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Nicholas Ridley on shadow budget (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative MP, Nicholas Ridley on his shadow budget, a month ahead of the real budget. He says tax cuts are vital to get the economy going and claims figures put forward by the Labour Government are...
Mark Baldwin on British Waterways report (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Mark Baldwin, Vice-Chairman of the Inland Waterways Association, says money is needed to repair the country’s canals and waterways. He is interviewed following the release of a Select Committee critical...
Arnold Raphael on Ethiopian massacres report (1978)
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- Interview
Arnold Raphael on The Times newspaper reports of massacres in Ethiopia. He says there has been no stability since the ousting of emperor Haile Selassie in 1974 and leading politicians, including the head of...
Kenneth Kaunda on future of Zimbabwe (1978)
- Genre
- Speech
Zambian President, Dr Kenneth Kaunda says Botswana, Mozambique and Zambia are full of small children fleeing Zimbabwe and the tyranny of Prime Minister Ian Smith. He warns against supporting Bishop Abel...
Hugh Lewin on plight of political prisoners in South Africa (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Exiled journalist and former political prisoner Hugh Lewin on conditions in South Africa’s jails and the legal appeal to allow prisoners to receive news from the outside world. He says political prisoners...
Fighting in Zaire (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Telephone report by correspondent Larry Pintak on fighting in the Shaba province of Zaire. The Katangese rebels, who are seeking independence from Zaire, are said to have backing from the Soviet and Cuban...
Zaire rebels now control airport (1978)
- Genre
- News report
Report by Larry Pintak on the Katangese invasion of Kolwezi and Mutshatsha in the Shaba province of southern Zaire. He says the rebels control Kolwezi Airport but are being bombarded by Zairian air force...
Xan Smiley on uprising in Shaba, Zaire (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Reporter, Xan Smiley on the background to the conflict in the Shaba province of Zaire. He says Shaba is a thousand miles from Kinshasa and is the richest area of Zaire because of its copper resources. The...
Alan Cowell on killings in Kolwezi, Zaire (1978)
- Genre
- News report
Telephone report by Alan Cowell on the killings in Kolwezi in southern Zaire during an eight-day occupation by Katangese rebels. White survivors of the invasion are being airlifted but there are claims that...
Zambia’s threat of Cuban involvement in Rhodesian war (1978)
- Genre
- News report
Larry Pintak reports on Zambian president Dr Kenneth Kaunda being said to be threatening Cuban involvement in the Rhodesian war as a lever to obtaining international aid. Pintak says the threat of a southern...