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- Title
- União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola soldier opens fire on Police
- Subject
- Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002,
- Description
- Television footage of a UNITA soldier opening fire on Angolan Police, 12 October 1992.The footage goes worldwide and plunges Angola is in a state of shock.
- Identifier
- islandora:7050
- Title
- Sutherland
- Subject
- South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Sutherland Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
- Description
- This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows grand trunk roads, trunk roads, branch roads, farm roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, telegraph lines, homesteads, farm names, farm boundaries and divisional boundaries in the Sutherland area., Relief shown by hachures., The Imperial map of the Cape Colony was "compiled by the Field Intelligence Division or Department of the British Army in Cape Town during the second Anglo-Boer War. ... [P.H. du P.] Casgrain ... superintended its production ..." (Board, C. "Certainly better than nothing at all" : a re-examination of the Imperial map of South Africa 1899-1902. Proceedings of the 21st International Cartographic Conference, Durban, 2003. Available online: http://icaci.org/files/documents/ICC_proceedings/ICC2003/Papers/109.pdf (accessed 5 Sept. 2012))., "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate"., Projection not given., Printed in black and red., Map folds into an outer cover., The maps are mounted on linen.
- Identifier
- islandora:24863
- Title
- Burghersdorp
- Subject
- South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Burgersdorp Region (Eastern Cape, South Africa) -- Maps.
- Description
- 1st ed., Map showing towns including Burghersdorp, Albert, Steynsburg, Venterstad, Sterkstroom, Molteno and Maraisburg, with roads, rivers, hills, railways, telegraph lines, farm names, farm boundaries and fences, divisional boundaries, homesteads, cultivated land and trees., "Route taken by Gorringe's Flying Column with ambulance wagon, etc, and heaviest gun 15 pounder." "Other roads." "Bridletracks available for mounted squadrons and pack mules." "Tracks or roads over which guns, etc were taken on the march.", Relief shown by hachures., "G.F.N. Henderson [,] Colonel. Director of Military Inteligence"., "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate"., Map folds into an outer cover., Projection not given., The maps are mounted on linen.
- Identifier
- islandora:24818
- Title
- Graaff Reinet
- Subject
- South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Graaff-Reinet Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
- Description
- This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, homesteads, farm names, farm boundaries and divisional boundaries in the Graaff Reinet area., Relief shown by hachures., The Imperial map of the Cape Colony was "compiled by the Field Intelligence Division or Department of the British Army in Cape Town during the second Anglo-Boer War. ... [P.H. du P.] Casgrain ... superintended its production ..." (Board, C. "Certainly better than nothing at all" : a re-examination of the Imperial map of South Africa 1899-1902. Proceedings of the 21st International Cartographic Conference, Durban, 2003. Available online: http://icaci.org/files/documents/ICC_proceedings/ICC2003/Papers/109.pdf (accessed 5 Sept. 2012))., "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate"., Projection not given., Co-ordinates not given., Printed in black only., Map folds into an outer cover., The map is mounted on linen.
- Identifier
- islandora:24827
- Title
- Eugene Terre'Blanche, Mafikeng, 1998
- Subject
- Apartheid--South Africa, Political violence--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions, War crimes investigation--South Africa, Terre Blanche, Euge?ne N., Truth and Lies,
- Description
- Eugene Terre'Blanche, Mafikeng, 1998. Terre'Blanche, the leader of the Afrikaner-Weerstandsbeweging (AWB), attended the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) hearings in order to oppose the amnesty application of a South African Police (SAP) officer, Ontlametse Bernstein Menyatswe, who had killed three members of the AWB in 1994. Menyatswe argued that the killing had been politically motivated and he was acting in defense of his people and their right to vote in a national democratic election.
- Identifier
- islandora:775
- Title
- Injured soldiers belonging to the Forças Armadas Angolanan (FAA) wait to be evacuated
- Subject
- Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002, Soldiers--Angola, War--Angola--Relief of sick and wounded, Soldiers--Wounds and injuries--Angola,
- Description
- Forças Armadas Angolanan (FAA) recruits, injured in battle, wait, hoping to be evacuated from the frontline. Their chances were slim. The FAA was hesistant to expose their helicopters to União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA) who were armed with stinger missiles.
- Identifier
- islandora:7071
- Title
- M.O.T.H commemoration, Cape Town
- Subject
- Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Memorials, Veterans, World War, 1939-1945, Civil society
- Description
- A members of M.O.T.H (Memorable Order of Tin Hats) remembers fallen comrades at a commemorative ceremony in 1990
- Identifier
- islandora:16648
- Title
- Monica Nqabakazi Godolozi, Pebco Three widow, Motherwell, 1997
- Subject
- Apartheid--South Africa, Political violence--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions, War crimes investigation--South Africa, Truth and Lies,
- Description
- Monica Nqabakazi Godolozi, the widow of Qwaqwahuli Godolozi, one of the Pebco Three, with her daughter, Papama, Port Elizabeth, 1997. The Pebco Three were three political activists who were tricked into being captured by security police, taken to an isolated police station near Cradock and beaten to death during interrogation.
- Identifier
- islandora:758
- Title
- Maintaining contact with the outside world
- Subject
- Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002, Telecommunication--Angola, Bailundo (Huambo, Angola)--Social conditions,
- Description
- A satellite dish in Bailundo in the Huambo Province of Angola enable União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA) to maintain contact with the outside world.
- Identifier
- islandora:7022
- Title
- Political rally, Angola, 1992
- Subject
- Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002, Angola--Politics and government--1975-, Public meetings--Angola--Luanda,
- Description
- Four União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA) 'spies' are found at a Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (MPLA) rally. The four arrived on new bicycles which indicated their guilt.
