MONTHLY REPORT--SWAZILAND BUREAU--MAY 1986

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 2, 2012
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: June 5, 1986
• Content Type: MEMO

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EMBASSY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
P. 0. Box 199
Mbabane, Swaziland
5 June 1986
MMB-6001
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, FBIS
THROUGH : Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT : Monthly Report--Swaziland Bureau--May 1986
Falling Rand -- The South African economy, which enjoyed a short
improvement earlier in the year, has continued to weaken, resulting in a
further continuing fall in the rand. During the month the currency
fell against the dollar from R2.05 to R2.32.
A. Editorial/Monitorial
1. On 19 May, SAPA carried a three-line announcement that South
African forces had attacked "what is claimed to be ANC targets" in
Botswana and Zimbabwe. Details of the raids followed and hours later,
the South African Air Force announced it had carried out bombing missions
in Zambia, the home of the ANC's headquarters. Coming as they did
amid reports that the Commonwealth's Eminent Persons Group was close to
reaching an agreement with the ANC on possible talks with the South
African Government, the attacks provoked criticism from all sides--and
the expulsion from the U.S. of the South African military attache.
Both the U.S. and Britain strongly denounced the actions but still refused
to endorse mandatory economic sanctions against South Africa, called for
by the Frontline States foreign ministers who held an emergency session
after the raids to discuss mutual defense. Besides considerable reportage
and comment from South African sources, the bureau processed a large
volume of reaction from the countries attacked, including a lengthy
press conference by President Kaunda of Zambia.
2. On the 15th State President P. W. Botha addressed the president's
council, announcing the formation of the long-promised National Statutory
Council for black leaders, to include the heads of nonindependent homelands
and urban black leaders. Most leaders greeted the proposal coolly, however.
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Chief Buthelezi, whose possible participation is a key to any possible
success of the council, said the council had "potential" but that his pre-
conditions, including the release of Nelson Mandela, would have to be met
for him to participate. The bureau receives all of Chief Buthelezi's
many statements over the SAPA PR Wire Service.
3. The National Party (NP) is experiencing a serious, and embarrassing,
backlash from white voters in the Transvaal, long a strong-hold for
Boer conservatives. The Afrikaaner Resistance Movement (AWB), led by
charismatic Eugene TerreBlanche has sworn to disrupt every public meeting
to be addressed by an NP cabinet member. After a meeting addressed by
Deputy Information Minister Louis Nel was interrupted by AWB supporters,
the government threw down the gauntlet and Foreign Minister Pik Botha took
on the AWB on 22 May in Pietersburg, vowing to speak despite the AWB's
efforts. He lost convincingly. After the AWB completely disrupted the
meeting, TerreBlanche addressed an AWB meeting at the local stadium, just
as he had promised to do. Although government ministers subsequently
successfully addressed several meetings, they did so only with heavy
police protection.
4. In Angola, President Dos Santos traveled to the Soviet Union on
the 5th to confer with Soviet leaders and presumably to seek additional
aid. A Soviet-Angolan declaration on southern Africa was released de-
nouncing the U.S. for its aid to UNITA and its support for South Africa, as
was a joint communique on the visit. Unlike a previous visit, a comparison
showed no difference in Angolan and Soviet media treatment of the key issues.
5. Mozambique President Machel visited Japan at the end of the month,
reportedly to seek Japanese investment to enable the country to replace
the exports Japan receives from South Africa. A fair amount of material
was processed from Mojnbique sources, which covered the visit considerably
more thoroughly than did Japanese media.
6. With headquarters permission, the focus of the bureau's press
review was changed during the month in an effort to reduce the considerable
strain on limited bureau resources. The bureau has discontinued coverage
of news from the papers and is concentrating on the editorial/column
material, thereby reducing the pressure on harried bureau editors and
reducing bureau overtime. The Press review had more than doubled since
its inception as a result of consumer requests.
7. The bureau surveyed frequencies for Moscow English to Africa and
Moscow English and Zulu to Southern Africa at the request of MOD.
III. ADMINISTRATION
A. Personnel
1. Portuguese monitor-trainee entered on duty
25 May. The bureau is now only one down on the o and is awaiting a
clearance on an Afrikaans/Zulu monitorial applicant.
STAT
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2. Po rtuauese itor has legally changed STAT
his name to The change was effected in the Kenya Gazetta STAT
of 21 March.
