AA News November 1978

The November issue led on the AAM’s 21 October demonstration calling for sanctions against the Smith and Botha regimes. It reported on student action on Barclays Bank and publicised a day of action on Barclays on 1 December. In a report on the 1978 Labour Party conference, Neil Kinnock called on the Labour Government to implement party policies on Southern Africa. AA News highlighted the imposition of martial law in Zimbabwe and the collapse of the country’s economy. It argued that South African Prime Minister Vorster’s retirement had no real political significance.