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Title: Smashed window of a truck which was stoned, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Vandalism, Motorcars
Description: This bakery van was stoned in Gugletu yesterday. An employee of the company was pulled from the back of the van and beaten.
Identifier: islandora:16326

Title: Policeman watches a building being destroyed by fire, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Vandalism, Law enforcement
Description: A riot-squad policeman watches as a fire rages inside part of the Nyanga East Community Centre today.
Identifier: islandora:16277

Title: The remains of two cars that were set alight, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), circa 1976, Civil unrest, Violence, Demonstrations, Motorcars, Vandalism
Description: The remains of two cars that were set alight, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16358

Title: A man inspects the damage done by a fire, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Vandalism
Description: An employee points out some of the damage caused early yesterday morning when a fire broke out at Sacca Ltd in Brickfield Road, Salt River. Arson is suspected.
Identifier: islandora:16312

Title: A street has been barricaded with burning tyres and plants, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Vandalism, Civil unrest, Violence, Roads
Description: A street has been barricaded with burning tyres and plants, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16230

Title: Police presence at a riot, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Demonstrations, Vandalism
Description: Police presence at a riot, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16188

Title: Man pulls out trunk from the ground, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Vandalism, Law enforcement
Description: Detective Sergeant Frank Madconci of the Langa CID unearths a metal trunk containing looted goods which was buried by Tsotsis at the height of the looting.
Identifier: islandora:16333

Title: Woman cries while men carry injured person, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Vandalism, Demonstrations
Description: An injured Coloured youth is carried off to an ambulance at Bonteheuwel today.
Identifier: islandora:16251

Title: Building on fire, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Industrial buildings, Civil unrest, Violence, Vandalism
Description: Building on fire, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16274

Title: Burning tyres and other materials at a Stop Street, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Vandalism, Law enforcement, Civil unrest, Violence, Roads
Description: Burning tyres and other materials at a Stop Street, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16217

Title: Policeman stands next to his car and aims his gun, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Vandalism, Demonstrations, Law enforcement
Description: A detective, with a baseball bat under his arm, aims a revolver in the direction of the crowd after a mob of children surrounded a police vehicle and began pelting it with stones, rocks and bottles in Bonteheuwel today.
Identifier: islandora:16250

Title: Driver inspects the damage done to his bus, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Demonstrations, Vandalism
Description: The windows of at least two buses were shattered by stones during peak hour in Nyanga and Guguletu last night. Driver Mr Samuel Wiliams, peers through the broken windscreens of his bus.
Identifier: islandora:16193

Title: Defaced sign outside the Cathedral, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Religion, Vandalism
Description: Poster defaced: paint trickles down the large board outside St. George's Cathedral after an attempt early yesterday morning to deface the board bearing a poster stating, "This Cathedral Stands for Peace and Justice Both Within its Walls and Without". Red paint, poured in the shape of a sickle and hammer with the word "Lenin" written below was also found on the steps of the Cathedral by the verger, Mr J. Riadore, yesterday at 6:30 am. Mr Riadore saw a man of about 30 sitting in a yellow car in a dark blue raincoat shortly before discovering the wet paint.
Identifier: islandora:16420

Title: Kids smile for the camera in front of a store that was set alight, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Vandalism
Description: Yesterday morning Awai's general stores, 39th Avenue Elsie's River, was bustling with business. In the afternoon, all that remained was a roofless, gutted skeleton. The store was set alight by rioters who doused the interior with paraffin and put a match to it.
Identifier: islandora:16325

Title: Girl throws petrol onto burning tyre, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Demonstrations, Youth, Weapons, Vandalism
Description: Riots, Cape Town. (Person setting alight a tyre while others watch).
Identifier: islandora:16211

Title: Policeman looks at the damage done to a building by rioters, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Vandalism, Demonstrations, Law enforcement
Description: The Nyanga Post Office destroyed by rioters.
Identifier: islandora:16248

Title: Hertzog cleans himself after eggs are thrown at him, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), National Party (South Africa), Politics, Vandalism, Opposition (Political science)
Description: Left: Dr Albert Hertzog, the leader of the HNP (Herstigte Nasionale Party) wiping stains off his suit after he had been hit by several eggs thrown from the audience. With him is a young HNP supporter.
Identifier: islandora:15980

Title: Riot policeman takes a break and has a cigarette, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Vandalism, Demonstrations
Description: A tired riot policeman after 36 hours of continuous duty. His face mirrors the tension of the townships.
Identifier: islandora:16252

Title: Truck set alight, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Vandalism, Demonstrations
Description: A delivery van transporting dead chickens goes up in flames in Belgravia Road, Athlone, yesterday afternoon. The driver of the van was ordered out and the vehicle set alight.
Identifier: islandora:16247

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