Independent Newspapers Archive
University of Cape Town
This significant, under threat and extensive archive of about 850 000 images, now housed at UCT, spans a period from about the 1900’s – 2000. The archive has been identified as having highly significant social history and heritage value with a particular connection to Cape Town, Western Cape and UCT. Topics range from social conditions in and around Cape Town, key protests in pre- and post apartheid periods as well as a broad spectrum of political activity, sport and very large collection of images on prominent figures (sport, social, political). UCT Libraries has selected and scanned nearly 6 000 images with appropriate metadata. It will complement other collections on the history of Cape Town and the province in Special Collections. The archive intersects with History, Film and Media Studies, Sociology, and African Studies and is a valuable portal of our regional social history.
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We want justice! Qibla supporters barrack 120 Plein Street demanding that a commission of inquiry be established into the death of Imam Haron 25 years ago. / Qibla March on …
Minarets and gables on this watercourse. The kramat of Sheik Joseph at Faure.
A student gives her name to a police major during yesterday's confrontation with police, while other students stand by, gagged in silent protest.
Aerial view of development in central Bellville.
Right: Christopher Jacobs sits under a tree at the Nyanga Art Centre practising for Saturday's performance.
The foundation stone of the Dutch Reformed Church at Three Anchor Bay was laid in 1878, and two years later the church was opened for worship. The handrails on the …
Taking a stand - Rush-hour motorists making their way home along De Waal Drive past the University of Cape Town (UCT) campus yesterday were met with the sight of these …
Aerial image showing segregated parking at Youngsfield Army Base near Kenilworth Race Course, Cape Town
Baptist Church at Meadowridge, Cape Town