broaden trade union unity National Congress and other gress abandon the armed within Cosat, reforms represented avictory struggle to demanding that A committee has been set for the people of Sooth Africa. workers renounce their right upfrom bothCosatuandSactu ButintheviewofCostu,they to strike before entering to oversee the process under did not yet go nearly far negotiations. way.

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DEPT AA2 IDAF, 4 EssexRoad, London Ni SLR Tel: 01-359 918 SzeA2 Price £I.50 RefNoPPM %------Z------I' 0 NEWS VIEWSAND REVIEWS A Rainbow on Higher than Race before the Paper Sky hope wicket .aWd1Loiga, from Durban, ude towards the struggle for This new 'The latest edition of Rare & Concentrating on how otlstaodtsgft novelist of justice forms the core of biography of Class cont tins a inely work black cricketers have always the Sooth African liberation plot, Nelson Mandela, on the rel ationship between had to contend with the racist moventet.i Lamgowrites with a poetry tt enbyafriend r~ctin ant i cricket, assertionsimplicitin thenotion Ifis Rainbow on the Paper which is bho muscled and of the family with Written by Chris Sarle to of cricket as'the English way Sky follows the lives of the lyrical, ard with sudden con- the Ielp of inter cotncide with the now of life', Searlecompletes his three children of a veteran of cretenagewhiclhstayfastin views with curtailed Catting article with a disection of the the straggle. Ndungane, who e readers mind. Mandela injail,is fiasco, the 17-page account Yorkshire County Cricket is himself leading his village Whether he is describing frll of imporat looks at lhe theme of how Club (the White Rose). against me encroametots . thegreatsitenceograveyards cricket -ifirst introduced by The club's bigoted and anearby ib tintstan. that filigree the land surface Imperial Britain asone of the exclusiveviewof'their cricket like poisonous pearls', or the methods to help maintain not only excludes anyone not by Chris Searle elders of his people - these racialsupe ierity-hasbecome born in Yorkshire but extends ebony trees rooted to the soil a very visibile element in anti- to placing as many barriers as Langa'sportrait is of a of our time', the beauty of racist arnd anti-colonial possbleinthewayofanyblack people witrose 'thin wrists Langa's prose becomesapart stues. cricketers at all being seemed to have been intimate of the massive cultural represented at the county with chai ns'. yet whose streugththatbearsthe South by CliveNelson level courage aaid stamina are African people forward on the A pattern of non unending. Ndungane's child- road to freodon . Usng the rise of West recognition and discourage ren-amusician,preacherand ldinancric ketfromthel1930s, ment on an official level is nurse-areatvariousstgesof A Rainbw" he Per~dy,by Searle sho wshowthefightfor reflected on the ground by c9ociousness, ad the dyna Meadl Lraprk. Kiptown Caribbean independence and racist abuse and damage to mic of their changes in atte- sport wan closely linked, and cricketclubs organised by the brthnit achievements of black cricketers. West Indian cricketers them, Anyone who thinks racist by Anthony Sampson quicken his pace, and there selveswap partofthisslroggle: abuse islimited to fotball after whenever necessary 'here was a cricket of resis- matchs should witness the confronted the warders, Out of se 'Ihemre mstill lantalisiog tance and assertion, which behaviour of some cricket gaps about the formative Mandela's quiet confidence an entire people spectators when watching Resistanccetoconscriptionhas lets and slogans are repro influences. We would like to emerges most clearly in his mirrored o their own.' teams becomea an integral part ofthe ducedin this book, which also know more about 'MaSlsulu', ahllitytosortoutotherpeople's coming int with black cricketers, stroggle for freedom in South documents the repressiveacti the remarkable mother of _Msnlinkthetwveensportand especially in Yorkshirce. problems, including his politics is nowheremore gra- Like MikeGatuingthereare Africa1 Thousandsof young vities of the SADFduring the WalterSisuh.,Mandela'schief family's, in