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I Birm Fischer's best memorial I Birm Fischer's best memorial "We will1 continue to hack, the struggle", MORE than 300 people demonstratdtutsi e South Africa House on May 12 to mourn Brain Fischer and to show their solidarity wish the struggle for the liberation of the people of South Africa to which he devoted his life. They included churchmen, trade unionists, students and others, who came wishing to show their respect and their continuing commitment to the fight. Some of tie demontrators were comrades of Bram who had worked with him in South Afrtica - prominent among them Dr. Yusuf DadOo, Chairman of the South African Communist Party. Vorster regime In Pretoria the Vorster regime showed that it continued to fear Bran F 'isher even indeath, by demanding that his ashes be returned to the Department of - risons. in a statement the Anti-Apartheid Movement said that it mourned Bramlischr's death and deplored the fa t that he died aprisoner of the South Afican state. It continued: "Bran Fischer's part-in the struggle for freedom in South Africa will not be forgotten i n that sepse the man and his ideals live on. "As we mourn the death of another victim of the apartheid police state, we know he would want us to continue to support the struggle and espee!lally now the defenclats-ilthe Terrorism trial presently proeeedingin South Africa. "Above all to continue to support those who battle to free South Africa, the imprisoned *society." ThieAfrican National Congress said: "He died asihe lived - fighting and sacrificing his all for the tlberaton of the oppressed peoples in racistSouth Africa. "He sacrificed wealth, fame, comfort, high position, a privileged life in an already privileged white society for the hazardous role of working witlh our cadres in the underground movement." For the South African Communist Party, Dr. Ysuf Dadoosaid: "Comrade Fischer chose this difficlt path of sacrifice and strugle because he could find neither rest identity to lead thehard life of an CommunistlParty; Gordon nr personal happiness in the midst underground revoltionary at the McLennal', said: "His curage and of misery for the majority of our head of our part's clandestine outstanding leadership of the SOuth people. organisation." Africanpeoplein-the hattie against "As a disciplined memberof i, amessagof sympathythe fascism and apartheid will liye for this hiement aeds 4,encal Secretry of the British ever." "Make arms ban mandatory" ADING Brltish.tadetuionists naval and military links with South aboutvhat hey f e urged the Labour government to Africa should end afterthe termina, ment's "somewhat port moves at the UN to make its tion ofise iinstown Agreement, attitude" on the ihs ms embargo against South Africa that British warships shpuld no " In a letterto the ndatory in-terms of.the UN longer call at South Africn porm Movement, a Minist arter. A proposal to make the and that no furtherloint exercises spokesman has reaf hargo mandatory will come should take placebetweenthe govemment's intent fore the UN Security Council at British anid South African navies, to use theSimoonto beginning of June. The G~eneral Secretary' of the after the terminatia na letter to Freign Minister printworkers' union SLADE, JA. town Agreen ent. rn Caliaghasn, the television Jackson, hs wrtten to the Pirme It says: "~As bothhnicians' union's General Secr- Minister urgingan end to "ay form of State for Defeno y, AlanrSapper, asks him to make of military collaboration byGreat Secretary have ind i resentations at the UNto"make Britalniwith apartheidSouth Africa" bereadytouseon arms embargo against South According to his letter the union as other countries (f ica mandatory.-" hasreceivedspontaneousexpres- and other faciities He goes on to demand that all sons of co rnce from its branches necessary." No etroubleiakers" in the Transkei Chief argued liht trade unions were a "sophistication" that the Transkei could weil do without Even if they were eventually allowed, their powers would be carefully circumscribed. vI is the governequivocal Anti-Apartheid ry of Defence, Firmed the ion to continue sen naval base n ofthe Simonsthe Scretary end the-Foreign ated, we should acustomer basis, s, the-docking as and when White businessmen tihinking of investingin tile Bantustans need have no fears that the attractions of unlimited cheap-and docile labour wiil be undermined by industrial "trouble-makers". LE hav sup arm em bea the jar tec tar, rep the All CHIEF Kaizer Mantanzima, Chief Minister of the Transkei, has promised white industrialists that no trade unions wili be aliowed in the Transkei I Speaking in Johannesburg, the In this issue: World meeting says: Boycott apartheid" THE UN Committee on Apartheid held a special five-day Seminar on South Africa in Paris in May. It was attended by representatives of anti-apartheid moiements in many countries, of UN and other I international agenciesand members of the 