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Title: Police escort two men to their van, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Law enforcement, Weapons
Description: Anti-riot police march two Black township residents to waiting vans after arresting them following the dispersal of a crowd yesterday.
Identifier: islandora:16320

Title: Officer kicks debris off the road, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Vandalism, Demonstrations, Law enforcement
Description: Officer kicks debris off the road, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16249

Title: UCT student protest, Jammie steps, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Civil unrest, Demonstrations, Law enforcement, Anti-apartheid activists
Description: Some of the 50-odd students who took part in a silent picket protest on Jameson Hall steps at UCT [the University of Cape Town] yesterday over the death of Imam Haron.
Identifier: islandora:16394

Title: Driver inspects his smashed windscreen, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Vandalism, Motorcars
Description: Mr Arthur Samuel Vlotman, driver of a hydraulic refuse truck, peers through his smashed windscreen. He had dropped workers at their homes in Guguletu yesterday when he was stoned by a large crowd of youths along NY1. Nobody was hurt.
Identifier: islandora:16291

Title: Two policemen fire teargas, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Law enforcement, Protection, Civil unrest, Demonstrations, Weapons
Description: Policemen in Rhodes Drive fire tear smoke at University of Cape Town (UCT) students protesting on the campus during rush-hour traffic.
Identifier: islandora:15949

Title: Policemen inspecting protestors' weapons, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Civil unrest, Demonstrations, Law enforcement
Description: Bits of broken railing from the Groote Kerk were among a collection of missiles and weapons which the police say were used against them last night. Constable C. Bredenkamp (left) and Constable W.J. Botha are examining the assortment at Caledon Square today.
Identifier: islandora:16475

Title: Protesters gather on Jammie Steps, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Civil unrest, Demonstrations, University of Cape Town
Description: Part of the large crowd which gathered outside Jameson Hall [at the University of Cape Town] before the mass meeting yesterday.
Identifier: islandora:16377

Title: People protest over the actions of the justice system, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Civil unrest, Demonstrations, Government
Description: Students protest against the continued detention of 22 prisoners acquitted four months ago of charges under The Suppression of Communism Act.
Identifier: islandora:16376

Title: Policemen grapple with a protester, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Demonstrations, Law enforcement
Description: Policemen grapple with a protester, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16416

Title: Destruction done to property due to riots, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Vandalism, Property development
Description: Destruction done to property due to riots, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16287

Title: Protesters run down the street between cars, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Motorcars
Description: Youths flee from a baton charge in Darling Street.
Identifier: islandora:16336

Title: Riot policemen fire at protesters, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Weapons, Demonstrations, Law enforcement
Description: Riot policemen fire at protesters, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16269

Title: Fireman inspects damage done by petrol bomb, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Vandalism, Weapons, Education
Description: Fire Officer D. Arnold points out the circle of destroyed plaster typical of petrol bomb damage after a blaze which swept through classrooms, a library, a storeroom and parts of a laboratory at Langa High School last night.
Identifier: islandora:16293

Title: Protesters gather on Jammie steps, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Civil unrest, Demonstrations, University of Cape Town
Description: University of Cape Town students gather on the steps of Jameson Hall before moving off to a silent demonstration on university property overlooking De Waal Drive yesterday afternoon.
Identifier: islandora:16386

Title: Two women dance in the road amidst the traffic, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Apartheid, Demonstrations, Segregation
Description: Six African girls disrupted pedestrian traffic in front of the Trust Bank building in the City yesterday, shouting Black Power slogans, jostling passers-by, and attempting to force their way into Whites-only taxis. Shouting: "We will die with our Black brothers," the six jumped into a non-White taxi when police arrived and sped off.
Identifier: islandora:16305

Title: Policemen clear rocks and other debris off a road, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Barricades (Military science), Demonstrations, Law enforcement
Description: Riot police clear a crude road block in Duinefontein Road, near Manenberg, yesterday, after a group African youths had thrown concrete blocks and rocks into the road.
Identifier: islandora:16262

Title: Protest, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Demonstrations, Law enforcement, Weapons
Description: Policeman gives orders to a subordinate, amongst the police battling the protesters, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16409

Title: UDF supporter speaks to crowd, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), United Democratic Front (South Africa), Demonstrations, Civil unrest
Description: Mr Patrick Lekota, United Democratic Front (UDF) publicity secretary, addresses a lively anti-election rally in Athlone.
Identifier: islandora:16271

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