Containing a poster for May Day; reporting about the settlement reached between the Chemical Workers Industrial Union and Sasol; "The making of the working class" Part 11 - The ICU collapses; American protests against Apartheid; report about the unions and the motor industry in South Africa.

Covering the Langa march on 21 March 1985; "The making of the working class" Part 12 - The first Industrial Unions; reporting about the British miners' strike.

FOSATU Education Workshop, Jabulani Stadium, Soweto.

Irish boycott of South African products; Workers' Party in Brazil; findings of the Kannemyer Report relating to the Langa shootings; "The making of the working class" Part 14 - The Council of Non-European Trade Unions; Bata shoe label, home work.

Last issue of FOSATU Workers News, before the launch of COSATU, including T-shirt project for fund raising; "The making of the working class" Final Part - Period 1973 up till now (1985); "What is education?" Part 2.

Medu declared the year 1983 as the "Year of Women", placing an image of a women with a gun on her back on the front cover of this edition. The first section of this edition covers cultural work both about women and by women. This includes poetry and articles. One poem by Victor Matlou, titled "The Breath of August 9th" engages with the importance of women in the struggle for freedom, starting with his title which refers to the march of women to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 to oppose pass laws. The second section of this newsletter explores "Medu's work and progress", with a particular focus on community oriented art projects. This an exploration of the Ngwedi graphic unit by Mognane Serote, the Community Band-Bond by Mandisa and projects undertaken by the Itumeleng Film Unit. Front page graphic by Miles Pelo.

Drawing of Florence Matamela at Federation of South African Women launch in 1954. T-shirt design was made by Judy Seidman. The drawing is to mark 30th anniversary of launch of Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW).