Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1990-02-02
Duration: 00:04:03

Subject: South Africa - Apartheid; Journalists
People: de Klerk, F.W.; George, Christy; Mandela, Nelson; Treunicht, Dr. Andries; Tugwana, Gabu; Tutu, Desmond; van der Merwe, Koos;
Geography: South Africa|

Clip Description
Christy George reports that F.W. de Klerk (President of South Africa) announced that the ban on the African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa will be lifted. George notes that Nelson Mandela (jailed ANC leader) will be freed. George's report includes footage of de Klerk making the announcement and footage of Desmond Tutu (black South African leader) reacting to the announcement. George's report also features footage of black and white South Africans reacting to the news and footage of black South Africans celebrating. George interviews Gabu Tugwana (editor, The New Nation) over the telephone. Tugwana discusses de Klerk's announcement and describes reaction to the announcement in South Africa. Tugwana says that apartheid laws are still in force. George's story includes footage of black South Africans and South African security forces; it also includes footage of Koos van der Merwe (Conservative Party) and Dr. Andries Treunicht (Conservative Party) reacting to the news.

This edition of the Ten O'Clock News also included the following item:
Aggrey Mbere talks about South Africa and his exile in the US
Aggrey Mbere talks about South Africa

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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