[South Africa]: Radio RSA

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Radio RSA: The Voice of South Africa is the international broadcasting service of the Republic of South Africa. It has been run by the South African Broadcasting Corporation from its inception on 1 May 1966. Radio RSA broadcast news and opinion programming that is mostly pro-government, and the message of its broadcasts reflects these views. The studios of Radio RSA were initially located at Broadcast House, Commissioner Street in Johannesburg, relocating to Auckland Park in 1976. Additional facilities are located in Bloemendal near Meyerton. Transmitters operate at 100, 250 and 500kW power. The station identification in English is "This is Radio RSA, the Voice of South Africa, from Johannesburg", with similar announcements in other languages: "Ici R. RSA, la Voix de l'Afrique de Sud". Radio RSA transmits for 36 hours a week. Radio RSA broadcast in 12 languages including English, French, Portuguese, and Afrikaans.

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[Owen]

An address would be made by the State President, P.W. Botha from his office in Pretoria and broadcasted over Radio RSA across the world. He would address the nation in Afrikaans and an English translation would be provided.

"Goeienaand,

Vandag het ek die plesier gehad om voltyds terug te keer na my posisie as staatspresident nadat ek twee jaar verlof geneem het en die bewind van waarnemende staatspresident aan die vise-staatspresident F.W. de Klerk oorhandig het. Ek wil aan die nasie herbevestig dat ons onwrikbare toewyding aan 'n welvarende Suid-Afrika en die ontwikkeling van swart selfbeskikking sterk bly. Ons wil ook verseker dat Namibië of Suidwes-Afrika nie buite die visier is nie. Ons bly vas in ons posisie om Namibië weer as soewereine gebied van Suid-Afrika in te neem, aangesien dit nou al 7 jaar is sedert onafhanklikheid aan hulle verleen is. Die SWAPO-regering in Windhoek bly strafregtelik en vervolg Blanke Namibiërs. Ons is diep bekommerd oor die beweging van Europese magte na ons drumpel in Rhodesië. Die Rhodesiese regering is oorgeneem deur 'n onwettige en kommunistiese regime en het hierdie magte ingebring sonder om met ons te konsulteer. Ons bly vas in ons posisie om te sien dat hulle vinnig vertrek, en ons sal Rhodesië ondersteun wat nodig is om die land weer op te bou en om die kommunistiese bloedsuiers te verwyder wat dit oorgeneem het.

Geen buiteland mag ons bepaal wat die inhoud van ons politieke program is nie. Ons begeer dit nie, en ons soek dit nie, maar as ons gedwing word om alleen te gaan ... dan. so. wees. Dit."

English translation:

"Good evening,

Today I have had the pleasure returning to my position as State President full time after taking leave of absence for two years handing the reigns of Acting State President to the Vice State President F.W. de Klerk. I want to reaffirm to that nation that our unwaivering commitment to a prosperous South Africa and to the development of black self-determination remains strong. We also want to reassure that Namibia or South West Africa is not out of sights. We remain firm in our position to retake Namibia as sovereign territory of South Africa as it has now been 7 years since independence was illegal granted to them. The SWAPO Government in Windhoek remains criminal and continues to persecute White Namibians. We are deeply concerned about the movement of European forces to our doorstep in Rhodesia. The Rhodesian Government has been taken over by an illegal and communist regime and brought in these forces without consultation with us. We remain firm in our position to see them leave promptly and we will offer whatever support is needed to Rhodesia to rebuild the country and to rid it of the communist leeches which have taken it over.

No outside country shall dictate to us what the contents of our political program shall be. We do not desire it, nor do we seek it, but if we are forced to go it alone... then. so. be. it."