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Title: Oral history interview with Tamsanqa Percival Ngoma [Part 2 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., Pin7.09b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 30:39 min.. ; interview 9 of 16
Identifier: islandora:22554

Title: Music (Gemsbok Park)
Subject: KhoeSan languages -- African languages--History
Description: Sound recording by Ernst Westphal., Additional notes on box: (1) Gemsbok Dance; (2); (3) Matteljakkals Dance
Identifier: islandora:22534

Title: Oral history interview with Dr Partic de Goede [Part 2 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Political activists--Interviews, Government, Resistance to
Description: This is a series of unrelated interviews from the period 1985-1990 with people involved in different spheres of political life in Africa, with particular reference to the politics of South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Zambia and the Congo. Interviewees include, Jane Gool, Hassan Howa, Hosea Jaffe, I.B. Tabata, Jack Cope and Otillie Abrahams. Themes include: African National Congress (ANC) training camps, anti-discrimination in sport, life in exile in Botswana and Namibia, gender empowerment , the history of St. Francis, Langa in the Western Cape, Non-European Unity Movement (NUEM), political upheaval in Kenya, rural life and work and the South West African Peoples Organisation (SWAPO), Pin4.20b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 32:05 min. ; interview 20 of 52
Identifier: islandora:25865

Title: Conscientious objectors protest, UCT
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Demonstrations--South Africa, Youths--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa, Conscientious objectors--South Africa,
Description: A sign reads, "Support objectors! STOP the call-up", at a demonstration to end military conscription in South Africa, central Cape Town., circa 1980s
Identifier: islandora:12635

Title: Delmas trial, Delmas, 1985
Subject: Trials (Treason), Valli, Mohammed, Apartheid, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
Description: Mohammed Valli, Transvaal secretary of the United Democratic Front (UDF), and other spectators peer into the courtroom at the start of the Delmas treason trial. Twenty-two UDF and other activists were charged with furthering the aims of the African National Congress (ANC) and with conspiring to overthrow the government.
Identifier: islandora:912

Title: Woman protests army occupation, Soweto, 1985
Subject: Military occupation, Women--Political activity, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
Description: A lone woman protests against the presence of troops in Soweto. Women played a significant role against the army's occupation of the townships. In Chesterville, a township near Durban, women patrolled the streets nightly to protect families from security force and vigilante harassment.
Identifier: islandora:909

Title: Right wing conservatives at election rally, Pretoria, South Africa
Subject: Political history--South Africa--Pretoria, Elections--South Africa--Pretoria, Apartheid--South Africa--Pretoria, Segregation--South Africa--Pretoria, Race discrimination--South Africa--Pretoria
Description: Right-wing conservatives rally for another all-white by-election, which increased pro-apartheid representation in the all-white Parliament, Pretoria, South Africa, February 1982.
Identifier: islandora:5331

Title: Madagascar
Subject: Protestant Churches--Missions--Madagascar--History, Madagascar--Description and travel--Maps, Protestant churches--Missions--Madagascar--Maps, ,
Description: Map of Madagascar showing protestant mission stations, names of places, Channel of Mozambique, islands, rivers, and an inset map. Some colours. Scale 100 English Miles to 1 Inch.
Identifier: islandora:29993

Title: Shoe shiner in Cubal, Angola
Subject: Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002--Social aspects, Shoe shiners--Angola, Boys--Angola, AK-47 rifle,
Description: A young boy polishes the shoes of soldiers belonging to th Forças Armadas Angolanan (FAA) in trhe town of Cubal in the Benguea Province of Angola. Just the day before the boy wa polishing the shoes of União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA) commanders.
Identifier: islandora:7015

Title: z/hai Questionaire (Tsau)
Subject: KhoeSan languages -- African languages--History
Description: Sound recording by Ernst Westphal., Tape numbered 27.
Identifier: islandora:22421

Title: Original map of Great Namaqualand and Damaraland
Subject: Great Namaqualand (Namibia)--Description and travel--Maps, Great Namaqualand (Namibia)--History--Maps, Great Namaqualand (Namibia)--Maps, ,
Description: 4th sheet of a map showing the South East part of the Great Namaqualand, with names of places, chiefs and tribes, population of tribes, rivers, mountains, pans, and roads. Relief shown by hachures. Scale 1:742016.
Identifier: islandora:29968

