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Title: Nelson Mandela talks to teachers and pupils at a school named in his honour, Cape Town
Subject: Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013, School children--South Africa, Post-apartheid era
Description: Teacher talk: Mr Mandela talks to teachers and pupils at the school in Crossroads named after him. He urged boycotting pupils to return to class
Identifier: islandora:14763

Title: District Six, Cape Town, 1974-1975
Subject: South Africa--Social conditions, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa), Apartheid--South Africa--Cape Town, Housing--South Africa--Cape Town, Children--South Africa--Cape Town, Winer Batch01, ,
Description: District Six partly demolished, Cape Town, circa 1974-1975. Taken during the final stage of removal of 6000 families from District Six, for relocation to the Cape Flats and Atlantis, in terms of the Group Areas Act.
Identifier: islandora:12523

Title: Young newspaper vendor, Cape Town
Subject: Child labor--South Africa, Poor children--South Africa, Children--South Africa, Newspaper vendors--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Apartheid, The Cordoned Heart
Description: A child newspaper vendor stands barefoot, ready to begin the day's work before sunrise.
Identifier: islandora:5726

Title: Midwife Petersen on her rounds, Cape Flats, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Children, Primary health care, Medical personnel, Apartheid, Women
Description: Midwife Petersen of the Lotus River Day Hospital delivery plays Pied Piper to a flock of curious children who rush to greet the arrival of the midwife on her rounds.
Identifier: islandora:16731

Title: Argie boy, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Newspapers, Labour, Apartheid, Coloured Labour Preference Area Policy (South Africa), Children's rights
Description: 1950s depiction of an Argie Boy (newspaper vendor selling the Argus newspaper)
Identifier: islandora:16697

Title: Ruined house in District Six, Cape Town
Subject: District Six (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Children, Housing
Description: A ruined house in District Six, half open to the sky, is the 'home' in which Mr and Mrs E. Rolfe, seen here with their youngest child Charlene are trying to bring up a family. Mrs Rolfe is expecting another child next month.
Identifier: islandora:17982

Title: Young child, District Six, 1973
Subject: Children--South Africa, Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions, Winer Batch01,
Description: Child from District Six, Cape Town, 1973.
Identifier: islandora:12520

Title: Domestic worker shopping with child, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Domestic workers, Children, Labor, Apartheid
Description: The wonder of all the glitter and bustle is reflected on the faces.
Identifier: islandora:18036

Title: Young child, Johannesburg, 1975
Subject: Children--South Africa, Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions, Winer Batch01,
Description: Child from Newclare "coloured" township, Johannesburg, 1975.
Identifier: islandora:12519

Title: Homeless child, Johannesburg, 1974
Subject: Children--South Africa, Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions, Homeless children--South Africa, Winer Batch01,
Description: Homeless street child in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, 1974.
Identifier: islandora:12521

Title: A district midwife on her way to work, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Children, Primary health care, Medical personnel, Apartheid, Coloured people (South Africa)
Description: There is no easy road for the district midwives. Visits are often a hard slog over sand dunes and through scrub with the added burden of a medical bag.
Identifier: islandora:16730

Title: Black resistance graffiti, Johannesburg, South Africa
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa--Pretoria, Street art--South Africa--Pretoria, Arts--Political aspects--South Africa--Pretoria, Education--South Africa--Pretoria, Children--South Africa--Pretoria
Description: Black resistance graffiti during a time of riots and violence, August 1985, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:5334

Title: Farmer, Mpukonyoni
Subject: Subsistence farming--South Africa, Agricultural workers--South Africa, Farmers--South Africa, Poor children--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Apartheid, The Cordoned Heart
Description: Cassava farmer and child from the fertile area of Mpukonyoni, in Reserve Four, KwaZulu reserve.
Identifier: islandora:5761

Title: Argie boys, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Newspapers, Apartheid, Coloured Labour Preference Area Policy (South Africa), Child labour, Children's rights
Description: Before the city comes to life, newspaper boys huddle round a fire (above) as they wait in the wintry cold for fresh bundles to sell.
Identifier: islandora:16691

Title: Mother of missing child, Cape Town
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Mothers--South Africa, Children--South Africa, Mothers and sons--South Africa, Missing children--South Africa,
Description: A mother holds a photograph of her slain child, Shaun Magmoed, who was killed in an incident known as the 'Trojan Horse massacre' when three young boys were shot and killed by security forces during a student protest in Athlone, Cape Town., circa 1980s
Identifier: islandora:12634

Title: CWIU protest, Johannesburg, 1990
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa--Johannesburg, Demonstrations--South Africa--Johannesburg, Labor unions--South Africa--Johannesburg, Children, Black--South Africa--Johannesburg, Chemical Workers Industrial Union
Description: A small child holding a placard stands amidst protesting members of Chemical Workers Industrial Union (CWIU) in Johannesburg, 1990.
Identifier: islandora:1451

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: Horse and cart in the Malay Quarter, Cape Town, 1979.
Subject: Bo-Kaap (Cape Town, South Africa), Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Children, Transport
Description: There are still buggies to ride - this one is in the Malay Quarter.
Identifier: islandora:17229

Title: Children in Athlone, Cape Town
Subject: Athlone (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Apartheid, Children, Poverty, Environment
Description: Children at a sub-economic housing development in Athlone, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16723

Title: Protest for open beaches, Strand
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Demonstrations--South Africa, Children--South Africa, Signs and signboards--South Africa,
Description: Mass protest for open beaches, Strand beach, Cape Town., circa 1980s
Identifier: islandora:12587

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