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This issue led on the first meeting of CODESA (Convention for a Democratic South Africa) on 20–21 December. Kader Asmal argued the meeting was a watershed in South Africa’s transition to democracy. A report on the AAM’s AGM recorded that it was dominated by discussion on future solidarity with a democratic South Africa. Jean Middleton reported on the South African Communist Party’s national congress. Basil Davidson emphasised the importance of post-apartheid South Africa’s working for the development of its neighbours in Southern Africa.