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Special Report Transcript Episode 8, Section 6, Time 25:20This is the river that we used to cross at the time of the state of emergency, where the police were having their road blocks. We used to cross this river only because we don’t want to get in touch with the police. This is the only entrance to Zwelethemba. At the four way stop here is always where the vans of the police were standing, searching cars which are coming in and coming out, searching for weapons. We are talking now about the state of emergency, from 1976 till the uplift of the state of emergency. This is the Civic Hall. We used to have our rallies, our funerals, our functions of the struggle in this hall. It’s where we were tear gassed and shooting were taking place in this hall. Notes: Crossing bridge into Zwelethemba township References select each tab to search for references GlossaryA state of emergency was declared on 20 July 1985 in terms of Section 2(1) of the Public Safety Act of 1953. It affected 36 magisterial districts in the Cape, Transvaal and the Orange Free State, and was extended to eight other areas on 26 October 1985. It was lifted on 7 March 1986 and re-imposed ... |