Launch of a new front to fight the government crackdown on anti-apartheid opposition. "Committee for the Defence of Democracy" . Left to Right Frank V.D Horst (SACOS), Allan Boesak, Desmond Tutu, Prof Jakes Gerwel (Rector UWC) at the University of the Western Cape.
UDF focus on Detainees: Moulana Farid Esack of Call of Islam reiterated the people's demand for the unconditional release of all detainees at a service held at the end of a week long focus on the plight of detainees. Athlone, Cape Town.
Left to Right, Rev Allan Boesak, Lionel Louw (Chairperson of Western Cape Council of Churches) and Barry Streek at the opening of Community House, Salt river, Cape Town, 23 August 1987
Mrs Doris McBride, the mother of Robert McBride, attends Federation of Transvaal Women (FEDTRAW) Women's Cultural Day on 9 August 1987 at Wits University, Johannesburg.
Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) General Secretary Jay Naidoo congratulated by supporters following his re-election at the Second National Cosatu congress in Johannesburg. July 1987