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Theatome of Be ll's 'vitory ton' of Europepresents a TheUnited Nations imposeda cleg dangorto the prospectsof freedom In South Africa. It is mandatory armsembargo on the prospect of the dinsmntlingof esting sanctions. SouthAfrica in 1977 outlaw Theantl-apartbeid movementsof te EuropeanCommunity ing allarms trading with the wereat one in oppasingBe Kirk's visit to Europe becauseIt apartheid regime.The arms cHf a a unacceptable degreeof respectabilityonthe head embargois theonly mandatory of sate of the apartheidregilo, andbecam, byreducing the embargo internationally pressure on the apartbeldregim, it couldunderlne the applied against SouthAfrica, [IT prospectsof achievinga pelitical settlent isSoth Africa. and aas wonafter manyyears" Boapartheid leader has prevlouslybeen ableto meetthe campaigning byanti-apartheid (socialist) presidentsar prim miaistors of France,Italy and organisationaroundthewor. Spain, the kings of Belgi and Spain, the presdnt ofthe EuropeanConmnity (socialist), andthe (conserative) heads of At the biennial FIDA arms 25 March by the new presi gosernmentof Brene, Portugaland Britia, withSwitzerland exhbitin inSantiago in March dent of Chile, the l55nsm thrownIn becauseof its Influence in banking andfinancial 21990, the Armscor G6 self weapons systems of South circles. Membersof the Socialist Groupin the European propelled 155mm howitzer African origin were brought Palament failed even to agrneon a remsolion mildly chiding was promoted asthe Cardoen into the exhibition-apparently acqnsDolors for mneting Be Kerk. CC-SP-45. Photographs to preventembarrassment for TheSpanish government has allowedIts national airline to obtained by the World Cam the government in case any resumefreight services to SouthAfrica. Frenchcoal sactions paign reveal that theCardoen one identified the exhibits. appe to beat risk.The Greek snd Pertuguese governaents are product is intact identical to When it was exposed last the exhibitedweaponwhich is separaterepresentationsomade openly callng forEC sanctions to berelaxed; even more theSouth African G6. year that Cardoen were to claimed to be an all-Chile to the British foreign secre snrioas, theDutch gomernent Is privatelycanvassing support It March 19809 defenceassemble the G5 locally, the product has iemswhich are tary, the World Campaign, for a phaseddisnantling of sanctions starting the banon minister Malan visited Chile Chilean government respon made in South Africa'. received a reply dated 13 foreign Inetmeat once the stats of emergeacyhas been lifted. to investigate 'mining ded to protests by cainming In order to assist and con March which states: 'We do Thee andother symptoms of theweakeneg of the interests' but the World Cam that a licence had been vince the government, the not believe the esisting UN sanctions amplign ae ali rosted in the totallymisconceived paign exposed that he had obtainedfrom Soth Africa for World Campaign suggested arms embargo requires notionof rewling DeKliik for the chengesbe hasmade an visited Cardoen's anos plant the production of the weapon 'that your government inter amnendment."It goeson to sy: far. Theycan onlyenceurag BeKlauk to slowdown the paceof in Iquique to inspect the test and it pointed out thatthe UN vene immediatelyad inspect, 'Wetherefore see no need for change,make fewerconcessions, and wie more tim forracist ink of the firstlocally-assem embargo on the mprtation for example, the tyres ... you the additional proposals put whitemiarity rle. bled South African G5 hqwit of anl s does not prohibit the will find fhat they have clear forward by the Conmnon HmThatcher, who pioneered the ides of rewardingDe Kirk, zerwith a range of over 35 transferofnilitry technology marlings in the Afrinans wealth Committee of Foreign can no beae to baveMazed a trIl whichother governments iklonetres. Although Carlos from Soith Africa '1;is loop language which reveal their MinisterooSoutherAfrica.' are beginningto follow. Nifther shenor they se to recognie Cardoen later admitted this, hole in the embargo resolu South African origin'. The that rewardIs due ot to BeKir bt to Nelon Mandeta,the Armiscorrefuseditoconent tion of 1984 was created deli Chlean gaverouret ignored 0 Protest to Chile about its ANCand the stll voteless majorityof Soth Africa'speople - far Further investigation also berately-BriitainadthemaJor themessageandtooknoaction promotion of South African their patience,detemiation anduntold sacrifices. it istheir revealed that Armsmor and western powers at that time whatsoever to remove the arms and demand an end to straggles,not te Kirk's 'goodwill', whichhave been the Cardoen had made secret refused all attempts in the exhibit. Ithssso farnotreplied such blatant collaboration primarymotor st ach f hanges as havetaken place. arrangements to market the Security Council to adopt a to the World Campaign whichisdeliberatelyintended Popuolarsopport within SouthAfrica forthe geaine anddeep self-propeled G6as ifit werea morecomprehensivewording. SinceSouthAfricaissnable to undermine the UN Comnitmot to non-racialism whichMandeia and his Chilean product. It isnow After confirmation by to market its arms abroad, an embargo. colleaguas maintaincan only be underminedif the lationel possible to produce photo special eye-witness observers elaborate arrangement has Party,standard-banrer of apartheid and white role, is rewarded graphic evidence which at the Santiago show, the been made to promote the G5 * Write to your MP and to bylifting sanctions. Tothe extent that the restralt of them reveals that the (6 and the World Campaign sent an madG6 as if they are entirely the British government nowccnfronting the regimeIn thetalks Is notable to achieve CC-SP-45 systems are in fact urgent message to foreign Chilean products, and demanding that the arms visibtoand Substantial pain, a climatecould develop In wich the same. ministerEnique Silca Cinona Cardoenisoorfident of selling embargo be tightened and randomviolence and exrme attitades will becomemore Since 1984 Armscor has urging that the exhibits of them to certain Middle Past made more comprehenuive. attractiveto some. been permitted to take part in South African origin be and other countries. indeed,if sanctions a wounddown before negotiations the biennial FIDA shows by removed from FIDA9. The World Campaign has have reached flnliity anthe endingof apartheid andthe the Pintchet regime. Follow On 30 March the Chilean reported this case to the UN creatien of a gact ann-racialdemocracy, the ansl,,suartheiding the election of the new embassyin Oslo informed the Security Council's arms fers will findthnemslvs livig thealgtla whicha British democratic government, the World Campaign that 'neither embargo committee, as well WorldCampaign against feg minister one Invokedof being found'naked In the World Campaign took certain South Africa nor any weapon an to the recent meetings of Militay andNuclear coferace chamber'. I suh circestancs a bileakdon of initiatives which resulted in built in South Africa' is partici the Nordic and Front line Collaborationwith South negotiations, resumptionof armedstraggle, and erVtin of several governments being pating in the show. On the foreign ministers in Oslo and Africa, PO Bar 2, Lindeberg nam actonas a oga isbaecom inevitable. given assurances that South same day a further message to the meeting of the Com Gaard,N1007 QsLo10, TheEC summit mtling InDublin as 2 Jam will startto Africawouldnot be allowedto was sent to the foreign minis monwealth Committee of Nonvay moveIn this direction unhie cunter pressaresae hroghtto participate in FIDA90. ter informing him that the Foreign Ministers in Abuja, Tel (02) 301345;Telex bewquickly. Erprone w o t to m an ely nedto Onedayaftertheone-week World Campaign had 'estab Nigeria. 72314AAM N;Fax (02) aparthedshonid act nw to exertsch presumres. FIDA 90show was opened on lished beyond all doubt that Meanwhile, following 303381 Front Line States ANTI-APARTHEID NEWS Attacks continue in Thennpe- theAull-Apte d Movement I1 Recent bomb attacks in the dangerofbeingblinded in one mysterious gunmen outside squads wrote to F W de Klerk lEO OM 13Mandela Strot, Londneu1 soW Tel 071-387 7M6a Front tine States have illus eye. his home inAlexandra, on the following the recent attacks. mm AImBrooks trated therothilessaggression, The attack took place one outskirts of Johannesburg. 'It makes ittl sense that clearly still prevalent, of the week after PACveteran Sam The attacks have led to the comoission is prevented ASSISTANTEgnafTOPROWMOu MANAGER Eaer llvlngone South African regime. Chand and his entire family increased calls for from exanining certain secu Aasni-_- le. ATlneVase toyre The attacks, occurring at were wiped out in a raid on AlRTM %VM AT VesnEm fully to investigate attacks rityforceoperationswhich had the same time as the Harms their home in the Botswana outside the borders of South beenplannedinternallymerely ldniddaa UKfla Erope l3.S0; ousidesEuroe (ufana E.S.0 Commission looks into the border village of Sikwane. Africa. because they were executed notad Euope ll E13.1S1;Iliatsm UKcl0; FumpeEn; ustslde domestic activities of a now Chand was gruned down The HanmsCommission, outslde the countryIsborders.' Eurpenertace) 212.a; suiade Eueope(air) M public hit squad, have together with his wife, Hapra, currently investigating the The attacks haveleft exiles turnAccoant I3 52513 On4 persisted. his sons, Redwan, Amina and claimsofCaptainDirk Coetee living in the Front Line States Anglican priest, Michael lmram, a nightwatchman and of the existence offahit squad, atdious. One ofRevd lapsley's niEsm byRoer luddle,Artwakm 0 TYPESETbyboey White Lapsley,receivedaletterbaomb the family dog. only has the jurisdiction to colleagues in said the PReinMabyEast End Offst Ltd,Enopne Street, Lobo E3SIT onlylast month which blewup These attacks caine in the investigate attacks within the bomb attack raised doubts in his face. The Revd Lapsley, same month as a young anti South African borders. The 8a3sMns about whether.it was safe for who worked closely with the apartheid activist, Aldo campaign for a judicial com the exilesto ghome nowthat ANC,lostboth handsand isin Mogano, was shot dead by mission of inquiry into hit the ANCwas unbaned. AIM-APMAUIUfEM 0 J 1111, * NEWS De Kierk visits Europe Talks to continue

