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Burial of Crossroads resident
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Subject
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squatter camps, townships, effects of political violence, mournersBurial--South Africa--Cape Town, Coffins, Squatter settlements--South Africa--Cape Town, Political violence--South Africa--Cape Town
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Description
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The burial of a resident of Crossroads informal settlement who was killed by 'witdoeke' (vigilantes).
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Identifier
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islandora:8382
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Title
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KTC resident
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Subject
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squatter camps, townships, destruction, violence, gunsSquatter settlements--South Africa--Cape Town, Political violence--South Africa--Cape Town, Weapons, Vigilantes--South Africa--Cape Town
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Description
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Residents of KTC informal settlement fight 'witdoeke' (vigilantes).
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Identifier
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islandora:8371
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Title
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Crossroads march, Cape Town
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Subject
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Nyanga (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Squatter settlements, Apartheid, Demonstrations
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Description
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Crossroads march. Supporters of Old Crossroads headman Mr Geoffrey Nongwe march to Nyanga police station yesterday.
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Identifier
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islandora:17584
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Title
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Homeless women, Crossroads, Cape Town
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Subject
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Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Squatter settlements, Apartheid, Women, Homeless persons
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Description
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Homeless Crossroads women wait at Parliament yesterday while four of them met Mr Chris Heunis to plead for rebuilding of their homes.
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Identifier
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islandora:17581
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Title
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SADF troop patrol
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Subject
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military personnel, squatter camps, townships, gunsSouth Africa--Armed Forces, Squatter settlements--South Africa--KwaZulu-Natal, Weapons
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Description
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South African Defence Force (SADF) troops patrol the Imbali informal settlement outside.
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Identifier
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islandora:8360
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Title
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Women and children praying, Crossroads, South Africa, 1982
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Subject
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South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Apartheid--South Africa, Children--South Africa, Prayer groups--South Africa, Squatter settlements--South Africa, Some evidence of things seen
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Description
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Women and children of Crossroads gather to pray for the Nyanga bush squatters, who had staged a hunger strike in St George's Cathedral in an attempt to persuade the authorities not to demolish their plastic shacks. The protest was fruitless - the shacks were torn down during the wet Cape winter, causing hardship, Cape Town, 1982
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Identifier
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islandora:917
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Title
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Salvaging remains
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Subject
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squatter camps, townships, destruction, salvaging materials, ruinsSquatter settlements--South Africa--Cape Town, Political violence--South Africa--Cape Town, Women, Children
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Description
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A resident salvages material from an informal settlement raided by 'witdoeke' (vigilantes).
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Identifier
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islandora:8437
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Title
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Plastic shelter, Crossroads, Cape Town
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Subject
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Temporary housing--South Africa, Squatter settlements--South Africa, Forced migration--South Africa, Eviction--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Apartheid, The Cordoned Heart
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Description
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A bed stands outside a plastic shelter erected after a mass demolition of homes, circa 1980.
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Identifier
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islandora:5715
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Title
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Pensioner, Durban
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Subject
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Urban poor--South Africa, Older men--South Africa, Fuelwood gatherers--South Africa, Squatter settlements--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Apartheid, The Cordoned Heart
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Description
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A pensioner carries wood in a buffer zone between the 'African' township of KwaMashu and the 'coloured' township of Newlands East, Durban.
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Identifier
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islandora:5714
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Title
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Epworth township, Zimbabwe
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Subject
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Social conditions--Zimbabwe, Men--Zimbabwe, Informal settlements (Squatter settlements)--Zimbabwe,
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Description
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A smartly dressed man wearing dark sunglasses stands amongst rocks in the township of Epworth, situated just outside Harare in Zimbabwe, 2001.
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Identifier
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islandora:18396
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Title
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Residents search for belongings
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Subject
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squatter camps, townships, destruction, salvaging materialsSquatter settlements--South Africa--Cape Town, Political violence--South Africa--Cape Town, Women, Children
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Description
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A mother and child search for their belongings after their house was burnt down by 'witdoeke' (vigilantes).
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Identifier
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islandora:8435
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Title
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Informal sector
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Subject
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small businesses, trade, squatter camps, informal settlementsInformal sector (Economics)--South Africa, Blacks--South Africa, Squatter settlements--South Africa
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Description
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An informal trader in his spaza (shop) in the townships.
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Identifier
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islandora:8255
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Title
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Vigilantes attack refugees, Cape Town
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Subject
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Nyanga (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Squatter settlements, Apartheid, Demonstrations, Vigilantes
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Description
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"Witdoek" vigilantes attack refugees from Nyanga Bush opposite the Western Cape Development Board (WCDB) offices.
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Identifier
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islandora:17586
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Title
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Home set alight in pre-election violence, Durban, South Africa
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Subject
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Squatter settlements--South Africa--Durban, Elections--South Africa--Durban, Apartheid--South Africa--Durban, Political history--South Africa--Durban, Political violence--South Africa--Durban
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Description
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A resident tries to extinguish the flames of his home, set alight in pre-election fighting between Inkatha and African National Congress (ANC) political party supporters in Bambayi Township, Durban, South Africa, 25 March 1994.
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Identifier
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islandora:5375
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Title
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Forcibly removed woman outside shack, South Africa
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Subject
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Squatter settlements--South Africa, Blacks--Relocation--South Africa, Social conditions--South Africa, Segregation--South Africa, Race discrimination--South Africa
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Description
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Families forcibly removed from "black spots" under apartheid segregation laws eke out a living in tin shacks far from their homes. Black spots were areas inhabited by black people that were deemed too close to the areas inhabited by whites. August 1982.
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Identifier
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islandora:5332
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Title
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Funeral of 17-year-old boy, Cape Town
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Subject
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Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Squatter settlements, Apartheid, Funerals
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Description
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Friends and relatives of Shumi Abner Duma crowd into the tarpaulin-covered garden at the Duma home for the 17-year-old boy's funeral on Saturday.
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Identifier
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islandora:17598
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Title
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Police officials carry away a dead body, Cape Town
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Subject
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Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Grief, Vandalism, Law enforcement, Squatter settlements
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Description
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Policemen carry away the body of an elderly man who was killed in the fire after arsonists torched shacks in Section Three, Crossroads.
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Identifier
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islandora:16203
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Title
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Squatters, Hout Bay, Cape Town
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Subject
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Urban poor--South Africa, Squatter settlements--South Africa, Temporary housing--South Africa, Dwellings--Social aspects--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Apartheid, The Cordoned Heart
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Description
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Mr. Fraser Anthony, who had lived in squatter camps most of his life.
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Identifier
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islandora:5744