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Alternative title Anti-Apartheid News Author/Creator The Anti-Apartheid Movement Date 1988-03 Resource type Newsletters Language English Subject Coverage (spatial) , United Kingdom, Angola, Namibia, Southern Africa (region) Coverage (temporal) 1988 Source Archives of the Anti-Apartheid Movement, Anti-Apartheid News, MSS AAM 2203. Description An appeal from the heart of South Africa; apartheid troops forced back from Front Line States; battle rages for Cuito Cuanavale; film debut for Savimbi puppet show; living wage campaign chalks up successes; the myth of 'black on black'; ANC sets out its policies; Angola stikes to principles. Format extent 16 page(s) (length/size)

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NEWS DOFROM SOUTHERN AFRICA ISE British plastic keeps S black people in place omie Leagsa, which .eto AAM - even though such . This kind of eat. Loade NW1 ODWTel: 01387 7966 oth George Vanessa Eyr, . Europe - £13.5; outside Europe (surface) ir --1 5o 50. sEepe £2-- O.uide Europe Isurlac) - E12.50 90004 S is also set to all national .em.hers af the uit - see esembership form on back page for dule. Artworker by East Ed Offset Lud Empso Street Bemley-by-Bow, London British companies ae helping the South African government to make identification docomeets which, sine. the eholitin of the , are used bythe armed erene, to contrel the mesments of black people. Realfenrn plc. based in Barnsley, and the Banbury factoryof C eated Specialicies Ltd re producing and asseambling shees of transparent plastic which bear the South African coat of aarme -eeanea Ic ernieehe. ehe TANZANIA THREATENED Refuelling aircraft supplied to South Africa in defiance of the arys embargo have enabled the regime to boastthat Dar es Salaae in Tanania and the Toanm railway are now within the cage of its Mirage fighter jets. The infight Being cerelling aircraft were converted for this purpose by Israel and delivered in November 1986. SUBMARINES 'LEGAL' It appears that the West German government hasnow decided that the eabargo -busting deal through which the HDW and IKL companies supplied South Africa with submarine blueprints is not illegal after all. The World Campaign against Military and Nuclear Collaboration with South Africa is Calling for the strongest possible protests to Chancellor Kohl, FRG forcign minister Genscher and FRG embassies. The offenders must be prosecuted or else other companies will get the green light to break the embargo on a massive scale. Systems, pare of the Barlow Rend conglomerate. The plastic is used to seal the page of identification books which carries the individual's photograph and personal digital code, including ene of the eight categodes of recial classification. The documents were imeduced fur all Sooth African citizen in April 1986, but whereas some employers insist that black workers have the document, many whites have not bothered to apply. Coated Specialities says it is vet concerned by the contract ,..r _wn.1 k= nan. l -1 - There is evidence that Pretoria uses submarines in its attacks on Angola and Mozambique and to supply its surrogate Units and MNR forces. AUSTRIAN EXCUSES The World Campaign has established that one of the HB23 Austrian-designed aircraft that have been manufactured in the Ciske since last November is now being used by the Wonderboom Flying School. The school works in close cooperation with the South African regime and its armed forces. The Austrian goverement has tried to claim that the granting of licences to South Africa for the production of the Hobbyliner and Scanliner aircraft did not amount to a breach of the arms embargo because the planes were not performing military duties. Protests should be sent to the Austrian chancellor and foreign minister in Vienna and to the Austrian embassy. NAVAL GIANT The SAS Drakensberg, commissioned in November 1987, is claimed as the largest naval vessel to be another eve', and SACO say a further 21 million orders will soon be placed. The Anti-Aparthaid Movemeat has protested to the Foreign Office and to the Commonwealh Secretariat, which mantiorssaecticnsagainst South Africa. The British firms' contribtion breaks the spirit of the 1905 Common Market sanctions package, which banned the aopert of sensitive equipment to the South African military and police. But the foreign secretary, built in South Africa. The same West German company which suppliedSouth Africawith submarine blueprints, HDW, has been involved in helping to build this replenishment ship, which is also equipped with components of FRG origin. 'COPTER CLAIM FRG foreign minister Genscher has claimed that MRS B-117 and BP-l06 helicopters supplied to the , and bantostams did not breach the arms embargo because they were delivered in their 'non-military' versions. The same helicoptes were previously supplied to the South African police. Fairther details from: World Campaign against Military and Nuclear Collaboraion with Sooth Africa, PO Box 2, Lindeberg Goard, N-1007 Oslo 10, Norway. viem that exporting the plastic 'is not a breach of any of our undertakings and refuses to intervene, Lords defeat An amendment to the Local Government Sill which would have retained the right of local authorities to ban South African goods was defeated in the Hose of Lords by 112 votes to 59. The amendment, which was proposed by the Bishop of Sheffield, the Pt Revd David Lnn, with Liberal, Lahour and cross-bench support, provoked heated debate in the Lords. Lord Paget of Northampton caused an Outcry when he said, 'I don't feel this is the business of the church. This is highly political intervention by the church.' Lord Paget also described apartbeid as 'the best available fr. of government' for S,,th, Africa. The report stage on 16 February will be the last opportunity to amend the Local Government Bill but as Anti-Apartheid News goei to press, the chanCes t1 success do not appear high. All-party action An All-Party Committee on Southern Africa has been formed in the House of Commons, involving a number of prominent members of the AntiApartheid Movement. Two members of the AAM's executive committee, Richard Caborn MP and Bob Hughes MP, are the secretary and vice-chair respectively of the new committee. Co-options The Anti-Apartheid Movement's national committee agreed three cooptions at its 30 January meeting. They are: Jo Gibbons, a former executive member of the National Union of Students now working with the International Defence and Aid Fund; Geoffrey Bindrcan, a solicitor and chair of Southern Africa The Imprisoned Society (SATIS); and David Kenvyn, the chair of the AAM London Committee.

ANTI-APARTHEIDNEWS4MARgH 19N 3 NEWS OFROMSOUTHERNAFRICAApartheidtroops Strauss forcedbackfrom 7..... meets Front Line States British and international press reports of thehatte forCuisto Cuanavae have followed South Africa's lead in obscuring what is in fact a defeat for the apartheid war machine by an independent African country. Recent events in Mozambique, too, have severely shaken the apartheid regime's arrogant assumption that it can treat the rest of Southern Africa as its hackyard. by Ruth Jacobson In Angola, the situation dates back to August 1987, when South Africa was forced to intervene to save Unita from total defeat in Kuando Kuhango. In two months of fierce fighting, Pretoria lost more than 200 men, 30 planes and large amounts of war material. The South Africans know that if they are to prevent a renewed Angolan government offensive against Unit, they need to occupy Cuito Cuanavale. The current invasion, with their Eighth Aemored Division advancing from Cunene province, is an attempt to open new fronts, oblige Angolan troops to disperse, prevent them from resuming the offensive against Unita and, in the last analysis, enable the invaders to occupy new positions inside Angola. Besides their military setbacks, the Pretoria regime has had to acknowledge publicly the true status of its puppets within Angola. When Magnus Malan states that South Africa is intervening in Angola in support of Units because Jonas Savimabi 'defends the same values', apartheid is destroying its own propaganda arguments. The duration and depth of South Africa's intervention are starting to create serious probleis of arsome amongst its troops and disquiet in the country's white populatioa. Letters found on the bodies of soldiers killed by Angolan troops show that the Pretoria authorities lied to the parents of conscripts sent into Angola, telling them they were going to romfortablo barrack in Namibia. Moezambican chilren in Maputo province celebrate at the end of International Year of the Chil, 1985 It has also been revealed that Namibian troops have recently mutinied; the IPS agency spoke to one of these soldiers who said that 360 men from Battalion 101 of the Namibian territorial forces were arrested and sent to Walvis Bay for refusing to fight inside Angola and hundreds of other soldiers are starting to desert. South African military strategy has also suffered setbacks in Mozambique. In 1987, a massive invasion of its surrogate forces, the socailed Mozambique National Resistance (MNR), was launched into the central province of Zarbeia to cut the country in half, destroying its most important economic and agricultuml areas. This offensive was defeated and government forces are now in control again. It has to be stressed that these successes have meant immense losses in human and material terms to Angola and Mozambique. But, as President dos Santos has stated, 'It is no mere accident that we ae today challenging mist arrogance and fighting in defence of our right to exist as a free and sovereign nation.' Farther information on the struggle against apartheid in Angola and Mozambique from: ANGOP (Agencia Angola press) Bulletin, 16 Maddox Street, London Wi, tel 01-493 1611. Mozambique Information Office News Review, 7a Caledonian Road, London NI 9DX, tel: 01-278 8691. -mass protest Fe thousand 9WAn n.h., t and Is creono as 50e Thllm e x icuil snown as the international chairman of the Foundation, a Washington-based right-wing Southern Africo. odaoion paid for advertisements in The iting the visit to the cityoftheANC,adndefenig Cal Nor t h . hearings it ~m ergad that Abramoff helped antine campaign to build support for the ! also worked closely with ex-GeeniI John the extreme right World Anti-Commonit ra activities with North formed part of the iaris. NAPO secretary for foreign affairs, has called 'condemned, boycotted and ilcklisted. mas a'siaster scheme' and a crude attempt struggles into Hollywood-type romantic V woald try to make poppet Savimobi appear frican hero, who fought communism, and t so-caled freedom and democracy in the Ahfia'. pen in America this simmer. But Monrose 'Rnd Scorpion', am hating problems finding on major distributor, Warner Brothers, han ive. ondon-hassd'Time Otmeagzine, Abamoff about working ina country declared illegally anal law. 