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Title: People protest Prime Minister Daniel Francois Malan's plans, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics, National Party (South Africa), Demonstration
Description: People protest Prime Minister Daniel Francois Malan's plans, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:15999

Title: Busy main road of Elsies River, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Elsies River (South Africa), Apartheid, Infrastructure, Street vendors
Description: This is the busy main road of Elsies River, where hawkers and vendors sell alongside flourishing modern shops of every variety. People flock to the area for the bargains and the colourful market atmosphere.
Identifier: islandora:18113

Title: Rev. Karl August inside his church in District Six, Cape Town
Subject: District Six (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Forced removals (South Africa), Religion, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950
Description: The Rev. Karl August inside his church. The Moravian Chapel in Ashley Street was built in 1884. Its pastor, the Rev. Karl August hopes to build another chapel in Hanover Park. 'We can never replace the history of this chapel,' he says.
Identifier: islandora:17988

Title: 1961 Apartheid elections, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Elections, Newspapers, Technology, Broadcasting
Description: The Argus scoreboard to-day showed the state of the parties before the first vote is counted in the 1961 general election (the first general election after South Africa became a republic). The Nationalists have 50 unopposed seats and the United Party 20.
Identifier: islandora:16685

Title: Minister of Bantu Administration, Westbrook, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics, Cabinet ministers, National Party (South Africa), Governments
Description: The swearing-in of the new Deputy Minister of Bantu Administration by the State President (Mr. J. J. Fouche), Development (Mr A. J . Raubenheimer) took place today. Shown in the garden of Westbrook, the State President's official residence in Rondebosch after the ceremony are, from left, Dr. P. Koornhof, Deputy Minister of Bantu Administration, the Prime Minister (M.r. B. J. Vorster), Mr. Fouche, Mr. M. C. Botha, Minister of Bantu Administration and Mr. Raubenheimer.
Identifier: islandora:16930

Title: Fishing industry, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Table Bay (South Africa), Fishing industry, Recreation, Ocean, Seafood, Weather, Winds
Description: A fairly large number of Saldanha-based trawlers were forced to take shelter in Table Bay this week because of the high winds at sea. According to port officials the vessels were all wooden pelagic catchers and their skippers had indicated that the off-shore area between Saldanha and Cape Town had been hammered by south-easterly winds of up to 70 knots. Table Bay itself was lashed by a gale with gusts of up to 55 knots.
Identifier: islandora:15022

Title: Tramway, Camps Bay , Cape Town
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Infrastructure, Tramways, Recreation, Transport, History,
Description: Mountain Tramway, Camps Bay.
Identifier: islandora:16958

Title: Body of an unidentified man, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Death
Description: Victim - The body of an unidentified man was found with a bullet wound in the head next to a burnt-out vehicle in NY5 in Gugulethu on Saturday.
Identifier: islandora:16237

Title: City Hall, Cape Town, circa 1934
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, Roads, Urban development, Local government
Description: Cape Town City Hall, circa 1934.
Identifier: islandora:17365

Title: Unconscious protester being carried, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Civil unrest, Demonstrations, Wounds and injuries
Description: Men help carry unconscious protester down stairs, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16425

Title: A policeman talks to a protester while others look on, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, De Klerk, F. W. (Frederik Willem), Law enforcement, Demonstrations
Description: A policeman talks to a protester while others look on, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16090

Title: Property damaged by fire and rioting, Cape Town
Subject: Langa (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Demonstrations, Vandalism
Description: The burnt out shells of shops and houses in Langa after a night of rioting and arson.
Identifier: islandora:16352

Title: Anti-abortionists, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Demonstrations
Description: Shock tactics: Anti-abortionists make their point during a march to Parliament at the weekend.
Identifier: islandora:17850

Title: Two injured protesters lie in an ambulance, Cape Town
Subject: Guguletu (Cape Town,South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Demonstrations, Wounds and injuries
Description: Two men wounded in Wednesday night's riots in Gugulethu are loaded into a waiting ambulance at the police station.
Identifier: islandora:16346

Title: Pupils hold posters and protest, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Demonstrations, Youth
Description: Pupils at the Grassy Park High School demonstrate yesterday, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16331

Title: Riot squad vans arrive at a protest, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Demonstrations, Motorcars, Law enforcement
Description: Riot squad vans arrive in the City at the height of the unrest.
Identifier: islandora:16353

Title: People run out of the way of a smoking canister shot by police, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Weapons, Law enforcement
Description: People run out of the way of a smoking canister shot by police, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16284

Title: First automated control fire engine, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Emergency management, Water, Fire departments
Description: This R88 000 automated control fire engine, the first to be seen in South African, has won orders worth more than R3-million for suppliers, FMC (Pty) of Stikland. FMC makes smaller machines and plans to make this American-designed one locally as well. Pump priming, rewinding of hose reels and other functions are pushbutton controlled. The vehicle can carry a seven-man crew and 2 800 litres of water. Its top speed: 120 km an hour.
Identifier: islandora:14971

Title: Dock workers, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Ships, History, Cape Town Harbour (South Africa), Stevedores
Description: Dock workers, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17972

Title: Tuynhuys, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Public buildings, Politics, Residential buildings, Government
Description: Government House dining-room: state banquet.
Identifier: islandora:17207

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