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Memorandum from Nelson Mandela to F. W. de Klerk, 26 June 1992
… of the NP government, the state security forces and the police in the violence as well as your unwillingness to act … and pointed. They relate to the…
EventCI and SACC offices are raided
… Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) were raided by security police. This was part of a campaign following the outbreak of … African Institute of Race…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in exile
… across the Zambezi, was initially protected from local police interference – probably by Britain's secret … 1982 Jacobus Kok, a warrant officer with the…
EventSteven Biko is arrested.
… to Pretoria where he died in hospital after assaults in police custody. The police officers who had held Biko were questioned but none of …
Event7 People are killed during a SATS strike
… while waiting on the train. At that time there were no police at the station. The crowd started smashing coach … who were also armed, tried to leave the…
EventMuziwendoda Mdluli, National Intelligence Agency (NIA) security chief is found dead
… Zintle Galada, that he was going to have a meeting with police on the day of his death. Although police initially concluded that his death was suicide, it …
EventPAC’s leader, Potlako Leballo confirms that Poqo is the organisation’s military wing
… on persons believed to be working with the security police to stem the tide of popular unrest. These included Black police officers and officials working in…
ArticleZion Christian Church (ZCC)
… Mokhukhu organization which wore military style Khakhi’s, police style hats and the star badge [iv] . Edward was …
ArticleThe Transkei
… the revolt by bringing in the military to assist the police, by using sten-guns, Saracen armoured cars, and jets …
PlaceVolksrust, Mpumalanga
… period was marked by a lot of confrontation between the police on one hand and the school officials on the other. … Unable to deal with the students'…
V - The Funeral
… nations sent diplomats to the funeral on 25 September. Police actions prevented thousands of mourners from reaching … from Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town…
EventAppearance of former ministers before the TRC
… they were not aware of the activities of the South African Police (SAP). The four alleged that it was difficult for them … by the security forces while so…
EventSouth Africa Freedom Day - 26 June 1950
… at Home", the government banned all meetings and sent police reinforcements to Johannesburg. However, the protest went on, and on 1 May the police attacked…
Chapter III - The world outside
… Sadistic incarceration, even torture by the security police to extract information from helpless victims, was the … This detention could be used against any…
Chapter 10 - Sharpeville and its aftermath
… pass laws. The aim was for a mass turning-in of passes at police stations, beginning on 21 March, to be supported by a … Cape Town African workers launched,…
ArchiveAppendix 1: Time Line of South African history by Denis Goldberg
… 69 people were shot dead and 189 severely wounded when the police opened fire on the demonstrators. In Langa, Cape Town, … new laws: The Sabotage Act…
Selfless Biko 40 Years On by Barney Pityana (City Press), 10 September 2017
… I was detained and locked up at the Baakens Street Police Station in the Port Elizabeth. No reason was given for … any contact with the outside world. A few…
EventMilitary service becomes compulsory for White South African men.
… South African Defense Force (SADF), or the South African Police (SAP). They were used to enforce the government's … South African Defense Force (SADF) from…
EventVanessa Brereton, former human rights lawyer, admits that she was an Apartheid spy
… In 1991, she resigned from the South African Security Police, without anyone suspecting her involvement, but in … after she was recruited, Brereton became an…
EventRobert McBride is arrested in Mozambique
… of Foreign Affairs, was arrested by the Mozambican police in Ressano Garcia. It was alleged that McBride was on … of African Unity, George Fivaz, South…
EventThe Pretoria Supreme Court orders for an inquiry into the doctors' treatment of Steve Biko at the time of his death
… he died. Biko was detained by Port Elizabeth security police on 18 August 1977 and held for 20 days. Sometime … district surgeon Benjamin Tucker,…
Pravin Gordhan vs the Law, as defined by clichés by Mervyn E. Bennun (Politics Web), 08 September 2016
… an end to the days when one could be detained until the police are satisfied that they have provided all useful … Everyone has a moral and civic duty to…
Edwin Mofutsanyana the oldest Communist in Africa: Flyer for briefing by Edwin Mofutsanyana. August, 1991
… of the NP government, the state security forces and the police in the violence as well as your unwillingness to act … and pointed. They relate to the…
Chapter 10 - A framework for negotiating the final constitution
… legal systems." With regard to Constitutional Principles VII and XIII, the Committee considered: ”¢ the structure of … the security services and worked in…
XI - The Verdict
… evidence points to an act or omission on the part of the police, doctors or prison officials, which led to the death … the 7th. I submit on the evidence that…
II - The Life of Steve Biko
… constant surveillance and harassment from the security police. But in the same year he was instrumental in forming … people are normally visited frequently…
ArchiveAnton Fransch and the Battle of Athlone
… a comrade needed to be hidden from the apartheid secret police. His defining qualities were the fact that he never … young people in the fight against…
PlaceSharpeville, Gauteng
… 1960, during Apartheid a large unarmed group headed to the Police Station with the intent of protesting against having to carry around pass books . The…
An interview with Dorothy Molefi: Hector was ‘always smiling’
… hurt. Q: When did you find out? A: Only the next day. The police told everyone who couldn't find a loved one to go to the nearest police station. So I went…
EventAhmed Timol born on the 3rd Nov 1941
… on the 27th Oct 1971 he died at the hands of the security police at the infamous John Vorster Square. The initial … finding reversed and currently there are…