LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

P.W. Botha releases record to encourage votes in South African elections

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

26 Mar 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:02:19

Description

Report on South African President, P.W. Botha issuing 400,000 voters with a record entitled Why You Should Vote National Party ahead of the elections, in which he speaks outlining government policy. He was awarded a Gold Disc, usually presented to artists who sell more than 25,000 copies. Follows previous ridiculed song, Together We Will Build a Brighter Future, made by the Bureau of Information in 1986 using £2 million of taxpayers’ money. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

P. W. Botha

Keywords

Elections; Interethnic relations; South Africa; Sound recordings; Election campaigns; Why You Should Vote National Party; National Party; Bureau for Information; Together We Will Build a Brighter Future

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