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Crimes at the top: a police chief implicates the former president

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Van der Merwe implicated former president P.W. Botha in the 1988 bombing of the headquarters of the South African Council of Churches in Johannesburg, South Africa. Van der Merwe testified before the Archbishop Desmond Tutu's Truth and Reconciliation Commission that Botha had order the bombing.

Author: Erasmus, Chris
Publisher: Rogers Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
Investigations, Bombings, Atrocities, Johannesburg, South Africa, Van Der Merwe, Johan, Botha, P.W., South African Council of Churches

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Living with violence

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A South African man describes his feelings after witnessing a brutal rape of a young woman. South Africa is one of the most violent countries in the world and he feels he must carry a gun for safety, like many other residents, despite his anger at how the society has evolved.

Author: Erasmus, Chris
Publisher: Rogers Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1993
Violence

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Islamic vigilantes: a militant group fights street crime - often brutally

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South Africa has a rising murder and violent crime rate and vigilante groups such as People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD) are starting to gain power. Some worry that PAGAD, which is predominately Islamic, may be establishing a base of fundamentalism in South Africa.

Author: Erasmus, Chris
Publisher: Rogers Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
Political activity, Islamic fundamentalism, Vigilantes, People Against Gangsterism and Drugs

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Subjects list: South Africa, Crime
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