SAHO global search
3,171 records
EventClayton Sithole, the last political activist to die in Apartheid police detention
… to die in detention. He died in John Vorster Square police station just 12 days before the release of former … of the many detainees to have died in John…
EventVlakplaas Commander testifies before Harms Commission about secret police killings in 1981
… began Vlakplaas, a parliamentary hit squad, with 16 police officers. The existence of the unit was first revealed … Nofomela confessed to being part of the…
EventPolice open fire to disperse a rioting crowd in Cato Manor, Durban
… 1959 rioters in Cato Manor were shot at by South African police. The incident occurred after African women attacked … Police open fire to disperse a rioting…
EventEleven African demonstrators are shot dead by Rhodesian police in Salisbury
… were shot dead while 15 were left wounded when Rhodesian police opened fire on a rioting crowd on the outskirts of … Eleven African demonstrators are shot…
Twenty-nine (numbers differ, according to the police nineteen) people are killed in an attack by police on election protestors
… Twenty-nine (numbers differ, according to the police nineteen) people are killed in an attack by police on election protestors …
The Police Amendment Bill, passed unopposed, empowers the police to search without warrant any person or premises within one mi
… The Police Amendment Bill, passed unopposed, empowers the police to search without warrant any person or premises …
A spokesman at the Police Headquarters in Pretoria states that the strength of the South African Police Reserve has reached 17,
… A spokesman at the Police Headquarters in Pretoria states that the strength of the South African Police Reserve has reached 17, …
In Kenya 200 raiders attacks the police station in Likoni, Mombasa. Prisoners are freed; six police officers and seven civilian
… In Kenya 200 raiders attacks the police station in Likoni, Mombasa. Prisoners are freed; six police officers and seven civilian …
Twenty-nine (numbers differ, according to the police nineteen) people are killed in an attack by police on election protestors
… Twenty-nine (numbers differ, according to the police nineteen) people are killed in an attack by police on election protestors …
Apla claims responsibility for the murder of four police officers at Dobsonville, Soweto, bringing police deaths in the year to
… Apla claims responsibility for the murder of four police officers at Dobsonville, Soweto, bringing police deaths in the year to …
BiographyStephen Joel Chifunyise
… afraid to express his views and to share his concerns”. [vii] In recognition of his eminence and contributions to … [Accessed 20 August 2019] [vii] Wilson, M…
EventSouth African police close the investigation into the death of Steve Biko
… found dead on a cold cement floor in a Pretoria prison, police claimed that he died of hunger strike. The following … and the people involved brought to book…
EventUnrest breaks out at Naledi High School as Security police confront learners
… Security police arrived at Naledi High School and attempted to arrest … Movement (SASM). In retaliation students stoned the police and burned their car. The…
EventBlast opposite the Athlone Magistrate’s Court and police complex kills two people
… blast occurred opposite the Athlone Magistrate's Court and police complex, which took the lives of two African National … to plant opposite the Athlone…
EventCiskeian police disrupt residents' meeting
… The Ciskeian police disrupted a residents' meeting, which was held to … Ciskeian police disrupt residents' meeting …
The Supreme Court convicts former Police Colonel Eugene de Kock of six killings during his service as commander of a police uni
… The Supreme Court convicts former Police Colonel Eugene de Kock of six killings during his service as commander of a police uni …
ArchiveBook Reviews: The SA Police: Amnesty Alleges Partisan Role
… Book Reviews: The SA Police: Amnesty Alleges Partisan Role …
ArchivePolice beat NUM members after funeral of defiance victim
… Police beat NUM members after funeral of defiance victim …
Police announces that a bomb caused the Lockerbie air disaster.
… Police announces that a bomb caused the Lockerbie air …
The Narcotics Bureau of the SA Police is founded.
… The Narcotics Bureau of the SA Police is founded. …
ArchiveWill to mend dented image of police in townships
… Will to mend dented image of police in townships …
BiographyGraeme Craig Smith
… Smith on 1 February 1981. Graeme attended King Edward the VII School in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). Smith …
EventZubeida Jaffer is detained, while pregnant, by the security police under Apartheid regulations
… and her husband John Issel , were detained by the security police on 31 January 1986. Jaffer who was three months … Jaffer was detained more than once as she…
Chapter 3: The Role of the Police and the Government in Vigilante Activities
… chapter is not about the general role of the South African Police (SAP) and the South African Government in … guns, sticks and knives, and shouted that they…
David Pratt
… and two investment companies. Pratt attended King Edward VII Boys High, and although he was very bright, he was … soon accosted and arrested and held at the…
EventPolice arrest members of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) High Command at Lilliesleaf Farm
… South African police raided the African National Congress (ANC) underground … the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA). At the farm police found documents…
EventA full scale police search, headed by a specially trained anti-terrorist unit is launched
… A full scale police search, headed by a specially trained anti-terrorist … unit was launched following a shoot-out between police and suspected nationalist…
General Johan van den Merwe, National Police Commissioner (1990-1995), admits that he gave the order in 1988 for the police to
… General Johan van den Merwe, National Police Commissioner (1990-1995), admits that he gave the order in 1988 for the police to …
The South African Police (SAP) take over control of the municipal police. The aim is to render a better service to the communit
… The South African Police (SAP) take over control of the municipal police. The aim is to render a better service to the communit …
ArchiveNational Press Day 19 october: Stop the police state: We want a free press
… black and red; National Press Day 19 october : Stop the police state : We want a free press … National Press Day 19 october: Stop the police state: We want a…