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Title: Oral history interview with David Moiji [Part 1 of 1]
Subject: Oral history, Political activists-- South Africa--Interviews
Description: This is a series of unrelated interviews from the period 1985-1990 with people involved in different spheres of political life in Africa, with particular reference to the politics of South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Zambia and the Congo. Interviewees include, Jane Gool, Hassan Howa, Hosea Jaffe, I.B. Tabata, Jack Cope and Otillie Abrahams. Themes include: African National Congress (ANC) training camps, anti-discrimination in sport, life in exile in Botswana and Namibia, gender empowerment , the history of St. Francis, Langa in the Western Cape, Non-European Unity Movement (NUEM), political upheaval in Kenya, rural life and work and the South West African Peoples Organisation (SWAPO), Pin4.38.mp3: Part 1 of 1 ; 16:36 min. ; interview 38 of 52
Identifier: islandora:29681

Title: Oral history interview with Nomangesi Mbobosi and Celeste Roberts [Part 1 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Women political activists--South Africa--Interviews, Pressure groups--South Africa--History, Boycotts--South Africa, Crossroads (South Africa)--History,
Description: Crossroads is an informal settlement on the outskirts of Cape Town. It was originally established in 1975 and by the 1980s had a population of over 100 000 people. This discussion covers the political organisation and activism of women in the Crossroads squatter camp. Themes include: anti-pass campaigns, central role of militant women in resistance against government, corruption and hierarchy, the Crossroads Women Committee, demolitions, forced removals, gender in relation to power, social issues, specifically land, housing and labour issues, rent boycotts and schooling., Por7.01a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 47:36 min. ; interview 1 of 1
Identifier: islandora:24459