Tag: News_Breaking
Torture and complicity the norm under Security Branch
Apartheid-era police officer, Johannes Hendrik Burger has struggled to prove that he was unable to assist Imam Abdullah Haron while…
Relief as kidnapped Abirah Dekhta back at home
Eight-year-old Abirah Dekhta was smiling and appeared to look physically healthy following her more than week-long kidnapping ordeal. That’s the…
Mozambicans lose out on natural gas benefits
The shipping out of Mozambique’s’ first produced liquefied natural gas to Europe does not bode well and instead proves those…
Public frustrated by Apartheid officer’s claims of innocence
Johannes Hendrik Burger insists that the Haron family’s lawyer is trying to hold him accountable for the late Imam’s death.…
Defence Dept secretive about Apartheid contracts
A ten-year-old legal battle to get access to apartheid records held by the Department of Defence and Military Veterans is…
Inquest hears of ‘Spyker’ van Wyk’s brutal tactics
Anti-apartheid activist Jeremy Cronin has revealed that he was one of those interrogated by the notorious police officer Sergeant Johannes…
Groote Schuur Hospital accused of hiring illegal foreigners
The Western Cape Health Department is probing allegations that a service provider at Groote Schuur hospital is opting to hire…
Sustained physical assault led to Imam Haron’s death
An independent pathologist has concluded that Imam Abdullah Haron would have survived the brutal beatings meted out by his captors…
Imam Haron Inquest: Testimonies affirm widespread malpractice
The Western Cape High Court has heard the deliberate failures and oversight of the Apartheid physicians that examined Imam Abdullah…
Imam Haron’s political views were evident through his actions
The stakeholders in the judiciary that were involved in the initial Imam Abdullah Haron death inquest, and the medical team…
Dr Mohammed Haron: My father was not a terrorist
Testimony at the Imam Abdullah Haron death inquest has taken an emotional turn as his children recount the events that…
Inquest hears of Imam’s dedication to anti-apartheid cause
Imam Abdullah Haron told his family that he would rather die than divulge who his compatriots are. This assertion was…
‘No work no pay’ policy in place ahead of PSA strike action
Government says it respects the rights of workers to strike. The Department of Public Service and Administration says workers need…
SAHRC gives Malema 10 days to retract racist statements
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has warned EFF President Julius Malema to either retract some of the statements…
‘Better ways to address school racial tensions’
The manner in which racial tensions have been handled at Fish Hoek High School may have fueled the problem. Director…
Imam Haron Inquest: postmortem report inadequate
The postmortem conducted on Imam Abdullah Haron’s body was highly inadequate and did not provide insight into the actual cause…
Inquest Day 2: Emotional day for Haron family
Day 2 of the Imam Abdullah Haron death inquest has proven emotionally draining for his loved ones. Today’s proceedings were…
Nations need to cooperate or perish – COP27
Nations need to cooperate or face ‘collective suicide’ in the fight against climate change. This was the warning issued by…
Haron family visit “crime scenes” for the first time
Cape Town Central police station is the first stop for the in loco inspection which forms part of the Imam…