MONTHLY REPORT--SWAZILAND BUREAU--APRIL 1988

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• Publication Date: May 2, 1988
• Content Type: MEMO

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Monthly Report -.- Swaziland Bureau
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
THROUGH Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT Monthly Report--Swaziland Bureau--April 1988
I. OPERATIONS
A. Monitorial\Editorial
1. As the month ended, both RSA and Angolan officials
confirmed that preparations were underway for a 4-party conference in
London to include Angola, South Africa, Cuba and the United States.
The purpose of the negotiations is to achieve a regional settlement
that would end Angola's 12-year-old civil war, and result in the
withdrawal of Cuban and South African troops from Angola.
2. The South African Government yielded to mounting public
pressure for details of RSA involvement in the fighting in Angola and
held a briefing for military correspondents in which SADF Chief
Geldenhuys admitted to the loss of three tanks and 31 men, while
claiming that Angola had lost 94 tanks, 22 aircraft, and almost 5,000
men in the fighting since May of 1987. General Geldenhuys claimed
that there had never been more than 3,000 RSA troops in Angola at any
given time and that the current number was "considerably less." He
estimated that the failed offensive against UNITA had cost the
Angolans the entire military budget for the year.
3. In his annual budget speech in Parliament, RSA President
P.W. Botha proposed constitutional changes that he claimed would
allow for limited black participation in government through the
President's Council. He also called for the restoration of the post
of prime minister and promised to introduce legislation to amend the
Group Areas Act to allow for integrated or "gray" urban areas. The
proposals were rejected by conservative whites as a "dangerous
speech" which threatened to lead to black power. Liberal whites and
most black leaders such as Archbishop Tutu and Chief Buthelezi found
the proposals "disappointing" in that they fell short of political
representation in Parliament for blacks.
4. In Zimbabwe, special congresses of the ruling ZANU-PF
and opposition ZAPU political parties endorsed the proposed unity
agreement that will lead to the formation of a single party headed by
President Mugabe. The government also hopes that the agreement will
end the persistent unrest and banditry in the ZAPU stronghold of
Matabeleland. On 19 April, President Mugabe announced a general
amnesty, which included dissidents who lay down their arms. But
within 12 hours of the announcement, dissidents killed a Catholic
missionary and seriously injured another in the troubled province.
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B. Communications
The chronic difficulties with the communications circuit
lessened somewhat during the month. But outages on 3-4, 6-7, 8, 18,
and 21 April totaled 37 hours. In addition, during the last 2 weeks
of the month the incoming circuit experienced persistent _garbling.
Troubleshooting apparently isolated the problem in the
computer and the garbling cleared temporarily on 26-27'April, but
inexplicably resurfaced on the 28th.
C. Technical
1. The bureau received a pouch from ESG containing the
Telebit Trailblazer modem for use as a backup commo system. Efforts
are underway to install and test the equipment.
2. Reception of Lusaka, Harare, and Blantyre Domestic
Services, which generally is weak, has worsened considerably in
recent weeks, possibly due to seasonal reception conditions. Also,
Luanda Domestic Service disappeared completely on 28 April. Monitors
suspect an electrical or equipment failure in Luanda.
II. ADMINISTRATION
A. Personnel
STAT
1. Afrikaans monitor trainee entered on duty on STAT
25 April, bringing the African
Languages Section to full strength.
2. A recruiting trip to Pretoria by the deputy
bureau chief and the chief Portuguese monitor identified several
promising candidates to fill the remaining vacancy in that section.
B. Building and Grounds
The bureau has installed an infra-red alarm system, which is
designed to alert the night guards to unauthorized entry after
operating hours.
