Rebel Party Outlawed (1961)

Full title reads: “Bulawayo. Rebel Party Outlawed“. Bulawayo, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe. GV Bulawayo, GV ditto. CU placard “NDP banned. Troops called out“ CU African man pan down to paper which he is reading. GV building of the African newspapers Ltd which has all its windows broken. Angle shot. broken windows. SV pan the building. CU interior Man looking at burnt documents. SV Riot Police carrying batons and shields marching past camera. SV ditto. SV armoured car following them, SV pan troops that have been called up for the emergency erecting tents. CU ditto. SV ditto. LV pan a spotter plane flying low in effort to pinpoint illegal gatherings. GV strikers seated listening to one of their leaders. GV ditto. CU one of the strikers. SV Police patrolling close at hand to ensure order. SV pan Police sitting at side of road. GV pan strikers. (Pathe Neg) Cataloguer’s Note: NDP stands for National Democratic Party. They were complaining about the new Constitution. - MD. FILM ID: A