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34 results found for '"Soweto"' in Keywords.
Terrorist attack in South Africa (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on the explosion of a bomb in a refuse bin outside an ice cream parlour in South Africa. Minister of Law and Order, Louis La Grange has blamed the banned African National Congress, and said police...
Desmond and Trevor Tutu arrested (1985)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the arrest of South African Bishop Desmond Tutu and his son Trevor Tutu in Soweto under state of emergency laws in South Africa following incidents at a hearing for hundreds of arrested...
Hundreds of schoolchildren arrested in South Africa (1985)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the arrest of hundred of schoolchildren in Soweto over a school boycott. They are being held under South Africa’s emergency laws. Male reporter not identified.
Winnie Mandela returns home amid calls for political change in South Africa (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on Winnie Mandela being allowed to move back to her Soweto home legally after 11 years of a banning order. She talks to the press saying she should never have taken from her home in the first place...
South African police raid Soweto homes (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the raiding of the homes of activists in Soweto, South Africa, as a result of which activists, trade union leaders, and political leaders were imprisoned. Pir Lo(?), a police spokesman, comments on...
Ron Todd and Norman Willis on their visit to South Africa (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with trade unionists Ron Todd and Norman Willis on their visit to South Africa. They talk about the appalling conditions in which people are living, the police heavy-handedness, and how the people...
David Steel shocked at Black living conditions in South Africa (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on Liberal Party leader David Steelâs visit to Soweto and a transit camp and workers’ hostels in South Africa. Includes excerpts of interview with Steel, demonstrating how shaken he was at the...
Church anti-apartheid rally in Soweto (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Nigel Wrench reports from a mass rally in Soweto where church leaders gave fiery anti-apartheid speeches. Follows a 2-day meeting by South African church leaders deciding to form a national committee to work...
Winnie Mandela denies killing at her house (1989)
- Genre
- Speech
Winnie Mandela statement denying any knowledge of the death of a boy at her house, she believes he is still alive. Follows bloodstained clothing being found and 4 men taken for questioning from her house.
Winnie Mandela disowned by anti-apartheid groups (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
The United Democratic Front and anti-apartheid groups disown Winnie Mandela as she is accused of betraying the trust of black South Africans following the allegations of her involvement in the murder of...