AA News October 1985

The October issue asked AAM supporters to make the demonstration for sanctions on 2 November the biggest in the history of the AAM. Vella Pillay exposed the problems faced by South Africa’s economy and the withdrawal of foreign investment. Glenys Kinnock told AA News about her recent visit to the ANC’s Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College (SOMAFCO) in Tanzania. A centrespread focused on the impact of sanctions and consumer boycott. A special article reported on plans to overhaul the structure and finances of the AAM so that it could channel the new wave of anti-apartheid activism in Britain and the world.