BLACK MOBS, ANGERED by the execution of militant Benjamin Moloise, overwhelmed police in downtown Johannesburg, beating up white women and looting shops during a four-hour chaos. It was the first time black mobs roamed unchecked through Johannesburg, the nation’s largest city. Two policemen suffered stab wounds, a number of whites were beaten, and the police shot at least one black man in the leg.

Apartheid Question

THE COMMONWEALTH SUMMIT entered its decisive phase as heads of government made a final bid to persuade the British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, to agree to a two-pronged approach of sanctions and dialogue to end apartheid in South Africa. Thatcher received a stern warning from Nigeria that it would not be in the interest of Britain to ignore the feelings of African coun

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