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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:

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.
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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 is; the second largest Hospital in South Africa.

Montebello is the location of the South African College Schools (SACS)' current campus, specifically the historic Montebello Estate in Newlands, Cape Town. After a decade-long negotiation, SACS moved to Montebello in 1959, where both the Junior and High Schools now share the estate. The estate was previously owned by mining magnate Sir Max Michaelis, and his widow donated part of it to SACS. 

This Day in History: 16 December 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.