Title: Dark days in Soyo
Subject: Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002, Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002--Economic aspects, Oil industries--Angola,
Description: Forças Armadas Angolanan (FAA) troops search oil installations in Soyo, Angola, for União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA) commanders. On 20 January 1993 UNITA forces overan and then destroyed the town. This action shook the oil world and prompted English oil barons to recruit a mercenary force that retook the town from UNITA.
Identifier: islandora:7056

Title: Language transcriptions and translations of ǂKhomani San Brody Archive, Elsie and Petrus Vaalbooi, Rietfontein
Subject: Vaalbooi, Elsie, Khomani (African people)--History, Khomani (African people)--Social life and customs, Nama language, ,
Description: Elsie Vaalbooi and Nigel Crawhall in a conversation discussing family history with particular reference to Nama speakers
Identifier: islandora:31475

Title: Nama choir; Vocab Nama (Beach)
Subject: KhoeSan languages -- African languages--History
Description: Sound recording by Ernst Westphal., Nama recordings continued, at Grootfontein, South West Africa
Identifier: islandora:22625

Title: Oral history interview with Yoliswa Yvonne Mzozoyana
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., Pin8.10.mp3: Part 1 of 1 ; 32:00 min. ; interview 10 of 17
Identifier: islandora:29656

Title: Oral history interview with Jasmine Sprinkle [Part 2 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Gun Free South Africa (Organization), Gun control--South Africa
Description: Gun Free South Africa is an advocacy group formed in 1994 with the aim of building a safer country through the reduction of firearms in society. In association with "Gun Free South Africa", the interviewer focuses on youth activists and young members of the community sharing their experiences of gun violence and opinions on gun control. Themes include: biographical information; civic organisations; community involvement; crime and organisational affiliations., Por1.01b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 03:10 min. ; interview 1 of 6
Identifier: islandora:24637

Title: Sisulu and wife on his release from prison, Soweto, 1989
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Political prisoners--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa, Sisulu, Walter Max, Kathrada, A. M. (Ahmad M.),
Description: Walter Sisulu with his wife, Albertina, and Ahmed Kathrada, amongst others, at an ANC (African National Congress) rally for released leaders, including Walter Sisulu, Soweto, 29 October, 1989.
Identifier: islandora:12596

Title: Oral history interview with Mrs Florrie Malan [Part 2 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Calvinia (South Africa)--History, Calvinia (South Africa)--Social conditions, South African War, 1899-1902, Missions--South Africa--Calvinia, Church schools--South Africa--Calvinia,
Description: These interviews present a discussion on missionary schooling in Calvinia, South Africa, the characters and their memories of the Anglo-Boer War. Themes include: Boers, the relationship between the British troops and the missionaries, the community of Calvinia, key figures such as Hugo Nieuwoudt, a Boer leader and Abraham Esau, memories of the Esau murder, National Party meeting, political tensions, racial aggression and tension and trade relations. Abraham Esau was a coloured blacksmith and leader from Calvinia. He was murdered by the Boers in 1901 as a result of his unfailing support for the British., Pol4.01b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 23:02 min. ; interview 1 of 2
Identifier: islandora:24760

Title: Frances Baard at UDF launch, Cape Town, 1983
Subject: Women political activists, Public meetings, Anti-apartheid movements, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
Description: Frances Baard, a former president of the African National Congress's Women's League (ANCWL), salutes the crowd gathered to launch the United Democratic Front (UDF) in Mitchell's Plain, Cape Town. The UDF drew together over 600 democratically-based community, student, trade union, women's, and church organisations and was the major legal oppositional force until the government severely curtailed its activities in 1988.
Identifier: islandora:889

Title: Oral history interview with Mr B. Risien [Part 2 of 3]
Subject: Oral history, World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--South Africa--Interviews, World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, South African
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., Pin5.16b.mp3: Part 2 of 3 ; 32:07 min. ; interview 16 of 19
Identifier: islandora:24983

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