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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1989-10-23
Duration: 00:05:30
Subject: South Africa - Apartheid
People: de Klerk, F.W.; Fields, Carmen; Mabuza, Lindiwe;
Geography: South Africa|
Clip Description
Carmen Fields interviews Lindiwe Mabuza (African National Congress) about apartheid in South Africa. Mabuza discusses apartheid and South African politics. Mabuza says that F.W. de Klerk (President of South Africa) is not committed to fundamental changes in the regime. He adds that the African National Congress (ANC) is struggling for a united, democratic, and non-racial South Africa. Fields reports that black South Africans are celebrating the recent release of eight political prisoners. Mabuza talks about the release of the prisoners and the role of the ANC. Mabuza discusses the possibility of negotiations with the South African government. He reviews the conditions under which black South Africans could negotiate with the South African government. Mabuza talks about his support for sanctions on the South African government. Fields' report is accompanied by footage of de Klerk, footage of black South Africans celebrating the release of prisoners and footage of a large demonstration by black South Africans.
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.
