Schalk van Rensburg testifies before the TRC

Date: 9 Jun 1998
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.

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

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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

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