South African military forces have now opoun to strate ano anack vulaces ano more remote areas in southern Angola, according to reliable reports reaching SWArD at tne weekend Trom Angola Simultaneously repression inside Namibia in the last month has reached a new ever or Terocity ane nore are sians tnat sourn Atrica is preparina to outlaw sWArO inside the country In early August, South African troops - already occupying Namibia in defiance of UN and OAU Resolutions — invaded Anaola and seized installations of the Cunene river scheme. Now, recent Angolan refugees to Zambia tell of strikes into Angola by low-flying South Airican muntary airciall SWAPO is also receiving almost daily detans or ine recent massive reoression inside Namibia itself. Over the last fortnight, almost all the leaders of internal SWAPO have been arrested and are being nelo inconmunicago at places tnrougnout ine country. None nas been charged.
Those arrested include: Axel Johannes, SWAPO National Secretary: Aaron MuchStatement by South West African People's Organisation Our National Chairman, David Meroro, nen swAro and otner patriots nave - even of aggre sion against a neighbour. Anyone opposing in the 1967 Act deemed detrimental to health and welfare. resolution should be debated at all, let alone passed at a TUC Conference is certainly a step forward and indicates the impact of the abortion campaign over the past year.
SNEERING
We might however be forgiven for sneering at the seriousness of this resolution, if we note that, on the same day, the very same delegates rejected the Working Women's Charter. Audrey Prime for the General Council of the TUC opposed the Charter demand for a minimum wage (designed to resist the low pay of the two thirds of women who are not covered by the Equal Pay Act) on the grounds that a national minimum wage for women would be certain to have statutory overtones which make it unacceptable Coming close on the heels of the £6 norm, this position might seem confused, to say the least. As the debate proceeded, the reason for this 'confusion' became clearer. Such Of course we are in favour of uniting with them whenever they take any steps that lead to an extension of abortion and contraceptien facilities. This unity must however be based on the understanding that i means a fight against the policies ot the wilson Government. That Government is now spearheading a direct onslaught against the social services and the National Health There can therefore be no extension of abortion and contracpetion facilities unless one fights the Government and its pro-capitalist policies. The fight for free abortion and contraception on demand is ar integral part of the programme for a socialist solution to the crisis. We must demand of the 'left' MPs that they support this fight. We must not however rely on them to lead the campaign On 18 October the National Abortion Campaign will be holding a national conference. In discussing the strategy of taking the campaign forward it is important that the lessonssof the Select Committee vote are understood