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  1. Zeph Mothopeng released (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    Nigel Wrench reports from South Africa on the release of black nationalist leader, Zephania (Zeph) Mothopeng, who has vowed to continue fighting against apartheid. President of the banned Pan Africanist...

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  2. Nelson Mandela 70th birthday concert (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Nigel Wrench reports from Johannesburg on reaction by the South African Government to the Nelson Mandela 70th birthday pop concert at Wembley Stadium, London and decision by the BBC to broadcast the event;...

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  3. Death of Alan Paton (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Speech; Obituary

    South African writer Alan Paton died this morning at the age of eighty-five of cancer at his home near Durban. He was best known as the author of Cry, the Beloved Country, first published forty years...

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  4. Desmond Tutu calls for break in diplomatic relations with South Africa (1988)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Nigel Wrench reports on South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s call on Western governments to cut diplomatic relations with South Africa as anti-apartheid action. Including interview with Tutu at his...

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  5. South African Weekly Mail closed for a month (1988)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    In South Africa, the authorities have closed down the influential liberal paper, the Weekly Mail, for a month. The Government’s used its emergency powers to ban the paper, but the move has enraged the...

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  6. First successful hole in the heart operation using new technology (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Nigel Wrench reporting on the first successful operation to close a hole in the heart using new technology which avoids the need for major open heart surgery under general anaesthetic. Cardiologist Ray...

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  7. Cape Town anti-apartheid march leads to arrest of Tutu (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Nigel Wrench reports on an anti-apartheid march against the state by churches in Cape Town, South Africa, including recordings of Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s service at St George’s Cathedral that...

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  8. Church anti-apartheid rally in Soweto (1988)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Speech

    Nigel Wrench reports from a mass rally in Soweto where church leaders gave fiery anti-apartheid speeches. Follows a 2-day meeting by South African church leaders deciding to form a national committee to work...

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  9. South African withdrawal from Angola (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    South African general, Ian Gleeson says that the last of the South African troops are leaving Angola. The withdrawal is considered neither a victory nor a defeat for either side and a Cuban colonel, speaking...

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  10. Cry Freedom screened in South Africa (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Vox pop

    Nigel Wrench reports on the first screenings of Richard Attenborough’s film Cry Freedom in South Africa- the story of Donald Woods, journalist, and his friendship with Steve Biko, freedom fighter in South...

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