the midst of his phically i flustrated than in probablystillafewpeoplewho white in en have refused to state of emergency and its mentor, with whom Mandela on ordeal. , South Afrl c The account of would like to see 'spdrtand serve in the SADF. either by actions in Namibhiaand other stayed in Soweto. And about The man and his family present an d past atlempts by politics separate'. Chris leaving the country or by Southefn Africanstates. the whi* attorey, Lazet frequently come allve fi this alure cricketers Searle'sartieleisafilierclear deflar oftheircall-uporder, Itspopular atontain Sidelsky with hom Mandela book. Yet it remains hard to Pretoria v ing a wealth of original both blacke ndwhite toSouth rebuttal of that view. became an articled clerk and comprehend the strength of Africa, s bowing up the by Gavin Caithra material, gives reade a taste (s Mandela themanwhowalkedoutoijail recalled to the hypocrisy ofthe organisers of of the creative energy and anthor)'praetically becamea so calmly last month. English cricket and the 'R e Ibisi booktellsthestoryof talent generated in the elder brother to me'. diobre Wcket: "ickdt, pressures onblack cricketers Empire and the White Rose'by the End Conscription Cam- struggle against apartheid. But there are valuable new in Englandt, is usefully dealt Chris Searle, in Race & Oass, paigo ( fCC), which cam- The ECC declared it-f insights into Mandela's life in Fatima Me,,. Higher Than with, partr light rol 31, no 3, January-March paigoed inside South Africa 'unbanned'duringthedefiance jail, amplified by his letters to Hope; the aufti*ined bio cuarly in the of Getting''s recent tour. 1990, p 31-49, against conscription before it campagn last year. It has now his family, which wvealall his graphy of Nelson Mandela, was re stricted in 1988. beenrelaunchedanditstasks resilience. Hamnh Hamilto, £15.99 Lounche nationally in 1984, willnotbeoveruntilapartheid From his first arrival on just as i topsbegantooccupy is abolished and South Robben Island, he realised, as The An-Aparihid Movement's most recent the towiri rhips,theECCspread Africans can live in peace in a the author puts it 'that their publications - De Klerk's 100 Days and The rapidlya nongstyoungwhites, genuinelydemocratic society. treatment on the island would Children AuthorandiournlstAnthony of $outhen Africa are still available makngi magoative use ofthe depend largely on how they Sampson spent tr years in romI mnerlian dharnessmingpopular Out of Step: War Resitance in handled this first confronta. Johannesburg in the early fAAM HQ, 13 Mandela Street, i'I\ youth e Iture to its cause. SouthAfrica, CIIR, London tion'. When they first got off 1950Oan editor of the black London NW1 00W, tel 01-387 7966 ,Many of the posters leaf- 1989. Price X&.99. the boat. Mandela refused to mazgasnDrm

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Local AA groups throughout Britain celebrated the release of Nelson Mandela Fundraising news in many different ways. Here Anti-Apartheid News gives a round-up of many of the activities that took place. 1990 PRIZE DRAW EndosdformmbeindihtienofAf-ApakeidNeas are two books of raffle ticketsfor the 1990 Prie Draw, which is a major fundraising project - last year it raised ever £60,000! fickets: 50p each or £5 for a book. Prizes to be won: a car, four toptqualityholidays, and aseries of other appealing prizes (aslisted on the back of the tickets). Order more books of tickets by completing the form at the back of each book. The AAM appeals to all its members and supporters to promote the raffle as widely as possible. Apoositive response to Rallyit -en iomMlleIs tmot of B AnteedMP AndrewSuit1h lc l AA the raffle will enable us to improve last year's targetof £60,000. AbbOY grp whle the fluball where lbs ANC FREEDOM RUN, BROCKWELL PARK, 10 JUNE Members will also find enclosed in this editionaFreedom Run leafleL The Freedom Run and events promise a day of entertainment including live music and children's activities, as well as an ideal opportunity to participate in an important fundraiser for the AAM. Fill in the Freedom Run leaflet nowto allow for ample opportunity to collect sponsor.

