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Title: Day of the Covenant ceremony, Cape Town
Subject: Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Afrikaner Nationalism, Apartheid, Memorials, Culture, Religion
Description: A crowd of about 400 people attended the Day of the Covenant ceremony at the Groote Schuur Estate in 1976. The service was led by Dr A. J. G. Dreyer. Professor D. J. Kotze, of the faculty of history at the University of Stellenbosch, was the main speaker. These four women attended the ceremony in traditional Voortrekker costume. They are (from left): Miss Annie Sadie of Bellville, Miss Gwen Swanepoel and Mrs Joey Swanepoel, both of Goodwood and Mrs Anna Sadie.
Identifier: islandora:16641

Title: Trial of anti-apartheid activist, Oscar Mpetha, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics, Trials, Anti-apartheid activists
Description: Trial of anti-apartheid activist, Oscar Mpetha, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17610

Title: New members of Cabinet at Tuynhuys, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics, Cabinet ministers, National Party (South Africa), Governments
Description: New members of the Cabinet posed for photographers in the gardens of Tuynhuys, official residence of the State President, Dr.N. Diederichs, soon after they took the oath of office today. They are seen here, from left, with the Prime Minister, Mr. B. J. Vorster (centre) ; Dr. F. Hartzenberg, Deputy Minister of Bantu Development; Mr. H.H. Smit, Minister of Coloured, Rehoboth and Nama Relations; Mr. A.L Schlebusch, Minister of Public Works and Immigration; the State President, Dr. Diederichs; Mr. A.J. Raubenheimer, Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry and Dr. A.P. Treurnucht, Deputy Minister of Bantu Administration and Bantu Education
Identifier: islandora:16913

Title: Bellville East Dutch Reformed Church, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Churches, Architecture, Religion, Christianity
Description: Bellville East Dutch Reformed Church.
Identifier: islandora:16778

Title: Entrance to servants' quarters, Sea Point, Cape Town
Subject: Sea Point (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Domestic workers, Apartheid, South Africa. Separate Amenities Act, 1953
Description: Ms Susan Saal at the entrance to servants' quarters in Milner Road, Sea Point.
Identifier: islandora:18042

Title: Phoenix Theatre, Camps Bay, Cape Town
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Theatre, Entertainment, Urban development, Architecture
Description: The Phoenix Theatre at Camps Bay- what is its future? A theatre, cinema or a warehouse?
Identifier: islandora:16950

Title: District Six museum, Cape Town
Subject: District Six (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Post-apartheid era
Description: District Six Museum, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:18013

Title: Goodwood Cape Show Ground, Cape Town
Subject: Goodwood (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Agricultural shows, Agriculture, Apartheid
Description: Aerial shot of the Cape Show Grounds, Goodwood, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:15866

Title: Inaugural congress of the South African Domestic Workers' Union, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Trade unions, Domestic workers, Apartheid
Description: Domestics unite: Delegates to the inaugural congress of the South African Domestic Workers' Union (SADWU) at the University of Western Cape (UWC) at the weekend which united 50 000 domestic workers from several organisations in one union.
Identifier: islandora:18037

Title: Wounded resident, Crossroads, Cape Town
Subject: Crossroads (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Squatter settlements, Armored vehicles, Military, Apartheid, South African Police
Description: Police lift a wounded Crossroads resident into a Casspir armoured vehicle behind the Mahobe Drive Rent Board offices yesterday evening.
Identifier: islandora:17592

Title: Commercial district, Athlone, Cape Town
Subject: Athlone (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Apartheid, Commerce, Economy, Coloured people (South Africa)
Description: Shopping centre in Athlone, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16715

Title: Fishing-industry employees at the Hout Bay African Compound, Cape Town
Subject: Hout Bay (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Housing, Labour, Workers, Apartheid, Fishing industry
Description: This was the smartest of several immaculate rooms at the Hout Bay African Compound, which provides for fishing-industry employees in the area. It is also acknowledged as the show-piece compound in the Western Province. Yesterday was the annual inspection, and here two of the occupants of the room - Pete Zinba and Kapa Goodman - display their prizes, a cake and a leg of mutton.
Identifier: islandora:15836

Title: Coloured housing development, Bellville, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), City planning, Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Housing, Coloured people (South Africa)
Description: Bellville - new township development for Coloured people in Belhar, mid-1960s
Identifier: islandora:16814

Title: Family reunited after separation, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Political prisoners, Apartheid
Description: A family reunited after six weeks of separation: Mr Adam Jaffer, his wife Zerene, and son Reyhaan.
Identifier: islandora:17913

Title: Capetonian soldier captured by MPLA in Angola
Subject: Lagos (Nigeria), Western Cape (South Africa), Prisoners of War, South African Border War, Apartheid, South African Defence Force, Soldiers
Description: The tragedy of the bitter internecine war in Angola hits South Africa. In Lagos last week two South African soldiers, Corporal Hannes Terblance (left) and Capetonian Private Robert Henry Wieman (right), who were captured by forces of the MPLA in Angolan fighting were paraded before journalists at a news conference addressed by the MPLA Prime Minister, Lopo de Nascimento, who was visiting Nigeria.
Identifier: islandora:15940

Title: The Saambou National Building Society's new building in Bellville, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Business, Apartheid, Architecture, Building, Afrikaners
Description: An example of the office building accommodation available in Bellville's growing central business district district is this modern building society block. The Saambou National Building Society's new building in Bellville was officially opened this week by Dr C.F. Albertyn. In addition to the shopping space on the ground floor, there are seven floors of office space and the banking hall also provides for art exhibitions. Saambou now owns buildings in Bellville valued at more than R1 500 000. With office accommodation in big demand in the rapidly developing Tygeberg area, office blocks are going up all over. One of the latest and largest blocks is the Saambou National Building, opened towards the end of last year. This building offers shopping space on the ground floor and seven floors of office space.
Identifier: islandora:16830

Title: Accused terrorists on bail, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics, Bail
Description: On bail: Jozua "Ismael" Joubert, second from left, with co-accused, from left, Nazeem Adams, Anwaar Mentoor, Fadiel Adams and Yurus Adams. All are on bail pending appeals against sentences for terrorism and possessing illegal explosives.
Identifier: islandora:17616

Title: War veteran marches, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Memorials, Veterans, Apartheid
Description: Medals gleaming, a war veteran marches proudly to the war memorial in Adderley Street for the wreath-laying ceremony which ended yesterday's memorial service of the South African Cape Corps Ex-Servicemen's Legion.
Identifier: islandora:14501

Title: People clearing up after the fire, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Disasters, Fires, Apartheid, Squatter settlements
Description: People clearing up after the fire, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:14936

Title: The accused in the Trojan Horse Trial, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Youth, South African Police, Trials
Description: Accused: The accused in the Trojan Horse case at the scene of the shooting in Thornton Road, Athlone, today when the court held an inspection in loco.
Identifier: islandora:17602

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