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EventMass funeral for those killed at Sharpeville commemoration
… KwaNobuhle township for the twenty-eight people killed by police during a demonstration in Langa on 21 March 1985. The … however, the government had banned…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 8
… attention, he died early the following morning. The police investigation fastened upon the movements of Adulhaq … falling upon him young Kajee surrendered…
EventYouth has been burnt to death in Mahwelereng Township
… being a man who was pointing out the homes of youth to the police. A day before the incident Mr Molifi was released from … after being charged with public…
EventAWB leader, Eugene Terreblanche is arrested
… with public violence. The arrest took place after a long police investigation. Terre'Blanche and his followers clashed with police and interrupted a meeting…
PlaceGauteng Province
… the Premier Mine in Cullinan and gave it to King Edward VII for his birthday . From this huge lump of diamond many …
The Role of Women in the Struggle against Apartheid, 15 July 1980
… of 5,000 people in Lady Shelburne was attacked by two police baton charges resulting in 17 Africans being … women, more than 1,000 women met them to protest…
'The People Accept the Challenge of the Nationalists' Statement issued by the National Executive of the A.N.C., April 6, 1963
… to accomplish its target of an army of 60,000 men. The Police Force is being increased, and is being perfected in … to effect better co-ordination between…
EventAs part of a defiance campaign against the apartheid Government, SA is hit by a nationwide wave of protests
… country embracing a wide range of issues. South African police clashed with the peaceful marchers throughout the … Campaign (ECC) was met with the brutal…
EventInterim report into the allegations of a “Third Force” by the Goldstone Commission is published
… The allegations suggested that Deputy Police Commissioner Lt-Gen. Basie Smit, the head of … emanated from evidence given to the commission by a senior police…
EventNearly 200 People are killed in the Bulhoek massacre in the Eastern Cape
… In 1921, in a battle lasting less than 30 minutes between police and Israelites, followers of prophet Enoch Mgijima , … more than 180 people were killed. The…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a banquet in honour of her majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands Pretoria, 30 September 1996
… Pan Africanist Congress surrendered themselves at various police statuons around the Country. " Source: ROBERT … ... At Sharpeville, Colonel Pienaar, in…
Archive'Winnie hired me to kill Dr Asvat' (Mail & Guardian), 05 September 1997
… In the statement, taken in London by a South African police officer, Cebekhulu claims to have driven two … involvement in Asvat’s murder in a statement to…
EventUN Special Committee on Policies of Apartheid appeals for assistance to families of apartheid victims.
… Congress (PAC) led a peaceful protest to Sharpeville police station, where they demanded to be arrested. This was … laws. Unfortunately, theb situation…
EventCol Eugene de Kock testifies in Court
… Former Police Colonel Eugene de Kock began with his testimony in … was part of a systematic campaign, which encompassed the police, armed forces and covert…
EventGovernment bans 20 Black leaders
… at Carletonville, when 12 striking miners were killed as police fired on a crowd. Shortly afterwards it was reported … Scholars' Association (SABSA) were…
ArticleCape Town Timeline 1300-1997
… matters worse. The PAC mounts its anti-pass campaign. Police at Sharpeville open fire on peaceful protesters … killing sixty-nine and injuring 180. In the…
ANC condemns hijacking of Spokesperson, 24 November 2009
… number YBL 718 GP. The incident has been reported to the police in Centurion. We appeal to members of the public who … spotted the registration number to…
ArchiveChapter 7 Arrest at Liliesleaf by Denis Goldberg
… High Command and its political advisers when the security police arrived and arrested all of us. I could not see what … of windows and ran for it, only to be…
Land mine kills 6 in South Africa by Sheila Rule (New York Times), 16 December 1985
… a television cameraman who was shot in the leg by the police on Saturday while filming a peaceful funeral … the event for Dutch television, was set upon by…
EventUnited Democratic Front member dies after asthma attack
… high profile member of the United Democratic Front,died in police custody. He was awaiting trial on subversion charges … at Fort Glarmorgan Prison in East…
EventANC command structure in the Western Cape is arrested.
… The South African police announced that they have uncovered and arrested … (ANC) Western Cape command structure. The claim by the police came three months…
EventEric Mntonga is found dead
… Cape, a day after he had been detained at the Mdantsane police station in the Ciskei. Six high ranking Ciskei police officers were arrested in the wake of…
EventF. W. de Klerk is implicated
… Ex-Police Commissioner General Johan van der Merwe and ex-Law … knew about this operation and at times instructed the police to carry out these brutalities…
Event5 Children Murdered in SADF Umtata Raid on Alleged APLA Arms Storage Facility
… facility for the Azanian Peoples' Liberation Army (APLA), police intelligence also believed that there were eighteen … because they reacted hostiley (sic)"…
Document 2 - Against the C.A.D. for Full Democratic Rights [1943]
… CREATION OF FRESH ONES LIKE THE C.A.D. AND THE C.C.P.C. (vii) This "experiment" can never "reconcile the interests of … the subsidies. (v) Equal rights in,…
The diary of Maria Tholo - December 16 - 1 January 1977 by Carol Hermer
… the car had been stolen and they were on the run from the police as they had knocked someone down in Langa. But it gave … graves, we heard, were riot deaths…
Event2000 Students march through Cape Town
… the heart of Cape Town's CBD to protest and condemn police brutality, inferior education and segregation laws, … and called for the release of all political…
EventBus drivers strike because of lack of protection
… supporters, causing the death of four drivers. Arranged police and South African Defence Force (SADF) protection … SADF provided protection for only three…
EventConstable Vlotman is given a R500 fine and a five year suspension sentence
… 1987, Constable Vlotman a member of the South African Police Services (SAPS) who assaulted three journalists in … for three years. Constable Vlotman had…
ArticleBlack Community Programmes (BCP)
… whom were involved in the BCP. This was the beginning of a police investigation into BCP, the Christian Institute and … organisations, all of which were…