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Bethal 18

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In 1977, 86 PAC members were arrested on various charges related to furthering the aims of the PAC and 'fomenting revolution'. Eighteen accused, including PAC leader Zephaniah Mothopeng, were convicted of these charges in 1978. The trial was held in the small rural town of Bethal, Tvl, in order to isolate the accused and reduce media coverage. It was also held in camera. By the time the trial opened, four of those detained in connection with the trial had died in detention. It is alleged that all the accused had been severely tortured while awaiting trial.

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My uncle got me a job at the SA Breweries. The policemen harrassed me from thereon. They wanted me to go to Botswana so that I could be a spy for them. I told one gentleman by the name of Zara Anthony who were the counsellors about this harrassment. The Bethal case resumed again.
MR MAPOMA: Yes, Chairperson. In this matter the victims have been notified. They stay in Bethal, the Dludlu family, but we have not received any response from them as to their interest in the matter and they are also not attending. They are not here to attend the hearing.
... on, which would be of assistance to the panel in finalising that particular matter. Now, during the course of that hearing which relates to the Bethal area, there was testimony about a conflict which involved members of the African National Congress and the Pan Africanist Congress in that ...
... coincidentally Mathew Simelane was here just before me, he is my uncle. He told me, I am told by my uncle Mathew Simelane of 17 Zinoni Township, Bethal that before Sasol at Secunda was sabotaged by Barney and his six Comrades and Barney was in command of that operation. ...
... your programme, we had planned it as such to-day but we were waiting on Mr Mark Shinners who’s with us now. In 1977 there was a very big trial in Bethal of eighteen people who were members or thought to be members of the PAC, Pan African Congress, South Africa. Mr Mark Shinners was one of the ...
MR BUTHELEZI: As I said that I knew him for quite a short time since I was stationed in Bethal, and when I got there there wasn't any activities regarding politics in the area, so I would not have been aware of his activities politically.
MR LAMEY: You also say that this person was also detained then later at the Bethal prison?
... members as well. He immediately received medical treatment for his injuries at Piet Retief and then arrangements were made to transfer him to Bethal, due to the fact that the Section 29 detention cells in Piet Retief at that stage, were full, due to the detention of Mr Maseko and Dladla. ...
MR PIENAAR: He was taken to the doctor in Piet Retief, and afterwards he was transferred to the Bethal prison where he also received medical attention.
CHAIRMAN: Not Delmas? Was it not in Bethal?
MR PIENAAR: Mr Theron called me on the 8th while I was busy with a Circuit Court at Bethal and I went to Piet Retief where I received the information.
allowed to go out to the yard to exercise. In January I went for this long drive and then I came, when I came to I was in a prison, I was told it is Bethal. I was given a cell where SOWETO HEARING ...
... on 25 February 1994 in the Eastern Circuit of the then Supreme Court of the murder of Vusimuzi Ephraim Dludlu on 17 October 1992 at Emzinoni, Bethal in the then Transvaal. He was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment. He applies for amnesty in this hearing in respect of this conviction and ...
... in Pumla. They went to the extension, they went to the house of the leader of the Black Cats. We heard that there were people, comrades from Bethal, Davel and Ermelo. When they arrived there, Lucky and Sepo, my sons, they trying to retrieve, they were taken. They started assaulting them. ...
... the one who is present here with me to-day was also present. I was first from another place where I was told that my son had been taken to the Bethal Hospital. They fetched me on a Monday and I went straight to the Bethal hospital. When I got to Bethal Hospital they told me that he had ...
... but when I came to deal with him later at Ermelo, I also referred him to a Physician for medical treatment and as far as I can recall, in the Bethal prison, he also received ongoing medical ...
to investigate further as to what transpired. I submitted her name in the bereaved families section in the ANC and I persuaded them, we travelled to Bethal, to formally go and report as to, as far as we know, this is what happened to Nokuthula. We know up to this far and this is what I've done. ...
There were many plots that were made to assassinate him and other ANC leaders. There were other operations in areas like Bethal, which were planned and executed. I think there was a person from Mozambique who came to discuss with the Boers and they would discuss or plot against ANC leaders. ...
There were many plots that were made to assassinate him and other ANC leaders. There were other operations in areas like Bethal, which were planned and executed. I think there was a person from Mozambique who came to discuss with the Boers and they would discuss or plot against ANC leaders. ...
... gain. By the end of 1990 the reign of terror had spread to other surrounding towns of the former Eastern Transvaal, namely, Secunda; Davel; Bethal; Breyten and Piet Retief. SDU's operators and activities had to extend to such areas as well to protect the ANC constituency against Black ...
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