FREEDOM EVENTS - NATIONWIDE Alongside the Freedom Run in ondon there will be a series of drasing eventskingphc acrossth ontyin anatonwide LOW1111ypele1,1 efiortto boostthe SouthAfrica. FreedonNow campaignandto Cao I Newaste raise mime crucial funds. Many local groups are working on organtsingtheirown events.Thosewhosaveareadyconfirmed areas follows: Bimingham,Uncolalpswich,Plymouth, Bristol, YeoiLSouthampton,Leicester,CongletonTeside,WortImg, Taunton& WestSomerset, Bath,Edinburgh, CanterburyI Bath. For information, contact AAMHQ. LowestoftAAis organising an early freedom event a Soweto Walk on 6 May- contact Stan Smith, tel 0502 51167& There are many other groups who are also planning to hold Freedom all0and1 aWysKsas sign an Events. in the next edition of AA Neas there willbe a leaflet mor- m agreuae card listig all evento, contact names and numbers. Church belleson"u " Sheiced ARbald a tishilt prcesaln lbs Labor Party's local ,I- Post PIC ar enn aitbattlet; cratoeee InCardnffl ,ENEF, + ...... Jubilint AAM campaigners Eight hundred people South. African ambassadors staged an eent at the cic Middlesex Polytechnic AA Society recently held a Ienefit fir threw an open-air party in gathered at Edinburgh's residence in Campden Hill centre. The ANC flag was Manythanksto allwhohelped theMovementandraised£59.58. Bradfoid city centre. Festival Square to celebrate. Road, Kensington, on the flown over the centre on the raise this sum. Hundreds of overjoyed The square is the site of Monday following Nelson day following Mandela's campaigners crammed into Edinburgh district council's Mandela's release. release. CAMPAIGN FUND The Tyris. statue, 'Woman and Child', MembersofNottingHilAA The party gave the group In lastrmonth'sAs-ApautreidNews there was an article about ThetBishopofilradfordthe which honours those who called on South Africa to lift the an opportunity to thank all this special fundwhich is used to fiancecampaigns. Ifyouwish Rt Revd Robert Williamson, havebeenimprisonedorkiled state of emergency and begin those who had campaigned to make a donation now, please use the standing order form sent a personal message of fighting apartheid. It has long negotiations for a tansition to for the release of Nelson below. delightonbehafofthediocese been the focus for anti majority rule. They called on Mandela. The group was toArchbishopDesmondmiTutu. apartheid vigils. their supportersin Kensington joined by the Khotso Trio, LONDON MARATHON MaxMadden MPand Sher The celebration rally was to carry on boycotting South the all-women singing group from Notts AA and Cassandra Davis Pete Loeweostein Azam, president for the addressed by ANC represen African goods until all political from South Africa who (Guildford) are runningin the London Marathon to raise funds CouncilofMosques.called for tative Eric Mokgatlhe, Labour prisoners are released. accompanied the Revd Frank for the Movement The ANC has a team of 'Mandela Runers' continued pressure until councillor Mark Lazarowit, Chiliane on his recentvisit to taking part, including both ANC and British soidarity runners. apartheid is ended. Nigel Griffiths MP, and Organisers in Newcastle were Britain. help raise Sponsor one or more of these runners and you will Edinburgh AA's honorary pleasantly surprised when much-needed funds for the AAMand ANC. Contact AAM or Local protesters took to the president, the Revd Professor Cambridge Anti-Apartheid ANC for sponsorship forms. more than 500 people packed streetsofCongletonjusthours Duncan Forrester. into the hall at Newcastle Civic and City Council, an anti r - - - - =IGHTING APARTHEID ! -after the release. Members of Entertainment was Centre to celebrate the release apartheid authority, celebra I WHATS THE BEST WAYTO MAKE YOUR MONEYCOUNT? I Congletou and District Anti provided by local and South of Nelson Mandela. tedinstyleatMandela Huse, A STANDINGORDER TO THE AAM'SCAMPAIGN FUND' Apartheid Group