STAT
Chief, Swaziland Bureau
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Swaziland Bureau Production Report for MAY 1986
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 674850
'TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 16250
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH: 1414
T I . INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE:
(mi nutes or issues per week)
III. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
(publishable words per month)
ANGOLA
Luanda Domestic Service in
Portuguese
Luanda ANGOP in
English
Luanda ANGOP in
French
Luanda ANGOP in
Spanish
BOTSWANA
Gaborone Domestic Service in
English
Gaborone BOTSWANA DAILY NEWS in
English
CLANDESTINE
(Clandestine) Voice of Resistance of the
Black Cockerel in
Portuguese to Angola
(Clandestine) Radio Truth in
English to Zimbabwe
(Clandestine) Radio Truth in
Ndebele to Zimbabwe
(Clandestine) Voice of Truth in
Portuguese to Angola
(Clandestine) KUP in
Portuguese to Southern and Central
Africa
(Clandestine) in
English to Southern and Central
Africa
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
5715.C.)(_-) 11310.00 139.00
min. min. issues
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(Clandestine) k::UP in
French to Southern and Central
Africa
LESOTHO
Maseru Domestic Service in
English
Maseru Domestic Service in
seSotho
Maseru MOCHOCHONONO in
seSotho
Maseru NATION in
English
Maseru THE COMET in
English
MADAGASCAR
Antantanarivo Domestic Service in
French
MALAW I
Blantyre Domestic Service in
English
Blantyre DAILY TIMES in
English
Blantyre MALAWI NEWS in
English
MOZAMBIQUE
Maputo Domestic Service in
Portuguese
Maputo in
English to Southern Africa
Maputo NOTICIAS in
Portuguese
Maputo 'TEMPO in
Portuguese
Beira DIARIO DE MOCAMBIQUE in
Portuguese
NAMIBIA
Windhoek. Domestic Service in
Afri kaans
Windhoek: DIE REPUBLIKEIN in
Afri kaans
BROAD- F'RESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
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BROAD- PRESS F'UBL I -
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Windhoek DIE SUIDWESTER in
Afri aans
Windhoek THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER in
English
Windhoek WINDHOEK: OBSERVER in
English
SENEGAL
Dakar DANA in
English
Dakar DANA in
French
SOUTH AFRICA
Johannesburg International Service in
English 9050
Johannesburg Domestic Service in
Afrikaans 1860
Johannesburg Domestic Service in
English 2909101
Johannesburg Television in
Afrikaans 12 660
Johannesburg Television in
English 30690
Umtata Capital Radio in
English 15480
Johannesburg SAF'A in
English
Pretoria DIE TRANSVALER in
Afrikaans
Cape Town CAPE TIMES in
English
Durban ILANGA in
Zit1 u
Johannesburg BEELD in
Afrikaans
Johannesburg BUSINESS DAY in
English
Johannesburg CITY PRESS in
English
Johannesburg O'SECULO in
Portuguese
Johannesburg RAPPORT in
Afrikaans
Johannesburg SOWETAN in
English
Johannesburg SUNDAY STAR in
English
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BROAD- PRESS
CASTS AGENCIES
PUBL I -
CATIONS
Johannesburg
English
SUNDAY TIMES
2670
Johannesburg
English
Johannesburg
English
THE CITIZEN in
THE STAR in
5050
Johannesburg
English
WEEKLY MAIL in
6060
RSA Editorial Press Review of
Afrikaans and
English Papers
SWAZILAND
Mbabane Domestic Service in
English
Mbabane Domestic Service in
siSwati
Mbabane Television in
English
Mbabane Television in
si Swat i
Mbabane THE SWAZI NEWS in
English
Mbabane THE SWAZI OBSERVER in
English
Mbabane THE TIMES OF SWAZILAND in
English
UNITED KINGDOM
London BBC World Service in
English
USSR
Moscow in
Ndebele to Zimbabwe
Moscow in
Zulu to Southern Africa
Moscow in
Afrikaans to Southern Africa
Moscow in
English to Southern Africa
ZAMBIA
Lusaka Domestic Service in
English
Lusaka Radio Freedom in
English
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Lusaka Radio Freedom in
Zulu to Southern Africa
Lusaka Voice of Namibia
English
Lusaka SUNDAY TIMES OF ZAMBIA in
English
Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in
English
Lusaka ZAMBIA DAILY MAIL in
English
ZIMBABWE
Harare Domestic Service in
English
Harare Domestic Service in
English
Harare Voice of Namibia in
English
Harare THE FINANCIAL GAZETTE in
English
Harare THE HERALD in
English
Harare THE SUNDAY MAIL in
English
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CAST'S AGENCIES CATIONS
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