AA News December 1986

‘Who Killed Samora Machel?’ was the front page headline of this issue, accusing the Pretoria Government of responsibility for the plane crash that killed the Mozambique president. In an exclusive interview, Tanzania’s Foreign Minister Ben Mkapa accused the British Government of failure to take any meaningful action against apartheid. Celebrating the first anniversary of the formation of the South African trade union federation COSATU, AA News highlighted the role of trade unions in ending apartheid. The US Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Action, passed by the US Congress in September 1986, had significant loopholes, argued US activist Jeanne Woods.