'I don't know what its status is. eat on any political situation. Namibia has a aet people. gd Natison cultural boycott of South Africa e in the entertainment business. It's antinot be made the target of late-Us-style ! most conaveriel product w far of recent id regime to lane foreign film-makes to -maca of the cultural boycott. The Bntha dacd massion tax handouts for movie to shoot in Sooth Africa or Noami b ia ts ae specifically designed to encourage the ims for the lucrative internationa market. to shoot in South Africa am now ina 'o ng to e leading film investment broker in pre-sthedoled for South African locations many with foreign involvemat, acording dustry sources. y part of the Botha regime's ongning attempts tmenatianaly and undermine the policy of r. The Anti- Apartheid Movement will be I the actors' union, Equity, about ways of tors and actresses do not become part of this partheid regime. Africa Committee has called for a boycott a opened o new school for refugee students pie's Republic of DeputyUK representative Jacob Haonal appealed to the AAM national committee for support for the school. Jason Angula, senior aide at the Council of Churches in Namibia and SWAPO secretary for labour, is still being detained. Angula has been in detention since October and was at first held under Proclamation AG9, which allows for a visit by a lawyer after 30 days. But he is now held under section 6 oftheTerrorism Act which deprives him of the right to legal access. In Windhoek, judgement is awaited in the 'interim government s' appeal against a court decision ordering the release of seven trade union and SWAPO leaders held under the Terrorism Act. The appeal, heard last November, followed a release order by Justice Kenneth Bethune after an international appeal on behalf of the detainees. The Terrorism Act is still widely used by the puppet government, although it has been repealed in South Africa itself. wil it }ud ad alre an DI Me in no lea in seni two Thatcher goes on safari Mrs Thatcher's New Year African safari to Kenya and tes when he flew into Windhoek to be wined an Nigeria, followed by Bavarian premier Franc Josef Strauss's Pretoria's puppet administration, and inside So tour of Southern Africa, have mised more questions than he was shunned by all anti-apartheid forces. answers on future right-wing European strategies towards Frank Chikane, South African Council of the region, generalsecretary,summeduptheirfeelings:'Itis Thatcher and Strauss are the two most significant figures that he has not said a word about the suffer in the pro-Pretoria lobby in western Europe, and their people under the apartheid system.' ventures into Africa are worrying signs of a new initiative to His most provocative move was a secre tri effect 'controlled change'. UnitaleaderJonasSavimbi.AndhedelightedI The first shot in Mrs Thatcher's visit was a salvo against backing its proposal for a regional security confer sanctioes as she flew into Nairobi. With characteristic In contrast to Strauss, Mrs Thatcher is proce arroganre, she claimed that sanctions 'would work by us greater care and caution. There has already been s sitting in conference in rather nice luxurious hotels, taken that she intends to visit a number of Front L there in rather nice luxurious cats saying "we believe we during January 1989. She is looking in particula have the right to decide how many people shall starve". I of approval from Zimbabwe find that utterly repugnant.' Mrs Thatcher then flew on to Lagos to be greeted by thousands of anti-apartheid protesters, despite a blanket ban on any demonstration in Nigeria. Here she claimed it was 'an illusion' that sanctions could contribute to the collapse of apartheid. As she flew back to London, recalling her performanre in Vancouver she stated bluntly 'we have won the argument' over sanctions. A sycophantic press corps simply echoed the briefings given by her press secretary, thus presenting a totally false impression of the firm oppasition she met from the people of both Kenya and Nigeria to her pro-apartheid policies. The press were also willing partners with Downing Street in selling the merits of a Thatcher visit to South Africa. Even the normally objective Michael Holman of the Pbnancial Times uncritically quoted Mrs Thatcher: 'If I thought it would help achieve the objective, I would go It is being argued by Downing Street that Mr there [South Africa], but I do not think the time is now.' is as determined as anyone to eliminate apartheid Strauss certainly discovered that it was not the time to differences over sanctions are merely a dispute ow, visit Southern Africa. His 11-day tour of Mozambique, This propaganda must not gain ground an Namihia and South Africa as 'special envoy' for Chancellor apartheid forces either in Africa or in Britain. Mrs Kohl provoked controversy both in West Germany and claim that to end apartheid, the South African Southern Africa. mustflourishillustrates the extent to which she He faced a hostile demonstration from SWAPO suppor- staunch an ally of Pretoria as ever. d dined by uth Africa Churches disgusting ing of our p to meet 'retoria by once. eding with peculatio ine States r for a seal Thatcher d, and that er tactics. long antiThatcher's economy remains as " A South A']r-, uiel armoIreI corne t Veniclo sopsereanyonrrsrr S,,orrspondent A ngula denied I r 'Red Scorpion', raised NEWS OFROM SOUTHERN AFRICA ! Namibian youth ready to act Students and young people in Namibia are planning a mass campaign this year against cnnscription into the South West Africa Territary Form (SWATF) and other sections of the South African armed forcs. Morle is high inside Namibia amongst oil those opposed to South Africa's illegal occupation, says youth leader David Imnbili. 'The youth are nw mady for aion aainst the Soath African wefenem Force. The Namibian National The 'cabinet' claims it StodentsOrganisetion (NANS), i not rearrest the seven if of which David Imbili is a wins the appeal, but a founder member, has been gnent in its favourwould campaigning against conscription d an extra weapon to its sica its foundation in 1984. eady well - stocked The regime's decision to begin soury of security laws. draftingall Namibian men aver theageof17,blackandwhite,ETENTIONS provoked amas exodus, Together with Grso Uriab anwhile, political arrests of the SWAPO Youth League in the north of Namibia are Windhook, and former Robha w on the increase. At island prisoner and youth leader st14 people were detained David Shikomh, David Imnbili January, including a hasbeen touring Britainto build tor Lutheran pastor and spport for Namibi's young! school principals, people.

SHARWOODS ICL k Sharwoods have given the I Anti-Aparthimd Movement assurances that they no longer import any produce from South Africa. Peeviously,theyusedcom put South African govas end loganberries in their pickles and chutneys. Their name Britain's largest computer should therefore be ignored company, ICL, has joined on consumer boycott the growing bandoffirmsleaflets. tryingtodistancethemselves from South Africa without SAINSBURY cutting their involvement in apartheid. The London Boycott Inadealworthupto Working Group reports that R50 million (£15 million), the Tottenham branch of it has formedanew company Sainsbury has withdrawn with the South African frozen South African conglomerate, Malbak, to broccoli spears marketed by take over the running of Chef's Choice. ICL's South African TESCO operations. ICL's direct holding will fall from 93% to 46.5%. Teao clatis that South African produce is avoided But a confidential where possible, but many management brief obtained branches still stock canned by the Anti-Apartheid MoveDel Monte and John West ment shows that ICL will fruit and fruit juice from remain deeply involved in South Africa. Hounslow AA report that the only South African The Souh Afrcan mining indust goods on sale in their local nctions measres adopted by branch ace lemons. This is States, and changes in the worldra despite avaiable alternatives Rand London, the South Af SAFEWAY operating loss of R2.4. in the si Turnover was down 45% at R16.3 Safeway have removed Anglo-American, South Afr country of orgin abels industrial group, suffered a p0e.ta from their chocolate-covered September, due to the poor pe peanuts and misins, and diary, the Anglo-American Coal have started to sell more turnover dropped from Rg15m South African fruit and -September, while total cake sales vegetables, as have some ThedropwasentirelydueS Marks and Spencer stores. Tranal Coal Owners Assocati particalarly affected by American WHITWORTH Gencorsuffered.17%declin Whitworths gave a non- duringthe period up to Septens committal reply to an encr's mines were affected by S enquiry about their policy The AAM's annual general we on stocking South African oew the campaign against Soai and Namibian goods, but months to September 1987, 145 did say that they do not sell product entered Britain. More e, South African dried fruit. European sot markets. For moe details of the coal crude union secretary, AAM HO. Watch out for a new brand name for South African fruit - Tambor. Grapes SHELL relabell Sheffield city council is boycottingShe. Aboxofgrapesobtainedby Last yearthecouncil theAAM revealsa crude decided to put its contract South African attempt to for fuel oil, worth almost break the consumer boycott 1.8m., out to competitive with false country-of-origin tender following seven years labels. of sopply from Shell. Now the authorityhas invited The grapes, which bear seven firms to tender and the trade mark 'Sunfresh', excluded Shell. areclearlylabelledasthe Jan Flore, chair of the 'produce of Botswana'. committee which took the boycott decision, said the But the wording on the policy was being adopted on box is in both English and the grounds ofprim and Afrikaans, and Botswana beaun the council had a neither grows nor exports legal responsibility to any grapes. South Africa, on promote good race relations. the other hand, is Britain's ps of er sales South Africa. It admits selling the shareholdi 'whilst maintaining contro It claims that ICL's she move 'should be positive received in the UK mark place', but 'in view of sensitivity of this topic' It employees in Britain shout only be told details on 'need to know basis'. The company's pe release issued in South Afti seeks to portray the deal a positive light by reamori buyers that 'the n organisation will contin to market the full range ICL products . . . we continue to be here wh we are needed, serving people who have come depend on us'. to ng '. am ly kt the CL Id a s io in .og ew of will the to ry is in crisis - owed primarily by Denmark, France and the United sarkt prim for coal. rican minsg company, made an x months to 30 September 1987. a's largest wining, financial and a profit drop in the six months to ,rmancs of its coal mining suhsiCorporation (Amcoal). Ancatl's to R50m in the six months to fell by 5.3%to 1S25ingtonne. o lower export sales though the on (TCOA), whom exports warn and European coal sanctions a in after-tax income to R128m, sber 1987. Figures reveal that all he South African mines' strike. sting in November 1987 agreed to h African coal imports. In the nine 5,00 tonnw of this bloodsaned ntered in blended loan from the campaign, contact Colin Adkien ed leading source of grapes with 26% of the market in 1985. As consumer resistance to its produce has grown. South Africa has been rerouting its goods through thud countries, and labeling them as if from other Southern African countries. Recent trade statistics show that these strategies are not working. EEC imports from South Africa fell by15% in ad terms during the first threequarters of 1987 compared to the same period in 1986. nuammermousr ann runaw en, eppone Dy n wanwno S In namng r osl, e poes the Shell service station on Fulham Palam Road esery Wedoesdayfor six months Civil servants ordered to promote apartheid trade Trade minister Alan Clark's policy of offering exporters Although thegovernn attempt to increase British the normal mnge of assis bans the supply of ce exports to South Africa is Lance apart from those strategic goods to Sc being thwarted by his civil specifically banned," ' ftc Africa, the only gee servants, according to an Harding wete to monages. .striction on ex internal Department of This instrction woo promotion accepted Trade and tndantry (DTI) ismsed ftruomenni-taffBritainisthesoendingdocument tooktheview that Comon., sbsidised trade mimi In order to bring junior wealth nanetions meant that The DTI has nverth official, into line, a warning they should not promote continued to 'p-rom has been sent out by the trade with Sooth Afrsca as trade misions witl head of the DTI's Southern activety as they would with actually subsidising t Africa division, Barry other countries, finaciatly. Harding, ordering staff to The National Union of do all they can to encourage Civil and Public Servants has- The DT1 has re-e trade with South Africa. admitted that many of its written to major expon 'I fear that the message members working' at the to .s..osage them which my colleagues have DTI have been tmTued b) participatedin tradie endeavored to put across M Thatcher's polinyan to South Aferia fr byvisits to regional officessanctions. organised by'the ofl 'The goverment elaims Kingdom - South Al that it wantsto mod warning Trade Asneia bya special "signals" to South Africa, (UKSATA). correspondent and then it goes on to say that trade should continue 'Following thensnre has not reached everyone, an normal. Many of my it, trode mi.in 'I would be grateful if membema feel stsongly about Noveiember 1987T, tS you remind yeoe staff that apartheid, and find the has aluseed ithis inte the Minister for Trade "is government's position to meant a seond is ,content for officials to contradictory,' said onion nisston there in Aprl,' continue with the present official Mike Sparham. DTI explained.

The Britain-Cuba Resource Centre INE seeks applications for the July 1988 risis JOS9MARTI tent ca. INTERNATIONAL m WORK BRIGADE TO CUBA A chance to see and show solidarity with the Cuban Revolution on an educational and working trip. Interested? May Write to The Brigade Collective, 5195 9Steele'sRoad,LondonNW3 LONDONj5&q9 REGION ml Co-operative Retail Services Ltd. POLITICAL COMMITTEE Working for Co-operation, Socialism, and Peace: supports the workers of South Africa in their struggle against Apartheid, Co-operative Retail Services Ltd and the Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd commenced a boycott of South African produce more than two years ago. The Co-op is the largest retailer to have done this. SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT THAT SUPPORTS YOUR AIMSI JOIN YOUR LOCAL COOPERATIVE PARTY[ SHOPATTHE CO-OPI M.ct j- - CRS PIC 78,1it2 7r ay.m cefto. Lord- err I I States' Botswana, nbabwe. Full cultural agencies. Ind voluntary ps, trade £25 (voluntary sector). - cheques payable to rncipal Race Relations -y, The Town Hall, Mare UNION kRITY T! offerordersach! DEVENUW UimJJI-H IOHM: BULK ORDERS (minimum order 5 T-shirts) Please send - L and _ XL T-shirts TOTAL £ Package & Postage 10% on orders of under 10 T-shirts £ I enclose a cheque (payable to AAM) or postal order for £ Single shirts (£6 each plus £1 p&p) available from: AAEnterptises, PO Box 750, London NW10 W. TeL 01-4823883 NAME: ...... ORGANISATION: ...... ADDRESS: ...... E ...... Return to: AAM, 13 Mandela Street. London NW1 0DW LONDON MARATHON APRIL 1988 This year, three AAM supporters, Brian Bowell, Pat Squires and Robin Reeves will be running in the London Marathon to raise badly-needed funds for the Movement. Please sponsor them! Sponsorship forms available from AAM HO. FLAG DAYS 1988 In April/May the following local groups are holding a flagday: Slough & Windsor Halesowen Nuneaton Exeter & District Harlow Wakefield South Devon Fife Totnes Burnley & Pendle Can you help with the collection in your area? If so, please contact AAM HQ for details. Jr______SOUTH LONDON AGAINST APARTHEID CONFERENCE Goldsmiths College Saturday 30 April 10am-5.30pm Chair Joan Ruddock Speakers include Bernie Grant MP / Zola Zembe, SACTU / representatives from ANC, AAM & SWAPO (to be confirmed) Workshops on disinvestment / people's sanctions I women and apartheid / repression and detainees ! trade union solidarity work / working with the liberation movements Registration fee: delegates £2 / Individuals £1 Lunch and creche facilities available BR and tube: New Croas & New Cross Oats Buses 21,53,141,171,177, 36 KEEPING AN EYE ON APARTHEID * Which newspaper in the past 12 months has published exclusive interviews with black South African miners' leaders? I looked behind Thatcher's visit to Kenya to report on the truth about the Prime Minister's faourite black African country? Not the Gardian or the Observer, but VOICE OF THE UNIONS the independent labour movement monthly newspaper, through its eye witness on-the-spot reports I READ the March issue of Voice ofthe Unions with afur page documentation on South Afica. f BENEFIT from Voice's reporting of key issues facing the labour movement, such as c g pitfalls of profit-sharing. E WRITE to: 30 Adolphus Rd, London N4 2AY, England. T01-800 0454 NAM E ...... ADDRESS ORG/UNION ...... TEL ...... Pleaserd mr ...... cpiesofViceafitheUnon, 3Oppo, post e-tra; 6 pies upwrds othly - post e Annuai subsrcyion (UK): Icopy 0 per year, past fre. Abroad: f6.50 or US$O soraceui; £8.50oUS$95 airmail Save Theresa Ramashamola! Save the Sharpeville 6! PICKET (Women only) South African Embassy Trafalgar Square London WC2 Wednesday March 9th 6-7pm Organised by AAM Women's Committee ANC Women's Section/ SATIS /1NUS Women's Committee P

ANTI-APARTliEl! *WITH THE WORKERS OF Living Wage campaign chalks up successes - Wage levels rose on average by 18% during 1987 for unionised black workers in South Africa - the only group who managed to keep up with the rate of inflation. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) can therefore claim some success in its campaign for a 'Living Wage'. COSATU-affiliated unions have also scored some notable victories in campaigns to improve working conditions. As a leading labour conultant noted: 'There is little doubt that what COSATU achieves today becomes standard employment practice tomorrow, and in this respect they are the trendsetters for the South African employment scene.! The last year also saw a massive increase in the number of days-lost through ind ughstri action vrnn Number i f i sris Oitr s e a y 15 sucatatoncng w P5iag ande kan iadustrial action. Over nine million days were lost tkrougk workers participating in strikes or styaways, suck as that coinciding with the whkitro-only etections in May. Most strikes in 1987 were not overtly political but were wage and retrench. ment disputes. But the political overtones were particularly apparent in the increased level of strikes in the state sector, involving transport and postal workers. The non-racikl democratic trade union movement has been forced to the fore of the anti-apartheid struggle as other avenues have been closed through government repression. Both COSATU and SACTU have called for the strengthening of solidarity with the international trade union movement. They have called on people to support the Hands Off COSATU campaign, which calls for the right to organise and speak free from threats and intimidation...... Over 150 people attended the launch of the AAM trade unias nmmite and S1 Against the Repression of Trade Unionists in South Africa and Narmiia outside on I February. Hunger strikers A hunger strike by 29 ckage, denied visits fr Thocarogmembers of the South their families, and suffering to be in a. African Railway and ill treatment, Justice Langa A ca Harbour Workers' Union and kis colleagues went on Biito u (SARHWU) has resulted in hunger strike. Th'eir "and Ap.theird the release of union was 'clsarge us or release us'. nirre.ad president JusticeLangaand Whilethemea of some ARHWUsevenothers. detaineesisagreatrelief,detiswry The workers had all been over 20 remain on hunger Unity Has imprisoned in Diepkloof strike. One of the strikers, Londo N prison under section 29 of IkeInternalSecurityAct. a e i o t e This allows the security police to keep detaionees in The trial ofksesMayehsna, lwanele prison until thei interro- general secretory of the 'Isbbhab gator is satisfied wilh tie National Unio at Metal and 0he answers givenI to hit- orlro ofSuth: Afric over20 questions. (NUMSA),ecifonnest,o,IThey.ajy After moe than six Februy. treason, monthsinprisonwithout Mayeki,hishotker subv ioi Vigilantes target transport workers Evidence from the South African Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) reveals increasing attacks by Inktha-backed vigilantes on trade unions in Natal. These attacks centre on Pletermaritnburg, where 200 people died in 1987. Those listed by the TGWU include: * the stoning of buses belonging to TGWU members 0 an attack on Jerome Mbonqwa, later declared medically unfit 0 the shooting of a bus driver on 10 May . the storming of TGWU members' homes 6 the murder of TGWU dispatcher Colin Dobole and driver N Dlamini This violence is not 'black on black' but part of the apartheid state's broader tactics to destroy the democratic forces Chief Buthelezi's attempt to organise workers in the Inkatha-backed United Workers (UWUSA) has proven unsuccessful. The first general secretaryof UWUSA had to resign after allegations of corruption. In marked contrst. COSATU kas had increasing success in organisingworkers in Natal province, so under, mining Inkatha's support. Where persuasion has failed, Inkatha is turning to force and intimidation to stamp out non-Inkatha political activity. Although all unions organsing in this area are affected by these attacks, the TGWU has been singled out for particular attention. This is because of its strategic role in transporting workers, evident in the success of the stay-away called to coincide with the whites-only election in May 2987. Arthur Scargill, for the latinal Union of Minamwker, hands an treamuer VellaPiiy Moretrade unions s Trade union branches tap of AS MS, plus 29 hamckea the polls of erganistation and onerg of Ioa wanting to join the Anti- govenment onion NALGO. Apartheid Movement. More than 20 branches The latest list of and region, of a wide variety applications for affiliation of other unions have also approved by the AAM's applied, plu, at national national committee includes Ile., the Health Visitors 31 branches and one region Association, the Mture

REVOLT popular support for the UDF; and to stop the development of more relevant coures and research as envisaged in 'people's educatton'. A wave of repression has accompanied the new regulation. Protests on campus have been violently broken up and SANSCO in particular has been targeted both nationally and locally. One SANSCO national executive member, Chris Ngcobi, has been in detention since 15 June 1986. Right-wing student groupings have attempted to disaffiliate local student representative councils (SRCs) from NUSAS, and have ron 'anti-communist' smear campaigns against the democratic student movement. The response from the administrations at the Englishspeaking universities has been a legalistic one: they are attempting to challenge the validity of the regulation as going against the Universities Act. Militant black students, who have experienced bantu education, are entering the traditionally white universities, well aware that this opport nity is denied to the vast majority of black youth and will continue to be an until apartheid is dismantled. SANSCO and NUSAS are planning a week of action in March which may itself break the law. SANSCO and NUSAS are preparing for a long hard struggle to defend their right to organise. Although this is essentially a defensive campaign, the students are also determined to use the de Ilerk issue to raise key questions within the edacation struggle. These roncern the nature and role of the education system in apartheid South Africa and the question of a future democratic education system as envisaged in the . Government eglations will not halt that progress. Mourners an the funeral of Nduduz Mubo (18) and Ndodo Mchunu (19), both abducted and murdered by Inktha vigilantes THE MYTH OF BLACK ON BLACK" The concept of 'black an black' state as is only goal, and yet violence continues to provide organiss the Inkatha movement the apartheid regime with a as an unopposed vehicle for his smokescreen behind which its power. oppression of the people of Morethan 250 people died Sauth Africa and Namibia goes in fighting in Natal province last unpublicsed. But the reality of year and already this year there the fighting in Natal is that the have been more than 70 deaths. focusof war has not changed. Despite the ambiguity of the The fighting between Chief label 'black on black violence', Mangosuthu Botheler's Inkatha the clohes do not reflect civil movement and the fortes of war hetween divided masses mas democratic resistance does vying for power. not indicate that the liberation Inkatha does not have the struggle hot disintegrated into popular supportit claims.Its 'tribal warfare'. membership figures include It shows that Bihalai and everyone who has over joined his vigilantes can no longer he still listing those who hue died, differentiated from P W Botha's resigned, failed to renew their gowment forces. 