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Title: Political prisoners released from Robben Island, Cape Town, 1990
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Politics, Political prisoners, Apartheid, African National Congress, Freedom
Description: Going home: elated to be free, Mr Wellington Gumenge of Port Elizabeth (front) and Mr Johannes Boesak of Oudtshoorn leave Table Bay harbour yesterday. They were two of 15 Robben Island African National Congress (ANC) prisoners granted early release.
Identifier: islandora:15903

Title: Released from prison, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Political prisoners, Apartheid
Description: Mr Saleem Badat (left), Mr Jack Jaggers (obscured), Mr Marcus Solomon and Mr Logan Wort were among 37 people released from Victor Verster Prison yesterday.
Identifier: islandora:17931

Title: Former Robben Island prisoners, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Political prisoners, Apartheid
Description: Former Robben Island prisoners at Table Bay harbour soon after their release this morning. The three, from left, Mr Theophilus Cholo, Mr Maqina Mpanza and Mr Sandi Sijake, spent 15 years on Robben Island after they were convicted in 1973.
Identifier: islandora:17906

Title: Robben Island prison cell, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Jails, Reformatories, Political prisoners, Interior decoration, Personal belongings
Description: An inside view of a typical single cell.
Identifier: islandora:16032

Title: Prisoners carry food produce, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Jails, Reformatories, Prisons
Description: Prisoners carry food produce, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16036

Title: Freed prisoners reunited with loved ones, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Political prisoners, Historic sites, Landmarks, Monuments
Description: Free at last: Political prisoners released today are greeted by relatives and friends on the quayside at Cape Town docks after being brought by ferry from Robben Island.
Identifier: islandora:16492

Title: Pregnant women released from prison, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Political prisoners, Apartheid, Women political activists
Description: Released ... Ms Jack, released yesterday on R5 000 bail after being detained under Section 29 of the Internal Security Act for six months. A mother of two, she is due to give birth on Monday.
Identifier: islandora:17932

Title: Man puts his fist in the air through the bars of his prison cell, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Prisoners, Jails, Prisons
Description: Man puts his fist in the air through the bars of his prison cell, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16103

Title: People protest for the release of prisoners and justice for Jeffrey Benzien, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Political prisoners, Demonstrations
Description: People protest for the release of prisoners and justice for Jeffrey Benzien, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16113

Title: Freed prisoners disembark from the boat, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Political prisoners, Historic sites, Monuments
Description: Prisoners.
Identifier: islandora:16494

Title: Released from prison, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Political prisoners, Apartheid
Description: Mrs Mymoena Achmat with her son, Abdurazzack, who was released from Victor Verster Prison yesterday morning after spending seven months in detention.
Identifier: islandora:17937

Title: Man shows his prison tattoos, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Jails, Reformatories, Prisoners
Description: Mr James D. Petersen, a former long-term convict, shows the rank he received to mark his status as a "General of [the] 26s prison gang in the Cape.
Identifier: islandora:16014

Title: Silhouette of prison guard, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Jails, Reformatories, Prisons, Political prisoners
Description: On guard as the sun sets over Robben Island.
Identifier: islandora:16039

Title: Ex-prisoners walk to court to attend the trial of a friend, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Jails, Reformatories, Prisoners, Freedom
Description: Court visit - Mr Jordan (in raincoat), Mr Tshwete (with pipe) and Mr Stuart (far right) with most of the 28 released Robben Island prisoners on their way to the Supreme Court to visit the trial of Mr Tony Yengeni and five others.
Identifier: islandora:16019

Title: Robben Island prison cell, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Jails, Reformatories, Political prisoners, Interior decoration, Architecture
Description: Journalists inspect a communal cell which houses 22 prisoners. Against the walls are the prisoners' rolled-up sleeping mats and blankets and lockers. Each prisoner is issued with four sleeping mats and seven blankets.
Identifier: islandora:16031

Title: Roeland Street Prison, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Jails, Reformatories, Prisons, Architecture
Description: Prisons, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16011

Title: Freed prisoners recount their experiences, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Political prisoners, Historic sites, Landmarks, Monuments
Description: Old times: ANC leaders Hilton Mkwayi, Govan Mbeki and Andre Mlangeni chat about their experiences and the meaning of the reunion.
Identifier: islandora:16504

Title: David Moisi welcomed back from prison, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Political prisoners, Apartheid, Demonstrations
Description: Released: A well-wisher welcomes Mr David Moisi back to the mainland after he and two other long-serving prisoners, including Mr Mandala Shabangu, right, were freed from Robben Island. They had been on a hunger strike for seven days.
Identifier: islandora:17903

Title: Prisoners from Robben Island pose for photo , Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Jails, Reformatories, Political prisoners
Description: Prisoners from Robben Island pose for photo, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16027

Title: Men who were freed from prison giving PAC salute, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Political prisoners, Historic sites, Monuments
Description: Freed: Released from Robben Island today were, front row from left, Mr Israel Mabavu, Mr Aaron Oganne, Mr Jongumri Sisulu and Mr Khumbulele Mnikina. Behind them are, from left, Mr Morontshi Masobane, Mr Norman Ngwenya and Mr Sergeant Magaretsa.
Identifier: islandora:16490

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