GOOD NEWS- FOR SOME

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THREE BITS of good arrived for British capital's relations with Africa last week.

* An all-time record profit of £87,600,000 was announced for the Lonrho group run by Tiny Rowland.

* Similar good news arrived for the Racal electronics group, a substantial slice of whose turnover is accounted for by flouting the embargo on arms sales to South Airca. Is nail years proms were £11,524,000 compared £6,237,000 last time.

* Finally a judge delivered the final message -or cueer sanctions-busting firm of Hopkinson's in Huddersfield, in the form of an order banning the six shop stewards fired for handing documents proving the illegality of the firm's transactions from entering its premises [which have been occupied since mid-November. But ine workers plan to continue ine si-in untr the men are renews them come from Soweto. conditions which they are forced to endure.