'Patlezi membership, or been automtimay he blck in caour- but he cally 'enlisted' - as all school is perpetrating white vinlenm,' children are. Voluntary paid-up says Francis Mali, the ANC's membership has been estimated head of information in London. at just 5% of the 1.5 million claimed. byDeborahEwing iBothiezihasbeenableto Buthelezi's status and power mobilise thousands of young depend an the preseration of people to attend rallies in his minority mis. As lender of the support (rallies for any other KwaZulu 'homeland' in Natal purpose being banned under the and chiefoflnkatha, heexarims emergency regulations). He has contal aer the government, control of transport services in commerce and policing of much of the bantstm, and his KwaZalu, with the political, local wadords can coerce and financial and military support of threaten opponents, with Pretorie. vigilantes standing by and police When apartheid is crushed, turning a lind eye. the puppet governments of the Buthelezi's Inktha has bean homelands will go too; the active for the past 12 years, fnundations of Buthelezi's mobilising through appeals to central will vanih. Francis Mli the Zulu nationastheupholder told the ANC's London of its heritage. This has become conference in January: 'He a dangerous cover for using [Buthelil linotins ecipient tribalism as the basis for alloca of support by the apartheid don of scame resources. regime; inkthaispartofthe TheaimisnotZaluunitysystem: butconcentration of power to Bufhelei's resources ha the chiefs through patronage. enabled him to set up a lingo, The libertion straggle is quite efficient propaganda machine secondary - as shown as early which he uses to spread the as 1980 when the nationwide message that Inkatha is a move- schools boycott did not take ment of 1.5 million members hold in KwaZulu clasoeoms, dedicated to peaceful negotia- because they were following an tions with the apartheid regime 'Inktha syllabus'. Protests by as an alternative path to 'ANC 35,000 children in a Durban violence' in the quest for a free, township were broken up by democratic South Africa. armed impis because they would Buthelezi's claims of non- 'denigrate' Butheleri'sauthority. violence have great appealin Intheyears since, as popular western liberal thinking, but in resistance has intensified and e the media he only denounces the apartheid regime has taken the armed struggle being waged up a more siage-like pasitlen, by the ANC, not the state Bothelezi's attacks on his terroriao to which it is opponents hae become moi responding. He presents libera, brutal. The victims may all be tion as a threat, with a one-party black. The cause is still white.

ANTI-APARTHEID NEWS * MARCH 198 GET TO KNOW THE FRONT LINE Ther se six Front Line States in order of achieving independence TANZANIA - a German colony from 1884 to 1914, 09er administered by Britain as a UN trust territory. Fq md by the union in 1964 of Tanganyika, independent since 1961, and the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba,. Home to many exiled African nationalist leaders in the 1960s, adui a secure rar bow for Freliro's aimed strggle in Mozambique. Geographically far from South Africa's borders but croially important in African solidarity with tho liberation struggle. I I...... e ZAMBIA - the former British colony of Northrn Rhodesia. Formed port of the Central African Federation 11953 to 1953), winning its independence in 194, Until 1980 front line state for the Zjrbhbween beration strugglo. Today provides vital roattuard support for both SWAPO and the ANC, and chairs the Front LinoeSttats. BOTSWANA - a Bechuanaland it ma one of three British protectorates (the others were Swaziland ;nd Basutoland, now Lesotho). Fllowing independence in 1966 it played I key role . a refuge for Zimbabwean freedom fighters, and has ong been a sympathetic transit rot. for South African exile. Becamse of South Africa's illegal occupation of Namibia and the Capri Strip, it is threequarters surrounded by racist rule. MOZAMBIQUE - independent sine 25 June 1975, after a decade of armed struggle against Portuguese colonialism. A vital rear be for ZANU in the struggle against fan Smith's racist regime in Rhodesia. In rprical, Smith's head of intciligrne fonmed the MNR (or Resame) to destabline the Frelimo gvernment. South Africa took over the MNR following Smith's demise and still runs it out of bas in the Tranel, despite signing the Nkmati non-aggression accond with Mozambique in 1984, ANGOLA - independent since I1 November 1975, after an armed struggle going kook to 1961. Using the illegallyoccupied territory of Namibi as a launching ped,the South African regime invoded deep into Angola to try and stop the MPLA from taking power at independence. With Cuban help the MPLA beat back the attack, but ever since Angola has had to defend itself from South African aggression and US pressores. A vital rear hase for both SWAPO and the ANC. ZIMBABWE - independent since 18 April 1980. South African support prolonged the Of. of the Smith regime followiollts unrliterol declaration of indopendencein 1999, but could no prevent a change of power Vn1980. Zimbabwe's hosting of the Non-Aligned Movement's 1986 summit marked its piota role in the liberation struggle in South Afica and Namibia. Like .l the Frot Line States except Angola and Mozambique, it is a member of the Commornweath. SADCC, The Southern African Deoelopmeont Coordination Conference, formed in 1980, is a voluntary assocition of independent countries - the six Front Line States plus Lesnotho, Malowi and Swaziland. Politically heterogeneous, the nine nevartheless ofc common problems. The SADCC oordioeteo their development needs, share resources, and roobilims aid for projects of mutual benefit. Unlike the EEC, SADCC is not a free trade area, and it dos not haue a big central bureaucracy - responsibility for coordination of different is. is devolved on each member country: Mozambique - transport end communications Angola - energy Zimbabwe - food security Botswana - livestock Swaziland - manpower Tanzania - industry end trade Zambia - mining Lesotho - toudsm Malawi - fisheries, forestry, wildlife SPECIAL CASE FOR SUPPORT Angola constitutes a special States as a priority target; case within South Africas for CIA interference, along overall strategy of destOi- with countries such as teg the Front Line States, Nicaragua and Afghanistan, says MARGA HOLNESS of Merge Holne points out. the Angolan new agency The US are directly ANGOP. involved in arming and It is theolyindependent supplying South Africa's African country whose army Unita bandit forces in and air forces have been Angola, through the Kamina forced to ight directly base in Zaire. against those of PretorIa. Unita is 'sold' interna.After 12 years of uninter- tionally through a massively rupted South African resoutred propaganda aggression, its armed forces campaign to pesent the are among the best in Africa, Angolan situation as compehighly motivated and very sing two separate elements; Agola fights for its future experienced. a'civilwar'with Units, and Angola's in.reasingly South African military effective control over its operations against SWAPO own airspace, in particular, fighters from Namibia. In is worrying South African reality, then is but a single A air force chiefs who now war against apartheid South rely entenosiely on Afr mercenary pilots and have Angola also has tocope constantly o grapple with with attempts by the media the obstacles of the interna- to isolateit from therest Of tionalarsembago the six-nation Front LiP R INP L I Angola alone among the States grouping and FrontLineStateshasbeencharaecteriseitsstruggleas R N I L singled out by the United one of East-Wet conflict. The Argolan ombassador to Bitain, who has no resdence in London, HE" ELISfO DL FIGTJEIF that Arican claims of a breakthrough in negc ZIMBnABWEI~ANS~ indtpend.e for Nanbia and the withdrawa Z EI~in~in V & D ~ .~ troopsfromAngola ate rmeariogltes. 'We have stated beforb that the CIbans -illG R E E T U N IT Y day.Butition iperative that other issues are also, GTN resoIution435 for the independence of Na Robert Mugabe Zimbabweans hav welcomed the pact under which the two parties whioh fought the liberaion war for independence as the Patriotic Front, the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU-PF) and the Zimbabwe African Pople's Union (ZAPU) have merged into on. Under the unity agreement signed n 22 December between leaders Robert Mguabe and Joshua Nkomo, Mugabe became the nw party's first soretary and president, The two leaders agreed that a socialist socety on the basis of Marxist-Leninoist principles' should be established in Zimbabwe, and called on al party officials to ohtee the ZANUPF leadership code. Retiring president Ceanan Ban. described the agreement as a 'major national victory for unity, peace, prograsm asd prosperity'. It has hes eothusiasically andor d by orgnittion, ranging from th Employers' Coofedorotion to the Catholic Commission for Justice and Pear. 'The nation is now ono,' one Zimhabwmea mid. 'We can now freely talk, walk and plan together about the development of our beloved Zimbabwe.' Didyous Mtaes, speaker of the Zimbabwean parliament, called the unity agreement 'a vary good Christmas present for Comrado Magabe who worked wry hard to whimee it. 'But. as regards apartheid, which is Zimbabwe's biggest problem, ZANU and ZAPU hem elways been in agreement.' On 31 December, Robert Mugabe wm formally inaugurated as Zimbabwe's firs executive president, answerable to a cabinet headed by vice-president Simon Mueenda. 0o wrong to see the Cubm as solely a mni Angoln wheotreas Cubancilians dectaca, caps.tgl,, anddofiveer to ebil country. The Angola. government hopes to tre feations with Britain despite M. Tb. apposition to sanctions against South At governeent wished to, it could have enorl South Africa', apartheid policiro. It could change and for the libefalen of political On the ouones of a visit to Britain I lender of Unita, the Angolan abassado would regard it as 'ao unfriendly at ag people'. The Foreign Office here has Savimbi will ot be received by any gonr tires. If Savinbi does choose to come, the see the British people 'rejecting the visit against Savimbi and his alliance with the We hope that solidarity groups suh as ti Movement wi1l protest in no uncettain te invited him here. 'We greatly appreciate the support of and we appeal to yo to step op your e racit Sooth Africans to leave Angola .e ace trampling our tenritory and they have I I bijkh, %