- Identifier
- islandora:7048
- Title
- Williston
- Subject
- South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Williston Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
- Description
- This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows grand trunk roads, trunk roads, branch roads, farm roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, telegraph lines, homesteads, farm names, farm boundaries and divisional boundaries in the Williston area., Relief shown by hachures., The Imperial map of the Cape Colony was "compiled by the Field Intelligence Division or Department of the British Army in Cape Town during the second Anglo-Boer War. ... [P.H. du P.] Casgrain ... superintended its production ..." (Board, C. "Certainly better than nothing at all" : a re-examination of the Imperial map of South Africa 1899-1902. Proceedings of the 21st International Cartographic Conference, Durban, 2003. Available online: http://icaci.org/files/documents/ICC_proceedings/ICC2003/Papers/109.pdf (accessed 5 Sept. 2012))., "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate"., Projection not given., Co-ordinates not given., Printed in black and red., Map folds into an outer cover., The map is mounted on linen.
- Identifier
- islandora:24805
- Title
- Veterans, Cape Town
- Subject
- Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), War memorials, Memorials, Veterans, World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1914-1918
- Description
- Mr Joe Samuels, (90) from Fort Lauderdale (centre) on parade.
- Identifier
- islandora:16645
- Title
- Fikile Mlotshwa, comforter, Johannesburg, 1997
- Subject
- Apartheid--South Africa, Political violence--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions, War crimes investigation--South Africa, Truth and Lies,
- Description
- Fikile Mlotshwa, a comforter for hearings in Johannesburg, 1997. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) employed professional 'comforters' at hearings to look after those who testified, both victims and perpetrators.
- Identifier
- islandora:791
- Title
- Pumla Ndulula, Johannesburg, 1999
- Subject
- Apartheid--South Africa, Political violence--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions, War crimes investigation--South Africa, Truth and Lies,
- Description
- The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) employed professional 'comforters' at hearings to look after those who testified, both victims and perpetrators. Pumla Ndulula had worked for three years as a comfortor. When asked what her 'big cases' had been, she said that she had 'looked after' Colonel Eugene de Kock, the security commander at Vlakplaas who became known as 'Prime Evil'.
- Identifier
- islandora:788
- Title
- Waterberg
- Subject
- South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Waterberge Region (Limpopo, South Africa) -- Maps.
- Description
- 1st ed., Map showing farm boundaries and fences, farm names, divisional boundaries, roads, rivers, telegraph lines and railways in the Waterberg area. The map also indicates hills, pans (often dry), homesteads, cultivated land and trees., Relief shown by hachures., "G.F.N. Henderson [,] Colonel. Director of Military Intelligence.", "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate.", Projection not given., Map folds into an outer cover., Map 852 is printed on cloth. Map 851 is mounted on linen. Advertisements have been pasted onto copy 851 obscuring the key and other information.
- Identifier
- islandora:24811
- Title
- Salt Pan
- Subject
- South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Commissioner's Salt Pan Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
- Description
- This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows grand trunk roads, trunk roads, branch roads, farm roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, telegraph lines, homesteads, farm names, farm boundaries and divisional boundaries in the Commissioner's Salt Pan area., Relief shown by hachures., The Imperial map of the Cape Colony was "compiled by the Field Intelligence Division or Department of the British Army in Cape Town during the second Anglo-Boer War. ... [P.H. du P.] Casgrain ... superintended its production ..." (Board, C. "Certainly better than nothing at all" : a re-examination of the Imperial map of South Africa 1899-1902. Proceedings of the 21st International Cartographic Conference, Durban, 2003. Available online: http://icaci.org/files/documents/ICC_proceedings/ICC2003/Papers/109.pdf (accessed 5 Sept. 2012))., "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate"., Projection not given., Printed in black and red., Map folds into an outer cover., The map is mounted on linen.
- Identifier
- islandora:24862
- Title
- Searching for land mines, Caxito, Angola
- Subject
- Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002, Land mines--Detection--Angola,
- Description
- A deminer searches for land mines in a heavily mined area outside Caxito in the Bengo Province of Angola.
- Identifier
- islandora:7026
- Title
- Ladysmith
- Subject
- South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Ladysmith Region (South Africa) -- Maps.
- Description
- 1st ed., Map showing farm names, farm boundaries, roads, rivers, railways, dams, hills, pans (often dry), telegraph lines, homesteads, divisional boundaries, railways, cultivated lands and trees in the Ladysmith, Dundee, Newcastle, Utrecht, Pomeroy and Helpmekaar areas., Relief shown by hachures., "G.F.N. Henderson [,] Colonel. Director of Military Intelligence.", "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate.", Projection not given., Map folds into an outer cover., The maps are mounted on linen.
- Identifier
- islandora:24850
- Title
- M.O.T.H commemoration, Cape Town
- Subject
- Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Memorials, Veterans, World War, 1939-1945, Civil society
- Description
- Members of M.O.T.H (Memorable Order of Tin Hats) observe a minute's silence in memory of fallen comrades on Moth Remembrance Day, 1988
- Identifier
- islandora:16646
- Title
- Car bomb campaign, Cubal, Angola
- Subject
- Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002, Soldiers--Angola, Police--Angola, Boys--Angola, Cameras, Nikon camera,
- Description
- Angolan policeman in Cubal, Angola, with a Nikon F3 HP camera. On the back of the camera is a car bomb yellow sticker from the car bomb campaign launched in 1988. .
- Identifier
- islandora:7014
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