English transcription: The Republic of South Africa occupies the southern portion of the African continent and includes the former colonies of the Cap of Good Hope, Natal, Transvaal and the Orange Free State. It has an area of 472.359 square miles. Apartheid which means separateness, is the name given by the Government of South Africa to its system of racial segregation. This policy of racial segregation has been followed since the Dutch-speaking Afrikaaners and the English-speaking elements joined to form the Union of South Africa under the Act of 1909. In 1948 apartheid became an official State policy when the National Party take power. This every person in South Africa is classified by race as is entered into the population register according to this classification. The 1967 mid year estimate of the population, by ethnic composition was Bantu 12.750.000, White 3.563.000, Coloured 1.859.000, Asian 560.000. In July 1970 was the occasion on which members of the Black Sash, a dedicated group of South African white Women, staged a silent vigil accross the street from Whitwatersrand University in Johannesburg against the forced breaken African families under appartheid laws. Recently African men have been provided into hostels called bachelor quarters away from their wives and children.
Description: Quatre femmes manifestent dans une rue. Elles tiennent devant elles des pancartes contre l'apartheid. Elles sont dos au parking et de la bibliothèque de l'Université. Un homme les observe sur le pas du bâtiment.