AA News January–February 1986
AA News first issue of 1986 argued that the AAM was poised for a breakthrough on sanctions against South Africa. It highlighted the growing support for the AAM, with 40 new local anti-apartheid groups set up in 1985. A South African student activist described the new mood of militancy inside South Africa. The newspaper’s centrespread reported on the threat posed by the apartheid government to the frontline states. AA News hailed the launch of COSATU (Congress of South African Trade Unions) as the most significant trade union development in South Africa for many years.
Category: | 1980s |