NmibiahasbecomeAfrica'slastcolonyIllegally ENABLING the church to pray for Namibia by ocupiedbySouthAfrica,Namibiahassuffered holdingspecial services and producing orship , thecrimesofcolonialimforoveronehundred AU. TE NG 0 S material years. C CHURCHACTIONONNAMIBIAworksin T ChurchinNamibiahasnotescapedthe TOI solidaritywiththe legitimate voicesoftheNami notecapeme L "-biain people - SWAPO - and with the Council of reprsion, the tart er d rie an iment ASMEMBERSTOGETHERINTHEBODYOF Churchesin Namibia. Since 1984 we have been that min tain the hsid regime,baion SHRIS TOETHEU INGTtsO O givingtheissueacentral place on the agenda of cr a stand in the battle for iberation CHRIST, THE SUFFERING ADTHE the Christian community in Britain. Join us. places a heavy responsibility on the shoulders of STRUGGLE HAS TO BE SHARED. Chri iBrit CHURCHACTIONONNAMIBIAcampaigns * for genuine change. It does this byV DEMONSTRATING in support of sanctions PRESSING for the disinvestment of church * funds from Namibia ZO LOBBYING both church and government on the political issues, including prisoners SUPPORTING specific projects in Namibia, especially the independent schools INFORMING the church on the current situa- CHURCH ACTION ON NAMIBIA tion through newsletters, briefings and confer- t/o PRAXIS, Freepest, Ptt St, London E2 OBR 01-729 7985 nce I We suggest a donation of £5 for membership bat s i plespay m oles as yo can afford. k V'We wish to become a member of Church Action on IN Namibia and enclose £ donation. 4- Name cjiurc ,Address nI Telephone Date FOrT' Nlo" Pleasereturnto:PRAXIS, reepost,PottSt,London I ~~EC2 0BRI TADING Solidarity with the Front Line States Support the March Month of Action !UTST BOTHA' RASED UT AA Enterprises CASHEW NUTS PO Box 7O Lonon NW 9EW FROM Tel: 01-402303 MOZAMBIOUE Trad ng against apartheid - support ther nostates AAEti.,.S tetdigam, ofF-tu-e Codooeratie Ltd NUTS TO BOTHA! Dry roasted cashew nuts from Mozambique in 100 gram packs with the AA Enterprises' slogan. Cashews are Mozambique's second largest foreign exchange earner and, like coffee in Angola, a target for South African attacks through the MNR bandits. CAFEVITORIA IV Jl A new filter ground, medium roast coffeefromVA i rji Angola and Zimbabwe, available exclusively from AA Enterprises. Coffee is a priority export crop for Angola in its fight for economic development and a target for South Africa's Unita bandits. CAFE FLAME LILY WINE VITORIA is available in 8oz vacuum packs for your International award winning table wines from Zimown use or resale, and in catering size sachets. babwe available through AA Enterprises' mail order service. Four varieties - red, medium and dry white, and luxury premium white - in cases of 12 bottles each. FRONTLINE TEA AND COFFEE Frontline Tea, a blend of strong black teas from Tanzania, supplied in 100 gram packs. Frontline Blend coffee from Angola, Tanzania and Nicaragua also available Plus a full range ofT-shirts, sweatshirts, records and tapes, mugs, books, greeting cards, postcards and other anti-apartheid merchandise. Write or phone today for our mail order catalogue. Trade and bulk prices on application. Return the form below to: AA ENTERPRISES, PO BOX 533, LONDON N1 9YB TEL: 01-837 9977 Please note our new address and phone number. Please send me your mail order catalogue of antiapartheid goods and gifts. NAME ADDRESS MS MAR DonIt buy products of aparses can offer you the followod products from the SouthLinc States instead,

ANTI-APARTHEID NES * MARCH 1988 11 UPDATE OSOUTHERN AFRICA: THE IMPRISONED SOCIETY War resisters face vicious smears The Committee on South African War Resistaoe (COSAWR) is campaigning for 23 war resisters who in August 1986 collectively annonced that they would not serve in the South African army berause it defends apartheid. In South Africa, military service is compulsory for all white men aged 18. Dr Ivan Toms is the first of the 23 to be charged. He has already done two years' initial military service. During this time Toms refused to handle weapons but still felt that he 'was a cog in a machine that goes on to murder people'. Later, he took an active part in the End Conscription Campaign (ECC), including fasting for three weeks during the ECCO's Fast for a Just Peace. Toms was due to report for a 20-day camp in November tast year. Instead he handed in his uniform and said that he would no longer serve in the army. His trial is set to start at the end of Febuary, Sudpporters fear that he may he sentonced to the maimom penaltyof three years in prison to discourage others of the 23 from continuing their stand. Since making his stand, Toms has suffered unprece dented harassment and, as a gay person, he has been the target of a vicious smear. campaign. A campaign to support Dr Toms in South Africa is backed by prominent clergy in the Anglican and Catholic churches, the ECC, medical organisations including the National Medical and Dental Association (NAMDA), and Lesbians and Gays Against Oppression, Letters protesting at the activities of the South African Defence Force and the imprisonment of war resisters can he sent to the South African Embassy, Trafalgar Square, London WC2. 0 For further information and to order campaign materials, contert C.SAWR, BM Box 2190, London WC1N 3XX. Adangerous {precedent SMejals Reginald Sefai Julia Ramashamola, mother of Theresa, Conservative MP Ivor Starbrook, Jaye Mhkheai, sister of Don Francis, and Richard Cabors, Lahoor MP, London, 18 February Professional protests 'Children, Apartheid and African Council of Churches, Repression in Southern and Archbishop Trevor Africa', a conference in Huddleston, president of the London on 23 April, is aimed Anti- Apartheid Movement. at all with responsibility for 'Children, Apartheid and the welfare, protection and Repremion in Southern education of children. It Africa' is convened by the will discus how professional Harare Working Group, set D.pa Moses Didiso groups in Britain can support up by British participants at children in Southern Africa. ihe international conference The conference will on children held inHaera einclude a multi-media in September 1987. presentation of the testi- For further information many of children under and to register for the 23 apartheid, and speeches April conference, contact from the Revd Beyers the Horace Working Group, Nade, former general 13 Mandeta Street, London secretary of the South NWI1DWtel:01-3877966. Siseis Doso Youth murdered Sielo Godfrey Dhlnmo, an you" ..Then I felt the mos 18.year-old youth who terriblepain in my body Franc appeared in the 'Children of and it caused me to lose Apartheid' programme consciousness.' made secretly by the US "I mustn't rest: I should go television station CBS, was forianl. I should be active again found dead with a bullet and oeganise he students, and wound in his head on 24 go ahead. I mustn'tretroatorJanuary. submittohesnery." The murdered youth, Scala Dbhlomo, Apri 1987 who was a volunteer worker at the Johanesbug offices Whde he was being held of the Detainee' Parents in solitary confinement, Support Committee, sad in Dhlomo went on hooger. the film that he had been strike in protest at the tortured by police in deten- appalling conditions, and tion and that he feared for later needed treatment from Dur his life. psychologists for a nervous Dhlomo, who had been problem. detained and beaten several Dhlomo was detained times, described how he was again for interrogation just blindfolded and had his before his death. After his shit ripped off. bodywas found near his 'I asked them what was parents' home, police going on, so they said, "You claioed that Dhtomo had should understand that you accused CBS of booing are in an electric chair. And instructed him what to say if you are going to shirk the on camer. trutb then we are going to Brtish nP Joan Lester torureyo andyourparenl5 wil be raising the hoar in wont be informed about the House of Commons. Raid The South African appeal most judgement in the case if the Sharpnville Six, which accepted that seno nf the acused ould be directly linked to the event for which they had been sentenced to death, has grene implications. The ruling effectively means that anyone involed in ami apartheid protets - mm strikes, meetings or marches - ran under South African law be found 'guilty by0nmmon psrpose' of any incidents that happen during those protests. In the case of the Shrpesille Six, thos sentenced were parn of crowd of several hundred people petestisg ogaint reel inreenses. Dunng the demonstration, a towe councillowas killed. This rse illustrates Pretoris's widening use ofthe death penaly not only to cfiminalise and eliminate freedom fighters, but also to arbinrdly attack and intimidate gnyone who protests against the apartheid system. Southern Africa-The Imprisoned Society (SATIS) is appealing for three main actions: 0 write to the prime minister urging her persoenlly t intersene SATIS has prmdated a special postcard * suppor the weekly SATIS picket of the South African itonty * make sure thet any organisatlon you belong to takes up thecase of the Shbpeobille Six. SAVE THE SHARPEVILLE SIX An Appeal to Archbishop Trevor The followin i the test of an Appe soiv Trevor Haddlestan from 12 major Souh At 26 January 1988. 