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Flower sellers, Cape Town
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Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Street vendors, Plants, Informal sector (Economics), Flower vending
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Description
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"Licence fees are going up but life must go on," seems to be the stoical grin-and-bear-it reaction of Grand Parade flower seller Mrs K Knowlden to the news that her trade licence will cost her more from next January. The new Licences Draft Ordinance, which provides for increased licence fees and application fees for 68 categories of business, goes before the Cape Provincial Council next month for approval.
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islandora:15044
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Dredging soil from Rietvlei, Cape Town
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Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), Industries, Building, ,
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Dredging of five million cubic metres of soil from Rietvlei, near Milnerton, started at the weekend. Picture shows the end of an 8.5km pipeline through which the soil, mixed with sea water, is pumped to Table Bay (opposite Paarden Eiland) to fill a huge area being reclaimed from the sea to extend Cape Town Docks. Reclamation will continue till November.
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Identifier
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islandora:15307
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Fishing industry, Cape Town
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Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Fishing industry, Recreation, Ocean, Seafood
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Japanese, Korean and Formosan fishing vessels operating off the South African coast take advantage of the bad winter weather to carry out checks on gear and minor repairs in Cape Town. A large number of the foreign fishing fleet are at present in port or lying in Table Bay.
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Identifier
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islandora:14624
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Mule teams at Cape Show, Goodwood, Cape Town
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Goodwood (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Agricultural shows, Agriculture, Apartheid
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Mule teams in the arena at the Cape Show. It was claimed by the announcer that the Western Province is the only place in the world where such a show of spans of mules can be seen.
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Identifier
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islandora:15865
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Fishing industry, Cape Town
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Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Ships, Army, Navies, Ocean
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Recent visitors to Cape Town were these five fishing vessels which came in under the Frelimo flag - the first visitors to be seen locally. The craft which were registered in Maputo, Beira and Angoche, came in for minor repairs but crewmen would not say where they had come from or where they were bound.
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Identifier
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islandora:14627
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Student protestors, Cape Town
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Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Civil unrest, Demonstrations
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Student protesters sat down in the City Hall passages while awaiting the outcome of discussions between student leaders and the Town Clerk of Cape Town, Mr H.G. Heugh, yesterday afternoon. More than 250 students packed the foyer and passages in the City Hall during the talks.
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Identifier
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islandora:16384
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Interior of prison cell, Robben Island, Cape Town
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Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Historic sites, Jails, Interior architecture
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The inside of a typical communal cell. The wall cupboard is used as a locker for personal belongings as well as a writing table.
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Identifier
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islandora:16548
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Ivan Toms, End Conscription Campaign, Cape Town
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Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Conscientious objection, South African Defence Force, Apartheid, End Conscription Campaign (South Africa)
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Dr Ivan Toms, a conscientious objector and founder of the End Conscription Campaign (ECC), Cape Town.
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Identifier
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islandora:18089
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Land Bank, Cape Town
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Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Banking, Apartheid, Buildings, Architecture
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The Land Bank in Queen Victoria Street, Gardens, Cape Town. Built in 1938 and designed by architect Brian Mansergh
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Identifier
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islandora:16746
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Tangled water weed, Cape Town
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Subject
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Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Environment, Pollution, Health, Nature, Rivers, Water
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A substantial load of tangled water weed is deposited on the vlei bank by the new "thresher" demonstrated during the week.
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Identifier
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islandora:16587
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Transkeian 'citizens' in a Whites-only restaurant, Cape Town
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Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, South Africa. Separate Amenities Act, 1953, Bantustans, Xhosa (African people)
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Transkeian citizens Mr Mbongeni Mvana and Mr Mlami Gomo enjoy a soft drink on the veranda of a Camps Bay White restaurant this week after showing their passports to the manager. 'I don't mind who comes here as long as they behave,' said the manager. [Transkei was granted 'independence' by South Africa in 1976, meaning those born in the Transkei, such as these two men, automatically became 'foreigners' in South Africa.]
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Identifier
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islandora:16650
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Guard gives prisoner advice on his artwork, Cape Town
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Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Jails, Reformatories, Emblems, Tools
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A prisoner gets some advice while making two replicas in brass of the crest of the Department of Prisons, to be used on two of the boats making regular trips to Robben Island.
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Identifier
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islandora:16038