INDUSTRY IN TORY LIONS | IMGpapers 1980

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This weekend the all-white British Lions rugby team plays all-white South African sporting occasion is meanso we come Dack cabar theid regime to the world of But this is one circus which even before it is staged, will have no chance of diverting attention from the real world of South In Johannesburg last Monday, 52 church leaders were arrested by the racist regime. They had dared to demonstrate. calling forthe release of another cleric who sup demands ot south Africa's black youth for an end to During the past six weeks the youth themselves have been killed, and tear-gassed by South African police.

Port Elizabeth, JohanCape Town, Bloemfontein, and Batho, school have demonstrated, bovcotted their classes. and In return they have been savagely assaulted by the forces of white 'law and order But the blacks have not taken their treatment lying down. Police have been overturned. government offices have been set on fire, bricks have been hurled as the cops attacked.

And it is not just the youth. In Durban, black textile workers on strike for more money have also been on the streets. Tear gas has been used on them. There is also intensitication o the war in Namibia between SWAPO and the South African illegal army of ocLast week the South African army lost five officers and an undisclosed number of other soldiers in what has been described as the biggest military battle in Namibia Now the An olat to chemant anndunced that in the month South African forces have 11s territory Fighter bombers, gunships, and heavy ar tillery were used in the invasion. designed to punish Angolans lor supporting the national liberation struggie in Namibia Whether openly or secretly, al this is supported by the Thatcher government and other Western Tories have refused to disclose the names of 33 British firms in South Africa which are paying wages below the poverty Rugby balls or no rugby balls the real contest in South Atrica is outside the sport stadiums. It is the regime and is black. ROCCOR majority Storge cheer on the blacks.