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From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman

As we have seen in Chapter 3, detention without trial, besides serving to withdraw political opponents from circulation, is very often a precursor to further actions designed to extend their removal and even to make it permanent.

Such post-detention measures include:

From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman

Published October 30, 2019Updated October 30, 2019
Celebrating 134 years this year, Sea Point High School started as Sea Point Boys High in 1884 and joined with Ellerslie Girls' High School in 1989. Today, Sea Point High School continues the tradition of excellent education. Situated on Sea Point Main Road, our learners enjoy the convenience of easy access to buses and taxis right outside the school as well a safe, clean and healthy environment close to the sea.
Published October 30, 2019Updated October 30, 2019
Tygerberg Hospital is a tertiary hospital located in Parow, Cape Town. The hospital was officially opened in 1976 and is the largest hospital in the Western Cape and the second largest hospital in South Africa. It acts as a teaching hospital in conjunction with the University of Stellenbosch's Health Science Faculty Mission This Hospital strives to provide affordable world class quality health care to public and private patients within available resources, as well as excellent educational and research opportunities.
Published October 30, 2019Updated October 30, 2019
SACS is the oldest high school in South Africa, founded in September 1829. It is arguably the most magnificent setting at the foot of Table Mountain and Devils peak.
Gugu Dlamini, AIDS activist, addressing a crowd. Photo: Community Media Trust archive
Published October 30, 2019Updated October 30, 2019
Additional Date: December 16, 1998

On 16 December 1998, Gugu Dlamini, a young woman from KwaMashu, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, who was dedicated to raising awareness around HIV/AIDS and fighting against the discrimination of infected persons, was killed. Being HIV positive herself, Dlamini believed that in order to overcome the stigma of the virus and educate people across all social spheres it was imperative to talk openly about the disease. Dlamini undertook to make her HIV status public.

 On World AIDS Day, December 1, 1998, Dlamini disclosed her HIV status on television and on a Zulu-language radio station. Her public disclosure was met with anger from members of her hometown, who believed she had brought shame onto their community. Subsequent to her announcement Dlamini is reported to have been threatened by her neighbours. These threats manifested into violence when, on 16 December 1998, she was stoned and stabbed to death by a group of men from her community. Since her gruesome death, Dlamini’s name continues to be used in the fight against the stigmatization of HIV infected persons and HIV denialism. Dlamini’s daughter, Mandisa Dlamini, has since founded the Gugu Dlamini Foundation  to maintain the fight against HIV/AIDS and Gender Based Violence.

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