Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Wednesday, Feb 14, 1990


Title: Nightline: In South Africa: A Town Meeting

Abstract:

Live discussion held at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa re: current and future conditions in South Africa in view of the release of Nelson Mandela with Ted Koppel (ABC), Koos Van Der Merwe of the Conservative Party, Stoffel Van Der Merwe of the Ministry of Education and Development Aid, former member of Parliament Helen Suzman, Musa Zondi of the Inkatha Youth Brigade, Head of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches Reverend Allan Boesak, member of the African National Congress Thabo Mbeki, member of the African National Congress Walter Sisulu, National Party member Shlomo Peer, member of the Congress of South African Trade Union Jay Naidoo, Ministry of Law and Order Brigadier Leon Mellet, United Democratic Front leader Popo Molefe, Dutch Reformed Church leader Johan Heyns, journalist/author Allister Sparks, dissident police officer Lt. Gregory Rockman, Sacred Heart College student, and unidentified South Africans; taped segment with Jeff Greenfield (ABC), Richard Mdakane of the Alexandra Civic Organization, and Alexandra resident Nicolas Hlophe; taped segment with James Walker (ABC), political analyst Robert Schrire, Zeth Mathopeng of the Pan Africanist Congress, and Nelson Mandela; taped segment with Don Kladstrup (ABC), Wits University Professor Lawrence Schlemmer, unidentified South Africans, and Inkatha Chief Buthelezi; taped segment with Carole Simpson (ABC), South African Council of Churches member Sheila Sisulu, F.W. de Klerk, Nelson Mandela, and Stoffel Van Der Merwe; taped excerpt of interview by Koppel with Mandela.

Begin Time:11:32:00 pm
End Time:01:50:00 am
TVN Record Number:646647
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