AA News July–August 1979

This issue again led on the British Government’s plans for a settlement with the Smith regime. It announced the formation of a Zimbabwe Emergency Campaign Committee to coordinate opposition to the proposals. It exposed the South African interests of ministers in the new Conservative Government. A centrespread reproduced the action programme adopted by the AAM’s conference for trade unionists on 2 June. ZAPU leader T G Silundika told of the growing unity between ZAPU and ZANU. AA News reported on an attack on a Soweto police station by ANC guerrillas. Local AA Groups all over Britain held sponsored walks for the ANC Freedom School in Tanzania.