Who Is Vasco Mutwa?
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Extract 2
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1950s
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South Africa
In this propaganda film, South Africa’s then Ministry of Information conveyed a deceptive image of the establishment of Bantu peoples as a way of restoring distinct ethnic identities to the different indigenous peoples of South Africa.
Physical formats available:
VHS,
Mini DV
Digital formats available:
Quicktime (Pro Res)
Audio & visual:
Sound,
Color
Collection
South African Propaganda
(36)
During the apartheid era, the South African Information Service launched a campaign of propaganda and disinformation aimed at the Western powers, which it considered its natural allies against what it called the “Communist onslaught” to take over South Africa.
This campaign was both covert and overt, and ranged from what appeared to be straightforward tourist films to savage attacks on the ANC through a source apparently connected to the South African Information Service. The South African government spent millions of dollars to win support, with most of this effort being directed at the USA, where it had many influential sympathisers of the apartheid regime.
These VHS tapes represent an extremely rare collection of propaganda materials produced by the Information Service.