met atgroup African singers. Hamish A young South African poet whereabout200peoplecame This fundis used solelyto support campaigns. Makeyour donain I secretaryJohnCoates'shouse Henderson, the noted folk with shaky hands took to the to watch the news as it countevery singlemonith unil freedom is on. towatch the historic events on expertwhowrotethefirstsong stage with some of his verse happened and againataparty televisionandtoastMandela's for Mandela26 yearsago, sang and hailed Mandela as a 'great later in the Alex Wood Hall I CAMPAIGN FUND STANDING ORDER FORM I freedom. his song for the last time. father'. ANC spokesperson and the Man in the Moon. I Please return to AAM,not your tanko ldingsociet) I Representatives of the Edinburgh AA continued Shadrack Mkshonto told the I The Manager (insert the name and address of your I boroughandtowncouncilalso the celebrations by holding a cheering crowd that, whilst he Cheering, flagwaving crowds I bank/building society) I joined the group, who stood balloon release in Prince's bailed FWde l~erk'sdecision chanting 'Viva Nelson I I triumphantlyoutsidethetown Street Gardens on 24 as a 'bold move', he warned Mandela' danced with joy hallwiththeirhbanertoensure February. Some 600 helium that'thereleaseofourleaderis outside York Minster. The I __ __ _Postoode I that anyone who didn't know balloons in ANC colours were onlythe beginning of the bitter Minster's bells pealed and I Your account no Sort code - I heard the news. released to celebrate strugglethat still es ahead'. hundreds of people cheered Please pay the Anti-Apartheid Movement the sumof Mandela's freedom. The MP Jim Cousins joined the in an emotionalcelebration of E£ every month starting on (please DemocratsAgainstApartheid eventhowever,workedbetter party, organised at the ast Nelson Mandela's release. make this at least one month from now) sent letters of congratulations a. a fund raiser than a baloon minute by Ty'neside AA, and Smiling members of the to the ANC and the PAC raiser, snmany ofthe balloons group were Your name found out, if he ever thought anti-apartheid following their legalisation failed to take off due to heavy otherwise, that the people in joined by hundreds of local Address after 30 years of unjustified rain and wind. Newcastle do care about people to celebrate. Eddie and I Postoodo I suppression.Theyfurthersent apartheid. Angela Johnson, who have Signature Date their best wishes to Nelson Yet more anti-apartheid been members of the group U Please snd me an aoknowledgment and WhinieMesdelaandtheir campaigners celebrated by SouthamptonAAgroup andthe for about 15 years, described family for the future. staging a picket outside the cdty'sConcilfor RailEquality themomentasremendous'. I For Anti-Aprthlid Movement use only: To I I Lloyds Bank plc, 88 Totenham Court Rd,London WTA i 4LZ, Sort code 30-18-82, Nc No 7094569, Ref llank please quote reference in all correspondence) it ''' 24HU * CREDIT CAR DOAIN LIN CALL 013784 O 12 AIM-APAMlTID NEWS0 APRi 190 * ACTION NATIONAL &INTERNATIONAL

PRESENTING ZIMBABWE CAMPAIGN POPULAR CULTURE ON THE FRONT LINE DIARY A Dayschool celebrating 10 years of independence OFriday 36 March:30th nelversay ofihe being of the SATURDAY 28 APRIL 9.30 - 5.00 AfricanNational Congress and the Pen AfruaCoeanfeirin 1960 Camden Town Hall, London NW1 0 PublIcmeeting on MalcolaX, tie lack natioeallat leader saassleated Is1965. Speekers Iaclude Mardis Langof the * WORKSHOPS ON DRAMA, LITERATURE, MUSIC 0 CHILDREN'S PROGRAMME • ANC,Seresh Grover, Southall MonitoringGroup, and Berry MarcLochMaine,Irish Republlean leader. Pathfinder Bookshep,47 MARKETPLACE & EXHIBITIONS TheCut., LondonSEI. £1denation. Entrance £5 (£3 outside London and unwaged) 0 Saturday31 Mach: Benefitfor AlC. Jalal, backed upby 30 singers, the AMCCho I. Universltyof LondonUnion, Malet Street, Organised by the Britain Zimbabwe Society LondonWC1. Doors upen 6.30po;a starts 