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Date(s)
- 1982 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 photograph, b/w
Context area
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Name of creator
Administrative history
Afrapix was a collective agency of amateur and professional photographers who documented Apartheid South Africa through their photographs in the 1980s. At its height there were 20 members, and up to 60 "stringers" which had an affiliation and would do projects for Afrapix.
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SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY ARCHIVE (SAHA)
AL2547 - The Original SAHA Photograph Collection
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Residents of council housing estate in Cape Town, with a copy of Grassroots community newspaper. The new paper is used extensively to engage residents in workshop discussion on current civic issues. Residents are encouraged to share their copy.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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Conditions of access and use area
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Conditions governing reproduction
Photographer: © Jimi Matthews
Permission to use the photograph for publication has to be obtained from the photographer / AFRAPIX.