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.
Prakash Dias, Lawyer for the Sharpeville 6 being hoisted aloft amidst chants of "hero, hero" after the granting of a reprieve at the Pretoria Supreme Court.
National Union of Mineworkers three week strike. Cyril Ramaphosa and NUM members face Anglo-american Negotiating team mid way through the strike for1st Round of Negotiations .
Striking railways workers sign back on to work after the end of the biggest (about 18000 workers), and longest (3 months) strike in the history of South African public service. The victory for members of the S.A. Harbour and the Railway Workers Union came after months of police harassment and conflict which left a number of workers dead and many detained. Johannesburg 11 June 1987.
Shocked Progressive Federal Party (PFP) workers react to the news of the loss of another PFP constituency to the National Party (NP) as results were broadcast over national television. The PFP lost a total of six seats in the whites only election, as well as their status as the official opposition in Parliament. Johannesburg 6 May 1987.
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.
Rev. Jean-Francois Bill, a Swiss South African and Presbyterian clergyman, shortly after his release from nine months in detention. He was not charged, but has been served with severe restriction orders. Johannesburg, 27 March 1987.