Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1990-02-14
Duration: 00:03:41

Subject: South Africa - Apartheid
People: Mabuza, Anna; Mabuza, Nthabiseng; Mandela, Nelson; Mandela, Winnie; Vaillancourt, Meg;
Geography: South Africa|

Clip Description
Meg Vaillancourt interviews Nthabiseng Mabuza (Cambridge resident) about the release of Nelson Mandela (black South African leader). Vaillancourt notes that Mabuza was only twelve years old when she was paralyzed from injuries sustained during an attack on her home by South African security forces. Vaillancourt reports that the Fund for a Free South Africa has helped Mabuza and her family settle in Boston. Vaillancourt's report includes footage from January, 1990 of Mabuza talking about the raid on her home by security forces. Vaillancourt interviews Mabuza. Mabuza talks about the importance of Mandela's struggle; she adds that she is happy about his release. Mabuza says that she had first heard about Mandela when she was a child. Mabuza says that she hopes to return to South Africa one day. Vaillancourt interviews Anna Mabuza (mother of Nthabiseng Mabuza) about Mandela's release. Anna Mabuza says that she is afraid to return to South Africa because she fears reprisals from the government. Vaillancourt's report includes footage of Nthabiseng Mabuza in her home and footage of Nelson Mandela and Winnie Mandela (wife of Nelson Mandela) with supporters in South Africa. This tape includes additional footage of Nthabiseng Mabuza and Anna Mabuza in their home.

This edition of the Ten O'Clock News also included the following items:
Hope Kelly reviews the major events and key issues during the tenure of Laval Wilson (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools)
Review of Laval Wilson's tenure

Controversy surrounds the Boston School Committee's decision to fire Laval Wilson
Laval Wilson is let go by the Boston School Committee

Series Description
A local program aimed at the Boston audience, The Ten O'Clock News debuted on January 15, 1976. Its two immediate predecessors were The Reporters and Evening Compass. A news and public affairs show focusing on neighborhood, local and state issues, The Reporters was produced and broadcast on WGBH from 1970 to 1973. The Reporters was then replaced by Evening Compass, which expanded into a twice-nightly news broadcast during the tense moments of Boston's busing crisis. On the air from 1973 to 1975, Evening Compass found an audience through its in-depth coverage of school desegregation in Boston, which began in 1974. The Ten O'Clock News stood out as an in-depth news program. It strove for a balance between local and national stories, between politics and the Arts. The last The Ten O'Clock News program was broadcast on May 30, 1991.

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