As South Africa's state presi kill and maim.' 'lss is the first time in 78 dent, FW de Klerk, left for a Hailed in some of the years that a trudy serious visit to Europe on 9June, the national papers as 'a lap of meeting takes place between Liaison Group of the Anti honour', De lerk has tried to delegations of the ANC and Apartheid Movements of the gain the maximmufavourable the succession [of]white European Community issued publicity for the first high governments that hare ruled a slatemen, of opposition and profile visit of a Sooth African our country for generations,' announced plans for protests state president since Jan saidNelsonMandelain astate in oll the capital cities he will Smots who wan prime minis mentmadecinAfrikanson the visit. terin 1948before the National lawn of Groote Schuar, the They expressed deep Party took power. mansion, once regret at the decision of the The three-weektourwhich ownedbyCecill hodes,where president of the European took in nine countries, was talks were taking place Comrunity and heads of matched by an alternative between the ANC and De government of the majority of progamme organised byanti Ilerk's delegation. member states to invite Presi apartheid groups in every Thesidesconldhardlyhave dentDe Klerk for meetings. been more different intheir coun-t visited. In Greece, ANCdtaon frot ow(I-r) Ruth Mompati, Alted Nzo NelsonMandea, Joe Stov, WalerSsulu, ChiylCat 'We asoopposed to FWAde demonstrations highlighted backgrounds. The ANC team (I-r)Artie Goe, Ahoo Kathrada,. Ber, Naioeand Thabo Mbeki lerk'.svisit toEurope because that he was not welcome, hadtheobviousheavyweights we believe it confers an unac although Greek prime - , Walter 50s or 60s. They are a tightly Agreementwasreached on clearly that sanctions should •ceptable degree of respecta minister Mitsotakisstated his Sisaul, Alfred Nzo,Thabe knit tribal elte. The notable the creation of a 'working remaininplace:'Weare, there bility on the head of slate of intention to consider lifting Mbeki, and Joe Modise the omission is Minister of group tomake recommenda fore, not issuing any new the apartheid regime and sanctions. A human chainwas head of the ANCs military Defence Magnus Malan, who tignsonadefintionof political course, nor are we appealing because we believe it will planned inSpain,and aprotest wing. It also included Ahmed has been linked to the death offences' and to advise on the to the international commu undermine the prospect of by representalives offeveryEC Kathrada, a leading figure in squad inquiry. norms and mechanisms for nityto do anything other than achieving a political settle AAM was scheduled to thelndiancommuniyinSouth Talks began on 2 May, dealing with the release of the strategieson which,atour mentin South Africabased on coincide with De Klerk's Africa, two of the most senitr exactly three months to tie political prisoners and the invitation, they are busy with the ending of apartheid and meeting with theEC president, UDFleadersArchieGumede day since the ban on the ANC granting of immunitytothose at present. But we hope that the creation of a united, non Jacques Ders. (Natal)andCherylCarolusQW waslifted.The.nmediategoal inside and outside South as result of the agreement racial and democratic South Theivsit gave the people of Cape) Ruth Mompaiti from of the talks was the removal of Africa'.Theregmealsounder. which we have arrived at and Africa.. Europe,who had not long ago the ANC's HQ staff, church obstacles to more substantive took 'to review existing seen futuredevelopments itvwilnot 'Anti-Apartheid Move welcomed Nelson Mandciaat leader Dr Byers Naude and negotiations later.The ANC's rity legislation ... in order to be necessary for us to call mentswillbepotestingacross an international Tributeheld in who is General Sec demands before talks started ensure normaland free politi upon theinternationalcommu Europe to remind the people Wembley, an opportunity to retary of the South African for the release of all p6lifical cat activities'. nity to intensify or maintain of Europe ihis, the pillars of expressthefropposiion tothe Communist Party., prisoners, for the removal of Mandela's cno nrton sanctions...' aporthidrenomfainly intact headof the apartheid regime The governtent team repressive legislation and for sanctions at the joint press De Merk theninterrupted and that in ithe words of being welcomed by their consisted of white, male the lifting of the state of emer conference were distorted in to express histotal disagree Nelson Mandela continue to governments, Afrikaners, almost all in their gency were all addressed. some reports. He stated ment on the sanctions issue.

Natal violence examined Southern Africa Coalition: for these attacks are well know. Some are members of theKwpauhlgislative assem the way forward bly or of Inkatha's central committee. But theyare never TheSoutherAfrica Coalition cometogetheragainifthesit Therefore, much more arresod andcharged. andits member org nisatioos,ation warrant such a move. needs to be done if the In 1987. tome 734 people netingon 23",reaffinced A new call to action Coalition's desire for a funda were detained in the affeetcd their commitment to the During the ste months of mentalchangein Britishpolicy areas of Natal. None were ending of apartheid and the the Coalition's life significant towards South Africa isto be Inknthamembers. They were creation of a united, non-racial developments have taken realised. The British govern mostly MDM-supporting and democratic South Africa. placein SouthermAfrica, creat ment has acted unilaterally to ml.Aprl11990. Housesbumt youth, and included nearly all The meeting of the Coali ing new possibilities for the ease the pressure on South I vlolenmoIn Natal Pitctu/ IVAF theleadingfiguaesintheUDF tion reviewed its work from people ofBritaintocontribute Africaand in so doing has The AAMnational committee against decisions taken in and Cosatu, except for a few the launch on 1 September towards fundamental change undermined the masures it meeting on 28 April was Pretoria requiring them to who went into hiding. Nowa 1989,to the Southern Africa in South Africa. previously agreed with the briefed on the Natal conflict rewritetheireo-amsandtolay days many workers sleep at Week at the end of February However, the fact remains Commonwealth and theEuro by Fikill Maibuko, a South compulsory fees which theirfactories;iftheygo home T990,which ekninated in the that the South African govern pen Community. African Council of Churches included an obligatory mem at night they don't know National Lobby of Parliament ment has so far refused to take The Southern Africa Coali. staff worker. bership fee of Inkatha. In whether they'll find their on 27 Febroary.The Coalition most of the steps necesary to tion renews the appeal in its Ms Masibuko devoted Umlaaiand Inanda townships, homes intact, and often sleep was conceived as a short-term create a climate conducive to originalCalltoAction Against much of her talk to a vivid youths were attacked by in the bush. initiative in which work on negotiation, and the State Apartheid for the people of account, based on first-hand Inkatho vigilantes led by The conflict, said Ms Southern Africa would be President, FW de Mlek, has Britain to give maximum sup experience and extensive warlords. Mazibuko, represents an given priority by the member specifically rejected a new port to the people of South knowledge of the origins and Thereafter, whenever new achievement by teapartheid organisstions (now number democratic and non-racial Africa in their quest for development of the violence andprogressiveorgaisations regime to keep the pressure ing 105)wtich are involved. constittional order. freedom and to do all in their in Natal. Wiat the media call sprang up, like the United off it in Natal. Th meditidn Althongh its present pro The period which lies power to help end apartheid. 'black-on-black violence', she DemocraticFrontin 1983and attempts of several,crch grammte of work isnow con ahead, therefore, is one of said,gives theregitneapretext Cosat in 1985,their appear delegations have now been cluded,the Coalition assueh great challenge. The changes In particular we callfor: for keeping troops in the anceinNatalwasperceivedas spured by Gataha Butheleni, is not dissolved. It intends to which have come about are * pressure on the South Afri townships, whilst blaming the a threat to Inkatha's political and there's now little prospect makeuortherppresentations, the direct result of both inter can authorities to create a cli ANCand its advocacy of army domination.Attacks spread to of an early meeting between A delegation from. the Coali nal and external pressures, maleconducive to negotia struggle. She pointed out that other townships fikeTosgaat. him and Nelson Mandela. ionis meeting again with the including sanctions. Now that tions the roots of the conflict were Homes were destroyed - the Meanwhile, women aretaking foreigo secretary in June. It they are shown tobe working, 0 support for the principles planted long before recent victhns were known or sus the lead in demanding the wilbemakingrepresenations thisis not the timetolIft them. outlined in the UN Decla developments. pected sympathisers of the withdrawalfrom the townships also to the UN Special Session On the cont'ary, we have a tion on South Africa In 1980 high school UDF. of the KwsZulupolice and the when it reconvenes in July. doitt sstain thesepressures * an escalation of the cam unil apathid is destroyed. students in Natal rebelled The warlords responsible South African Defence Force. The Coalition stands ready to paign far sanctions 4 AmlAPARluDIlNEWS 0Jl IP1O * ACTION FOR SANCTIONS South Africa Freedom Now!

Th7eSouth Africa: Freedom Now! campaign was Boycott apartheid ldunched to unite dllthe naitror elements of the Stop apartheid Movement's work in orderto provide a coherent set of - sanctions now priorities during a period of rapidchange in South repression Africa. BoycotApartheid -SanctionsNowisa key theme of theSouth The campaign presents Africa:Freedom Now! campaign. Indeed, oe of the moat the possible framework crucial issues facing the AAMobshowto enoore that we are ahle through which the AAM can make a decisive conti RepresonIs Ieheredt inthe to maintain theinternationalisolation ofapartheid SouthAfrica bution in solidarity with the freedom struggle. The apatheld systemand ntt it and intensify oorcampaigns for sanctions andboycots. main campaign Isdestoyed them will ehws slogan expresses the desires and be repressionIn South Africa. Sanctions have played a vital role inthe struggle against aspirstionsoftor Movement - that freedom must Thetypes of reprssion atiheimid contributed towards signficant advances. There come NOW The four sub-themes of the campaign deployedagainst thosewh are nowthree mainchallenges facing the santions campaign. seekto opposeapartheid va First, there ha beenaconerted attempttollft the sanctions provide its contentand they correspondpreciselyto the cansiderably, that have so far been woo. Second, if the South African regime most critical issues facing the stragle. times the focsand ofthat •e different makes further'progressive' movesthen this will increase the dangerthat regime'srepresalan shifts. public support for sanctions will be eroded. Third, * We need to intensifyour campaigns to Stop UnderState President F IN there is the potential de Kind(, parlbudrepression has that if we enter a period of negotiations Apartheid Repression if we are to cone d but,due to the recentrelases there assist in of some of the willbe a downturn in the participation of activists as they creating a climate conducive to negotiations. see progress being made. political prines , Iclig NelsonMandeln, andthe limited We therefore need to provide a framework for motivating * We need to stepup our Boycott Apartheid refeans annansed byDe Mak an2 Febmay, the 'eye of the activists to maintainand intensify the ssnctions campaign. Sanctions Now campaigns if we are to ensure world'han been understandebly ditraected.It Isthe aimof this The national committee agreed to go on the offensive with that sanctions bite and Pretortia's efforts to break aspect f theFreedomNow! camplgn to fean tteantinn the the boyctt campaign and people's sanctions with new cam out if itsinternational isolation are frustrated. cantunlg repressian. paignmaterial relevattothecurrentsituation, designedirec y it isstear that eye if theregime t * We need tobuild Solidaity with the ANCif -er to mantlenfell the to link theboycott withthe eedtosustainandintensifyupiort ecessarymuasures needed to createa climate of treepteltcal for snctions. we are to support the efforts of the ANC. activity, an attlied ianthe Hanire Declaratin andaendeord by Anew ronsumer boycott leaflet is in preparation andwd are 0 We need to deepen understanding and support the Uited Nations, apnrtheidrepreasion culd oatinue Inother seeking itswidest possible distribution to represent the argo for the vision of a united, non-racial and fares- censorship,the deathsquad, iatoral repreasln and mnrtotheconsumer.The'ewilaobenewleafletson tourism democratic South Africa if-we are to ensure actions such as th shoting at Shekang. and new investnent and loans - designed to urge action to that there is no relaxation of international Aspart of thegeneral campaign wrk on repression,three impose people's sanctionsin theareaswhere specific pointshave MrsThatcherhas solidarity beenagreed upon: lifted government voluntary measures. Other new campaign until apartheid is completely destroyed. 0 the eed cantinualiy to prassthe Bdlsh govermaant Isto leaflets will be prepared on gold sanctions and Shell. eanlng the aparheid regine takenalt the necessary stepsto The immediate task is: 0 Day of Action on the theme creotta ieale codalve to negotiatians BoycottApartheid- Sanctions Now! on 16 June, owetoDay. 0 a day ofprotes against ap theidrepressio o Toieday,12 Contact yourlocal AA group fordetails. June - thefrth anavemmy ofthe state ofemergensy There are alsoplansforafocuson tourism in Septemberand 4 the dislha t regular Inervals, to all local AAgroup and gold in December. UfIlTI AEIIPA Individualanbcrtibers, of 'TIS Action',giving ep-to-date Informationan repressin andsuggestions for a carpeigctng response. Solidarity with the ppPAE ANC IHIIV United, non-racial -Recent eventswithin Soth Airica,particularly the unhanniugof politia orgaeisaflens, haveunderlined the importance of buildingsoldarlty with H democratic the AfricanNational Congress. In many i waystis areaof the SoathAfrica: Freedom Now!campaign has the reatestpotential. It can take the formof campaiging tor a cobatant of the ANCan deathraw, such as Rebutl McBride,or / SouthAfica raising fundsfor the AMCto enable than to establish their Thereow eistsan interational consensus, broadly in line branchesIn Soth Africa. with the African National Congress approach as embodied in Ubration activitieswithin SouthAfrica have always been theFreedom Charter and Constitutional Guidelines, as to what supported by the Internatioal cnnounity, and the cecrent the future of outh Atricashould be. Spelt out in the United situation lendsItself exactly to mobilisin enllda ty with the ,"BLE Nations declaration on South Africa, this consensus charts the AlC Ia Bdtain. Talksbetween the MACand Be Kinr have CAMPAIGN TIME route to ending apartheid, accepting the preconditions of the ltrated the predminanace of the ANCand t Isnaw our role Organisation of African Unity. to futher ppunan the ANCamong the Intematinal E 4 jue: Launch of 5-mouth tour of the Son thAfrica Freedom Bus It is particularly important to ensure that the Thatcher community.it Is crucial that wesustain and build upen the government accept, a key principle of the UN declaration: that proeass whichhas been achieved. E 10 June; Freedom Ron in Brockwell Park 'all its people shall have the right to participate in the govern Spesific ars faraction include: Brixton, 5-shSis. ment andadminisration ofthecountryonthebasisofuniversal, 0 Ditrietan of theFreedom Charter - to winsappdrt fr the IN 12June: SAFNDay of Protes ti.atretom MM If equal suffrage, under a non-racial voters' rall...' ANCand the cancept of a united,non-racial anddemwratic The against apartheid repression British government has indicated through letters to South Aflica. Archbishop tuddleston that it is not interested in ensuring a * Letthe ANC speak - Madl Msiang, theAMC's chief 1 16June: SAFN non-racial franchise on a single voter's roll: 'This is not a matter representatlveIn Brtain, will beembarding on a tour to address for us; it is for the South Africans themselves...' meetings,mant orlanisatlns, aure lna mediacaverage and The principle of a united, non-racial democracy, and the raisethe profile of theANC an enatioal level. Sanctions Now! *hole UN declaration, needs to be focused on in day-schools * Materialailand afndraing. Prchaee AAMand AMC N 16June: Start of and other educational activities within the Anti-Apartheid echanih: ther Isa range t u cmaign m teral, sash Movement In additionjointevents will beorganisedwith other a hadgT' speaking tour T-slts, iWallets,wich manb used I local greup UNhuman rights organisations to promote the declaration and aed AAM by ANC chief affiliates t offerpractical uppor to tiMANC. the idea that basic human rights can onlybe asnred in a united, * changiagBritish policy. There Is tilla needto ancarae representative Mendi Msimang non-racial democracy in South Africa. the Britishgovernmentto adept a mece postive atttude TheAnti-Apartheid Movementplans to produce a pamphlet touards the AC. s recetl as1N8 the Britishgereet 0 16-26June: Ten Days of settng outrclearly theargomentand issuesabout South Africa's tadh fercneante n mantiga; with theANC at ministerial LocalAuthority Action future. This,alongwith alltheotherblicity, needsto emphasise level.There Is nw, howaver,the prospect of MrsThatcher V thatthisisthe objective not onlyoftheAfrican 0 26 June: South Africa Freedom Day Rally, NationalCongress receivinga delegatianfrom the AMC.We need to ensarethat and Westminster Central Hall, 7.00pr the Mass DemocraticMovemenatbut also oftheinterad on this meetingrseits INea fndamental chene ofBritish policy. community. M- NAJES-- UNEf

