Dirk Coetzee
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Joe Mamasela, apartheid askari and remorseless killer
The Vlakplaas member who killed ANC activists says he is not haunted by his past because he told the truth and helped the families get closure.
Apartheid-era commander Dirk Coetzee dies
Dirk Coetzee, former Vlakplaas commander who was granted amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for murder, has died of kidney failure.
Rumour trails Dirk Coetzee to the grave
Amid accusations of madness, the most horrific stories about the apartheid agent turned out to be true, writes Phillip de Wet.
Dirk Coetzee guilty of murder
Coetzee was the first security policeman to publicly confess and recant for his crimes.
The ex-cop who betrayed Dirt Coetzee
How the captain’s private letters fell into the hands of the state.
Hit-squad spotlight on Coetzee successor
Man who followed Dirk Coetzee as ‘hit squad’ boss is linked to nine deaths.
Hit-squad clues could be seen long before Coetzee
Support for police assassination squads has come from the commanding heights of South Africa’s security forces.
Death squad chief flees SA
Before leaving the country, Dirk Coetzee told his story to Afrikaans newspaper Vrye Weekblad.