Apartheid crumbles, Women in the turmoil of the 1980s
… more than 1,5 million supporters. It mobilised nationwide resistance, led a series of boycotts, and became involved in … child-care facilities. It also focussed on the plight of rural women. The federation supported the families of … 1980s: COSATU, 1985 There was an unprecedented level of resistance in factories and black communities in the 1980s …