Frank Chikane

Inside the Security Branch: Torture between brandy and boerewors

Article Janet Smith - 21 Feb 2020

A former SB operative, Paul Erasmus, talks about the torture of a young trade unionist, Neil Aggett, and the machinations at John Vorster Square

How Timol’s family fought to be heard

Article Raeesa Pather - 18 Aug 2017

Post-1994 political meddling, lack of will and lost evidence have stymied apartheid-era prosecutions

State capture money will be used to steal 2019 elections says ANC veteran

Article Amanda Khoza News24 - 19 Jul 2017

Chikane says the main objective was to corrupt the 2019 elections.

‘No one cares’: Palestine’s pain persists, 50 years on

Article Frank Chikane - 7 Jun 2017

In the ‘jubilee year’ of the Israeli occupation, the world must refocus its attention on this human rights outrage

ANC veterans agree to be guided by party’s ‘culture and tradition’ following meeting

Article Dineo Bendile - 21 Nov 2016

Calls for President Jacob Zuma to step down did not feature at the meeting between the ANC’s National Working Committee and the party’s veterans.

To the ANC: The church won’t ‘stay out’ of politics

Analysis bogdan TagDiv - 19 Nov 2015

SA’s democracy, won by much sacrifice, is in dire danger from the greed and machinations of a few.

Mbeki dismisses talk of racial tensions after Madiba’s death

Article Matuma Letsoala - 11 Dec 2013

Thabo Mbeki says the people who were part of Nelson Mandela's vision of reconciliation will not allow racial tension to take over the country.

Former Schubart Park residents unhappy with rehousing schedule

Article Sapa - 21 Oct 2013

After a Constitutional Court ruling that the eviction of the Pretoria flats was illegal, the residents are finally being given other accommodation.

Questions raised as Hawks probe Neil Aggett’s death

Article Sarah Evans - 20 Sep 2013

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

From ever after to nevermore

Article Shaun De Waal - 28 Mar 2013

New insight on our leaders past and present gives us a clearer idea about why the rosy future we believed was ours has been lost.

SA in danger of reaching point of no return, says Chikane

Article Sapa - 21 Jun 2012

Former director general in the presidency Frank Chikane says South Africa is at a crossroads and needs to change course urgently.

Reopening a closed Mbeki chapter

Article bogdan TagDiv - 23 Mar 2012

Although fawning, Frank Chikane's book has shed light on the ANC's abuse of spy agencies and also goes into the thinking and psyche of Thabo Mbeki.

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