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Apartheid Crimes

Enver Samuel: Documenting change through storytelling
Partner Content
/ 18 October 2024

Enver Samuel: Documenting change through storytelling

Enver Samuel tells of his decades-long quest to tell stories about social justice from the apartheid era

By Earl Joseph
Let us not allow FW De Klerk’s death to tear us apart
Opinion
/ 19 November 2021

Let us not allow FW De Klerk’s death to tear us apart

His blanket apology did not cast him as a man of principle but as a man of cowardice

By Zubeida Jaffer
João Rodrigues, apartheid police clerk accused of 1971 Timol murder, dies
National
/ 7 September 2021

João Rodrigues, apartheid police clerk accused of 1971 Timol murder, dies

The former apartheid police officer who was charged with the murder of Ahmed Timol ‘saved’ by the grave

By Eyaaz Matwadia
Unfinished business: We need self-examination to heal from apartheid
Analysis
/ 27 February 2020

Unfinished business: We need self-examination to heal from apartheid

Physical and psychological violence will continue unless we self-reflect on our apartheid scars

By Eusebius McKaiser
Court date finally set for death in detention Haffejee inquest
Article
/ 25 February 2020

Court date finally set for death in detention Haffejee inquest

Another apartheid-era death will be investigated after NPA pressured to finally act

By Paddy Harper
Editorial: Dealing with the sins of yesteryear
Article
/ 21 February 2020

Editorial: Dealing with the sins of yesteryear

Life moves at a heady pace in South Africa and with it the march of history. In dealing with the sins of yesterday we must realise that we have to also deal with the sins of yesteryear

By Editorial
Cradock Four back to haunt De Klerk
Article
/ 20 February 2020

Cradock Four back to haunt De Klerk

Pressure is mounting on the NPA to charge the former president and others involved in political killings
during apartheid

By Paddy Harper
De Klerk now admits apartheid was a crime against humanity
Article
/ 17 February 2020

De Klerk now admits apartheid was a crime against humanity

Apartheid’s last president walks back comments that definition was a Soviet plot

By Lester Kiewit
Inquest into Neil Aggett’s death begins
Article
/ 20 January 2020

Inquest into Neil Aggett’s death begins

The trade unionist was found hanged in his cell at the John Vorster Square police station in 1982

By Sarah Smit
Bid for slain Imam Haron’s family to see justice
Article
/ 26 September 2019

Bid for slain Imam Haron’s family to see justice

Fifty years ago, the anti-apartheid activist was killed in police custody. His family fought to survive after his death, and now they want justice.

By Raeesa Pather
Bungling Hawks spook Haffejee witness
Article
/ 30 August 2019

Bungling Hawks spook Haffejee witness

In early 2018 the witness reversed his decision to give evidence about his last hours alive after the Hawks were 2 weeks late to take his statement

By Paddy Harper
Haffejee inquest: Security branch operative dies days after decision to reopen case
Article
/ 20 August 2019

Haffejee inquest: Security branch operative dies days after decision to reopen case

Colonel James Taylor will not be brought to book for his role in the death of Dr Hoosen Haffejee because of delays in getting the case to court

By Paddy Harper
Bruises may solve 40-year mystery
Article
/ 5 October 2018

Bruises may solve 40-year mystery

A new inquest may prove a family’s belief that their brother was murdered by apartheid police

By Raeesa Pather
SAPS ordered to pay legal fees of security cops accused of murdering MK fighter
Article
/ 6 June 2018

SAPS ordered to pay legal fees of security cops accused of murdering MK fighter

SAPS will pay legal costs for three apartheid era security policemen who stand accused of murdering Umkhonto weSizwe fighter Nokuthula Simelane

By Raeesa Pather
PODCAST: Freedom for sale
Article
/ 17 May 2018

PODCAST: Freedom for sale

This is the second episode in the new Sound Africa series “Re-visits.”

