In ‘The Plot to Save South Africa’, journalist Justice Malala explores the murder of Chris Hani. Here is an edited excerpt from the book
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Chris Hani’s killer was released after recovering from being stabbed by a fellow prisoner
The man who murdered Chris Hani is receiving medical care after an attack three days before his court-ordered release on parole
Much like Gavrilo Princip, who lit the flames to World War I in 1914 with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Walus’s actions were seminal
Home affairs said an exemption had been granted to the man who killed Chris Hani to remain as parole conditions would not be imposed in his native country
The General Council of the Bar said criticism of rulings should be voiced with deference to the judiciary
The court held that the latest decision of the justice ministry in 2020 to deny Chris Hani’s murderer parole was irrational
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Negligence and staff shortages are blamed for after two violent criminals escaped from the prison
Polish anti-racism groups grow more concerned as the image of Chris Hani’s killer becomes normalised, with Janusz Walus’s likeness and name displayed on products for sale on a Naspers-owned website
Justice minister says granting parole would negate the severity ascribed to the murder by the court when the assassin was sentenced
Janusz Walus is expected to return to the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday morning to once again apply for parole
It’s almost impossible to talk about Hani without mentioning the two men responsible for his death
Justice Minister Michael Masutha’s application for leave to appeal a judgment which ordered the release of Chris Hani’s killer has been dismissed.
The ruling party and SACP have marched to the Constitutional Court to demand that the decision to release Janusz Walus on parole be reviewed.
Apartheid-era assassin Eugene de Kock has "served his time", according to former TRC deputy chairperson Alex Boraine.
Chris Hani’s murderer, Clive Derby-Lewis, and his co-conspirator Janusz Waluś have been attacked in prison.
Convicted killer Clive Derby-Lewis might have to have his lower right leg amputated because of gangrene, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
Clive Derby-Lewis should serve the full 25 years of his prison sentence for the murder of SACP general secretary Chris Hani, the DA said on Monday.
‘Modise had the most to gain fom Hani’s assassination,’ says RW Johnson in his new book.
The parole application of Chris Hani’s murderer, Clive Derby-Lewis, was dismissed in the North Gauteng High Court on Tuesday.
The Pretoria High Court will hand down judgement on Tuesday in the parole application of Clive Derby-Lewis, who was convicted of murdering Chris Hani.
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/ 28 October 2008
Clive Derby-Lewis, killer of former SACP leader Chris Hani, is expected to apply for parole in the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday.
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/ 17 October 2008
Correctional Services committee chairperson Dennis Bloem has urged Minister Ngconde Balfour to oppose a bid for parole by one of Chris Hani’s killers.
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/ 21 November 2007
President Thabo Mbeki’s announcement on Wednesday of a ”window of opportunity” for people convicted of alleged political offences before June 16 1999 has been warmly welcomed by most political parties. Pan Africanist Congress leader Motsoko Pheko hailed Mbeki’s announcement as an act of courage against odds.
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/ 15 November 2007
A new process of presidential pardons for people who have committed alleged political offences appears in the offing, it emerged on Thursday. President Thabo Mbeki has asked Parliament’s presiding officers to convene a joint sitting of the two Houses next Wednesday for him to make an announcement in this regard.
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/ 16 October 2007
Lawyers acting for Chris Hani’s killers said they would proceed with an application to the high court, asking it to compel President Thabo Mbeki to make a decision on their application for a presidential pardon. Janusz Walus and Clive Derby-Lewis unsuccessfully sought amnesty from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 1999 for the 1993 assassination of Hani.