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Title: Housing development, Bellville
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Housing, Afrikaners, Architecture, Urban development
Description: Apartheid-era housing development at Welgemoed, Bellville, looking up Goewerneur St.
Identifier: islandora:16810

Title: Student protest, UCT
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Student protesters--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa, Demonstrations--South Africa, University of Cape Town,
Description: Students and staff march on Jammie stairs in protest against apartheid at the University of Cape Town (UCT)., circa 1980s
Identifier: islandora:12629

Title: Capetonian soldier captured by MPLA in Angola
Subject: Lagos (Nigeria), Western Cape (South Africa), Prisoners of War, South African Border War, Apartheid, South African Defence Force, Soldiers
Description: The tragedy of the bitter internecine war in Angola hits South Africa. In Lagos last week two South African soldiers, Corporal Hannes Terblance (left) and Capetonian Private Robert Henry Wieman (right), who were captured by forces of the MPLA in Angolan fighting were paraded before journalists at a news conference addressed by the MPLA Prime Minister, Lopo de Nascimento, who was visiting Nigeria.
Identifier: islandora:15940

Title: Police storm UCT campus
Subject: anti-apartheid activism, protestUniversity of Cape Town, Student protesters--South Africa--Cape Town, Riot control, Police--South Africa, Demonstrations--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: Riot police storm Jammie Plaza, University of Cape Town (UCT) Upper Campus.
Identifier: islandora:8362

Title: Apartheid signage at Hout Bay beach
Subject: Hout Bay (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, South Africa. Separate Amenities Act, 1953, Race discrimination, Segregation, Apartheid signage
Description: Meddlers with Hout Bay's 'Whites Only' beach signs need a long arm, or something to stand on, to get to them.
Identifier: islandora:16661

Title: B.J. Vorster and Indian Council
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics
Description: B.J. Vorster and Indian Council.
Identifier: islandora:15990

Title: Overcrowded Khayelitsha classroom, 1990s
Subject: Khayelitsha (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Education--South Africa, Township, Children's rights, Post-Apartheid, Africans,
Description: Heavy task: Mrs Lotta Mahlatshana teaches nearly 200 Sub A pupils at the Nomsa Mapongwana Primary School in Makhaye, Khayelitsha. Each desk is shared by at least four pupils, while many sit on the cement floor.
Identifier: islandora:15844

Title: Bergvliet Farm homestead, Bergvliet
Subject: Bergvliet (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Townships, Urban development, Housing, City planning
Description: The homestead and 26 acres of the remaining portion of Bergvliet Farm have been bought by Mr. D. A. Sales of Cape Town from the Jeffcoat Estate for £20,000. About 30 acres of the farm are unsold. The major portion of Bergvliet was bought by the Divisional Council at the end of the war for the building of Bergvliet Township.
Identifier: islandora:16841

Title: Gang hideouts, Belhar
Subject: Belhar (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Crime, Gangs, Coloured people (South Africa)
Description: A girl is dwarfed by the dunes in which gangsters hide out. People are attacked and robbed almost daily on their way to the bus and railway stations.
Identifier: islandora:16772

Title: Africans at night school
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Adult education, Apartheid, Blacks--Education--South Africa, Women, Training
Description: African woman at night school in the early 1950s, before the Department of Bantu Administration denied permission for the Cape Non-European Night Schools Association to continue running four of its ten adult night schools
Identifier: islandora:15847

Title: Political funeral
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Politics, Apartheid, Government, Resistance to, Funerals
Description: Political funerals
Identifier: islandora:15131

Title: Musketeers of the Castle Guard stand at attention in front of Delville Wood cross
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Memorials, Veterans, Apartheid
Description: Delville Wood: musketeers of the Castle Guard stand at attention in front of the Delville Wood cross (behind glass in background). In the foreground are the guests of honour, World War I veterans Commander Les Bingham (left) and Mr Reg Linden.
Identifier: islandora:14866

Title: Musketeers of the Castle Guard stand at attention in front of Delville Wood cross
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Memorials, Veterans, Apartheid
Description: Delville Wood: musketeers of the Castle Guard stand at attention in front of the Delville Wood cross (behind glass in background). In the foreground are the guests of honour, World War I veterans Commander Les Bingham (left) and Mr Reg Linden.
Identifier: islandora:14510

Title: South African Prime Minister Strijdom's coffin being loaded onto a train, 1958
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Apartheid, Politicians, Trains, Transport
Description: A group of cabinet ministers on Cape Town Station load the coffin of J. G. Strijdom onto the mourning coach on its journey to Pretoria. The group of cabinet ministers consisted of P. O. Sauer, B. J. Schoeman, J. F. T. Naude, Dr T. E. Donges, Dr E. H. Louw and C. R. Swart.
Identifier: islandora:17416

Title: Pro Jack funeral
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Politics, Apartheid, Government, Resistance to, Funerals
Description: Funeral of Pro Jack [an African National Congress member].
Identifier: islandora:15135

Title: Prime Minister H.F. Verwoerd and members of his Cabinet
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics, Cabinet members, National Party (South Africa), Governments
Description: Special picture of the Nation's Cabinet was taken after the swearing-in ceremony at Government House to-day. Sitting (from left) are: Dr. T.E. Dönges (Minister of the Interior), Mr. P.O. Sauer (Minister of Lands and Water Affairs), Dr. H.F. Verwoerd (Prime Minister and Minister of Native Affairs), the Governor-General (Dr. E. G. Jansen), Mr. C. R. Swart (Minister of Justice) and Mr. E. H. Louw (Minister of External Affairs). Standing (from left) are: Mr. J. J . Serfontein (Minister of Posts and Telegraphs and Social Welfare), Mr. M.D.C de Wet Nel (Minister of Education, Arts and Science and Health), Dr. A. J. R. van Rhyn (Minister of Economic Affairs and Mines), Sen. J. de Klerk (Minister of Labour and Public Works) , Mr. B. J. Schoeman (Minister of Transport), Mr. P.M.K. le Roux (Minister of Agriculture), Mr. F.C.Erasmus (Minister of Defence and Forestry) and Mr. J.F. Naude (Minister of Finance).
Identifier: islandora:16902

Title: Examples of identity cards for South Africa's 'independent states'
Subject: South Africa, Western Cape (South Africa), Citizenship, Influx Control, Bantustans, Independence, Apartheid,
Description: Identity cards for the Bantustans: Transkei, Ciskei, Lebowa, KwaZulu, Bophuthatswana, Gazankulu, Venda,
Identifier: islandora:15855

Title: Bulldozers and lorries in District Six
Subject: District Six (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Forced removals, Demolition
Description: Bulldozers and lorries continue clearing operations in District Six as St Mark's Church stands forlornly in the background. The government plans to build a multi-million rand technikon for whites on the site, but the Anglican church, which owns the building, refuses to budge.
Identifier: islandora:18007

Title: Save the Press campaign, UCT
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Demonstrations--South Africa, University of Cape Town--Students, Youths--South Africa, Universities and colleges--South Africa,
Description: Save the Press' campaign meeting in the Beattie Lecture Theatre at the University of Cape Town (UCT)., circa 1980s
Identifier: islandora:12637

Title: Africans at night school
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Adult education, Apartheid, Blacks--Education--South Africa, Race discrimination, Training
Description: Africans at night school in the early 1950s, before the Department of Bantu Administration denied permission for the Cape Non-European Night Schools Association to continue running four of its ten adult night schools
Identifier: islandora:15846

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