Pillars of A p a rth e i d

With the exception of Anti-Apartheid News is covering various facets of apartheid LEGAL BASIS Bophuthatswana leader South Afrtca in detail. We have looked at the political structures LArs Mangope, who has The legal basisforthe bantc pledged neverto agree to his of apareid, the range of repressive security laws, the defence stan SYstem includes the Puppettelel soreincopor of apatheid by the police and the armed forcesin this issue Population Regisratnin tion into South Africa 'in a MargaretLing considers the bantustan policy in the light of Act of il, inder which hundredyears',allthebantu South Africa's populationwas stan leaders have sought to recent etvents, to understand why the South African government classified into three main openlinesofcommnnicatin has finally been forced to admit that 'independence' is nt an groups of 'Whites', with the Mass Democratic option forthe six remaining 'self-goveming homelands'. 'Coloureds' and 'Natives' Movement (MDM) and the (later termed 'Bantu'and African National Congress. then 'Black). Whatever their underly The black African major ing moivt, all have under Within the bantustans themselves, the people have been on the move in a dramatic fashion. Previously assumed to be backwaters of apathy, poverty and despair, the bantustans have ity, comprising 73% of the stood that in the power population, is then subdi struggle between the apart emerged asfocal points of popular resistance. Years of patient undercover mobilisation by anti-apartheid forces have home fruit in vided into ten groups by the heid regime and the libero bantustanpolicy,basicalyon ton forces, the apartheid general strike action, boycotts of school classes, protest marches by civil servants,the disrption of public transport and political action to ansnntruling poppet leaders. linguistic lines. The statecannolongerguantee 'Coloured' iroup is also sub their ftiure survival. Threeoutofthe four noisally'ndepedent' bantestans, Transkei, Vendaand Ciskei, are now ruled by mriitarycouncils following successfulcoup attempts, and in the fourth, divided in a complex way, In April this year, white but the white minority is Natioalistswre throwninto Bophuthatswana (of 'Sun City' infamy), the position of Lucas Mangope looksincreasingly shaky. Almost all the bantustans are now under declared or de facto states of emergency. treated as a single homo disarraywhen hitherto com genusgroupin legalterms, pliant bantustan leaders For years the bantostans have been characterised by grinding poverty, the deterioration of education, health andotherbasic services (if theyeverexisted atall),repression (much of even though it includes two decided to hoycott a majorlinguistic groups and scheduled meeting with it concealed fromthe outside world through SouthAfrican statistical fictions), corruption, nepotism andmismanagement ona massive scale. several substantial minority President FW de Kierk, and groups. to alignthemselves with the Recent popular protests have focused on allthese concerns, plus even more lurid issues such as the involvement ofbantantanleadersin ritualkill sand otherwitchcraft-associated The land apportioned to ANC instead. Africans under the various The South African regime activities. Overall, the resistanceis clearly directed agaist the bantustan systemitselfandthe grand apartheid strategy of partioning South Africa on a rcil and ethnic basis. LandActs consisted of many has ensured that under the franntsiscatteredthronugh bantustan system the black, The challenge now facing the South African regime isto retain control over events in the bantustans,even ifit is forced to abandon itsoriginal aim of including their puppet out South Africa. Through are particularly exploited. the Promotion of Self Theunequal division of land leadershaip, alongwith otherc ompliant black politicalgroups, inits own side for negotiations with the liberation movement. Government Actof 1959,it goes back to the Native was subdivided into ten Land Act of 1913 and the It seems that De Klerk's 'reform' strategy, insofar as the bantustans are concerned, may be oneof discreetly encouraging accommodation between a new generation of bantustan groups of land areas - the NativeTrustand LandAct bantustans. of 1936,which togeth set leaders and the ANC with the hope ofwinningde facto recognitian for the bantasta system from the liberation movement African ownership0fland aside 13.7%of the land area roaccess to land for agricl for the blackAfricanm ajority. The possibility that the state knewin advance and tacitly aided and abetted recent coups in Vendaand elsewhere hasbeen widely debated inside South AfricA.The regime's aim is tol purposes has been Economically the system largely eliminated through a has led to high onemploy presumably to replace hardlinebantostan leaders with those publicly committed to reinror poratio and vith ameasure of popular support, in the hope of tending off yet more radical combination of legal meas mpn. (almoatthee timesthe ores and the regime's poli rate outside the homelands ciesof forced removal and fur men, and much higher Tis in him throeiup new challenges forthe lheration struggle. The ANC has made it whilitipart of rob of of relocation. for women;large numbers clear that, e it overa stegigoalt thergime the support the of impoverished black bantostan leaders, this does not mean the pu thereby be protected from the wrath of the people,. familieslandisovercrwded ECONOMY and overgraed; health and Serious cantradictions still exist beto een those bantostan leaders who have declared education are poor. themselves to be ANC supporters mndthe democratic forces. United Democratic Front assistant general ncretar Mohamed Vallihas saidthat f anything, we have called for Pretoria hasspenthundreds struggles in the homelands to be intensified. Unsympathetic leaders must beisolated.' of millionsof rand aver the Ulimately, the objective nf the demgocraticmosenneot reins the same asever - to years oathe attempt to give HISTO;RICAL BASIS dismantle bamplian structurescoamletelyaspart of the t~ of chinnting apartheid its antastasn policy smne The banhstans, or 'home itself. semblanceoCredlibilirvThe lands', were the centrepiec 'independent' homelands of prime minister Hendrik have been provided with the Verwnerd's vision of 'grand Onlyfour of the ten bantustans have reached the final stage of independence' -a state trappings of statehood, and apartheid'. They were which nocountry in the outside world officiallyrecognises. They are: Taiwanese, Israeliand Other intended to provide the forej gn investorslured to the uhimate answerto the white Transkel Clkei bantustans by thepm aseof population having always Becme independent in 1976, the first 'resldent-for-Life' Lennox Seb, known mnimaltrade unn activity bees heavily outonumbered bantostan to do so, under the ruling particulary for his excessive brutality, was andtax-freeadvantages. But by the black population. t987the toppled bya military council led the polyicrentansanexpen One year after becoming Matanzima clan. In December dynastywas ousted by General by intellige c B Oupa Gqozo sive flop. prime minister la 1958, Matanatma BantuHIoomis's ruling military council. in March 19.: Whilecomparativelyhigh Verwoerd pasaed the Promon ecosnmicgrowth ratehave tion of Bantu Self-Govern Flophutbata ,aria Venda ( "beenachievedinsomebant ment Act 'Dis provided for was ousted by starsasasultofextensive the creation of, originally, Notorion sfor the casino andboycott-boating President Frank Ilasge eight separate black tribal pleasure palace of SOn City. Leader Lucas military coup leader Colonel Gabriel ment soan mig caino and geographica ut an Mangope's position looksincreasingly lamshwone inApril th ysearamid claims industries in Traskei and bythe Pretoria-based Bant ncertan da stateof emergencyhas been that his action was planned and executed Bophuthatswana, the basn Administrationandflevelop 'pedtothwartwould-becoupleaderRocky withthesupportafthe pnthAfrlcangovern- stansall r n dependent Maebane-Mcetsing. ment Department(BliAD). menrt. on white South Africa for In the event, ten much of their income. bantstans have been setup, The other six 'self-government' bantostan InKwaZlu for example, on multiple fragments of the ZuluU only 25%of workers are said poorest and least productive Chief mininter Gatsha Buthelezi to beemployed i the home land scattered around the Garankuin landit-lf, despite double northern and easteri sides Chief ministerHudsn Ntsanwisi flghreecnemcgrowthirates ofSouth Africa. Asa result of Le wn in many sectors and one of the forced removal and relo Chlafuminister Nelson Ramti lke tiebiggest budgets ofall the cation of at least 4 million Q"Q"w bantustans. During the black people since the Chief minister Kenneth Mopeli 1988/89 financial year, Nationalists came to power, KtiNgwae KwaZul received more than more than half of South Chief minister'Enos Mab m R.5lbinio mSouthcAfrica Africa'sblack popolation, 15 KwaNdeleo tgnrae nyR8 16 million out of 27 million, Chief monistrIon son Mabena was forced to resigi inlateApi s- -~

