Political reform in South Africa

Title

Political reform in South Africa

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

3 Feb 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:29:09

Description

Report produced by the Audio News Service of Johannesburg, South Africa, on President P.W. Botha’s speech outlining planned political reform at the opening of Parliament, and reaction to it. Botha announces that the era of apartheid is over, meaning equality of opportunity for all citizens, and that he may be prepared to release African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela, on certain conditions. Also with reaction from: Chief Minister of KwaZulu, Mangosutha Buthelezi; Chairman of the Ministers Council; Bill Sutton, New Republic Party leader; Louis Stofberg MP, Herstigte Nazionale Party; Andries Treurnicht, Conservative Party leader (all interviewed by parliamentary correspondent Douglas McLure(?)). Also Raymond Parsons, Chamber of Commerce; mining magnate interviewed by Siegred Schumann(?); Bankers Association President; British politician Anthony Kershaw interviewed by Clarence Cater(?). Finally, Foreign Minister Pik Botha interviewed on British TV. Produced by Dave Overton(?); presented by Jeremy Lords.

Contributors

Anthony Kershaw; Pik Botha; P. W. Botha; Mangosuthu Buthelezi; Douglas McLure(?); Louis Stofberg; Bill Sutton; Andries Treurnicht; Raymond Parsons; Siegfred Schumann(?); Clarence Cater(?); Dave Overton(?); Jeremy Lords; Audio News Service (Johannesburg)

Keywords

Interethnic relations; South Africa; Apartheid; Political systems; Equal opportunity; Political reform; Civil and political rights; Multiculturalism; Black African peoples; ANC; Nelson Mandela; P. W. Botha; Conservative Party (South Africa); KwaZulu-Natal; Herstigte Nazionale Party; New Republic Party (South Africa)

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