MOTHOPENG, Zephaniah

Age 48

Description
A founder member and later President of the PAC who was detained, tortured and jailed for two years in 1961, followed by a further three years in 1964, for PAC activities. From 1967 to 1971 he was placed under banning orders. He was again detained in August 1976 and severely tortured, spending three years in prison prior to his conviction in 1979 on terrorism charges in the `Bethal Trial`. See Bethal 18. He then served nine years of a 15-year prison term, being released in November 1988 due to serious illness. He died in October 1990.

TV Series Hearing Transcripts TRC Final Report Glossary

Volume 3, Chapter 3

... and fists and one of them was kicked. They were also deprived of sleep. 13 Both Ndlovu and Nduli have since died. The Case of Zephaniah Lekoane Mothopeng The Commission heard that PAC member Zephaniah Lekoane Mothopeng [JB04279/01GTS0W] suffered torture at the hands of unknown security ...

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Volume 2, Chapter 1

... known as Quatro). 104 The PAC claims in its submission to be at least partially responsible for the Soweto uprising in 1976. Mr Zephaniah Mothopeng, at the time an “internal leadership member of the banned PAC”, was tried with seventeen others in the Bethal 18 ‘secret trial’ for ...

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Volume 3, Chapter 6

... trial of PAC members, which began in February 1978, in which eighteen members of the PAC, including PAC leader Mr Robert Sobukwe, Mr Zephaniah Mothopeng and Mr Mark Shinners, were charged under the Terrorism Act with furthering the aims of the organisation. Other charges related to alleged ...

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