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Crisis in our schools, See pp. 14-15.
At the same moment, the national office of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) was wrecked by bombs. The attack came several days after police ransacked the building on the pretext that there were "trained terrorists" inside. Over 400 unionists were arrested.
"The police are being used to break up meetings wherever they can find them, said Mike Roussos, a spokesperson for the rail workers' union, a COSATU affiliate.
The rail strike started in March, when Black workers walked off the job to protest the firing of one worker on a minor infraction. The strike was a direct challenge to the government, taking place in a strategic industry several weeks before the On April 22, police opened fire on a (continued on page 11)