Twelve people are killed in Daveyton

Date: 24 Mar 1991
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Twelve people, including a police officer and two children, were killed in the eastern Rand township of Daveyton, near Benoni. The incident, which was followed by a barrage of criticism, prompted the government to institute a judicial inquiry. Police alleged that they were forced to open fire when the crowd attacked them, while the African National Congress (ANC) claimed that its supporters were shot at by police while defending themselves against Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters' attacks.

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01ANC.org, "24 March 1991", From: ANC.org,[Online] Available at:www.anc.org.za,[Accessed 11 March 2014].
02Keesing's Record of World Events, News Digest for March 1991, p. 38087.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Twelve people are killed in Daveyton. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012955

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