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Vaal Reefs Exploration & Mining Co.Ltd., Commission of Enquiry

  • ZA HPRA A2067
  • Fonds
  • 1987

Also called the Anglo-American Corporation Commission of Enquiry into the Incidents of violence that occurred at certain shafts at the Vaal Reefs Exploration & Mining Co.Ltd. during the latter portion of 1986. The Commissioner was Adv. D.A. Bregman, SC. Delegates included delegations from Transkei and Lesotho, as well as representatives from the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the Department of Manpower, Anglo American Corp. and Vaal Reefs. The venue was Vaal Reefs, Klerksdorp.

The Commission stretched over some nine to ten months and consisted of some fifty days of hearings. Submissions from the delegations suggested that the violence occurred as a result of faction fights between overall Xhosa-speaking and Sotho-speaking workers on the mine, that took place during November 1986 and December 1986 at the No.1 and No.2 Shaft hostels.

The Vaal Reefs Exploration & Mining company, owned by Anglo American Corporation, was formed with 11 shafts by the 1980s, which made it one of the world's biggest gold mine at the time.

Anglo American Corporation

Colleen McCaul, Rea Vaya working papers

  • ZA HPRA A3456
  • Fonds
  • 2000-2015

McCaul was an extraordinary note-taker and filer of documents, and left a remarkably complete archive of the documents generated through her many projects. This includes reports, draft reports, presentations, meeting minutes, and correspondence. In many instances the documents are accompanied by her thorough personal notes. Altogether, this provides an unparalleled insight into the planning and implementation of Rea Vaya, and the many smaller projects she worked on including early bus reform projects for the City of Johannesburg and the Gauteng Provincial Government, reforms to national transport legislation, development of national BRT policy, other planned BRTs including those in Tshwane, Nelson Mandela Bay, and Ekurhuleni, and almost every pre-Rea Vaya transport policy of the City of Johannesburg. There is no more than a handful of people who were involved in so many aspects of Johannesburg’s post-apartheid transport system, and likely none who documented their work as thoroughly. This collection will be invaluable to scholars of Johannesburg, local government, bureaucracy, BRT, and urban transport policy.

McCaul, Colleen

Papers of David Webster

  • ZA HPRA A2792
  • Fonds
  • 1969 - 1990

Biographical material on David Webster and correspondence, press statements and press cuttings relating to his assassination. also a copy of his PhD thesis on the Chopi people of Mozambique and other articles by David Webster, including research material and photographs.

Webster, David

Richard Turner & Foszia Fisher-Turner Papers

  • ZA HPRA A3454
  • Fonds
  • 1950s-2000s

The collection contains the personal and working papers of Richard (Rick) Turner, a South African academic, educationist and theorist, who was murdered by the South African security forces in 1978. His killing was part of the public hearings at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), where members of the former security cluster were forced to testify.
The collection also contains the Foszia Fisher-Turner papers, including material relating to the Institute for Industrial Education (IIE) papers, South African Labour Bulletin (SALB), diary on philosophy, and other material.

Turner, Richard

Reverend Henry Adams, Scrapbooks

  • ZA HPRA AB3450
  • Fonds
  • late 1800's - early 1900's

The two scrapbooks contain press clippings, pamphlets and other printed material from Reverend Henry Adams, are of 4 men who came to South Africa in 1878 with the first Bishop of Pretoria, HB Bousfield. In addition, there are transcripts that outline the content of the scrapbooks including a letter titled Bound for Pretoria.

Adams, Henry

Ernest Cole, Photographic collection and Papers

  • ZA HPRA A3440
  • Fonds
  • 1960s-1970s

The collection contains the photographic work of the South African photographer Ernest Cole, some of which culminated in the iconic book "House of Bondage", published in 1967. Also included are his notes, correspondence and research material, as well as his photographic work which he continued in the USA.

Cole, Ernest

Wilson Z Conco, Diary

  • ZA HPRA A3234
  • Fonds
  • 1958 - 1960

The diary of Dr. Winston Z. Conco relates to the Treason Trial 1958-1960, in which he was one of the accused.

Conco, Dr. Wilson Z

Goldstone Commission of Enquiry into Phola Park Records

  • ZA HPRA AK2702
  • Fonds
  • 1992 - 1993

Records of the Goldstone Commission of Enquiry into events at Phola Park when members of 32 Battalion allegedly assaulted, raped and murdered certain township residents. Includes court records, affidavits, statements, photos and medical records of individuals.

Commission of Inquiry Regarding the Prevention of Public Violence and Intimidation

Goldstone Commission Records

  • ZA HPRA AK2495
  • Fonds
  • 1992 - 1993

Reports and submissions on the causes of political violence in Natal (1992); on the Inquiry into the curbing of violence and intimidation during the forthcoming SA election (1993); and on taxi and train violence and the Bisho incident in which Ciskei police fired on a march.

Commission of Inquiry Regarding the Prevention of Public Violence and Intimidation

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