COSATU president (and NUM vice-president) Elijah Barayi speaks at a trade union rally
Cyril Ramaphosa, General Secretary of the NUM
NUM members at their conference in Welkom, where they decided to strike
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) rally at Jabulani Amphitheatre
Man recovering after being shot at NUM strike at Western Areas gold-mine
Miners take refuge in nearby hill during NUM strike
Miners take refuge in nearby hill during NUM strike
NUM president James Motlatsi being carried by workers at a rally at Jabulani Amphitheatre
‘Socialism means freedom’ – one of the slogans during the 2nd National Conference of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in February 1987.
Delegates sing freedom songs during the fifth annual congress of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM)
NUM officials speak at a mass meeting of strikers in Secunda, during the three-week-long mine workers strike in August 1987.