AA News May 1982

The May issue called for action to save the lives of three young ANC guerrilla fighters condemned to hang by the apartheid government. It revealed that Nelson Mandela had been moved from Robben Island to a mainland prison and carried a tribute by Dr Yusuf Dadoo to Walter Sisulu to mark his 70th birthday. An interview with SWAPO representative Shapua Kaukungua explained how SWAPO was stepping up its armed struggle. AA News showed how British companies were expanding their operations in South Africa at the same time as they were laying off workers in Britain.