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In this week's apartheid ex-files we discuss ANC testimonies at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. An 11-man ANC delegation face the questions from the TRC. They were called on to explain, among other, attacks on "soft targets". We also look at the murder of Dolcie September, thirty-Six years on, the murder of the anti-apartheid activist still unsolved. On March 29, 1988, South African anti-apartheid activist Dulcie September was shot dead at close range in central Paris. In the 1970s, she had been imprisoned in her home country for her activities against the apartheid regime. Upon her release, she had been authorised to leave South Africa on the condition that she never return. The audio is courtesy of the SABC and France 24.
19 Nov 2024 4PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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