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DE BEER, JHAge Description Massacres 547 Between 1990 and 1992 there were 112 massacres in the Transvaal. The number of massacres and the resultant death tolls escalated steadily during this period. Twenty-five incidents occurred in 1990, forty-four in 1991 and forty-three in 1992. The death tolls for these years were 217 ... ... 107 In 1976, the Johannesburg area was the centre of the most sustained and violent protests the country had ever seen. 1976 has frequently been described as a turning point in South Africa’s political history. The conflict sparked by the former state’s attempt to impose ... State and allied groupings The Soweto uprising 119 In 1975, a directive was issued by the Bantu Education Department to schools in the Transvaal that Afrikaans was to be used on an equal basis with English as a medium of instruction in secondary schools. In February 1976, two members of the ... Township administration 149 Education was not the only source of dissatisfaction among township residents participating in the June uprising. Developments in policy for the administration of black areas were met with growing opposition in black townships. 150 In terms of the Bantu Affairs ... ... SOUZA, Colin Mark DADASE, Matoto DAHILE, Henry Barnabas Loshe DAKI, Xolisa Lennox Nkonkobe DAKI, Xosheni Francis DAKISI, Thabo Phillemon DAKUSE, Monde DALI, Anthony Sureboy DALI, Funzani Metha DALIWE, Mnyamana DAMANE, Dumisani Christopher DAMANE, Mlungisi Abednego DAMANE, Songezile Zephania ... ■TWO CASE EXAMPLES: TORTURERS AND ‘MOBS’ 140 Having considered the array of motives, perspectives and explanations outlined above, let us speculatively apply them in the case of two rather different forms of human rights abuses. Perpetrators’ actions cannot ... ... and petrol-bombs, stones, sticks and knives. It was only from the mid1980s that people had access to more sophisticated weapons such as hand grenades and firearms. However, what distinguished South Africa from elsewhere was the killing of people by burning. 272 Except for a few cases ... ... when he opened fire on people in a busy Pretoria street in 1988, believed that black people were valid t a rgets in their quest for political self-determination. Strydom submitted an application for amnesty for this incident, then later withdrew it. The Killing of Potoka Franzar Makgalamela 98. ... First report: The Matter of S.G. Palazzolo-De Pontes. Second report: Transkei Gambling Rights. Date of Reports: 1989 Chair: HARMS, The Hon L.T.C. Ref: Anns 11, 12/1989 or S297/145 (E) 1989 Commission of Inquiry into Allegations Concerning the Involvement of any Member of the Ministers’ ... Women in prison 35 One of the most startling features of the hearing was the devastating description by women of their experiences as political prisoners. A number of witnesses told of their time as detainees and prisoners. Their conditions were different to those of men and were very severe. Ms ... ■APPENDIX AMNESTIES GRANTED AT TIME OF REPORTING AM APPLICANT MANNER DECISION DATE 6210/97 ANDERSON, FB CHAMBER GRANTED 97/09/15 8077/97 ANDERSON, GP CHAMBER GRANTED 98/04/07 0101/96 BAM, ME HEARING GRANTED 97/04/14 2878/96 BATZOFIN, S ... patrols. A number of civilians – both white farmers, their families, and black farm labourers – were killed when these explosives were detonated. The ANC estimates that thirty landmine explosions took place in this period, resulting in some twenty-three deaths, including those of two ... |
