AA News January–February 1987

In the year of an expected British general election, AA News launched the AAM’s 1987 Manifesto for Sanctions. It celebrated the 75th anniversary of the formation of the ANC with an appeal for increased support for the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and Namibia. The newspaper highlighted the large number of children held in detention and the police crackdown on schools in the townships. It featured a visit to Britain by Namibian church leaders and prospects for an international blockade of illegally mined uranium from Namibia. A special report focused on South Africa’s sabotage of trade routes in the Southern African region.