AA News May 1977

The May issue led on the spread of guerrilla war in Zimbabwe and plans for a constitutional conference announced by British Foreign Secretary David Owen. AA News announced an AAM week of action on Zimbabwe. It exposed moves by Western governments to veto mandatory action against South Africa by the UN Security Council.  It reported on the decision by the film and television technicians union ACTT to lift its ban on working in South Africa. SWAPO representative Shapua Kaukungua called for support for UN-supervised elections in Namibia. AA News exposed South Africa’s ‘new deal’ for black sportsmen. It reported on Israeli support for apartheid.