'On death row in South Africa there are six ...an and five men, known as the Sharpevil symbolises the injustice of the apartheid soa On let December 1987 tre Appel ate Disio confirmed the death seateces imposd on tf previously. The Sharpella Six face excatio Judge saying: "I shall therefore assume, for the purpose the it hs not been proved in the case of as onaioted of morder tht their coedoat has c tO the death of the deceased" and later "in the present case I am dealing with the pa accused who bone been convicted of murder of common purpoe" The Sherpevilli Six are amaongst an ieassin Africans heisg sentenced to death fhr their a activities relating to opposition to the apartg We hen pledged ourseles to do everyshing I the lives ofthese young South Africans. We appeal to you to ouistea in our et fu.' SOOTH AFRICAN COUNCIL DFCHURC SOUTH AFRICAN CATHOLIC RISHOPS I (COSATU) NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TRADE UNION SOUTH AFRICAN YOUTH CONGRESS (S WORLD COUNCIL OF PEACE AND RELII RATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF OEMOCRI (NADEL) LAWYERS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Melebe Makeas CALLOF ISLAM I din FUND RAISING I ISFUN M) Ia Street, London NW1 0DW nAfrican Review of Books d the Women's Review of Books i Review of Books or the New York ks. Now you can read a similar tabloid ngs you David Caute, Harold Wolpe, arker, John Saul, Terence Ranger r fine writers on southern Africa. ylampstpa1a, London W6 3L'J. (01) 624 5700 O Ah herosoringinthefrootlnefor35yearsnow.Withyoorhelp aim to -pad our sopport for the p-oples of Southern Africa. We ned to raise at £t20,000thi- we i the egon. On turday MtMreh1500,thousaodsofWaronWont supporters will be taking part in the Fast for the Frontline Stat 0 S ath April thousands of sponsored balloons will be A funds for the Frontline States Appeal and to draw attention to the plight of chilsren suffering asa result o thea woe. f noeld like to help the hbdrien on the Frontie. Name - AGENCIA ANGOLA PRESS (THE NATIONAL NEWS AGENCY OF ANGOLA) UK Office: 16 Maddox St, London W1. Tel: 01-4931611 Telex: 295813 The Angolan news agency hails the Anti-Apartheid Movement for its solidarity with the peoples of Southern Africa. Read objective information about Angola in the ANGOP News Bulletin. 0 A LUTA CONTINUA! The Mozambique Angola Committee (MAC) welcomes the Anti-Apartheid Movement's Month of Action in solidarity with the Front Line States. MAC can provide speakers and materials on the struggle in Mozambique and Angola against apartheid aggression. Contact PO Box 839, London NW1 7EF. Mi fl INTERNATIONAL DEFENCE & AID FUND forSouthernAfrica "Gil e/iR/i FIGHTING APARTHEID 4P4R #,f/D ACARTOONHISTORY 00555t$1tro¥ I Thisbook graphically depicts through a skillful blend of photographs and satirical drawings, the development 4is }ff~9 'l of apartheid in South Africa and the struggle for r( ,1 liberation. 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'ANTI APARTHEfOI NEWS eMARCHi~i 08 '13 0 What's apartheid? Dear Sir, What's apartheid? Please Sir, What's ANC? Is it like our Government? What is imprisameat? Sir, when you were younger Did ye flight in any battles? What is Botha's regime? Sir, Why do black Africa have a cause? Sir, You said you'd tell me anything So why won't you talk to me Sir? What did I do wrong to make you go? 1 went to the lihrary by myself To see what I could learn. I found a book about Mandela 0 Visaj Moodis, the black activist threatened with deportation to Sri Lanka, has voiced his fears of Home Office plans to break into his sanctuary in the Church of the Ascenaion in Manchester. Mendis believes that the Home Office may shortly announce the date forhis appeal, more than six monaths after his judicial revew was rejected by the High Court. A 'climate of prejudice' is being created in eer Editor, Yor item 'Coal industry digs for dir' (a/Feb issue), about the propagandist South African Coal Industry office reedntly set up here, reminds one that many cuh South African imports are, by the South African government's own definition, states goods. The entire bash of South Africa's 'homlads' policy rests on the extensively published claim that the black 'homelands' consist of all 'that part of the country that the blcs' forebears settled' Now, it is an historical fact that not only did black people alert settling South Africa mom than a thousand years before th first white arrived in 1652A0, but that thes forebears o black South Africans settled nt just a few aeid fragments of land, but indeed the whole Of the Transval, and al By the South African goernement's own definition of Iand ownership, therefore, asy minneid riches or farm produce the whites take fomm the Transaal, 0 range Free State or Natal without the permission of, and fell payment to, its true black owners, is stolen property. L Clarke Uxbridge Middlesex That really mixed up my mind. Sir, Now I'll tell you about apartheid and the ANC: Whilst people are in prison, black or white, We're never free, any of us. Mick Armitage What's apartheid? was written by a member of the Lancastier Jail Birds, a Christian Aid group set p a year ago by inmates at Lancaster prison. Christian Aid Neas reports that the group started by examining apartheid and is now studying development issues in Namibia, particularly those that concern children. the press, he wares, which could be used to justify a raid on the sanctuary if the appeal finds against him. The Anti-Apartheid Movement,of which Vitam Mendis is a member,supports the campaign against his deportation. Messages of support can be sent to Vimj Mendis c/o North Hulme Centre, Jackson Crescent, Heime, Manchester M15 5AL, tel 061o234 3168. Dear AAM, A brief word to congratulate the AAM and in particular the editorial staff of Anti-Apartheid News, n the new format of your newspaper. Wieb ew lechnology elowing newspapers to be more readable and attractive, it is fitting tha'Anti-Apartheid News'should moew with the times. This you have done. Whatever the content, and I obviously believe in what your paper declare, the image and style is as important if the reader's attention is to be wa n and held. Some of my colleagues would share with me in commending the new presentation. With best wishes Yours sincerely Brian Brown Executive Secretary (Africa) Division of International Affairs The British Council of Churches Send your letters for publication to: Anti-Aparthid News 13 Madesde Street London NW1 DOW Plean keep them as short and to the point a possible. Money may be the root of all evil, but is also essential for the organising of effective anti-aparthaid campaigns. by Margaret Ling Fundrasing is Fan is essential too, if you have ever felt that fundraising is daunting, risky and difficult, a dreary chore, or even sot very important compared with some of the other things that Anti-Apartheid Movement members get ealed upon to do. Bernadette Vallelyis a member of the Institute of Charity Fandraising Managers and has years of experience raising money for the Anti-Apartheid Movement, Friends of the Earth and a variety of other campaigning groups. Her ideas and sauggestions are tried and tested, so at just £2.95 this book is a worthwhile investment in future and activities that local groups and organisations may wish to tackle, ranging from the mundane and obvious - like making sure that membership dues get paid regularly - to big outdoor events such as carnivals and concerts. There are useful practical sections on how to produce effective publicity material, dealing with the media, applying for grants, orgmeeng your accouns dealing with tan ad other legal implications. This is probably not a book that you will sit down and read from end to end at one go-though the cartoons by Steve Bel and Francis Boyle certainly make this well worthwhile. But you will find it an invaluable guide to dip into time and again. Fundraising is Fun - A guide financial successes. for local Anti-Apartheid Fundraising is Fun is groups, by Bernadette clearly divided up into Vallely (Anti-Apartheid saectiom on all the different Movement 1987), 176pp, types of fundrasing events pbk £2.95 Children speak out The new video from the Tambo, president of the International Defence and ANC, Frank Chikane, secreAid Fund, Any Child Is My tary general of the South Child, is a powerful indict- African Council ofChurches, meat of the repression of and other participants at the children in South Africa. international conference on the repressiof at children in by Elizabeth George Heara in September 1987. The Detainees' Parents ItsimagesoftoddlersSupport Committee screaming after being tear- describe the after-effects of gassed and schoolchildren detention on children - the with the marks of recent trauma and nightmares police beatings are shocking which outlive the physical even to those who are painof police violence. familiar in theory with the But this film is also about brutalities of the apartheid the astonishing courage ofsystem. childrenwhocontinueto The film opens with fight the apartheid system. army trucks thundering Even those youg people hroaug townshipstreets who warn not deeply and children being loaded involved in the straggle on to those trucks. As their before are polticised by parents watch them leave, their detention. not knowing when or whethertheywill eathemagain, one gives the film its tle as he tries to explain his feelings: 'Any child is my child.' Interviews with children and images from Sharpenille and Soweto are interspersed with statements from Archbishop Huddlestan, Oliver NEWS OVIEWS&REVIEWS SANROC aims to expel apartheid The African sports move- SANEOC has already ment has declared 1988 the warned the lnthrnelisnal 'Year Against Apartheid Tennis Federetin (ITF) that Sport' to mark the 25th it coid fae internationl anniversary of the Soath acten if it does not withAfrican Non-Racial Olympic draw Greed Prix stUs from Committee (SANROC), the Soath Aftcan Oes and formed n 13 January 1963. ban Sasuh African pertiripaSANROC and Africas tonineta openinternationel sports neganisatisr are competitions planning a series of t campaigns to expel South Tenis ternaments in Africa from as many Olym- which oth Africa am pic sports disriplines as likely to compete m due te posible,strting with tennis, be held in a nnpther of gymnastics, rioing, hockey, British tawn and alies this shooting and badminton. year, including Birmingham Countries Whisk proide (Da, Chemical Cup, week South Africans with pass bginig 6 Jane), Wimbleparts of convenience - sach don (fortnight hegipning 20 as Britain - will also he June); Bristol (week baginrn prioritytargets. ing 13 Jane); Livingston Motions calling for South (week beginning 15 Aegust); Afrira's expalsion from Brighton (pretty Polly remaining Olynpic sports Clasic, week beginalng 24 disciplines will he tabled at October)t London (Nabisco congresem i Seoul daring Grand Pete, week beginning _ ee - i1 a. 1- .1. ?