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Aluka is a not-for-profit initiative dedicated to creating and preserving a digital archive of materials about and from the developing world. For more information about Aluka, please see http://www.aluka.org/. Page 1 of 48 Alternative title SASPU National Author/Creator SASPU (South African Students Press Union), (Johannesburg) Publisher SASPU (South African Students Press Union), (Johannesburg) Date 1984-05-00 - 1984-06-00 Resource type Journals (Periodicals) Language Afrikaans, English Subject Coverage (spatial) South Africa Coverage (temporal) 1984 Source Digital Imaging South Africa (DISA) Rights By kind permission of the SASPU National Executive Committee. Format extent 26 page(s) (length/size) Page 2 of 48 Dark October- then studentscame back,loud and clearNair speakson Sactu,the Islandand politicsSASPU NATIONALA SOUTH AFRICAN STUDENTS PRESS UNION PUBLICATION VOLUME 5 NUMBER 2MAY/JUNE 1984 PRICE 20cWomenrally tothe call offreedomAt rallies all over thecountry progressives have redeclaredtheir determination to organisewomen and intensify the struggle fordemocracy.During-the celebrations markingthe Federation of South AfricanWomen's (Fedsim) 30th anniversaryand the release of Dorothy Nyernbealter IS yeah imprisonment, theCommon call has been to unite andorganise.In Cape town the United WomensOrganisation (CIWO) and theWomens Front organised a joint an-niversary Calls after weeks of unitytalks between the two organisations.' I he fact that this meeting is calledjointly is a cause to celebrate,' saidl Of ('arc regional secretary,-1-revor Manuel.I le called on the two organisationsto nurture I heir unity 'like a small firethat has just been lit'. so it could burnbrightly and be seen by all.Old and new generations ofresistance Came together at women'srallies in the I ransyaal. Struggles andlessons recalled from the past gaveinspiration and direction Ibr theI'ul u re.in (vlamelodi, near Pretoria, at ahighly spirited rally, oycr I (XX) peo-ple from 14 diflercia areas of theI rauts%aal celebrated the Fed's an-niyersatry.I he six-hour rally was marked byIreedon songs, ululating andchanting. I he spirit of the meetingcarried through Mamelodi when aprocession. with at hand. marched inthe strcct% under the green banner ofthe Fed.Speakers and guests on the plat-Iortn inCluded Fed activists DorothyN\enibe. \Ibertina Sisulu, FrancisBoard and (ireta Nkapayi: mothersof -\N( guerillas Mahlangu. Wiseand Nlol)isc: /In/l. daughter ofNelson Mandela: Iota Ndianga fromthe General and Allied WorkersUnion. ( itholic nun Sister Bernard,9 To page 3wc-sr.41Thousands celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Womens Fed at a rally In Mamelodi.Rising anger at gutter educationtCONFLICI between students andthe government is intensifying as theeighth anniversary of the Soweto stu-dent uprisings approaches.I he C ongress of South African Stu-dents (Cocas) and the Aianian Stu-dents Organisation (Aiaso) last weekcalled 'a day of solidarit\ and protestwith all the closed and boycottingschools. colleges and universitiesthroughout South Africa.'Sofidarit\ and protest meetingswere also held under the banner ofthe National l nion of South AfricanStudents (NUS;K) and at %%its, l;C land Rhodes uni%crsitN studentsjoined in solidarity ho\cotts.Wits students in solidarityboycotthutldinus in Pretoria.I'I;tC;triis said 'IM I stop detaining,shooting and killing our Iellow stu-dents'. 'SR( s are our democraticCosas and \iaso staged a placard right. 'Free and equal democraticdemonstration al the Department of : cducalion now' and 'No to age. limitFducalion - and I rain ing (OF I ) latvs. VtiirroraF r.mishriienr sexual'Four SILKICttl leaders from Nusits,Kate Philip, Nusas presioent,demonstrates outside DIET officesharmssincin :utd corrupt teachers'.SIMICttl-, hrt%C used ho\colls andsit-ins 1o hack-up their demands. Butauthorities have ignored demandsand in mans cases responded withvictotis repression.I hundreds of school and u'niyersit%students base been detained.arrested and injured in clasheshctwecn police and students.t iniycrsits of the I ranskei (llni(ra)sludcnts hoycoulcd in protest againstuni\crsit\ administration collabora-tion with Iranskcian security police.I he tilt(. which has now beensuspended. has faced partlCUIarkfierce repression and members werelorccd to go into hiding in -\pril.SIudCnts