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Winnie Mandela and family, Cape Town
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Subject
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Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Political activists--South Africa, Political prisoners--South Africa,
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Winnie Mandela and family with Dullah Omar (lawyer) during a Christmas visit to see Nelson Mandela at Victor Verster prison in Paarl, Cape Town., circa 1980s
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Identifier
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islandora:12638
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PFP members, Cape Town, early 1980s
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Subject
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Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics, Progressive Federal Party (South Africa), Governments
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Description
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The Leader of the Opposition, Dr F van Zyl Slabbert, shares a joke with some of his colleagues at today's meeting of the joint parliamentary electoral college. Next to him are Dr. Marius Barnard (PFP, Parktown) and Mr Ken Andrew (PFP, Gardens). On the left behind Dr Slabbert is Mr Harry Schwarz (PFP, Yeoville).
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Identifier
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islandora:16920
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Oral history interview with Beauty Xathanga [Part 2 of 2]
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Subject
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Oral history, Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Social aspects--South Africa, Apartheid--South Africa, Alcohol--Government policy--South Africa
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Description
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This project spans three sub-collections. This case study in Langa in the Western Cape examines the socio-political environment and racial/gender discrimination with regards to alcohol under apartheid policies. Themes include: African traditional beer (umqombothi), anti-government protests, discriminatory laws, the Eastern Cape, government beer halls, government policy with respect to alcohol, hostels, housing, migrant labour, racialised spaces, the 1976 riots, shebeens (a bar, predominately in the townships where alcohol is sold) and the smuggling of alcohol by residents., Pin7.15b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 05:28 min. ; interview 15 of 16
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Identifier
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islandora:22562
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David Webster funeral, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Subject
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Political history--South Africa--Johannesburg, Political violence--South Africa--Johannesburg, Funeral rites and ceremonies--South Africa--Johannesburg, Apartheid--South Africa--Johannesburg, May Day (Labor holiday)--South Africa--Johannesburg
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Activists defiantly hoist the banned African National Congress (ANC) flag at the funeral of David Webster, a prominent anti-apartheid activist and champion of labour union rights who was murdered by the apartheid state on May Day (1 May) 1989. Johannesburg, South Africa, 6 May 1989.
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Identifier
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islandora:5356
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Title
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ANCWL meeting, Women's Day
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Subject
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Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Political activists--South Africa, Women--South Africa, Demonstrations--South Africa,
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ANC (African National Congress) Women�s League meeting on Women's Day. Community members commemorate female political prisoners at St. Francis Church Hall in Langa, Cape Town., circa 1980s
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Identifier
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islandora:12574
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Railway accident, Bellville, Cape Town
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Subject
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Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Railways, Apartheid, Labour, Industrial accident, Transport
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Description
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Workers repair damage after a railway accident at Bellville, Cape Town, in 1979
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Identifier
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islandora:16834
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Title
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Bellstar Junction, Cape Town
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Subject
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Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Business, Apartheid, Commerce, Transport
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Description
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Bellstar Junction shopping mall adjacent to Bellville Station
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Identifier
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islandora:16831
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Title
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Resettlement camp, Boskop, South Africa
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Subject
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Apartheid--South Africa, Farm workers--South Africa, Resettlement--South Africa, Land--South Africa,
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Description
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Resettlement camp for evicted farm and tenant workers. Boskop in the Natal Midlands, KwaZulu-Natal, 1988.
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Identifier
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islandora:18369
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Title
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Treason trial, Wynberg Magistrate's court, Cape Town
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Subject
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Wynberg (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics, Courts, Treason Trial, Pretoria, South Africa, 1956-1961
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Description
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Crowd gathers at Treason Trial, Wynberg Magistrate's Court, Cape Town.
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Identifier
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islandora:17604
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Title
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Plastic shelter, Crossroads, Cape Town
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Subject
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Temporary housing--South Africa, Squatter settlements--South Africa, Forced migration--South Africa, Eviction--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Apartheid, The Cordoned Heart
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A bed stands outside a plastic shelter erected after a mass demolition of homes, circa 1980.
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Identifier
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islandora:5715
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Cabinet members, Cape Town, 1983
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Subject
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Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics, Cabinet ministers, National Party (South Africa), Governments
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Description
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Minister of Defence Magnus Malan (second from right), shares a joke with Dawid de Villiers (second from left) and other Cabinet members, Cape Town, 1983
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Identifier
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islandora:16946
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Forced removals, Bakwena Ba Mogopa
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Subject
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Rural poor--South Africa, Forced migration--South Africa, Eviction--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Apartheid, The Cordoned Heart
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Description
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A resident of Mogopa dismantles his home in preparation for forced removal, 1983.
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Identifier
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islandora:5759
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Oral history interview with Charmaine van Tonder, a neighbour of Robert Sobukwe
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Oral history, Sobukwe, Robert Mangaliso, Political activists--South Africa--Biography, Pan Africanist Congress--History, South Africa--Politics and government--1961-1978, Anti-apartheid movements--South Africa--History, Government, Resistance to--South Africa,
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The interviews in this collection focus on the life history of Robert Sobukwe, teacher, lecturer, lawyer, secretary of the African National Congress (ANC) Branch in Standerton and first president of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). Interviewees include Achmat Cassiem (activist and Robben Island prisoner), Benjamin Pogrund (author of his autobiography), Charmaine van Tonder (Robert Sobukwe’s neighbour) and Dinilesizwe Sobukwe (Robert Sobukwe’s son). Themes include: the controversy regarding his burial; the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC); reflections on his funeral; his life on Robben Island; Sobukwe as a father; the Sharpeville Massacre and his work at the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) . This sub-collection originated as research for the Albert Luthuli Young Historians award 2010., Pin13.05.mp3: Part 1 of 1 ; 08:11 min. ; interview 5 of 5
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Identifier
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islandora:19443
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House of Representatives, Tricameral Parliament, Cape Town
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Subject
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Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics, Coloured people (South Africa), South Africa. Tricameral Parliament, Segregation
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Description
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New House: The new National Party Ministers' Council in the House of Representatives got down to business with its first official meeting today. Council chairman, centre, Mr Jac Rabie and Reverend Andrew Julies, left, Minister of Health and Welfare, are in front with Mr Patrick McEnery, Director General of the House. In the back row are Mr Pieter Saaiman, Minister of Local Government, Housing and Agriculture, Education and culture Minister Mr Abe Williams, Budget Minister Mr Gerald Morkel, and Mr Cecil Heradien, Deputy Minister of Local Government, Housing and Agriculture.
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Identifier
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islandora:16923
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Parking at D.F.Malan Airport, Cape Town, in the 1970s
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Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town International Airport, Apartheid, Travel, City planning, Architecture
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"Frustration Centre". Lack of covered space at D.F.Malan Airport in which cars and buses can off-load passengers out of the weather is illustrated in this picture of the entrance. Also shown is part of the parking area, which stretches a long distance from the terminal. Mr. Michael Chambers, who has just completed a thesis on airport design, believes that the money being spent on alterations to the airport could be better used on another design system.
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Identifier
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islandora:15877