Identity area
Reference code
ZA HPRA A1132-A
Title
Speeches
Date(s)
- 1959-1978 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
8 files
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Subjects: all aspects of civic administration, in particular finances, the administration of the black townships and the work of councillors and officials. There is much about Soweto, the growth of the black population, living and social conditions, beerhalls, Moroka Stadium, Dube bar lounge and Baragwanath Hospital. Also included are speeches on the Bantu Laws Amendment Bill, Bantu wages and productivity, the 1976 riots and the Provincial Council by-election 1962 when P. Lewis stood as the candidate for Parktown.
The order of the documents as filed in the box files 1-7 was retained.