AUi.APARTHE)m . JU*E1990 CONTRALESA CALL TO ACTION: FINDS INKATHA BLACK SOLIDARITY RESPONSIBLE Thebhlackand ethnic minorities coorittee oftheAnti-Aparthed facing the Movement, andthe gisedandlcarefullylargeted to Movement held a Black Solidarity Seminar on 3 March 1990 conclusions are set outbelow. particular groups within the About]100 peoplemetatStMatthew's ChurchinlBrixton, London, These are addressed to the blackandethnicconrnunities. IN NATAL Theydiscussed blacksolidarity with the anti-apartheid struggle Movement as a whole. and heard from members of the liberation movement about the 0 Avitaly important aspect recent developments in South Africa and . 0 The image of the Move- of the Movement's work with A year ago the PW Botha regime refused to set up a commis Out of thatsuccessful meeting has come aplan of action, 'The meat is largely white and theblackcommunitiesshould sion of inquiry into the Natal conflict, which by then had cost Way Forward', which will seek to further involve the black middle class and the Move- be that of providing informa 2,000 lives, destroyed hundreds of homes and created tens of community in the AAM. ment often fails to go out and tionand analysisonapartheid, thousands of refugees. organise in the black commu- tegetherwithfacilitatingdirect The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa by Chitra Karve but that undoubtedly is the nitytholdmeetingsinappro-, contacts with representatives (Contralesa) therefore set up its own commission, conducted case. The black and ethnic priate places for example, or of the liberation movements by a seniorNatal barnister, Advocate Douglas SC.Contralesa is Discussionandcommentwere minorities committee is to take seriously the issues of and theirvisitingcompatriots. anational organisation ofruralchiefs opposed to the bantustan far-reachingond frank. Guests, committed to changing this, racism in the UK It does not system and allied to the mass democratic movement from the Nelson Mandela The seminar was aimed in represent any lack of commit 0 At this critical point in the International Reception Com particular at black activists. meet on the part of black South African liberation by Jean Middleton mittee, the African National AAMspeakerBcraie Grant peopleto the snuggle forfree struggle, uremittingeffort by CongressandtheSouthAfrican MP emphasised the impor dom in South Africa. the AAMis required to maui The commission has produced an interim report, which was Congress of Trade Unions tance of increasing the level mnlsethe mobilisation of black recently presented to the International Commission of Jurists (Sacto), were fully involved in and range of anti-apartheid * The mediainBtritainalltoo people in Britain in supportof in Geneva by Contralesa president Chief Mhiabunzima the debate. Issues centred campaigning by the black often get away with gross the ANC. Maphomulo. He also presented this newly produced interim around the implications of the community and related the misrepresentations of black report to the British media at an Anti-Apartheid Movement release ofNelis Mandela, the struggleagainstBritish racism people both in South Africa 0 The necessity for financial hosted press conference on 6April. possibilitiesofnegotiabons,the to the fight against apartheid. and Britain. The AAM. with a and material support for the Chief Maphumulo says he joined the mass democratic post-apartheid economy and SiphoPityana.fromtheNelsn membership of some 18,000 ANC must be frequently movement because his people are involved in it Most of them society, the independence of Mandela International Recep anti-racisn, could do a lot to stressed. are now refugees in Pietermaritzberg, in the Natal province, Namibia, the relationship tion Committee, spoke about overcome this by a serious The full 'Call to Action' is but their home is a nearby enclave of the KwaZulu bantustan, between the sluggle against the new stage in the liberation campaign of complaints and available from the BEM com from where they used to commute to work in town. apartheid in South Africa and struggle following the release comments being made to the mittee. Over time, migrant workers in the Pietermaritzburg area the fight against racism in this of Nelson Mandela. Rose press. These issues need to be lose their rural orientation and develop urban affiliations country. It was a chance to dis Motsepe, from the ANC discussed by the Movement membership of national trade unions, forinstance, This brings cuss issues affecting black women'ssection,spokeonthe * Despite these problemsand as a whole, and eajecialiy by them intoconflict with Inkadha. people heresadin SouthAf-ica, role of womenin the struggle faiures, the seminar agreed localgroups.Anyneberwi o The report suggests that*fighting began when Inkatha and consider ways of mobilis against apartheid. Matthews that the Movement was the feels he or she has a point or started to lose support and sought to enforce recruitment by Ing more black people within Oliphant from Sact spoke best means by which black ideatomake,isinvitcd tjrte intimidation, including violence and arson. It tells of daily the ldovement. about the important part that people could express'solida to Dan Their Chair, BEM assaults an muders: of nkatha village warlords, brutal and The Anti Apartheid Move the trade unions in South rity with the struggle in South Committee,AAMovemnt,13 sometimes criminal of police siding with Inkatha, police rifles ment sometimes appears Africa had played in the Africa. Mandela Street, LodonNWI in the handsolmembers offnkath, inkathamurderersogoing largely irrelevant to many struggle within the country. ODW. BEM can dlsobe con free. It daims that most people regard Inkatha as being asso members of the black The workshops proved a Teeminaragreed a'Call to tacted on 0S1-, Q :f ciated with the apartheid regime. community in Britain. It is lively foram for debate. Dis Action' to address the con We hope that the seminar There areno membersof Inkathaamong the I00witnesses strange that an orgaisation cussion was intense and con, crns of black activists within willgenerate debate through who have come forward to testify before the commission. dedicated to ending racism in cenrated onthepracticalsteps the Movement out the Movement and that 1Buthelenihas threatened to suefordefamation. NamesofZulu Sooth Africa shld not find tobetaksen ratherthatheore the'Call toAction'willbetaken speaking witnesses have been protected, for fear of more more support anongthe main tcal analysis. There was wide * Events similar to the semi upby local groupsthroughout serious reprisals. victimsof racismin thiscountry agreement on the problems narshould befrequentlyorga- the country. LT ROCKMAN SLAMS POUCE BRUTALITY

