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In an interview with Blues And Soul magazine, Miriam Makeba urges the West to boycott South Africa in order to bring the apartheid regime to an end.Full article:
Miriam Makeba : People say 'If we boycott south Africa the blacks will suffer'. But the blacks are suffering now, even though South Africa isn't boycotted. Boycott South Africa and the blacks will suffer - but not alone. And when everyone suffers, and those that hold the reins of power feel the pain of suffering, that's when a change will happen.
(Source : interview in Blues And Soul, April 16, 1985)
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(Source : interview in Blues And Soul, April 16, 1985)