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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.
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- 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 June 9, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_217B1218139B414DBE08409E08A1F7CF.
- MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Nthabiseng Mabuza.” 01/18/1990. GBH Archives. Web. June 9, 2023. <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