Students disrupt a lecture on 'Politics of siege societies' delivered by Irish academic and political diplomat Conor Cruise O'Brien, in keeping with the call for an academic boycott of South Africa. Police or campus security attempt to keep them out. Photograph possibly at UCT
Vehicles used by the South African police to disperse crowds. The large vehicle "Raatel" in the background has portholes in the roof from where the police shoot while pursuing a fleeing crowd. The smaller vehicle in the right foreground carries a sneeze machine capable of spreading tear gas over a large area.
Policemen and sneeze machine capable of spreading teargas of large area. Policemen in centre armed with gun used to propel rubber bullets. Other policemen are wearing gas mask to protect themselves from tear gas.
Private Security Guards "super Cops" posing holding pistols in front of a car in the Northern Suburbs of Johannesburg. Private security was a growing trend in South African suburbs.
A group of strikers demonstrating against detention and for hunger strikers not to be moved, but released, holding placards being ticketed by police officers.
Part of the delegation, Father Isaac Josephs hands over a list of demands, under an ANC flag, to the police after 10000 residents marched in Oudtshoorn.