MONTHLY REPORT--SWAZILAND BUREAU--MARCH 1987

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2012
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: April 7, 1987
• Content Type: MEMO

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EMBASSY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
P.O. Box 199
Mbabane, Swaziland
7 April 1987
MMB - 7005
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
THROUGH : Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT : Monthly Report -- Swaziland Bureau -- March 1987
I. GENERAL
A. FBO regional representative Jim Derrick visited Mbabane 30-31
March and toured all Embassy-owned buildings, including the five houses
turned over to FBO by FBIS. Both the bureau chief and deputy chief held
discussions with Derrick, which enabled them to gain some insight into
how FBO plans to handle the incorporation of the FBIS houses into the
embassy housing scheme. The visit was also beneficial in that the Embassy
GSO won Derricl~Ls support for all planned repairs and im m n ts. includ-
ing a major rendvation of the house occupied by editor STAT
B. Some improvements and repairs already have been completed, includ-
ing new concrete slab floors in the den and dining room of the bureau
chief's house. The old wooden floors were damaged by a large termite
colony directly beneath the house. It required over 700 gallons of liquid
insecticide to destroy the colony before repairs could begin. The deputy 4 Y
chief's house now has a new security fence, and plans for remodeling the
kitchen have been approved. I
II. OPERATIONS ~~/'''~'
A. Monitorial/Editorial
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1. The campaign for the 6 May elections to the white House of
Assembly dominated press coverage in South Africa during March. By
"Nomination Day" at the end of the month, a record 480 candidates had been
nominated to fill the 166 seats. Defections from the ruling National Party
continued to make headlines. Prominent Afrikaner newspaper executives
Willem de Klerk and Dawid de Villiers resigned over disagreements with
National Party policy. Another blow was the petition by 301 professors at
Stellenbosch University, the intellectual heart of Afrikanerdom, rejecting
party reform policies as slow and inadequate. NP fortunes received a
boost late in the month from the collapse of efforts by the two major right-
wing opposition parties to form an alliance. Despite defections to the right
and left of the political spectrum, a 25 March poll showed 58 percent of the
voters planned to vote for the National Party. Footnote: President P.W.
Botha received a "Gold Record" for his propaganda single "Why You Should
Vote NP." The president did not sing the campaign message.
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2. In Zimbabwe, Prime Minister Robert Mugabe again pledged to
join with Zambia in imposing sanctions against South Africa, but refused
to set a date for their implementation. The Zdmbabwean parliament sus-
pended MP Ian Smith, former Rhodesian prime minister, for 1 year for his
remarks to a South African audience on how to deal with sanctions.
3. Angola reacted sharply in two ANGOP editorials carried on
Luanda Domestic Service to reports that the United States was interested
in upgrading and leasing an air base in southern Zaire, which Angola
claims is already being used by the CIA to supply arms to the UNITA rebels.
4. Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu, at the head of a large
delegation, paid a 3-day official visit to Angola, which culminated in
the signing of a number of economic and technical exchange agreements.
5. Mozambique and the USSR exchanged high-level delegations to
mark the 10th anniversary of their bilateral treaty of friendship and
cooperation. In Moscow, the Mozambican delegation held talks with
Andrey Gromyko and Petr Demichev, among others. In Maputo, President
Chissano and People's Assembly Chairman Marcelino Dos Santos received
CPSU Central Committee Politburo Candidate Member Nikolay Talyzin. In
addition to the usual bilateral talks and dinner speeches, the CPSU
and Frelimo signed a 2-year accord.
B. Coverage/Lateral Services
In an effort to make the RSA Press Review more representative of
editorial comments, the bureau has discontinued coverage of the Afrikaans
paper DIE VADERLAND and has added DIE BURGER, which has a much larger
circulation and is reputed to be the Afrikaans mouthpiece for the ruling
National Party. The bureau also is examining the possibility of adding
another black newspaper, THE NEW NATION, to the two already on coverage.
III. ADMINISTRATION
Personnel
English/Afrikaans monitor) )underwent successful heart
bypass surgery in Pretoria early in the month to alleviate chronic
circulatory problems. has returned to Mbabane, where he continues
to convalesce. Hopefu y, he will return to work by the end of April.