-1 N7 rel. Sean Mac] Sfn MnBride, Nobel Pin P, Commissioner far Namibia from 1 aged 83. Maceide's caeerspaed dcs lisan Army (1919-1937), sersice affairs (1948 1981) and a fese.dic cation Amnesty International. He was also a sponsor of tbs wh. paid tribute to MarOd as on the world lage'. As the first fall-time UN Can Woked closely with SWAPO. San Sean MacBide had 'earned [the] the Namibian people by'his seffles MacBride played a vital rale is which prohibits the eploitaios e resolution 385 of 1976, the first i Namibia's indepecdeqe. Resolution 385 ordered Set paonmcil eniiea ______Sees Mace N [IN nstitute to take their p AnyChildIsMyChildis Arn" tl available for hire orpurehse Oliver Tabo from the International beacon, goidi Defence and Aid Fund for national lihera Southern Africa, 64 Ess Helmut A Road, London NI8LR,tel United Nalioc 01-3599181. themtbofN 0

Harrow & District AA Group pledge their support for the heroic struggle of the people of Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and all the Front Line States against the evil forces of racism and colonialism by the illegitimate apartheid regime in South Africa. A LUTA CONTINUA! The AAM Women's Committee salutes the women in the struggle in the FrontLine States and calls upon all members of the AAM to support them through material aid campaigns vrth-Apartheid TYNESIDE AAM rgannwg y Rheng Flaen expresses solidarity with the Front Line LAWYERS AGAINST APARTHEID 4nti-Apartheid States in their struggle salutes the people of the Front Line Frontline States against South African States in their heroic fight against Now! aggressionand apartheidaggression. 92843479 destabilisation. PO Box 353, London WC1R 5N rH AA OxfordCityAA BARNSLEYAA larity to the FrontLine acknowledgesthe wishestheBlackpeople ilutestheir valiantsharebythe ofSouthernAfrica lie against Front Line States in the ression. struggleforfreedom suceitr eoic 3nWClN3XX inSouthernAfrica. struggleforfreedom. ON ANTI-APARTHEID COMMITTEE darity with the Front Line States th March 10 Club Night - Benefit for the it Line States No Top DJ's * Surprise ests Io Africa Centre, 38 King Street, don WC2 Do 9pm till late 10 Tickets £4 21st March 10 Stop the Apartheid War Glasgow Women's Committee Disco/cabaret for International Women's Day in aid of SWAPO Women's Transport Campaign Satl 2th March Redhill & Reigate AA Group 'Rock Against Apartheid' concert P0 Local bands 10 Saturday 9 April Redhill Centre Noke Drive, Redhill in loving memory of JIM MURRAY Freedom fighter and beautifulperson, who died tragically Jan 5th 1988, AgainsttheFrontLineStates!Picketofthe 8pmatMaryhill 8-11.30pm attheage of 25 South African Embassy 5,30-7pm Community Tickets£2.50 'Wewillwin; Central Hall (conc UB40, students) Jimmy For further details Proceeds to the For further information tel. 01-8379977 contactSallyWyke Anti-Apartheid Burnley& Pendle ' 041-3573949 campaign fund AA Group

ANTI"APARTHE DNEWS-t MARCH 1988 16 -A" AARTHEID GROU-0P S The AAM has local groups in the following places LONDON REGION Bmet, Bret. Camden, Chiswick, Croydon, Eating, Earls Cotn & Chelsea, Enfield. Greenwich & Bexleyheath Hackney, Hammersmith & Fuiam. Harngey, Harrow & District, HilliNgdon, Hounslow and District, Islington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merten, Newham, Notting Hill, Pimlico & Westminster, Redbridge, Richmond, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest Wandswont. There is a regional committee for London. REST OFENGLAND Aylesbury. Barnsley, Basildon. Basingstoke & District, Bath, Bedford, Boringham, Blackburn & Dawen, Bradford, Bridgewater, Brighton, Bristol, Barnley & Pendle, Clderdale., Cambridge. Canterbury, Chelmsford, Cheltenham, Chesterhild. Cotswolds, Coventry, Crawley, Darlington, Darby, Doncaster, Dover & Deal, Durham, East Doset, East Grinstead, Eastleigh, Exeter. Fumess. Hlesowen, Harlow, Hartlepool, Hastings, Hemel Hempstead, Herefordshire, Huddersfield, Hull, Kingston & District, Lancaster,. Leamigtoen Spa. Leeds Leicester, Leighton Buzzard & Linstlade. Lichfield & District. Lon gsigt/Levenolme & Rtsh, meLoughborough, Luton & District, Maidstone, Malvem, Manchester, Mansfield, Mattock, Merseyside. Milton Keynes. Newark. Northampton, North Devon, North Manchester, North Shropshire. North Staffs, Northumberland. Norwich, Nottingham. Nuneaton, Oldham. Oxford, Peterborough, Plymouth. Portsmouth, Beading, Redditck, Redhill & Reigate, Rochdale, Rossendale. Rotherham. Salisbury, Sheffield. Somerset & Dorset. Southampton, South Deonr, St Albans o District St Helens, Steockpornt, Sunderland. Sutton. Swindon, Tameside, Teeside., Thnet, Totes, Tyneside, Wakefield, Walsall Watford. Wellingkeaoogh, Wewyn/Haffield, Winchetr.Windsor & SlonghWithingtonWrekin, York. There are regional committees for GreatrManheote. Wessx. West Midlands. Yorkshire & Huerside. SCOTLAND Aberdeen, Argyll. Ayr. Central Region Stirling), Clydebank. Cumbernauld Cunighame, Dumbartoen. Dumfries, Dundee, East Kilbride, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Fife, Fraserhurgh. Glasgow East, Glasgow North West. Glasgow South, HamDton, Hyndbum, Inverness, Midlothian. Paisley/Renfrew, Went Lothian. Scotnish Committe: contact John MacKinnon. 266 Clyde Stree, Glasgow Of 4JH; tet Glosgow 01)2211276. WALES Ahergaoenny, Barry, BlaeauGwent, Bridgend, Caerphily. Cardiff. Cloon Valley. Deside, Denbigh, Gwynedd, Lampeter. Merthyr. Mid- Powys. Newport,Pontyprdd, Rhondda. West Glamorgan. Wrexham. WalesAA. Contact Hoelt BhSatiee, 43 Glenroy Street, Roth. Cardiff CF2 3JX; tl Cardiff (0222) 499769. There is also a loal AA group in Guernsey, Channel Islands. Richmond AA were angry at being forced into the Oae to distribute anti-apartheid leaflets outside Richmond Odeon at a charity soreoB ing of Sir Richard Attenorough's 'Cry Freedom'. The group were moved out of the cinema foyer, and then wooed Bn again outside by police. But Sir Richard later expresd reget about the incident and he and Lady Attenborough have nowonn ed Richmond AA. Meanwhile, Richmond AA picketnd dne Twickenham trel agents, Twickers World, for the third time an 23 January. They intend to continue the protests until Twickers World stpu selling and premoting holidays to South Africa and Namibi. Din Richard Attnornough (right) meet members of Richmond AA ACTION ONATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Choir freed Fourteen members of Cor Cochion Caerdydd (Cardiff Red Choir) have been found guilty of obstruction after supporting Merthyr AA's Tesco picket. The supermarket manager called the police, and the choir was given two absolute discharges and two conditional discharges. Two years ago, the Cardiff Red Choir sang for Archbishop when he was given the freedom of Merthyr. They sang again on the oteps of the magistrates' courtbefore their hearing. What's Next? Net clothing store, which had previously pledged not to stock any South African goods, may now be going back on its word. Hearing that Next was considering negotiating a contract with RexTrueform.o, the South African clothing company, the London Boycott Working Group asked Next for an expina tion of its current policy on apartheid goods. The head of the legal department of Next replied that the companydo. not sell any goods of South African origin but that 'if your enquiries reveal that a particular item has slipped through the net, I would be most obliged if you would supply me with details and I will put any necesary enquiries and subsequent 'oction in hand forthwith'. So if you have any information, contact the London Boycott Working Group as soon as possible at: 28 Rostrevor Avenue, London N15 SIP, tel 01-800 0717. Too many cooks Chefs from Ireland oo boycotting an international meeting in South Africa because of their opposition to apartheid. * The Panel of Chefs in Ireland have decided not to attend the 1988 gathering of the World Associatior of Cooks' Societies in Johannesburg from 1730 Morch. The association hs members in around 0 countries, and it is helieved that opreentatives of the Chefs' and Cooks' Cindy in, Britain plan to attend. Advertising Adverts portraying the African National Congress as terrorists' hove hasn withdrawn from a free newspaper ltven away in Granada motorway service stations and hotels. The editor of Motorway Ecpes has revealed that the peeson responsible for accepting the adverts, which were placed bythe South African eobaosy, io no longer on toe paper's staff. Birmingham AA is calling for the removal of ShOell adverts from the sides of West Midlands Travel bnes. To complain, write to Wlt Myidlands management, Summer Lane, Birmingham. Money for Mozambique An 'African Evening for Mozambiqve' held byCheltenham AA rcentlyraised over £400. Fifty-two blankets and a large quantity of toiletries were also donated. The event, organised jointly with sixth tormerm from Bounside school, included speakers from Cheltenham AA, War on Attacks on AAM Vandals sabotaged a benefit orgamsed by Hemel Hempstead AA by sopor gluing the doors at the Chaulden community centre Slogans sprayed on the wall read 'ANC IRA = terrorist scum, . Hemel Hempstead AA beleve the National Front may be responsible for this and another attack in May when a reangas canister was thrown through a window where a benefit was being held. The latest incident cost