lieutenant Grogory Rockman, the former policeman who became the symbol of children and moving into tionstruggle. Theygoontelevisionprclaim opposition to apartheid within the SouthAfrican DefenceForce (SADF), visited Europe schoolyards with their Itwas following this that L ing to be the saints ofnegotia recently on a tour to establish links with other police forces. Anfi-Apaaretid New cas aiongwith 12othemwasarres tion, but they are not open to caught up with him inHolland, just before he left for a trip to Britain. Incidents were happening tedandchargedwith 'defeating South Africans 'They are ty frequently. I was personally the aims of justice' and ing to play'a double role. attackedfrombehiodbypolie '1attendinganillegalgatheriog', I am personally sad that AA News: Throughout your when standing talking to and subsequentlysacked from De Klerk is getting ahearing eareerinthe SADFyou eamed students. theforce. Popcru nowhasover in Europe. The people that we a reputaf io foropposing the 5,000memberaallacsauaSouth relied upon have thrown us raciatbekaniour of white tol Africa.Theyarepredominantly away and the South Afticans cer. What"were the specy~i How dlidthe poice force react black officers but we are will have to struggle on their drcumstances of your to your puldicly rondenag looking to increase mem own. dismissal? theirbehasiour,and what were bership among white officers. For the European gaven the reasonsfor your esablish ments to accept Dr Ierk in Rockma" From the day I fag the near union fhe police tis way isseenay theblack joined the SADF I was cn and prison warden? What is the purposeofyour visit people of SouthAfica scolla fronted bywhite racis Even to Europe,coiaciiag as it does boration with the racist onmy second dayinthe Police Thepolicetied toclamp down with De ler's tour? What do regime. I was pulledup by a white on me; they sospended me on you think the future holdsor This European tour will ofcer who threatened to 13 November and then they SouthAfticafbfeioagfhe recent give him more weapons chase me outof the force. If tried to send me to a posting talksbetweenhiandtheANC? against us and hamper us in you're a blackpoliceman, no on the border. I was worried our liberation struggle. DRe matterwhat rank, any white that it Would be too easy for I am here to build links with Kterkand his government ae poircenan isyoursuperior.We them to arrange for a skir other police organisations. stillkillingthe peopleof South are not allowed toprogress in mish on the border to acci Despite De Elerk's image and Africa. the force;they don't let you dentally get rid of me, so I the media reports since 2 This is why it is especially progress in rank. refused to go. February, little has really important that links areconti The police brutality I wit The Prison Officers and changed. Popcru is still an ie nued with South Afrian orga nessedin 1989in Mitchell's Police Civil Rights Union gal union; you cannot join,or nisations such as Poper, and Plain, however, was the first I i (Popec) was established on even wear T-shirts supporting why I have welcomed the saw of its kiLd.It was during 12 Novemberbyagroupofus Poper. chance to meetwith themany the mass defiance campaign, i n . who had witnessed thearoci Webavetriedeveraltimes European policemen and wien I saw police charging ties of the SADF to play an to talk to the government, but women and their orgartrin into schools firing teargas at A Il pl 1Miub e tas, 1utihimportant part in the liber, they are unwilling to listen. tions. lam in o rward-to doing the same in . ANInAPiiMuW E0 iwo997

LOTHIAN

1990 has seen a significant turning point Continuing our efforts in the struggle against apartheid.

to make a dream Lothian Regional Council is committed to supporting the efforts of all involved in become reality bringing an end to apartheid and racism and wishes continued success to the Anti-Apartheid Movement. City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council LOTHIAN REGIONAL COUNCIL Working towardsequal opportunities

The industry and services union, 79 Camden Road London NW1 9ES FREEPHONE 0800 289819 Welcomes the AAM S SOUTH AFRICA: FREEDOM NOW campaign * STOP APARTHEID REPRESSION! * BOYCOT APARTHEID: SANCTIONS NOW! * SOLIDARITY WITH THE ANC! • FOR A UNITED, NON-RACIAL AND DEMOCRATIC SOUTH AFRICA 8 ANTI-W4R1IIEWS A1990I

0 Hammersmith and Fulham SOLIDARITY WITH WORKERS Council welcomes the release of Nelson Mandela and his colleagues. But we are realistic. Miners' protest BTR AGM taken We know that he is not free and halted over by Sarmcol that the struggle must be Mine security officials and police prevented about 28,000 intensified. It must continue until mineworkers from leaving their hostels in Carletonville in a strike issue march protesting at racism on the mines owned by Anglo apartheid is dismantled. TheBTRAGMheldsiLondon the conflict in that areaofNatal American. on 10 May and attended by was linked to the Sarmcol The miners were demanding the end to the practice of Apartheid is a cancer that taints us over 500 shareholders was dispute. hoisting white miners to the surface first. This results in long once again dominated by the Numsa has put forward waitingtimes for black miners underground for which they are all. This country gives comfort to BTR/Sarmcol issue, proposals to the company for not paid. They were also demanding that employment apartheid. We wish the people of The flive'yearold Sarmcol ending the dispute and is opportunitiesshould beopen mall regardlessofskincolour and strike, the longest in South urgiogthecompanytotakeup South Africa to know that we know the end of racial harassment by white miners. African history, is still a cam- its offer of arbitration, which Meanwhile, Anglo American is continuing with ito reputed paig issue for Cosato affili- could avert further violence. what racism is and we will not £5 million advertising campaign in British newspapers to ateNumnsa (NationalUniooof The protests of the Sarm convince the public that racism has been eliminated on the collude with it. We do not tolerate MetalworkemofSouthAfi ica). col supporters at the meeting mines the British government supporting It isestmated that 139 people dominated almost the entire have Ist their lives sines the agenda. The AGM became a it. startofthe dispute.Two repre- general meeting on the Sann sentatives of Numn-, Phillip cot dispute. Unions sign LRA Dlidla and Bobby Marie, The issue of BT's failure The struggle continues. This presented the case of the in its take-over bid for the Council will play its part until all agreement sirikersat the meeting, heldin American abrasivescompny, the people of South African can a high-security conference Norton, was raised. Akey fac The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosato), the cetre in Westminster tor in the failure was BTR's freely determine their future. National Couil of Trade Unions (Nato) and employers' The Numsa representa- bad reputation arising from organisations have signed an interim agreement om changes to tives were supported in the BTRSarincol South Africa. the Labour Relations Act. The Act was fiercely refisted by meetingbyseniorBrtishtrade Numsa representatives Cossatoand resulted in some of the biggest stayawysfit South unoniosts, representatives pointed out that they had no African history. The South African minister for manpower ha from theAntApartheid Move- alternative but to begin a Dew Sean Reddin agreed to push the amendmentsathrough the next session of the sent aid the BTI Worers' campaign, this time on the racist parliament. Support Network, drawing political level. They believed Chair Whilstwelcomingthe agreemet, Cosatuis now campigning activistsfromddifferentu rgan- that the issue would be Ethnic Minorities Committee toensure that the public sectorand other employers notcovered sadons from allregions of the supported by the majr p iiti by the Act not only endorse but act consistentily with the basic country. cat movements in the county Hammersmith & Fulham Borough workers' rights set out in the agreement The uiterim agree A letter from the all-white who would not be tolerant of a Council menit represents a major victory for Cosatu and the other town counctl of Howick is mltinationalthathaausedtife anions Natal was read out to the apartheid systemin them st aneettlgby BjTRchaiman Sir viciousnay ffusjp Owen Green, under prompt The BTRdirectins attemnp ingfromthetwoNumsareprem ted with the aid of secority No apartheid links sentatives. The letter was a oflicialstothrowthegroupout request to the union and the of the meeting, but were not Unions ai einurged to keep up the pressureyon companies companytositdowntoresolve very successful. the dispute, as itwas clearthat to cut economsico h liks with Sotsh Africa. The call inr the itesi fctions ft e ncapiamfm the Trades Union Congress general council. The TUC fearsthat som British irms may be tempted to seek newh usinesspartnersinfightofwhattheysee asaneasing Strikes rise ofthepolitical ciate Butthegeeralcoucil believes that any slackening ofanction aowwoudgtiethewrong signalito the Statistics rleaed byIndustrial rlatlions consnants Pretora government. Indicate a 293%licrmase In te nmber of dayslost In In an editorial comment in the TUC Bulletin, Norman Willis stiayi for the first quarterot1990 comparedwith 119 sd: 'Now is not the time to drop, or even ease, saictions. Now figures, ecludlng dayslost through stayannays. The is the tine to keep the presure on. Sanctions have worked. figurescan be atliutted to the growingconfidence af A major publicitynmpaign isplanned aimed at unions and blackwokers and Incams expectatos tatifolaigthe the general public The call will be fr a continuation of the release of NelsanMandel. cons .rboycalongside the commercial one. Trade unionists fight repression oowing the successful werewtirkhsipnthehistury Margaret Thatcher could on new investment and carrnpaighconference fortrade of thetrade union struggle in expect an even hotter recep voluntarybanson toursmhad unionints in February, new South Africa. the attack on tion than Mike Gatting's tour to be seen in the context of a FIGHTING RACISM campaign material has bn Cosotu and the non-racial should she dare visit South wider British strategy of praduced andt igany unios democratic trade untons the Africa. stregthen ng the hand of the have taenup tlecall foraction The coferene- heard that white minority in any Throug policies of equal madeetthefonference. right and colitions, althoughDe Klerhadindeed negotiations. Her actions in Neary250 trade union del, organising on the farms, unbanned the ANC, the PAC international forims betray opportunity and support foi r gates attended. Sponsored women's role in the non-racial and the SACP, and released hervisionof the posteapartheid jointly by the AM's tade democatic tradeunin move somepoliticalprisoners: some society - one in which the ethnic minorities, Harlow unioncommitlee adtheoinn' mnt, trade unionistson death 2-3,000 political prisoners constitution isbased on group id CampagnAgsinstRepressln.row, in prison, on trial, the remain injal; thedIthpenalty rights with certain dispensa the conference discussed the Council is fighting racism an repression of women trade remains on the statute book tions to the blackcommunity. has no links with the campaigning role of British unionists and genemalcam andt hesuspensionofpolitical Controlof the economywould unions. during the present paigingwdr& executions could very easily thus remain firmly in white apartheid regime in transiton period so South Rva Mackay of Sact set be resumed; the pillars of hands. Africa. oet her organisation's analy apartheld remain in force, as Since meeting in February South Africa. ttsnTrald,chaiirufth,1TUC sis of the current situation in do the state of emergency trade unionists have been South Afien. Eijah Barvi, regulations and other particularly active in the Nmin lbo th addre president of Cosoth,broghit repressive machinery and campaign to release the the orning sesion, as did) greetings to British workers legislation Sarhwu 4- New campaign MikceSparham,cbairofAAM's tram the Math Democratic Thatcher's strategy toend material is now avaiablefrom trade uniopcommittee, Tere Movementandpromised ial apartheid by removing bans Colin Adkins at AAM HQ. MfiI-APWBI NEW0 U19 0

