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… For the first time in the history of the South African Police Force (SAP) policewomen are enlisted as full members …

… Transkei police kill three men, one of who is Mr Zolile Sangoni, when …

… Minister of Law and Order Adriaan Vlok says about 120 police officers died in the course of their duties in the …

… A self-confessed SA spy of the security police in the ANC, Olivia Forsyth, who was held prisoner at …

… The Star reports that a police sergeant was shot dead in Osizweni township at …

… Her father had a major influence on her upbringing. His work in housing, welfare, and school building projects within … herself unemployed after the authorities and the security police caught wind of her Black Consciousness activism (which … at the end of 1972. This inadvertently allowed her to work with Biko in January 1973 as his research assistant at …

… of these people and this commitment was reflected in his work. A great deal of his work, although representational, captures the rugged and … essence of his subjects. One of his most notable pieces of work is the figure of a woman used in the Women’s Monument …

… 16 August 2012 Mphumzeni was killed at scene 2 after the police shot him in his chest and left thigh. He left behind …

… course at Adams College,and with many  intervals of work to pay for his education, he graduted as an older … activities attracted the attention of the security police who would visit, search and interview him on his … him to his father’s farm. Consequently he was unable to work and with the government continuously expelling him …

… based in Maputo which oversaw and co-ordinated the work of the military in the Transvaal and Natal. The 1984 … numerous assassination attempts launched by the security police and the Swazi authorities. After the conference he …

… Letty began her first work in the art field in 1925 when she began work at the Onderstepoort Veterinary laboratory. Here she had … where she painted flowers. During her period of work she completed over 740 plates for Flowering plants of …

… Nontsikelelo Cothoza, facing continued harassment from the police, left Lamontville with her then nine month old son to seek refuge. They were however captured by the police and Cothoza and her son were imprisoned for three … and her mother in particular, to face inquiries from the police. It was later revealed that Cothoza was in fact …

… consequence of developments related to the killing of five police officers during a dagga raid in February 1956; 22 of … to death. According to Mdhluli, on 12 April 1957 the police took Mhlupeki Hlongwane, the son of Mdhluli’s chief, …

… all, I don't take art particularly seriously. I make the work because I enjoy making it. No more complicated reason … Young Artist of the Year Award Show in 1984. In 1999, the work Payne did in the 1970’s was chosen for the exhibition … Payne also exhibited a video of the compilation of his work between 1994 and 2002 at the 2nd Johannesburg Biennale. …

… Though originally planning to study art in order to work in the film industry, Hlobo decided to pursue a career … completed a printmaking apprenticeship in 1998, and his work featured in his first exhibition the same year. Hlobo’s sculptural and performance work has received more recognition recently. Since 2000, he …

… in her final months, Samuels continued her community work, often stating in Afrikaans, "My mense het my nodig" (My … had on Mitchells Plain's safety and social cohesion. Her work with the Mitchells Plain Crisis Forum was particularly … that Samuels spent her adult life addressing. Her work represented the continuation of a long tradition of …

… information about the location and activities of the police in the Northern Transvaal area, which she knew very … 1976 after one of her MK unit members confessed to the police after two months of torture in detention. She was held …

… On the evidence it is clear that without the action of the police, South Africa might have found itself in a bloody … war. The public owes a great debt of gratitude to the police...” Decades later, Mandela showed kindness towards …

… Campaign .In 1956, he was involved in an incident with the police, who had arrested a group of pass offenders. Keitsing … the lead in a crowd of angry onlookers, and ordered the police to release their victims, to which they complied. …

… stopped. After this method failed to produce results, the police moved to the next one. They took him to the window and … (TRC) to talk about the ordeal he suffered at the hands of police officers.    …

… had mobilised a force under Major W J Clark of the Natal Police and 170 Natal Mounted Police to arrest him, on 11 March 1906, Chief Bhambatha fled …

… was killed at scene 1 after being shot four times by the police, in his head, arm and knee. He left behind his two …

… Sokanyile was killed after being shot in the head by the police. He left behind his wife and 5 children. He was also …

… killed at scene 2 after being shot in the forearm by the police. He was the sole breadwinner in the family and left …

… kraal was burned and his stronghold attacked by Zululand police. Many people fled their homes in fear. Bambatha was …

… 17 for arson and misconduct and was brutally beaten by the police together with his accomplices who were also members of … he was not deeply involved in the ANC at the time, the police were informed by an unknown source about their (he and … comrades) underground involvement in the movement. Some police officers were sent to search their homes for …

… As they marched down in a throng, they came across a police barricade on their way to the assembly point. … march peacefully, to remain orderly and not to provoke the police. The horrific events of that day, which saw the South African police shoot live bullets at peacefully protesting students …

… at scene 1 after being shot 3 times in the back by the police. He left behind his wife, two young children and …

… was killed at scene 1 after being shot 6 times by the police, including in his head, back, elbow and foot. He left …

… was killed at scene 2, shot once in the back by the police. He left behind his wife and 4 children, including 3 …