AA News July–August 1975

This issue led on the death sentences passed on Zimbabwean freedom fighters by the Smith regime. It exposed NATO support for the South African military. Brian Bunting reported on the continued detention of 11 of the defendants in the black consciousness Terrorism Act after their acquittal. AA News celebrated Mozambique’s declaration of independence on 25 June 1975. In an article on atrocities by white Rhodesian forces, it asked ‘Who are the Terrorists in Zimbabwe’? A special correspondent reported on the veto by Britain, France and the USA of a UN Security Council resolution imposing a mandatory arms ban on South Africa.