The African National Congress (ANC) activist, Mziwonke 'Pro' Jack was gunned down next to his home in Cape Town. Jack was a taxi conflict mediator in Cape Town when he was murdered. The escalating violence after the death of Jack developed a suspicion of police involvement and allegations that a third force was fanning the violence to destabilise the community.
eventREF E-0012968Revised
19 June 1991
Political activist Mziwonke ‘Pro’ Jack is assassinated.
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Coleman, M. (ed)(1998). A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, p. 253.
- 02Truth Commission Special Report," Decisions",From: Truth Commission Special Report,[online], Available at: sabctrc.saha.org.za, [Accessed on 19 June 2013]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
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