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A Day For All To RememberSelected News From Selected Newsmen?A Moderate Despairs
(1980-06-16)
The first article pertains to youth day 1980 in which the day four years prior held great significance with the mention of political contextual information. The second article protests the restriction of newsmen into so ...
Chaos Revisited?The Police Behind an Iron CurtainMr Smit's Re-think
(1980-06-01)
The newspaper articles reflect on the political environment in South Africa during the 1980s. The three articles draw on contextual information surrounding that period whilst maintaining a focus on racist legislations, ...
Gavin Takes The Pig By The Whistle
(1987-06-06)
The article focuses on aspects of Gavin Week's life as well as his professional and personal journey with regards to his musical career successes. Some information pertaining to his upcoming plans and the nature of his ...
Detentions Are No SolutionWhy Not A Law About Breathing?A Shot of Hate
(1980-06-10)
The first article was written in reaction to protests surrounding the introduction of the system of colour education and the act of detaining people without trial. The second article reflects on the mass amount of laws ...
Ergernis Op Maat Van Ruk en RolGreat Rock but Satire Is The PitsIf You Like Loud Late-Night Rock, See 'Nuisance'
(1981-05-14)
All three newspaper articles comment on the music and entertainment showcased during the concert at "Commit No Nuisance". Some aspects of the entertainment was questionable however the overall musical additions were ...
The Counter To TerrorismWhen Blackouts Fan The Flames AfreshFailure to Understand
(1980-04-06)
The item consists of three separate newspaper articles referring to "blacks" as terrorists after attacks on small police stations continued. The remaining two articles refer to an incident in which Sasol was attacked by ...
Russia Won't Give…Peace Song Hits Disc Snag
(1986-11-01)
The item consists of two pages however the first article has been ripped whilst the second is also missing at the bottom. The second article reflects on the Charity organisation which stood to lose substantial financial ...
In The Hearts of Our Children, and Our Children's Children, The Sense of Bitterness Grows
(1985-01-06)
The author elaborates on the rage and bitterness felt by 'black' communities following the events witnessed at Sharpeville 24 years before the publication. The article also reflects on the ongoing mistreatment of varying ...
One-Man-Band Wants Music that South Africans Can Believe In
(1984-12-01)
The article, focused on Gavin Weeks, appeared at the Grand Gardens Hotel which included line-up songs by Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Crosby, Stills and Nash, America, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Pink Floyd and ...
Laid Back Sunday Harmony
(1985-01-05)
The article talks about how Gavin Weeks and Mark Wilson had merged as a duo naming themselves, Dave's Not Home. The article confirmed that the two would become a duo permanently by the end of 1985 as they had both been ...