AA News September 1979

AA News explained the terms on which the Zimbabwe Patriotic Front would take part in the British Government conference on Zimbabwe. It asked Prime Minister Thatcher not to grant immunity to Ian Smith unless he stopped the hangings of Zimbabwean freedom fighters. It announced an international week of action against Barclays Bank and reported on the UN Committee Against Apartheid's appeal for government action to stop banks collaborating with South Africa. It exposed how British sports bodies were undermining the sports boycott. A centrespread featured a UN conference on apartheid's impact on children. Basil Davidson reported on his visit to Mozambique.