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- Title
- Oral history interview with Beauty Xathanga [Part 1 of 2]
- Subject
- Oral history, Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Social aspects--South Africa, Apartheid--South Africa, Alcohol--Government policy--South Africa
- Description
- 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., Pin7.15a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 16:35 min. ; interview 15 of 16
- Identifier
- islandora:22563
- Title
- Oral history interview with Mrs M., a survivor of the Kwamadala Hostel massacre [Part 1 of 1 : 01:06:29 min.]
- Subject
- Oral history, Boipatong (South Africa)--History, Violence--South Africa--Boipatong, South Africa--Politics and government--1989-1994, , ,
- Description
- In 1992 the Boipatong massacre was allegedly launched from the Kwamadala Hostel. Forty-five people were killed and twenty-two severely injured. The township of Boipatong was established in 1955 to house workers from nearby industries in the Vaal Triangle and the Kwamadala Hostel lies across the highway from this township. This area experienced high political tension in the early 1990s between supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) and of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). The interviews in this collection focus on memories of the 1992 Kwamadala Hostel dwellers' massacre in the Boipatong. Themes include: the the political factions involved such as the ANC and the IFP and the history of political tensions between the two factions; the events building up to the massacre; police collusion; and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)., Pol1.01.mp3: Part 1 of 1 : 01:06:29 min. ; interview 1 of 5
- Identifier
- islandora:24436
- Title
- Oral history interview with Dr. Sydney Luckett [Part 1 of 2]
- Subject
- Oral history, United Democratic Front (South Africa), Anti-apartheid activists--South Africa--Interviews, Anti-apartheid movements--South Africa, Government, Resistance to--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government, ,
- Description
- The United Democratic Front (UDF) was established as a non-racial, anti-apartheid coalition in 1983. The interviews in this collection deal with the formation and impact of the UDF in the Western Cape in the 1980s. Key figures involved with the UDF are interviewed, including Cheryl Carolus, Lionel Louw, Sydney Luckett and Phyllis Orner. Themes include: community based organisations affiliated to the UDF; the effects of apartheid; religious affiliation; role of the UDF in the community; trade unions. These interviews originate from research conducted for the Albert Luthuli Young Historians Award 2008., Por6.04a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 58:10 min. ; interview 4 of 6
- Identifier
- islandora:24453
- Title
- District map of Tsomo, Transkei. Sheet no. 1
- Subject
- Transkei (South Africa)--Description and travel--Maps, Homelands (South Africa)--Maps, ,
- Description
- Map of Tsomo, Transkei, showing locations of Gqogqora, Mhlahlane, Mkwinti, Nconcolora, Qutsa, Qombolo, Tsojana and Ngonyama, location boundaries, building lots and plans, forests, trading stations, rivers, and roads. Relief shown by mountain peaks. Scale 300 Cape Roods = 1 Eng. inch.
- Identifier
- islandora:30089
- Title
- Delamtilwazini River after flood on 1/1/81 in Ships Prow Pass which killed 3 tourists. Vegetation is Leucosidea
- Subject
- Botany--South Africa, Plants--South Africa, ,
- Identifier
- islandora:9025
- Title
- Oral history interview with Jerome Nell and Clifford Cox [Part 1 of 2]
- Subject
- Oral history, Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Social aspects--South Africa, Apartheid--South Africa, Alcohol--Government policy--South Africa
- Description
- This project spans three sub-collections. This case study in Windermere/Kensington in the Western Cape focuses on the coloured residents of the area and examines the socio-political environment and racial/gender discrimination with regards to alcohol under apartheid policies. Themes include: discriminatory laws, government policy, housing, racialised spaces and the smuggling of alcohol by residents and shebeens (a bar, predominately in the townships where alcohol is sold)., Pin9.12a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 31:50 min, ; interview 12 of 15
- Identifier
- islandora:29678
- Title
- Oral history interview with Faku Farrington Dlanga [Part 1 of 2]
- Subject
- Oral history, Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Social aspects--South Africa, Apartheid--South Africa, Alcohol--Government policy--South Africa
- Description
- 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., Pin7.04a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 31:44 min. ; interview 4 of 16
- Identifier
- islandora:22549
- Title
- Oral history interview with Mr and Mrs Howie [Part 1 of 3]
- Subject
- Oral history, World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--South Africa--Interviews, World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, South African, World War, 1939-1945--Women--Interviews
- Description
- This sub-collection centres on the diverse war experiences of the interviewees, mainly in in North Africa, Italy and South Africa. It contains information about prisoner of war experiences in Italy and Germany and repatriation through the Port of Odessa in 1945. Themes include: 1948 elections in South Africa, desert warfare at El Alamain, entry into the armed forces, family background, war experiences in Mogadishu and Normandy, post-war politics in South Africa, the psychological effects of war, schooling; war and women's employment in the armed forces., Pin5.11a.mp3: Part 1 of 3 ; 31:48 min. ; interview 11 of 19
- Identifier
- islandora:24967
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