A synopsis of a series of 13 radio programmes on the life of J.C. Smuts, former Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa. The programmes were compiled by S.G. Millin and presented in the Hotel Plaza, New York, on the 21 April 1944.

Collection comprises material relating predominantly to Namibia as between 1973 to 1982; material pertaining to affairs beyond this time period is sparse.

Large quantity of news clippings 1973 to 1983.

Correspondence printed and unpublished material on the political economy of Namibia; population, distribution of wealth and power, internal political groupings, foreign control, South Africa's role in Namibia, the UN, Etc. Includes a section on development, arising out of the research of Sue Brown, a development officer working in the Gibeon Community under the auspices of the Christian Centre.

The collection relates to a number of Trade Unions in South Africa, amongst others the Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). Other trade unions represented are the Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers' Union of S.A., Metal and Allied Workers' Union, National Automobile and Allied Workers' Union, Paper, Wood and Allied Workers' Union, South African Railway and Harbour Workers' Union, Sweet Food and Allied Workers' Union and Transport and General Workers' Union.

The initial part of the collection contains material which had been rescued from Khotso House after the bomb blast in August 1988. In 2012 the larger part of the collection was received and incorporated.

This collection consists of an Honours thesis with research notes and source material including papers, press cuttings, interviews etc. It deals with the 1980s crisis in Alexandra Township, the collapse of local government and the shift in control brought about by new urbanisation strategies.