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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1987-05-13
Duration: 00:04:41
Subject: South Africa - Apartheid; Africa - politics and government; Boston University
People: Buthelezi, Mangosuthu Gatsha; Dlamini, Thumbumuzi; Dlamini, Zenani; Mandela, Nelson; Mandela, Winnie; Silber, John; Vaillancourt, Meg;
Geography: South Africa|Swaziland|
Clip Description
Meg Vaillancourt reports that Princess Zenani Dlamini (daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela) and her husband Prince Thumbumuzi Dlamini (son of the late King of Swaziland) will attend Boston University. Vaillancourt notes that the couple has expressed a desire to abstain from politics while attending the university. Vaillancourt's report includes footage of Zenani and Thumbumuzi Dlamini at a press conference. Zenani Dlamini answers questions about her parents. Vaillancourt's report is accompanied by footage of events in South Africa and by footage of Nelson Mandela (jailed South African leader). Vaillancourt notes that John Silber (President, Boston University) stirred up controversy when he awarded an honorary degree to Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi (South African Zulu Chief) instead of Nelson Mandela. Vaillancourt's report includes footage of Silber awarding the degree to Buthelezi. Vaillancourt's report is accompanied by footage of Zenani and Thumbumuzi Dlamini walking on the campus of Boston University.
This edition of the Ten O'Clock News also included the following item:
Dr. Laval Wilson (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) must improve the reading skills of its students
Boston students talk about literacy
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.
