Police break up a University of Cape Town (UCT) protest against elections in front of Jameson Hall. A student is being escorted by a policeman wearing a gas mask. Another policeman is pointing a gun which shoots teargas.
Conscientious Objector Richard Steele addresses the crowd at an End Conscription Campaign fundraising concert. Behind him are Musicians on a stage ready to play. 1984
End Conscription Campaign (ECC) spokespeople give an impromptu press conference, to a large crowd, after 16 people were arrested during a protest outside the Wits command HQ. October 1986.
143 men in various cities around South Africa made simultaneous declarations to refuse to serve in the South African Defence Force (SADF). Here Andre Zaaiman, a former infantry captain and combat veteran, explains his reasons at a press conference held by the Cape Town Group EDICESA (Ecumenical Documentation and Information Centre for Eastern and Southern Africa). Behind him is a banner which states: "We won't fight in the SADF " Cape Town, 3 August 1988.
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.
Conscientious objector Philip Wilkinson at a support service in Port Elizabeth the evening before he appeared in court on charges of failing to report for a military camp. The case was postponed to 13 May 1987