‘Socialism means freedom’ – one of the slogans during the 2nd National Conference of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in February 1987.
Unemployed workersin the Transkei line up to seek employment on the mines
Delegates sing freedom songs during the fifth annual congress of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM)
Cyril Ramaphosa, General Secretary of the NUM
A goldmine worker underground at Hartebeesfontein mine
A goldmine worker underground at Hartebeesfontein mine
Two mineworkers who fled into the nearby hills during the miners' strike at Western Areas Gold Mine
NUM members at their conference in Welkom, where they decided to strike
Two goldmine workers underground at Hartebeesfontein mine
Two injured miners who were shot during the strike