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Poster for a concert to raise funds for the ANC election campaign in South Africa’s first democratic election in April 1994. The concert was organised by Nottingham anti-apartheid supporters and was supported by Nottingham City Council. It took place in the Marcus Garvey Centre, an Afro-Caribbean community centre in Nottingham’s Lenton district, and featured the Zimbabwean group, the Bhundu Boys.

In the run-up to South Africa’s first one person one vote election, the AAM called for a full complement of election observers from Britain and the international community, and asked British local authorities and other organisations to support voter education workshops in South Africa.

This paper by the AAM’s Hon. Secretary Abdul Minty argued that Southern Africa faced a huge challenge in overcoming the legacy of apartheid. It suggested ways in which the international anti-apartheid movement could be transformed into a new movement of post-apartheid solidarity to help consolidate peace, development and democracy. 

The ANC published a programme for the economic and social development of South Africa just before the first democratic election in April 1994. The programme focused on reducing inequality and lifting people out of poverty. This summary was distributed by the AAM as part of its attempts to involve supporters in ongoing solidarity projects. 

Mug celebrating South Africa’s first democratic election, held on 27 April 1994.