Black power | Socialist Action 1983

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SOUTH AFRICA continued to be shaken last week by its growing black revolt. 165 people had been killed in the protests since the introduction of the new apartheid constitution three months ago.

The weekend to the protests against the South African government's repression by various white opposiion groups. gressive Federal Party. But the most significant move has been the actions taken by the black trade unions.

South Africa's black rade unions have tripled size in only four years going 220,000 nembers 1980 6 0.000 members at the and of 1983.

Blacks the single largest group within the unions with 43 per cent for coloureds and Asians.

By 1983 15 per cent of ine working population * ere unionised - 2 0010ag compared to 1970 The black unions had earlier held back from the wave of protests sweeping the black townships participation of hundreds of thousands of SUCCES LIC SCROOK boycott. But on Monday Tuesday allu November the industrial heart of South Africa was brought to a halt by a two with the Doot Offine Pablished by Cardinal Enterprises, PO Box 50, London N1. Printed By Laneridge Ltd. (TU), London E2.

By Monday officially press attempted to give publicity over the — notably by Helen Suzman of the Proday black general strike.

Official South African sources, whose aim would be to underestimate the effectiveness of the strike, reported 90 per cent of the workers staying away work In the black townships south of Johannesberg, 85 per cent away nesberg, on strike in Soweto.

It is this political strike which has ignited both the new wave of police repression and the sudden well publicised 'concern' white 'liberals'.

Police and army units raided Tembesia, township north east SUBSCRIBE Johannesberg, last Tuesday: This followed earlier, still larger, raid on Sebokeng, 40 miles south Johannesberg, two earlier. Black trade union leaders were arrested immediately following success of the doomca. to unresisting..

THERE ARE now about 30 wimmin living at the passive spadelors View from Greenham The wimmin have sug the campaign against