AA News May 1990

The May issue featured Nelson Mandela’s speech at the Wembley concert held on 16 April. It highlighted the AAM’s ‘South Africa Freedom Now’ campaign, culminating in a Trafalgar Square rally addressed by Rivonia trialist Andrew Mlangeni on 25 March. It reported that formal talks between the South African government and the ANC were forecast to start in May. The issue also featured a visit to Britain by the South African Unemployed Workers Coordinating Committee and SACTU’s merger with COSATU.