were heaten up whCtt aI;trgc partmilwtn police unit inyctdcdLampusProgressi~c academics weredcliorted and about '(II) studentswere detained at a subsequent massmeeting tip l.'intala.I ranskei president. George M;ttan-inna resotuided hN. insttLc(ing that:the uni%'cisil% he. cliricil; all non:I ranskei students he husscd out andI ranskei students he allowed hack ifthe% swore allegiance to theI ranskei.I Its Pretoria tow nshipsSJuis\ 111C' \ttcridgcsillc and in( radock. authorities consistentlyrCIIINCil to gnc in to student de-m;tnds. l.t schools arc now closed, al-tccttng ahoul Ill (ull) students.;t. ( mdock there were reports ofpolice heating and detaining studentsMid disrupting their meetings.Police \;tits were stoned androadblocks erected to stop policeIrom entering the township.I ntnia S;tthrkge'sdeath in I'retorr,,had little eflect on the Icyel of police;,ctior there. Many student-, were in-. *. To page'3 Page 3 of 48 REPORTSSASPU NA1'.IONAL 2Mohapetells ofkidnap,assault~%7HORRIFYING CLAIMS ofshootings, kidnap and deten-tion emerged during the recentschool boycotts in Bloemfon-tein.White Mohape, a nationalexecutive member of thevvWhite MohapeCongress of South AfricanStudent-, (Cows) told SaspuNational he was shot by police,detained, charged withtrespassing, released, kidnap-ped, beaten up and shot atagain.Mohape, a student at LerekoI ligh School, explained he wasat \uluinasango High duringthe boNcotts %%hen thechairperson of the school corn-inittee allegrdh told police toshoot al him. Ile \vas shot irLthe side.I he next day he wasdetained for three days. tiewas released after appearing incourt charged with trespass.A week later he wasredetained and held for twoweeks.On his release, at night, twomen approached him outsidethe police station saying theywere security police who hadcome to take him home.'On the way I was againasked about Cosas, the UnitedDemocratic Front and the\Irican National Congress.\\ hale on the outskirts ofBloemfontein my head waspushed down and a gunpointed at me.'I was beaten and hit with ahammer and told to hand overthe R64 they knew I had. Myclothing was taken and I wasleft with only pants and a shirt.'I was ordered out of the carand told to jump a fence. As Idid so, they shot at me. 7 heydrove off at high speed.Mohape is now cueing theMinister of Police for assault,attempted murder and kidnap-ping.Anger erupts at teachers' training collegesWIDESPREAD dissatisfac-tion has been aired in someteacher's training collegesthroughout the counts.In Pietermartirburg, 17 stu-dent teachers at IndumisoCollege were suspended. l hisfollows a mass student boycottover strict security systems andother oppressive measures atthe college.)heir grievances includedNamibian advocate Anton Lubowskl, ECC's Mike Evens and Namibian Democratic Party member Hans Rohr at the focus In Cape TownNamibians backappeal to SADFto withdrawI WO NAMIBIAN advocatesAnton Lubowski and IlansRohr, leader of the NamibianChristian Democratic Partyrecently addressed Cape )ownaudiences on aspects of theci\il war in their country.l.ubowski recently declaredhis membership of Swapo andhas represented S\Napomembers in several trials.Rohr has investigatedatrocities committed bNUnity stressed at launching-\BOUI 2(X) \Wentworth stu-dents, teachers and residentspacked the launching of aCongress; of South AfricanStudents branch in Wentworthrecently.Father Cargy, a Catholicpriest, opened the launch.Speakers, including membersof the Natal Regional Ex-of' of Cocas and the\\ erttworth branch, stressedthe need for students' unityand organisations like Cosas.I he importance of structuresto involve women and theirrole in student organisationswas stressed. Cocas needed toorganise women since theywere the mothers and leadersof the future, one speaker said.the compulsory enforcementof Afrikaans for 2nd and 3rdyear students, the banning ofthe SRC last near, and thepoor food and lack of hotwater at the college.A student spokesperson said,'Last year we tried to ap-proach the authorities. 1 heyrefused to listen. Instead theyproduced forms which rob usof our democratic rights.'members of the SA DF and thespecial police unit Kooc%oet.I heir speeches and a pressconference formed part of atwo week Find ConscriptionCommittee (FCC) focus onNantihia which included amass nierting. picketing,pamphleteering, a vigil, achurch service and a concert.At the press conferenceI uho\\ski