South Africa: Ficksburg Police Officers in Court
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has appealed for calm ahead of the court appearance of six police officers arrested in connection with the death of Andries Tatane during a service delivery protest in Ficksburg.
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South Africa:
Police Arrested for Ficksburg Killing to Appear in Court
BuaNews, 18 April 2011
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has appealed for calm ahead of the court appearance of six police officers arrested in connection with the death of Andries Tatane during a service… Read more »
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South Africa:
On the Murder of Andries Tatane
SACSIS, 16 April 2011
There are moments when a society has to step back from the ordinary thrum of day to day life and ask itself how it has become what it has become. Read more »
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South Africa:
Protester Dies After Police Beating
SAPA, 14 April 2011
The killing of a man during a protest in Ficksburg, allegedly at the hands of the police, was widely condemned by political parties, trade unions and civil society on Thursday. Read more »
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South Africa:
Public Urged to Allow Free State Investigations to Continue
BuaNews, 14 April 2011
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa is calling on the public to allow an investigation into the death of a Free State protester to run its cause. Read more »
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South Africa:
Premier Calls for Calm in Free State
BuaNews, 14 April 2011
Free State Premier Ace Magashule has called for calm and for communities to behave responsibly following a violent protest in Ficksburg. Read more »
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South Africa:
ANC Condemns Police Beating Man to Death
ANC, 14 April 2011
In what the African National Congress (ANC) can only describe as resembling apartheid era police strong arm tactics, showing total disregard for human rights enshrined in the South… Read more »