Eric Anthony Abraham

Born: 1954
Updated: 19 Dec 2019

Eric Anthony Abraham was from Wynberg, Cape Town, Western Province (now Western Cape). He was a University of Cape Town graduate who had worked as a correspondent for the South African News Agency. His banning order placed him under house arrest, where he was continuously harassed by unknown persons. The incidents included threatening phone calls. Abraham hired a personal bodyguard for protection. In January 1977 he fled to Botswana where he was given emergency travel documents to travel to England.

State record

Banning order

In force from: 29 November 1976
Until: 30 November 1981

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South African History Online. (2012, March 19). Eric Anthony Abraham. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0079862

South African History Online (2012) 'Eric Anthony Abraham', South African History Online, 19 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0079862 (Accessed: 29 August 2026).

South African History Online, Eric Anthony Abraham [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0079862, (accessed 29 August 2026).

"Eric Anthony Abraham." South African History Online, 19 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0079862. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Eric Anthony Abraham." South African History Online. March 19, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0079862.