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Swaziland Bureau Production Report for APRIL 1988
TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES:
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH:
TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH:
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH:
INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE:
(minutes or issues per week)
III. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
(publishable words per. month)
CLANDESTINE
(Clandestine) Radio Truth in
English to Zimbabwe
(Clandestine) KUP in English
to Southern and Central Africa
(Clandestine) KUP in French
to Southern and Central Africa
(Clandestine) KUP in Portuguese
to Southern and Central Africa
ANGOLA
Luanda Domestic Service in
Portuguese
Luanda ANGOP in
English
Luanda ANGOP in
French
Luanda ANGOP in
Portuguese
BOTSWANA
Gaborone Domestic Service in
English
Gaborone BOTSWANA DAILY NEWS in
. English
LESOTHO
Maseru Domestic Service in
English
Maseru Domestic Service in
seSotho
BROAD-
CASTS
6253.00
min.
* 00
28120
5:188
1940
0
326830
18590
928
PRESS PUBLI-
AGENCIES CATIONS
? 14470.00 109.00
min. issue's
421.0
0
0
240
228
370
0
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BROAD
CASTS
PRESS PUBLI-
AGENCIES CATIONS
MALAWI
Blantyre Domestic Service in
English
320
MOZAMBIQUE
Maputo in
English to Southern Africa
2400
Maputo Domestic Service in
Portuguese
29520
Beira DIARIO DE MOCAMBIQUE in
Portuguese
5410
Maputo DOMINGO in
For
0
Maputo NOTICIAS in
Portuguese
2230
Maputo TEMPO in
Portuguese
NAMIBIA
Windhoek DIE REPUBLIKEIN in
Afrikaans
0
Windhoek DIE SUIDWESTER in
Afrikaans
0
Windhoek THE NAMIBIAN in
English
Windhoek THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER
in
620
English
280
SENEGAL
Dakar PANA in
? English
Dakar PANA in
French
SOUTH AFRICA
Johannesburg
English
Johannesburg .Domestic Service In
Afrikaans
Johannesburg Domestic oervice in
English
Johannesburg Television Service in
Afrikaans
johannesburg Television Service in
English
International Service in
1050
1.5(.070
1 9 6 0
5B 1
2700
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Umtata Capital Radio in
English
Johannesburg, SAP( in
English
Cape Town CAPE TIMES in
,English
Cape Town DIE BURGER in
Afrikaans
Durban ILANGA in
Zulu
Johannesburg BEELD in
Afrikaans
Johannesburg BUSINESS DAY in
English
johannesburg CITY PRESS in
English
Johannesburg DIE VADERLAND in
Afrikaans
Johannesburg NEW NATION in
English
Johannesburg RAPPORT in
Afrikaans
Johannesburg SOWETAN in
English
Johannesburg SUNDAY TIMES in
English
Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in
English
Johannesburg THE STAR in
English
Johannesburg THE SUNDAY STAR in
English
Johannesburg THE WEEKLY MAIL in
English
RSA Editorial Press Review of
Afrikaans and English Press
SWAZILAND
Mbabane Domestic
English
Mbabane Domestic
siSwati
Mbabane Televisi
English
Mbabane Televisi
siSwati
Mbabane THE SWAZ
English
Mbabane THE SWAZ
English
Service in
Service in
on Service in
on Service in
I NEWS in
OBSERVER in
, BROAD-
CASTS
5130
PRESS PUBLI -
AGENCIES CATIONS
89440
0
0
400
0
.7610
490
15/0
171
0
27'7 0
3160
3 7 0 0
7700
7980
1 48 1 0
3 4 8 1 0
0
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BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Mbabane THE TIMES OF SWAZILAND in
English 550
UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
Moscow in Afrikaans
to Southern if 0
Moscow in English
to Southern Africa 0
Moscow in Zulu
to Southern Africa 0
? UNITED KINGDOM
London BBC World Service in
English -
ZAMBIA
Lusaka Domestic Service in
English
Lusaka SUNDAY TIMES OF ZAMBIA in
English
Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in
English
ZIMBABWE
Harare Voice of Namibia in
English
Harare Domestic Service in
English
Harare THE FINANCIAL GAZETTE in
English
Harare THE HERALD in
English
Harare THE SUNDAY MAIL in
English
9860
2240
20510
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