7pa. Tickets EB. m Sunday 1 April:Anniversary of the foundationof theSouthern AfricanDevelopment Coordinaton Conference (SADCC)In 1984. Memborsare: Angola,Botswana, Lesothe, Malawi, Mozambique, Plus A DAY FOR FRONT LINE AFRICA Swaziland,Taoana, Zambiaand Zimbabwe. Sunday 29 April at the Africa Centre Covent Garden London WC2 0 Friday6 April:Anniversary of the execution of Solaon Mahlangu,freedom fighter of Unaheetowe Slzwe(the rned • LAUNCH OF OXFAMS 'FREE FRONT LINE AFRICA' CAMPAIGN S ZIMBABWE FILMS wiegof theANC), 1979 E Satrday 7April: CroydonAAsoeal. BandsInclude the Love Details and registration from: Blobs,Treacle, Matt BlackDIY. Span, Cedar Hall, Ruskin House, Margaret Ling, 25 Endymion Rd, London N4 1 EE (Tel 01-281 7878) 23 CoembeRd, Croydon. Tlckets £4, £3 concesies, availeble onthedoer. 0 Monday9 April: Nelson Mandela Reeptlon Committee London(NICL), Thebest laidesousl at TheFridge, Brixto. RingAAM i for details 01-387 796. 0 Wednesdy 11 April:NMRC-L Jan at Olngwalls, Camden,with BitesPoterson, Galllano and Bucky Leo. Tickets E5available on JOIN THE thedoor. 0 Friday13 April; MRC-L'Apples and Snakes'poetry at Covent * ANTI-APARTHEID MOVEMENT GardenCommunity Centre, 46 Eatham St,London WC2. Doers apes7.30pp. TicketaE, E celions, vaaleonthedew. J =.stiia oedatedlaSouthAfcacan-. bewonwithyour _ _. Sft_*0@ 1 wc2S help.Join nw! * 5.1 83S I 73 n Friday13 Aprl: NMRC-L'Afrca. Mght', HollowayRocket, The -M workswith political paties, trade unions, local HollowayRd. Ring AAM HO for detalls. congra tulates aultrltlis, relllosgpthe woame's m emet,uvesmlties, 0 Suoday 15 April; NMRC-L'Mandela Dance' tram 2pm 'Ill late colleges, schaels, p uartlarInterest groupsand the general ZI M B A BW E at TheAcademy, Brixton, with Soul1 ol, SoundSystem, puliic for an endto a1 forms of collaboration with the South on its Gregoryleaas, theJunsglelrothers, and a hositof LondonUs. Africa apartheidragim and ftr supporfor these str ing for 10th birthday Tickets l0 from TheAcademy or bex office outlets. freedomand lndependence. All NATIONALINDIVIDUAL MEMBERS and NATIONALLY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE DETAILS OF 0 Monday16 April: Nelson Mandela at WembleyConcert, S-l0pe, AFFLJATEDLOCAL.ltinAsRMTl automatially beoe memers THE AFRICA CENTRES ACTIVITIES SEND THIS of therecsgnised localgroup Intheir area.They arserviced by SLIP TO AFRICA CENTRE ,38 KING ST Wi2E 8JT 0 Wednesday18 April:10th anniversary of Zimbabwe the AAMlO andreceive a cow of AafIAartheld No" and a NAME Independence members'newsletter 10 timesa yearplus additionl mailings. If youwsa to joinas a LOCALMEMBER orLOCALLY AFFIUATED ADDRESS " Thursday19Apr1l: Swapo foited 1960 ORGANISATION,ploese get Intouch withAA HQfor detals of the Neest recognisedlocal groupIn yourarea. " Sudy 22Apr LondenMaratmm: soorrl mtanis parllpaelsfflt rlsemalay for AICad AAM.Cotest 66M NO Volunteerhelp an a wide range of campagns Is alwaysneeded fer sponserelp fores. at theAAM HQ at 13Mandeila Street, LondonIi -DW,Ifyou ca givesome Pars time, plea contact LUcyClapp on 01-3B7 7966. E Tuesday 1 May=blenesote Weikm' Day

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m Ilesclesdeas/petsrdertforaeeibershipI Im The Daneford Trust congratulates donationE2 Zimbabwe on 10 years Theespy date for theMay196 Iostuof Aotl-artbhaia I Total E of I independence WEDNESDAY11APL. Education E- Please seedm detls of payingby standlg order Daneford Trust International youth exchanges Copiesof the MAYIssuo will beavailable from13 Mandela m El Iwihto paydretly Intothe AAM'sGiroAcceont No I between Britain andZimbabwe Street lra Friday27 MAY. i 52513o4 l 18Cheveralt House, Pritchards Rd, London Futureopy dates: Pleeretuthiform- toAtipartheld Movement,13 E2 9BN June- 9 May July/Auagst -- 13JHea September- BAuist October- 12 Septedber ManedelaStreet, LosdonNW1 DO. To[014637 766 Tel:01-739 4690/01-729 1928 L------I lNleao -17.er 0Dter DofJaaI - 14 1ovember