GBH Openvault

Ten O'Clock News; Nthabiseng Mabuza

01/18/1990

Meg Vaillancourt profiles Nthabiseng Mabuza, a teenager from South Africa. Mabuza was 12 years old when she was paralyzed from injuries sustained during a raid of her home by South African security forces. The Fund for a Free South Africa has helped Mabuza and her family settle in Boston. She will receive medical care and here and willl teach local students about life under apartheid. Interview with Mabuza about growing up in South Africa under apartheid. Interview with her mother Anna Mabuza about the raid on their home by security forces. Interviews with Dr. Jane Schaller of the Floating Hospital and Themba Vilakazi of the Fund for a Free South Africa about their work with Nthabiseng Mabuza.


License Clip

View online at the Boston TV News Digital Library

More material may be available from this program at the GBH Archives. If you would like research access to the collection at GBH, please email archive_requests@wgbh.org.

Series
Ten O'Clock News
Title

Nthabiseng Mabuza

Series Description

NIGHTLY NEWS WITH CHRISTOPHER LYDON AND CARMEN FIELDS Began January 1976. Replaced evening news show EVENING COMPASS. Original host: Steve Nevas. Other anchors, Christopher Lydon (1977-91) and Gail Harris (1983). In 1980 - hour long. Ended in 1991.

(PREDECESSORS: Louis Lyons began news operations at WGBH in 1952. The News at 10 began in 1966. The Reporters premiered in 1970. The Evening Compass started in 1974.) Series release date: 1/1976

Duration

00:04:52

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Subjects
Medical care
South Africa
Apartheid
Locations
Boston (Mass.)
Genres
News Report
Topics
News
Contributors
Vaillancourt, Meg (Reporter)
Citation
Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Nthabiseng Mabuza,” 01/18/1990, GBH Archives, accessed July 26, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_217B1218139B414DBE08409E08A1F7CF.
MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Nthabiseng Mabuza.” 01/18/1990. GBH Archives. Web. July 26, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_217B1218139B414DBE08409E08A1F7CF>.
APA: Ten O'Clock News; Nthabiseng Mabuza. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_217B1218139B414DBE08409E08A1F7CF
If you have more information about this item, we want to know! Please contact us, including the URL.