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The strug-le is Supping with Rule of Fear The South African information on militarisation, my life the Devil government claims that education, the "homelands', release Of apartheid is dead, that censorship and the Mandel a d to reform is the new order of government's targeting of the call by the Scotash EducationandAction for Development (SEAD)have the day. Reality reveals a trade unions. jinternational recently published a new handbook forall campaigners national state of emergency Thi catalogue of human corommIty and against apartheid. Supping wiiththe Deri" Scotland's Apart in which human rights rights abuses inby na means the people of heid Connection is a timely contribution to the current debate violations have intensified exhaustive, but it does South Africa for over sanctions on SoothAfrica. Highlighting Scotland's links over the last few years. A denonstrate the evil and the release of all with South Africa, the book willenable concersed intlividuals multitude of laws old and sickness for the ocial order political in Scotlandto target their actions against apartheid more new, continue to which we are committed to prisoners in effectively. discriminate against people ending' - Frank Chikane, Sooth Africa. general secretary of die Thinedition With ideas for action and detols of Scottish companies on the basis of colour. profiting fromapartheid, it is a well illustrated and easy-to Rule of Fear ines all South African Council of consists of read guide In the issue. opects of repression in Churches. speeches, South Africa from elaborate writings, papers security legisltion to the Rule of Fearis available, writtentlargely Supping with th Devil:Scotlaind's Aparthcid Connection is growing informal pricedX£3.95,from the about Mandela availablefrona the SEAD Campaigns Ltd, 29 Nicolson Square, repression' of assassination Catholic lnsltlteforInterna, hvbfell., EdinbrreghEH8 9BX; tel 031-667012910. Prce: ,f.95 (X4.25 squads and vigilantes. It ationRelations, 22 Coleman prisoners, ANC intl Oft) or3.6Ofor onieso 10 and over. orovides valuable new Fields, London Ni 7AF PiCtre100F conarades and other appropriate Nelson Mnaidel: the struggle documents. It also includes The power behind poverty is my lifewas published speeches made by Mandea WITNES FROM originally in 1978 as a tribute since his release, and A newly-edited and and the hungry but rather in Worse than Debt and is to Mandela on his 60th photographs and statements expanded collection of their relationship with the known for her work on THE FRONTUNE: birthday. He had by-then updated to cover his recent essays and articles from powerful - locally, nationally hunger throughout the Aggressionand spent almost 16 years as a acities, Susan George, 7i1Fares the and internationally. world. resltane 1n political prisoner onRobben Land, looks at the way Just as poverty lies She was recenty an Souten Africa. Island. Nelson Madela: 77e forwardto correct the behind hunger, so injustice adviser on Channel 4's series Editedby Blon TUsok. 'Tisthird edition has Struggle is My Life is imbalances in international and inequality - within and on the Politics of Food. PriceU3.50 + £1 postage. been published eight weeks available,prce £4.99, fron trade and power. between nations - liebehind after Mandela's releaset in the Inte tional Defenc and The book shows that the poverty. Ill Fares the Land, by Susan FromIF, 23 Bevendet intended to contribute both Aid Fund, Canon Collins canes f poverty and Susan George has George and published by Stret,London to the celebrations House, 64 sse Road, hunger are notto be found previously written How the Penguin Books, is available N16B8 throoghout the world at the London Ni 81R primarily among the poor OtherHaIfDis andA Fate from bookshops priced £5.99. Black miners In South Africa are paid only 1/6 of the wage of white miners and British Father Huddleston's qKLIPOWMVCIlTK miners, leading to cheap South African coal. Picture Book

