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Archival description- ZA AFRAPIX AP2-A-90
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- 26 February 1986
de Vlieg, Gille
- ZA AFRAPIX AP2-A-902
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- 8 August 1989
Miller, Eric
Security forces arriving at Khotso House in Johannesburg
- ZA AFRAPIX AP5-11-11.1-11.10.3
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- 1985-05-01
The security forces are called in on May Day to Khotso House, the headquaters of the South African Council of Churches (SACC). Police stand with guns outside the building.
Weinberg, Paul
Police seige of COSATU headquarters
- ZA AFRAPIX AP5-11-11.7-11.7.10
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- 1987-04-22
Police lay siege to the headquarters of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in central Johannesburg. Police claimed they were searching for 3 ANC members allegedly hiding in the building. The building and the surrounding area were sealed off for over 6 hours and the press denied access under emergency regulations. Johannesburg 22 April 1987. Photographer at the time did not want credit for this photograph probably for protection.
Miller, Eric
Driver in a taxi rank in Pretoria
- ZA AFRAPIX AP5-12-12.1-12.1.10
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- 1987
Taxi driver speaks with police in a taxi rank in Pretoria whilst reading a newspaper.
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Vehicles used by police to disperse crowds
- ZA AFRAPIX AP5-14-14.2-14.2.1
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- c1980s
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.
Matthews, Jimi
The police Reaction Unit in Cape Town
- ZA AFRAPIX AP5-14-14.2-14.2.14
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- 1984
Police Reaction Unit ,Cape Town, informing protestors: "You have three minutes to disperse"
Matthews, Jimi
Funeral of police constable in Johannesburg
- ZA AFRAPIX AP5-14-14.2-14.2.17
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- c1984-1988
On 22 May Policemen carry the coffin at the funeral of fellow constable, 20 year old Weyers Botha, victim of a car bomb that exploded outside the Magistrates Court in downtown Johannesburg.
Miller, Eric