Boeremag Trial
latest news & developments
Boeremag doctor: I’ll die in jail
One of the Boeremag medical doctors jailed for high treason has said that he believes he will die in jail because he is a white political prisoner.
Weekend 101: Phiyega, Boeremag and a free-for-all
Steve Hofmeyr to sing for Boeremag legal fees, Riah Phiyega is no longer the president’s darling, and a not-so-legal sale in Cape Town.
Faith, anger meets Boeremag sentence
In one South Africa, treasonous murderers have received their just sentences. In another, heroic warriors have been jailed without cause.
[From our archives] Boeremag bomb squad members sentenced to 25 years
A high court judge says the Boeremag aimed to destroy democracy when it planted bombs, condemning six members to effectively 25 years in prison.
Boeremag members to be sentenced
The sentencing of 20 Boeremag members convicted of treason will take place in the high court in Pretoria next week.
Boeremag’s Kobus Pretorius says he’s a changed man
Convicted Boeremag member Kobus Pretorius has told the North Gauteng High Court he is not the same man who was arrested in 2002, reports SABC news.
Boeremag guilty may apply for convictions to be reversed
Boeremag members found guilty of high treason could apply for their convictions to be overturned, the North Gauteng High Court has heard.
Boeremag bomb planter found guilty of treason
Boeremag bomber Herman van Rooyen has become the 15th man to be convicted of high treason by the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria.
Boeremag leader convicted of treason
Tom Vorster, who played a leading role in planning a right-wing coup, has become the tenth accused to be convicted of treason.
‘Weak’ member of the Boeremag found guilty
An accountant who was to be in charge of taking over Pretoria during a planned rightwing coup has been found guilty of treason.
Boeremag kingpin’s brother convicted in treason trial
Andre du Toit has been found guilty of treason after Judge Eben Jordaan said there was no doubt he had been part of the inner circle of the Boeremag.
Boeremag kingpin convicted in treason trial
It took more than nine years for the state to achieve its first conviction in the case but it has finally received a verdict: guilty of treason.
Boeremag planned total onslaught
It’s clear the Boeremag plotters had a deadly serious intent. Phillip de Wet unpacks the plan to overthrow the SA government and start a race war.
Boeremag judgment continues in Pretoria
Judgment in the treason trial of a group of right-wingers charged with trying to overthrow the ANC-led government enters its second day .
Govt told to remove Boeremag accused’s night-time leg irons
The high court in Pretoria has ordered that four of the Boeremag treason-trial accused may no longer be held in leg irons overnight.