1986

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The Politics

Conor Cruise O'Brien announced his intention to defy the Academic Boycott in the British newspapers and NUS immediately notified NUSAS. Professor Schrire revelled in the controversy. Sansco decided to storm the lecture room. Cameron Dugmore saved a UCT security officer from being beaten up by commandeering the film from his camera. The SRC are trapped between the white student constituency and Sansco's militancy and after hours of debate the Conor Cruise O'Brien pamphlet is issued.

12 June: State of Emergency extended to cover the whole country

Nusas visits ANC

1986 - preparing placards for march - Jammie steps	1986 - Raids march - De Waal Drive	1986 - Raids march - Jammie steps	1986 - Release Political Prisoners march - Cameron
1986 - Release Political Prisoners march - De Waal Drive	1986 Release Political Prisoners campaign at Tutu's house

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The Publications

Varsity, 26 March 1986

UCT says yes to ANC ("Yes! This was the overwhelming response of over 2000 students last week in Jameson Hall. UCT gave its support to the proposal of a national NUSAS delegation meeting with the ANC, with only 16 abstaining... In proposing the motion at UCT Glenn Goosen outlined how a distorted image of the ANC had been fostered through limited access to information and government propaganda and that it was our obligation to find out who these people are and what their aims and objectives might be... Andrew Feinstein, president of Shawco, seconded the motion in his personal capacity, stating that his four years in Shawco had exposed him to the inequalities in South Africa, and the need to search, not only for welfare solutions, but fundamental political alternatives to the Nationalist government and apartheid...)

Varsity, 9 April 1986

Nusas delegation pose with members of ANC: Front row: Barry du Toit (Rhodes), Brendan Barry (Nusas President), Claire Wright (Wits), Mac Maharaj (ANC Exec) Back row: David Waddilowe (Stellenbosch), Mavis Nhlopu (ANC Exec), Glenn Goosen (UCT), James Stewart (ANC Exec), Bruce [apparently noone in the Varsity office knew his last name!] (Maritzburg), Peter Ramakoa (ANC), Steve Kromberg (Saspu), Meryl Plasket (Durban), Reggie Mpondo (ANC).

Article begins:

"If you carry on with this, you're going to pay, threatened an anonymous caller. Glenn Goosen, SRC President, received many such calls before leaving on his clandestine trip to meet the African National Congress (ANC) in Harare..."

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