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0 A CTION Fundraising news Soweto youth drama Finlraising in June Bac to Bac theatre-in education company are June is a particularly important month for fundraising for the AAM. The following aclivities are hosting and coordinating the taking place: first visit of the Sowet Youth Sunday 10 June: Brockwell Park Numerous activities for all ages will be taking place in and Drama Society (Soweto Brockwell Park. These include: YDS) to the UK The group * Four sponsored mao- 3km and 10km - starting at will be performing their new 10.30am 3km (930am registration); 11.30am 10kmn(10.30am registration); 1.00pm 3km (12 production of 'Where is My noon registration); Son?', designed especially for 2.00pm 10km (1.oopmregistration) the 1990 UK tour. Sponsorship forms available from AAM HQ. The storyline concerns a part of the struggling masses of this country. Our work speaks Soweto family whose child, thepeople'slanguage -the language of seizingpowerfrom the 0 Livebands - from 130pm to 7.00pm: Sizwe, is taken away from governmenL' Abdul Tee Jay & Rokoto, Dudu Pukwana, Robin Jones & King Salsa, Kafala Brothers home with no explanation. It Performances are currently planned in: West Yorkshire,, Gatecrash, Standing Ovation, plus a celebrity compere thus examines an often SouthprtArtsCentreManchster.YAAAantewoArtsCentre, 0 Children's activities: occurring story in the black London; Somerset; Devon; Exeter and Devon Arts Centre; There will be special activities organised for children throughout the day. These will include: townships of South Africa. Plymouth; Bristol; Lancaster; Cardiff; Derby Community Arts; Games, downs and puppets Theatre workshops, Music workshops, including African Colleen Zwune, a member Essex; Middlesex;Scunthorpe; Hull; Barnet: RiversideStudios, drumming and percussion of the group, said that she felt London; Coventry; Haringey schools; Epping Arts Festival; Singing and dancing workshops, Drawing and painting, Story telling from Southern Africa, the group was important Drama Centre. London; Durham; Darlington Drama Centre: Design a poster and badge-making because 'our young people's Loughborough Students Union. theatre is preparing us for a Further information contact: Bac to Ba on 081-501 006, Freedom Events Throughout the months of June and July there will be fundraising activities taking place across -Sheffield TUC MEP abseils to success the country in a national effort to raise funds for the AAMand to promote the South Africa: Freedom Nos! campaign. Events willbe taking place in: say NiP lier banm8"ki Aberdeen • Bath * Birmingham - Blackburn & Darwven* Bradford - Brighton * Bristol. 'strengthen Shefid To Hall Cambridge * Canterbury - Coogleton - Edinburgh * Exeter - Fife, Glasgow * Hereford* Ipswich 9 Leeds s Leicester * Lichfield e Lincoln * London - Brockwell Pack - London sanctions' clock on Sabrdlsy5May i Camden : London - Chiawick - London- Haringey * Lowestoft - Greater Manchester & darq id to raemney f Sheffield Trades Oldham * Merseyside * Northampton e Norwich @Nottingham * Oxford - Somerset &West Union a health col In Dorset -Southend * Swindon 4 Taunton & West Somerset o Tyneside e Wales - Wansheck . Council have written to rlque. Tfny[Bh s Worthing • Margaiet thatcher outlining ineayoPtuiedwaasdo a resolution unanimously makoe Ultmp,lktldalm Details of events taking place in the above areas and local contacts can be obtained from Sian Bakewell at ASAMHQ - Tel 017-3877966. passed at a delegate meeting hlf wayup te clotd Met in March over the recent ia lte aff mom tmIm shootinginSebokengin which couidchow'. Change for change eight peopl were tolled andL 013000 as raised to Thankyou to the many people who havecollected money inthe'Change forChang'hone boxes. hundre jredr r ed Pleazse keep fillingthem up. We still have a few boxes in stock. Ifyours is gftting a bit tatty, or They urged the British c inSout Africa. you know someone who would like another one, please contact the fundraising departanent at govermenttraisetheis.es AAMHWQ (boxes are free, although a large stamped-addressed envelope would be gratefully with the South African received). government, pointing out that the South African people are Mandela appeal excluded from the electoral process and that therefore Thank you to the many people who have contributed to the appeal. We are particularly keen to protest demonstrationsarethe emphasise the importance of standing orders through this appeal, and have been amazed by the onlywayinwhichblackpeople generosity of our supporters. We need this continuous funding in order to respond to the many can express their views to the demands placed upon us by the struggle. It's still not too late to send a donation - the more money government of South Africa. we raise, the more people we can reach. They further urged the British government "to Send a message to Mrs Thatcher strengthen sanctions against Over 15,000messageswere delivered to DowningStreeton the dayoftheTellMrsThatcher. Stop South Africa to put greater SupportingApartheid national demonstration. The messageswere delivered throughAAleaflets pressure upon the South sent to members and interested groups. The leaflet fulfilled three main purposes: African government to - to enablepeople to send amessage to MrsThatcher - to publicise the SouthAfrica: Freedom concede the demands of the Mnnhiets A ipstt lu e olhIole9o fl tf. Now! campaign; - to recruit new members and attract donations. South African people for full AfricanAInraysftromJamsesrgtoManso sr. On all counts it was a great success, particularly in recruiting new members - over 900 joined. democratic rights'.

Wham walk Glasgow's 'Club 'Inspired'local Lowestoft Chiswick May day Edgbaston Mandela' groups Soweto Walk write again cleebrations Birmingham Anti-Apartheid Glasgow AA,since Mandela's A trip to the Nelson Mandela The fourth Soweto Walk Chlswick AA have taken up Several hundred celebrated are hopingfor a good torn-out release, have established a tribute atWembleygavefresh organised in the Lowestoft the cause of Dickson May day in Edinburgh with a for their Sowen Walk on monthly 'Club Mandela'. The impets tu Somerset & West areaanti-apartheidgrouptook Madikanewhoisondeathrow march through the town Sunday 17 June. firsteventattractednearly300 Dorset Anti-Apartheid Group placeonSndayiMayinwarm in , centre and a rally with the The event will be held at people and raised over £300in campaigners. The concert bright sunshine. Iis'crine'wasto havebeen theme ofPSolidaritywithSouth EdgbasitnReservoir (famous profit celebrtiugMandela'srelease About 20 walkers ina crowd of over 100 when a African Workers', normally for its ) to In May they held a encouraged the group to go participated, covering a four councillor was killed in Eric Mokgadhe, speaking raise money for the Anti Multicultural festival against back to their local area to call and-a-half-mile circular route Bridgton, Oudtshoorn, in forSACT shared theplatform Apartheid Movement and the apartheid, which had as its for an intensification of the around the Carlton marshes. November 1995. with Nicaraguan journalist ANC college in Tanzania, climaxthe Club Mandelawith pressure on South Africa. Although the number of Although political Anthony Budier, Maria Fyffe which they have selected to disco andliveFrontJLineStates Group treasurer, Des walkers fell short of previous executions have been MP and Mukami McCrum of give specific help towards. band.Theyhopethattheevent Starscommented 'Thegroup years, it is expected that the suspended temporarily, there Lothian Black forum. The walk is part ofa series will act as a platform for the from West Dorset considered money raised will be is still concern about people Edinburgh AA's help and ofnationalfreedomeventswith forthcomingSechaba Festival that their continuing stand for commensurate with previous like Dickson. the Trades Council activities ranging from in Glasgow in September/ sanctionsandtheboycottwere amounts, as several Send letters to: organisers, ensured that the sponsoredwalks, runsto fairs, October, as well as raising fully endorsed by Mandela's supporters, who were unable Mr Dickson Madikane, message of the South Africa a sponsored curry night and a much-needed money for the remarks and resolved to teturn outforvariusreasons, Pretoria Central Prison, Freedom Now Campaign cycle race on exercise bikes to Anti-ApartheidMovementthe continue campaigning. on have pledged donations Private BagX45, Pretoria 001, reached the widest possible be held in Leeds. ANC and Swapo. th se issues ' instead. South Africa, audience. 12 ANfImPARTIE NEWS0 JWYAIMBT9I0 F A AC TION NA TIONA L & INTERNA TIONA L CAMPAIGN DIARY

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atthAAM OatM13Mandela Stra,LondE W If youn forAGM protests.7he impact ofprevios years demri " ons'c' glWieo sgIUetme, FWsWalotact LucyClapCoI01UW 79567U. and ofevents in South Afrcaforced Shel's directrstoconcede that 3ominutes o general discussion time should be allocated ------l to the debate about Shell's role inSouthAfrica and the case for EI natmulIndiuatl memdbershpratel (per am ) disinvestmetandsanctionsThisisbhee-edtobethe first time L Ind1idl wagedmem shipp I uamajorBritish company has ever allocated time in anAGMto ] coessionary (studen , OA )6.50 Denis Goldberg, represeingthe ANC,esplained howShell's operations in South Afica helped t m t

(Pls r hcee fM abov I piicable) by two other speakers Mildred Neville of the Southern Afica Na•I Coalition aed long-time protesting sbareholderthe Revd David Organsatin (i appicabe)aslam. Shen's chairman, Sir Peter Holmes, was unable to deal with Address ~any of [h secfi poits rase an could merely reiterate

(Postcode) however, he was fored to admit that financial sanctions had I effective,although stll refusingtoccpt thatShellshoud encse chequetul order for'membheip isnet ~ Thechangen of toctics involved in seeking mid obtaining detng se p o versuccessfthallwed thea m ents ..... across and provided apla mforieC atdi AGMof one Thecopy date fore SENPTME1 Issxeo~u AfffApas I -delde[]Pleae snd pybubyulmulag aia, of Britain's largest companies. Shellyas fored otbadmit the rII Pewwitsh itisto pa medealsoieInotire A's Gio Account INo RwI#UisENESAY 8 UGUT. pa y in g byUit* importance of the Soth A isuad th egie imacyofthe I 52513 004 sanctions argument Copies oftheSjEPTEMER inill e avlalal froml1 In the face of Shell's continued refsal t disinvest, Mandela tradfrmFriday 24AUGUST. campaigners must tighten the boycott of Shell products id Fulte copy datee: iui re llth L t Ani-i M oe1 3 ep up the campaign against them. A new leaflet mudbriefing October - 12 Sittuusha Nouinhe- 7 ctoer L ------J reailbe kelJamn- 14Neymallm

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