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11 results found for '"Pretoria"' in Keywords.
Police raids on townships in South Africa (1977)
- Genre
- News report
William Saltmarsh(?) reports on police raiding two black townships near Pretoria in South Africa and arresting hundreds including children.
P W Botha on sanctions (1978)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press conference in Pretoria featuring the new South African Prime Minister P W Botha where he speaks about the issues of Western economic sanctions against his country following discussions with Western...
David Kitson vigil - Son interviewed (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Steven Kitson, son of David Kitson, at a vigil outside the South African Embassy in London in support of his father who is serving a twenty-year sentence in Pretoria over charges of sabotage....
Nelson Mandela’s wife arrested for flouting banning order (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Special; Interview
Report on the arrest of ANC leader Nelson Mandela’s wife Winnie Mandela for the continual flouting of her ban on returning to Johannesburg and Soweto. Includes correspondent reporting from the scene,...
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...
Mandela spends 70th birthday in jail (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report
Jailed Black Nationalist leader Nelson Mandela will be spending his 70th birthday today without his family in a South African jail. His wife has turned down an invitation to visit him, stating she doesn’t...
Mandela spends 70th birthday in jail (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on press conference by Winnie Mandela on Nelson Mandela’s 70th birthday which he is spending in jail without visits from his family who have refused offers of visits after the government banned many...
South African local elections (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
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...
F. W. de Klerk’s inaugural speech (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
David O’Sullivan reports on the inaugural speech of South Africa’s new state president, F. W. de Klerk, following his swearing-in ceremony in Pretoria (20/09/89). In his first address to the nation as...
Mandela inauguration as president (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Catherine Adams reports on the inauguration of South Africa’s new President Nelson Mandela at Pretoria’s Union Buildings and some of the notables present from around the world. Includes archive clip of...