On 26 March, the Embassy political/consular officer, Lee Brudwig,
and the new public affairs officer, Brooks Spector, toured the bureau
and had a discussion with the deputy chief on how to handle press
inquiries about the bureau and FBIS. The bureau chief drafted written
guidance, based on standing FBIS guidelines, for the neX PA
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Swaziland Bureau Production Report for MARCH 1987
I. TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES:
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 446520
TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 35570
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH: 1097
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
II. INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE: 70;24.00 13980. )0 131.00
(minutes or issues per week) min. min. issues
III. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
(publishable words per month)
ANGOLA
Luanda Domestic Service in
F'ortuquese
BOTSWANA
Gaborone Domestic Service in
English
Gaborone BOTSWANA DAILY NEWS in
English
CLANDESTINE
(Clandestine) Radio Truth in
? English to Zimbabwe
(Clandestine) Radio Truth in
Ndebele to Zimbabwe
(Clandestine) Voice of Resistance of the
Black Cockerel in
Portuguese to Angola
(Clandestine) K:UF' in
Portuguese to Southern and Central
Africa
(Clandestine) k'.UF' in
English to Southern and Central
Africa
(Clandestine) k::UF' in
French to Southern and Central
Africa
LESOTHO
Maseru Domestic Service in
English
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Maseru Domestic Service in
seSotho
MALAWI
Blantyre Domestic Service in
English
Blantyre DAILY TIMES 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 DIE REPUBLIF::EIN in
Afri k:aans
Windhoek DIE SUIDWESTER in
Afri E::aans
Windhoek NAMIBIAN in
English
Windhoek THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER in
English
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
SENEGAL
Dakar F'ANA i n
English
Dakar F'ANA in
French
SOUTH AFRICA
Johannesburg
English
International. Service in
6020
Johannesburg
Domestic Service in
Afrikaans
420
Johannesburg
English
Domestic Service in
2328o
Johannesburg
Television in
Afri kaans
26870
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BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Johannesburg Television
English
Umtata Capital Radio in
in
English
Johannesburg
English
SAPA in
Cape Town CAFE TIMES in
English
Durban ILANGA in
Zulu
Johannesburg BEELD in
0
Afrikaans
0
Johannesburg BUSINESS DAY in
English
1760
Johannesburg
English
Johannesburg
I TY F'RESS
C in
DIE VADERLAND in
520
Afri k:aans
Johannesburg O'SECULO in
Portuguese
0
Johannesburg RAPPORT in
Afrikaans
0
Johannesburg
English
SOWETAN in
5760)
Johannesburg
English
SUNDAY STAR in
3700
Johannesburg
English
SUNDAY TIMES
7990
Johannesburg
English
THE CITIZEN in
6220
Johannesburg
English
THE STAR in
4480
3
Johannesburg
WEEKLY MAIL in
sh
English
8110
Pretoria DIE TRANSVALER in
Afrikaans
RSA Editorial Press Review of
Afrikaans and
English Papers
Mbabane Television in
siSwati
SWAZILAND
Mbabane Domestic Service in
English 320
Mbabane Domestic Service in
siSwati 150
Mbabane Television in
English s?
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BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Mbabane THE SWAZI NEWS in
English
Mbabane THE SWAZI OBSERVER in
English
Mbabane THE TIMES OF SWAZILAND in
English
UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
Moscow in
Ndebele to Zimbabwe
Moscow in
Afrikaans to Southern AFrica
Moscow in
English to Southern Africa
Moscow in
Zulu to Southern Africa
0 UNITED F=:: I NGDOM
London BBC World Service in
English
ZAMBIA
Lusaka Radio Freedom in
English
Lusaka Radio Freedom in
Zulu to Southern Africa
Lusaka Voice of Namibia in
English
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 Domestic Service in
Ndebel e
Harare THE FINANCIAL GAZETTE in
English
Harare THE HERALD in
English
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BROAD- PRESS PURL I -
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Harare THE SUNDAY MAIL in
English
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