Western Native Township, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa, 19600101. PHOTO: Eli Weinberg. A group of people stand together at what may be the funeral of Ida Fiyo Mntwana (1903-1960), former president of the African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) and a former National President of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) at a cemetery near the Western Native Township, Johannesburg. Ida Mntwana died during the Treason Trial and meetings and demonstrations were banned at the time, but the African National Congress (ANC) decided to make Ida's funeral an occasion for the defiance of the law. Winnie Mandikizela-Mandela (26/9/36-2/4/2018) and other ANCWL leaders were pallbearers at this funeral, but are not visible in the image. The Treason Trial was a trial in Johannesburg in which one hundred and fifty-six people were arrested in a raid and accused of treason in South Africa in 1956. The main trial lasted until 1961 when all of the defendants were found not guilty.
Image Number: APN753405

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Headline: Eli Weinberg Collection Title: Loose Sepia Toned Photographic Print Description: Western Native Township, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa, 19600101. PHOTO: Eli Weinberg. A group of people stand together at what may be the funeral of Ida Fiyo Mntwana (1903-1960), former president of the African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) and a former National President of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) at a cemetery near the Western Native Township, Johannesburg. Ida Mntwana died during the Treason Trial and meetings and demonstrations were banned at the time, but the African National Congress (ANC) decided to make Ida's funeral an occasion for the defiance of the law. Winnie Mandikizela-Mandela (26/9/36-2/4/2018) and other ANCWL leaders were pallbearers at this funeral, but are not visible in the image. The Treason Trial was a trial in Johannesburg in which one hundred and fifty-six people were arrested in a raid and accused of treason in South Africa in 1956. The main trial lasted until 1961 when all of the defendants were found not guilty. Sublocation: Western Native Township City: Johannesburg Province or State: Transvaal (now Gauteng) Country: South Africa Date Created: 01-01-1960 Creator: ANC Archives Credit Notice: Eli Weinberg / ANC Archives / african.pictures Keywords: Rights usage terms: At the time of the collection of the ANC Archive, the African National Congress was a liberation movement. The nature of the archive, then, reflects this reality. To safeguard those involved in gathering the information and records that could further the objectives of the organisation, it was imperative that those gathering such information should remain anonymous. As a result, the creators of material held in the ANC Archives is often unknown and thus, unless otherwise stated, this asset is considered an orphan work and is made available to license on the basis that it is in the public good to enable the material to be used to tell the story of the ANC and of the liberation struggle in South Africa and around the world. Wherever possible we would like to identify rights holders ensuring that they are correctly credited and that there is an agreement in place to enable us to license on their behalf. If you have any information that can contribute to identifying or locating the rights-holder(s) please notify african.pictures. Unless otherwise stated the default rights statement on material in the ANC Archive is "Unknown Rightsholder" and the associated rights statement can be found here: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/