D5.06 :: The official renaming of John Vorster Square

► D5.06 :: The official renaming of John Vorster Square

Call Number:	D5.06
Identifier:	AL3282_D5.06
Title:	The official renaming of John Vorster Square
Date:	September 1997
Subject:	Johannesburg Central Police Station; John Vorster; John Vorster Square - JVS; Police Museum; South African Broadcasting Corporation - SABC; Sunday Times Heritage Project - STHP
Description:	This video by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) documents the official renaming of John Vorster Square (JVS) to the Johannesburg Central Police Station in September 1997, 3 years after South Africa's first democratic election. At the same time, the bust of John Vorster that had dominated the entrance to the station was removed, and housed at the Police Museum in Pretoria. This video is included in "Between Life and Death: Stories from John Vorster Square" - a DVD produced as part of this project. Included in SAHA online exhibition - 'Between Life and Death: Stories from John Vorster Square', 2012.
Creator:	South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)
Type:	Video
Format:	Access format - mpg
Source:	SAHA collection AL3282
Language:	English
Coverage:	Johannesburg, South Africa
Rights:	South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)