By Rasmus Bitsch and Sound Africa
Hani: Holes in the evidence
Article
/ 23 March 2018

Hani: Holes in the evidence

In this extract from Incorruptible, Evelyn Groenink looks into the murder of Chris Hani in 1993

By Evelyn Groenink
How to kill a school teacher
Article
/ 23 March 2018

How to kill a school teacher

​In this extract from Incorruptible, Evelyn Groenink looks into the mysterious death of Dulcie September in 1988

By Evelyn Groenink
Reflections on Steve Biko’s life and legacy, 40 years later
Article
/ 12 September 2017

Reflections on Steve Biko’s life and legacy, 40 years later

Biko encouraged looking ”forward with confidence to the future, rather than be burdened by negative thoughts of uncertainty because of bad governance”

By Jo-Mangaliso Mdhlela
Timol inquest: NPA and Timol family challenge apartheid cop’s testimony
Article
/ 1 August 2017

Timol inquest: NPA and Timol family challenge apartheid cop’s testimony

Rodrigues often testified that he "cannot remember" or "cannot comment" on certain questions because 46 years had passed since Timol’s death.

By Raeesa Pather
Apartheid cops stick to their story on Timol death
Article
/ 31 July 2017

Apartheid cops stick to their story on Timol death

Joao Rodrigues is the last known person to have seen Ahmed Timol alive

By Raeesa Pather
Timol’s injuries not consistent with fatal fall, forensic pathologist tells inquest
Article
/ 26 July 2017

Timol’s injuries not consistent with fatal fall, forensic pathologist tells inquest

Since the inquest began, several witnesses have told the court that they believe Timol was pushed out of the building’s window.

By Jeanette Chabalala
Lies undone: Timol inquest challenges the apartheid spin machine
Article
/ 25 July 2017

Lies undone: Timol inquest challenges the apartheid spin machine

The apartheid police force did everything in their power to ensure they could not be held liable for the unlawful killings of anti-apartheid activists

By Raeesa Pather
SA History Archive seeks apartheid financial records in court
Article
/ 10 March 2016

SA History Archive seeks apartheid financial records in court

The archive wants access to Reserve Bank financial records that’d serve as a starting point for how the apartheid regime pulled off economic crimes.

By Jessica Bezuidenhout
Good behaviour paroles de Kock
Article
/ 30 January 2015

Good behaviour paroles de Kock

While Clive Derby-Lewis is not recognised as being terminally ill enough, Apartheid commander Eugene de Kock has been released on parole.

By Sarah Evans
Another chance at parole for Derby-Lewis
Article
/ 27 January 2015

Another chance at parole for Derby-Lewis

The quest for medical parole continues for Chris Hani’s assassin, Clive Derby-Lewis, as the medical parole board files another recommendation.

By Sapa and Staff Reporter
Wouter Basson subordinated the role of doctor for that of ‘soldier’
Article
/ 27 November 2014

Wouter Basson subordinated the role of doctor for that of ‘soldier’

On the second day of the trial, Wouter Basson’s lawyer went for the kill, while a witness said Basson’s actions cannot go unpunished.

By Ina Skosana
Basson to learn his fate next month
Article
/ 15 November 2013

Basson to learn his fate next month

The HPCSA will rule on Wouter Basson’s fate on December 18 after a five-year long inquiry into his actions during apartheid.

By Ina Skosana and Bhekisisa Team
Questions raised as Hawks probe Neil Aggett’s death
Article
/ 20 September 2013

Questions raised as Hawks probe Neil Aggett’s death

New details about the investigation into Neil Aggett’s death raises questions about the state’s commitment to justice in the case.

By Sarah Evans
No image available
Article
/ 11 August 2010

Memories of a battered butcher

He was the Butcher of Bisho. Brigadier Oupa Gqozo earned that ugly epithet after his troops opened fire on a group of protesters in 1992, killing 29.

By Nikiwe Bikitsha
No image available
Article
/ 29 August 2009

Paying the way to reconciliation

The best candidates for reconciliation financing are small-scale revenue-generating projects such as small and micro enterprises.

By Staff Reporter

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