18-nation Committee. To mark the importance of the Seminar ANTI-APARTHEID NEWS publishes the text of the recommenditions made by the meeting and papers submitted to it on military co laboration with South Africa, economic support for apartheid, the sports boycott and facts and figures on South Africa, pages 5, 6, 7 and 8. Cmmonwealth iacks ANC of Zimbabwe SOUTHERN, Africa was an important issue at the Conference of Commonwealth Heads of Government, held in Kingston, Jamaica in May. ABDUL MINTY, who attended the Conference on behalf of the Anti-Apartheid - Movement, reports on its discussions, page 9 Nanibian workers shot dead by police SOUTH African police opened fire on a crowd of unarmed Namibiar(South West African) workers, killing five and wounding arl unknown number, ar the end of April. ASPECIAL CORRESPONDENT writes about the shootings and the wave of repression in Namibia, page 4 Terror trial- defence wins delay THE TRIAL of thirteen black militants under the Terrorism Act has been Postponed to an unknown date in a bid to msa , the prosecution supply snore information about the charges. ANTI-APARTHEID NEWS reports on recent developments in the triAl,page 3. Secret hangings by Smith regime THE SMITH regime has announced that it no longer makes any public and uncement about the hanging of freedom fighters. KEES MAXEY traces the growing censorship of the press and other news media in white-minority ruled Rhodesia since UDI, page 10 ACTION-NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL Britain lnvesment THE ANTI-Apartheid Movement is planning to protest at a seminar "Investing in South Africa" to be held at the InterContinental Hotel Hyde Park Corner, London on July 3. the Seminar programme reads like a list of the top brass of South African industry. It is headed by South African Finance Minister Owen Horwood and includes Transkei Chief Minister Kaiser Matanzima, the Chairman of the Industrial Development Corporation, J.J. Kitshoff and W.E. Luke, Chairman of the UK- South Africa Trade Association. The organisers - European Industrial and Commercial Review,, - describe the meeting as an attempt to make "the British industrialist and businessnmai aware of the industrial and commercial potential in South Africa and to explain how they can share in this potential by investing within South Africa including the homelands and boider are., The seminar fee is 32, plus £2.56 .VAT, and the organisers say they are expecting a large demand. Further details of action planned: Anti-Apartheid Movement, 89 Charlotte St., London W.I. Tel. 01-580 5311 SART PLANS for protests against a visit to Britain by the-South African Steenboks cricket team were outlined at a press conference held by SART (Stop All Racist Tours) on May 20. At the conference SART announced that it was planning a renewed drive against sporting links with South Africa. SART Vice-Chairman Peter Hain and the Anti-Apartheid Movement's Executive Secretary, Basil Manning, explained how the changes which have taken place 'in the'last five years in South African sport are just token gestures designed to appea e woild opinion. Further information: SART, /o Anti-Apartheid Movement, 89 Charlotte St., London W.I. Tel. 580-5311 Blackpool BLACKPOOL now has an antiapartheid group. It plans to.hold a public meeting on the situation in Namibia (South West Africa) at 7.30 pm on June 30 at the Methodist-Hall, Raickes Parade, Blackpool. Everyone is welcome. Contact: Fred Bostock, 2 Mayfair 2 Mayfair Close, Lytham, Lanes. Southampton ,SOUTHAMPTON Anti-Apartheid Group held a public meeting on May 30 at St. Matthews Church Hall, St. Mary's Road, Southampton at which the speaker was Paul Joseph of the African National Congress of South Africa. There was also a showing of the film "Last Grave at Dimbaza". On May 14 the Group held a meeting on Zlmbabwe (Rhodesia) at Southampton University which heard a speaker from the Zimbabwe Students Association. The Group has collected statistics on the flow of South African goods which show that more than half of all the fruit coming into the port of Southampton comes from South Africa. Southampton's dependence on South African tradejwill increase when it becomes the terminal port Tor container ships from South Africa in 1977. Contact: David Hloadley, South-' ampton Anti-Apartheid Group, 82 Chariton Road, Southampton SOI SEW. Tel. Southampton 5711 ext. 426. Haringey "HARINGEY'Anti-Apartheid Group is orgaiiing aone-day onference for teachers, students and others interested in introducing more teaching into British schools on Saturday June 28. The Conference will be held in The Haringey Teachers' Centre,, Philip Lane, LondonNl. 5. The programmae will include the film "Last Grave at Dimbaza" and speakers on schools in South Africa Bantu education and apartheid society and teaching materials and resources. Further information from Ann Neligan, 681 High Road, Tottenham, London N.7.
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