the group about £900 when Ei event had to be cancelled. Anti-Aportheld New would like to hear from other groups who have been attacked. Members and supporters of Manchester AA were shoved and threatened by the manager of the Salford Quays Cannon cinema complex as they leafleted cinemagoera afterashowingofCry Freedom on 21 January. The manager attacked one of the women present and threw her leaflets to the ground. He also threatened other mombers of Manchester AA, who are now considering taking action against him or his employers. Want and Mozamoique, African food nd n music. Cheltenham AA hold an AA Workshop writing ettr and producing tlapes nd leaflets every Tuesday, t1am to 5pmn, Bavement Flat, 8 Cumbay Flare, Cheltenham. Festivities Ealing AA and Ealing council are planning the Southall Festival against Apartheid and Racism on Saturday 18 June. The festival, in Southall Park, will include a marquee for community organinafions, a children's aen and contributions from the Southern Afacon lihorotion moement. Funds raled ill go towards ANC and SWAPO education centrs in Africa For deton, contact Saling AA on 01579 7914, or the Race Equality Unit of Ealing council. Acting against Shell Birmingham trades council han expressed grave oncern to the city councoi abut Shetto oponsoeship of part of the Birmingham Supor oix circuit. The adl oa.nc -1,d on Birmingham city council too mke a domation to the Oeuth Afrian Ntional Union of Minewokero (NUM) equal to the sum paid by Shel for it, Pouaomhip of the Shell corner and other ,advlisng of Shell product during the eating AA has convinced Eating Commumity Transport to Withdaw its charge account from the Shell gorge in South Sling Rood by Triangle Autos. Other community transport bodies in London have taken anti-1papthed ctio agoinst Shel, and Eating AA hope that moe will do so. Zola protest T -nide AA protested at Gateohead stradinm when Zo1 Ba tm- in trials for a British lean. Zola Bud usm British citiemship to by pan the sporta boycott Tyoeside AA re to meet Gatshead counil to discus banig Budd. Trip to Spain Two British cyclists a sponsored ride to raisemoney for the Ant-i Apartheid Movement should he nearing thei dotinaion in lbeta in March. J en Atkin nod Poul Greatorex from Lacotr vet off in Oetcnbr and pan to cove, about 4,000 nnles thrugh Fone, Spai and Portugal. The money ,aked wil be split 5O]h0 betwdn the Anti -parthed A-MonIent anId the Greg-,onoui Qo inLancastr. Front Lire Starersemeeairoe Satoay 16 Alril --10.a0 m Sheftie1d Town Cell nSpekers truem thn Z a m b ,ia n Hgh C..o..wsionAAM,SWA0andANC Fu r th~edetails contact Stow Howell 0"142 7S19o " N Sew AA Solidnrity with Ohe Front Live Syanno oye ndas sytihseacte. videos 10am --e m Soosray 20 March Methodist Coetr. Oroant Street ut 1athow Lane Stratford Et5 B~sivnbhes AA Tesca eickyO 00w noe ', tvidh or the wo-h

ACTION ONATIONAL& INTERNATIONAL ...... Upo lu egOe .r..p rucfar andrc oosonof t p n witheSouth Afican apartheid regime ad for support for olingforfeedom and iiependence i NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS ac aic al IVybecome meers ols rmeognleed AA group in their area. They are semiced by the AAM I and recnieacopyofAANewsandea,eers newsletter 1imes year Plsuaddltional mailings, Ifyou wishto join asa LOCAL MEMBER pie.a get in toch with AAM HO for details of the nearst ognised lcea AA group in your area. Volunteer help o,a wide range ofcpajoln il always needed atthe AAMO atl3MadefloStreetondo NWI 1you cangiesomepare time, please contact Malt, Singh on 01-M7 7966, Tre.lling epenses ame paid -m ~ m - - ,- - - , , , i , , -,,,- -,S Nationelemberiprare, perannum) n indild wagne]membership£EO.DO Sfoodmo ehip(twapeopleatsaleaddE13,0 i s atdento/opruenses E6.50 , * sbouldsnentwpansionrofoisre nwage4,, S Organisations--pleaserotactAAM HO fordetailsof I (p IckJunchmrn. of hre hols., applicable) iaRm fis fionico A taelifMovemen 13 Mndofe Stree, I I TELEPHONEO (hom) work) I oeebership fee can be paid directly inlr eAAMs Gr Accot N 52 5t3 E* canalsobemadObyBankersoldnerJkfordetails) i seu Ser seen-iii* Campaign plans for the year The Anti-Apartheid Move, Birmingham, Northampton ment's campaign plansforLeeds, Manchester, 1988 get fully under way and many other towns. this mouth during the March The Mandela Freedom Month of Solidarity Action March will culminate in a with the Front Line States. mas entry into London on The aext peak period of Sunday 17 July, an ope-air anti-apartheid activity this rally and an overnight vigil year will be in June and before the birthday itself on July, when there is a whole 18 July. series of important anniver- The third peak ofactivity sariss for the campaign to during 1988 will be the Free all political prisoners in October Week of Action on Namibia and South Africa. Namibia, coinciding this Above all, 18 July marks year with the 10th anniverthe 70th birthday of Nelson sary of the adoption of UN Mandela, and the AAM is Security Council resolution plamsing a hugemobilisation 435 for Namibia's indepento celebrate this historic and dence. neverto-be- repeated event. Throughout the year, On 12 June, the24th AAM members and local anniversary of the sentencing groups will be concentrating ofMandelaand his colleagues on six key campaigns: in the , a 0 Stop Apartheid Execu. Mandela Freedom March tions - save the lives of the will set off from Glasgow, Sharpeville Six and at least the first city to award the 40 others at riskFreedom of the Cityto 0 Solidarity with the Nelson Mandela. Children of Southern Africa The 25 marchers will be sent on their way to London 0 Campaign Against Trade by an all Scotland demon- Union Repression straition and wil walk - Shell out of South Africaunder the slogam Free and Namibis Mandela! Free South Africa! 0 Target Tesco - get rid of Free Namibia! Sanctions all apartheid products Now! - via Edinburgh, 0 Stop Apartheid Coal Newcastle, Durham, York, Imports ROUTE OF MANDELA FREEDOM MARCH Rom To Sunday12June Glasgow Airdrie 13June Airdrie Bathgate 14 June Bathgate Edinburgh 15June Edinburgh Peebles 16June Peebles Galashieis Friday17June Galashiels Kelso Saturday18June Kelso Woler Sunday19June Wooler Alnwic 20June Alnwick Morpeth 21June Morpeth Newcastle 22 June Newcastle Durham 23June Durham Darlingtn Friday24June Darlington Thirsk Saturday25June Thisk York Sunday26June York Leeds 27 June am in Leeds pmBradford 28 June - Day off in Bradford 29June amBradford Huddersfield pm Huddersfield Halifax 30June amHalifax HebdenBridge pm Hebden Bridge Rochdale Friday 1 July am Rochdale Oldham pmOldham Manchester Saturday2July amManchester Stockport pmStockport Macclesfield Sunday3July Macclesfield StokeonTrent 4 July Stoke on Trent Stafford 5 July Stafford Lichfield 6July Lichfield Walsall 7July Walsall Birmingham Friday 8 July- Dayoff in Birmingham Saturday9 July Birmingham Coventry Sunday 10 July - Day inCoventry,service,etc11July Coventry Rugby 12 July Rugby Northampton 13July Northampton Bedford 14July Bedford Luton Friday 15 July Luton St Albam Saturday16July StAlbans NorthLondon The copy date for the April issue of Anti-Apartheid News is Wednesday 9 March. Copies of the April isue will be aaiable for collection from 13 Mandala Street from Thursday 25 March Copy dates for the rest of 1988 are: May - Wed6April June- Wed 11 May July/August - Wed 15 June Seplteber - Wed 10 August October - Wed7September Nomsaber - Wed 12 October Decmher/Jauary - Wed 9 November CAMPAIGN DIARY N Wednesday 2 March: Angolan Women's Day " Wednesday 2 March: Saethe Sharpaville Six. PickatSouth Africa House, Trafalr Square, 6-7pin (and awry Wednesday at this time). N Tuesday 8 March: International Women's Day 1 Wednesday 9 Marck: Launch of Nelson Mandala: Freedom at 70 Campanig. Release Nelson Mandela and all Namibian and South African political prisoners in the year of Mandela's 70th birthday. * Saturday 12 March: Defend the Front Line States, Birmingham and region demonstration. Assemble 1.30am, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, rally 1pm Chamberlain Square. Speakers from ANC, SWAPO, FLS. Details Andy Chaffer, 021-236 1240 (day) or 021707 2182 (eve), E Saturday 19 March: All-Ireland Sanctions Nowl demonstration. Dublin. Assemble Parnell Squara, Dublin, 2pm; rally GPD 4pin. Chief speaker Oliva Tambo, ANC president. 1 Saturday 19 March: People's Sanctions Against Apartheid conference, Leads. Delegates from AA groups, political organisatimen and trade unions welcome. Organlsd at the Civic Hall by Yorkshire and Humherside Regional AAM Committe. Deills from Southern Africa Resources Centre, 0742-739147. N Monday 21 March: Sharpovile Day/lntcnatimol Day for the Elimination of Racial Discurimisation. Annivermsary of the 1960 Sharpeville mamsacre and the 1984 in South Africa. E Saturday 26 March: DAY OF ACTION IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE FRONT LINE STATES. Motorcades, poster praders, street activities. N Wednesday 6 April: No Apartheid Executions. Anniversary of the execution in 1979 of South African patriot Solomon Mahisangu. 0 Saturday 23 April: Children, Apartheid and Repression in Southern Africa confernce, London. 0rgardsned by Harare Working Group at City University. Meorahrs of professional groups- doctors, nurns, lawyers, teachers, religious workers, etc - are particularly invited to aoend. Details Clin Nehon/Joni Macllougall at AAM HO. * Wednesday 4 May: Remember Kassinga. 10th anniversary of the masscre of aver 700 Namibin refugees in Angola by South African troops N Saturday 7 May - 21 May: INTERNATIONAL FORTNIGHT OF ACTION AGAINST SHELL. Details Alan Books, AAM HO. 0 Saturday 11 June: 24th anniversary of the conviction of Nelson Mandela and the other Rivmnia trialists. Festival at Wembley Stadium. London. * Sunday 12 June: Launch of Mandela Freedom March, Glasgow. All-Scotland demonstration to send off the 25 marchers, one for each fthe 25 years thuthe Rivaei triallists hav been behind bam, who will walk te whole distance to London. 8 Thursday 16 June: South Africa Youth Day I Sunday 26 June: South Africa Freedom Day I Sunday 17 July: National rally, London. Man entry into London at the end of the Mandla Freedom March from Glasgow. March from Fiesbury Park to ope-air roly in Hyde Park, followed by overnight vigil. M Monday 18 July: NELSON MANDELA'S 70TH BIRTHDAY AMff APARHED NM.