Bophuthatswana invasion

Explanation
On 11 March 1994 hundreds of AWB members drove into Bophuthatswana following a request for assistance from Chief Mangope to help restore control in the homeland in the face of a strike by civil servants demanding that the Mangope government introduce political reforms and adjust to the changing political circumstances in South Africa. Under the leadership of AWB leader Eugene Terre'Blanche, AWB members randomly attacked Mafikeng residents, killing 42 people. Three AWB members were shot dead by members of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force.

TV Series Hearing Transcripts TRC Final Report TRC Victims

WOLFAARDT, Alwyn

An AWB member who was killed by members of the Bophuthatswana Police in Mafikeng, Bophuthatswana, on 11 March 1994. One perpetrator was granted amnesty (AC/1999/0239). See Bophuthatswana invasion.

/victims/wolfaardt_alwyn.htm

UYS, Jacobus Stephanus

/victims/uys_jacobus_stephanus.htm

FOURIE, Nicolas Cornelius

Ann AWB member who was killed by policemen in Mafikeng, Bophuthatswana, on 11 March 1994. Two other AWB members were killed in the Bophuthatswana invasion. One perpetrator was granted amnesty (AC/1999/0239).

/victims/fourie_nicolas_cornelius.htm

VAN WYK, Rintjie Ousie

Was shot and injured by members of the Bophuthatswana Police in Mmabatho, Bophuthatswana, during an attempted invasion of the homeland by right-wing extremists on 12 March 1994. See right-wing attacks.

/victims/van_wyk_rintjie_ousie.htm

About the SABC	Contact Us	Jobs
Advertise	Disclaimer	Site Map