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MABOTHA, Johannes

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A former askari who had escaped, was arrested and tortured by Soweto Security Branch and Vlakplaas operatives at Marble Hall, near Pretoria, during 1989. On 4 October 1989, he was shot dead by Vlakplaas operatives, allegedly at the request of the Soweto Security Branch, at Penge Mine near Burgersfort, Transvaal. His body was then blown up with explosives. Seven Vlakplaas operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2000/084).

Lolo Sono sat in the audience. So too did the mother of Stompie Seipei. This time they were joined by the family of murdered askari, Johannes Themba Mabotha, who it was claimed was Winnie’s lover. The former commander of Vlakplaas, Eugene de Kock, who described Winnie as a thorn in the flesh of ...
 
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