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eventREF E-0013366Revised

9 June 1998

Schalk van Rensburg testifies before the TRC

Schalk van Rensburg testifies before the TRC

Updated
30 Sep 2019
Schalk van Rensburg testifies before the TRC

Former director of Roodeplaats research Laboratories, Dr Schalk van Rensburg, testifies before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) that the death of former Black Consciousness leader, Steve Biko, might have been caused by poison, as there were known attempts of poisoning.

How we know this

  1. 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.
  2. 02Oocities Dr Schalk VAN RENSBURG SCIENTIST AT ROODEPLAAT [online] Avilable at: www.oocities.org [Accessed on 7 June 2013]  

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Schalk van Rensburg testifies before the TRC. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013366

South African History Online (2011) 'Schalk van Rensburg testifies before the TRC', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013366 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

South African History Online, Schalk van Rensburg testifies before the TRC [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013366, (accessed 12 October 2026).

"Schalk van Rensburg testifies before the TRC." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013366. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "Schalk van Rensburg testifies before the TRC." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013366.

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