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Title: Dutch embassy sit-in, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Demonstrations
Description: Dutch embassy sit-in ... Protesters Mr Riefaat Hattas, left and Mr Seraaj Davids consult colleagues who waited outside the Royal Netherlands embassy during the eight-hour sit-in yesterday.
Identifier: islandora:17763

Title: Sick woman sitting on bed, Cape Town
Subject: Poverty, Homeless persons, Politics, ,
Description: Desperately ill, Mrs Evelyn Magxala spends her days in a sweltering tent in the Nyanga dunes waiting for the Administration Board to decide her fate and that of 750 other squatters.
Identifier: islandora:15604

Title: Protesters sit on bench chained with manikin of a judge between them, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Demonstrations, Justice, Administration of
Description: Protesters sit on bench chained with manikin of a judge between them, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16371

Title: Queen Elizabeth sits next to Nelson Mandela in Parliament, Cape Town
Subject: South Africa. Parliament, Legislation, Governments, Politics, Mbeki, Thabo, ,
Description: Queen Elizabeth.
Identifier: islandora:15785

Title: Soldiers on their horses sit at attention at the opening of Parliament , Cape Town
Subject: South Africa. Parliament, Governments, ,
Description: Soldiers on their horses sit at attention at the opening of Parliament , Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:15743

Title: Man sits resting his head in his hand, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Segregation, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950
Description: Man seeks race change for love: A young white Cape Town man is to appeal to the Government to re-classify him as a Coloured person so he can marry his Coloured girlfriend. "If they won't reclassify me Coloured, I will leave the country of my birth so that I can live legally with the woman I love and have children by her," Mr Dirk Brits, a 32-year-old fitter, said yesterday.
Identifier: islandora:16132

Title: Shelves of books with a comfortable chair to sit in, Cape Town
Subject: South Africa. Parliament, Governments, Legislation, Architecture, ,
Description: House of Assembly: Ammunition for debate. A corner of the debating chamber is kept stocked up with volumes of Hansard - recording every word spoken by members in debate since 1924 - and other records which enables MP's to quote at once what they or their "Honourable friends" said or did on previous occasions.
Identifier: islandora:15778

Title: Women sit on pavement behind barbed wire fence, Cape Town
Subject: Pagad (Organization), Vigilantes, Law enforcement, ,
Description: Pagad demonstrators outside Bellville Magistrate court.
Identifier: islandora:15669

Title: Two old soldiers sit at the Mayor's Memorial Ex-Servicemen's Institute, Cape Town
Subject: Bathrooms, Private clubs, Membership, ,
Description: Two old soldiers Mr J.E. Stipp and Mr Tom Ward keep a lonely vigil at the Mayor's Memorial Ex-Servicemen's Institute in Commercial Street. Dwindling membership and shortage of money may force the 34-year-old club for Coloured and White ex-servicemen to close early next year.
Identifier: islandora:15277

Title: Man sits alone, Cape Town
Subject: Entertainers, Performing arts, Amusements, ,
Description: Picture of destitute Gamb taken by Skuus. Tygerberg flats, Belle Ombre Road.
Identifier: islandora:15332

Title: Wives of Cabinet Minister sit for a photo, Cape Town
Subject: South Africa. Parliament, Governments, Gender, ,
Description: The wives of the Cabinet Ministers posed for this official photograph - released by department of Information - in the grounds of Westbrooke.
Identifier: islandora:15761

Title: People sit and listen to a musical performance, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Politics, Performance
Description: Taking a musical break: Speakers at the launch listen to the songs. From the right are veteran anti-apartheid activist Mrs Helen Joseph, Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference, Dr F. Van Zyl Slabbert of the Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa (Idasa), Mrs Angeline Biddie of the George Civic Association, Mrs Amy Thornton, chairman of the Cape Democrats, and Mr John Greene, the vice-chairman.
Identifier: islandora:15966

Title: Man sitting on the ground, District Six, Cape Town, South Africa
Subject: District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Cape Town (South Africa)--History, ,
Description: A man sits on the floor against a wall in District Six, Cape Town in the 1970's prior to the state orchestrated forced removals to locations further from the city.
Identifier: islandora:18532

Title: Members of the Coloured Representative Council (CRC) sit and smile for the camera, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics, Travel
Description: Mr Tom Swartz, leader of the Coloured Representative Council (CRC), and members of the CRC Executive left Cape Town by air today for talks with Cabinet Ministers in Pretoria tomorrow. The executive will be joined in Johannesburg by another four CRC members who will make up the rest of the nine-member delegation. From left are Mr P.J. Pietersen (local government), Mr S.S. Cloete (rural areas), Mr Swartz, Mr W.J. Louw (welfare and pensions) and Mr W.J. Bergins (education).
Identifier: islandora:15993

Title: Men sit laughing and shouting at speaker, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), National Party (South Africa), Politics
Description: Part of the audience at last night's HNP (Herstigte Nasionale Party) meeting in the Parow Civic Centre laughing and shouting at the speakers.
Identifier: islandora:15979

Title: Cabinet members sit around a table talking, Cape Town
Subject: South Africa. Parliament, Governments, Legislation, Politics, ,
Description: The Union Cabinet before it was recently enlarged. In the left foreground is Dr. A.J. Stals (Health and Social Welfare). Others are (left to right): Mr F.C. Erasmus (Defence), Dr T.E. Dönges (Interior), Mr S.P. Le Roux (Agriculture), Dr E.G. Jansen (former Minister of Native Affairs and now Governor-general), Mr N.C. Havenga (Finance), Dr. D.F. Malan (Prime Minister and Minister of External Affairs), Mr J.G. Strydom (Lands and Irrigation), Mr C.R. Swart (Justice) , Mr P.O. Sauer (Transport), Mr E.H. Louw (Economic Affairs), and Mr B.J. Schoeman (Labour, Public Works and Forestry). Dr. H.F. Verwoerd is the new Minister of Native Affairs, Mr J.H. Viljoen, Minister of Mines, Education, Arts and Science, and Mr J.F.T Naude, Minister of Posts and Telegraphs.
Identifier: islandora:15766

Title: Milnerton Mayor sitting behind his desk working, Cape Town
Subject: Furniture, Authority, ,
Description: Magnificent rosewood desk is one of the outstanding features of sumptuous Mayor's office and parlour in Milnerton's new administrative block. Seated at the desk is Mr F.G. Kotze, the town's mayor.
Identifier: islandora:15287

Title: A bus so full, that people are sitting on the roof, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Weapons, Law enforcement, Grief
Description: Part of the 20 000-strong crowd which went to the Gugulethu Stadium to pay their respects to the nine. Two people died in unrest after the funeral when police fired on mourners with birdshot, teargas and rubber bullets.
Identifier: islandora:16233

Title: Parliamentary officials sit for a photograph, Cape Town
Subject: South Africa. Parliament, Legislation, Governments, Politics, ,
Description: First sitting of Assembly in Republic.
Identifier: islandora:15787

Title: Council members sit around a table having a meeting, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics
Description: Committee of the Coloured Representative Council (CRC) after registration of S. Leon.
Identifier: islandora:15982

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