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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1990-01-18
Duration: 00:04:41
Subject: South Africa - Apartheid
People: Mabuza, Anna; Mabuza, Nthabiseng; Schaller, Jane; Vaillancourt, Meg; Vilakazi, Themba;
Geography: South Africa|
Clip Description
Meg Vaillancourt profiles Nthabiseng Mabuza (South African girl). Vaillancourt notes that Mabuza was 12 years old when she was paralyzed from injuries sustained during a raid of 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 adds that Mabuza will receive medical care and that she will teach local students about life under apartheid. Vaillancourt interviews Mabuza about growing up in South Africa under apartheid. Vaillancourt interviews Anna Mabuza (mother of Nthabiseng) about the raid on their home by security forces. Vaillancourt's report includes footage of Nthabiseng Mabuza at a physical therapy session. Vaillancourt interviews Dr. Jane Schaller (Floating Hospital) and Themba Vilakazi (Fund for a Free South Africa) about Nthabiseng Mabuza. Vaillancourt's report includes footage of Nthabiseng Mabuza in her home.
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.
