South African local elections

Title

South African local elections

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

25 Oct 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:05:13

Description

Southern Africa correspondent Nigel Wrench reports on the local elections in South Africa where those against the government’s view have mostly been detained. Includes speech by Pik Botha, Nationalist Party; interviews with Paul Pashee local National Party leader in Pretoria and Mark Phillips(?) of Jahannesburg University; TV ad excerpt urging people to vote; Archbishop Desmond Tutu calling for true power for black people; national anthem sung in City Hall.

Contributors

Pik Botha; Desmond Tutu; Nigel Wrench; Paul Pashee; Mark Phillips(?)

Keywords

Elections; Interethnic relations; South Africa; Apartheid; Political systems; Oppression; Racial segregation; Black African peoples; Election campaigns; Pretoria

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