On the morning of Saturday 21 October 1989, the women of Pietermaritzburg protested against police brutality and, in particular, the placing of razor wire around St Albans Cathedral in Pretoria on the 23rd of September. St Peter's Church was surrounded with protestors as part of this action.
Man waves ANC flag during the march against the Labour Relations Act (LRA) organised by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU)
Man waves ANC flag during the march against the Labour Relations Act (LRA) organised by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU)
Dr Anton Eberhardt, who [with] 800 others have signed the conscientious objector register refusing to serve in the SADF. Eberhardt was sentenced to 12 months in jail in 1977 for refusing to serve and faces another 18 Months. Cape Town South Africa, 21 September 1989.
Defiance Campaign peace march. Approximately 30,000 Capetonians marched in support of peace and the end of apartheid laws. The march was lead by religious and political leaders.
Gary Gordan, a 17 year old school boy, injured when police used shotguns on pupils at cedars High, Mitchells Plain, after a school demonstration. Three children were hit by bullets. Friday 25/8" 1989