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Cops arrested for Ficksburg killing (18.04.11)

By Harriet Mclea TENSIONS are expected to flare when six policemen accused of assaulting and killing Ficksburg protester Andries Tatane appear in court today. Thousands of angry community members are said to be preparing to ...

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Press Statement: Police brutality televised last night was not an isolated incident (14.04.11)

14 April 2011 Press Statement Police brutality televised last night was not an isolated incident The incident of police brutality reported on SABC television on Wednesday which resulted in the death of Andries Tatane raises ...

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Police using lethal force is on the increase: CSVR (15.04.11)

Images of a protestor being beaten by police were shown recently on television. The man, Andries Tatane was taking part in a service delivery protest in Ficksburg, Eastern Free state. He later died. We spoke ...

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Catapults against stun grenades (15.04.11)

JOHANNESBURG — Two municipal buildings were set alight while roads were blocked with stones, bricks and tyres, and another person was arrested as protest continued into the second day in Ficksburg, On Wednesday in the ...

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Brutal killing shines spotlight on South Africa's police (15.04.11)

Teacher killed in apartheid-style beating that was too violent to be broadcast raises questions about police service Johannesburg: A South African teacher died in a beating too violent for a broadcaster to keep on air ...

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SAPS like hit squads of apartheid – union (15.04.11)

By Shaun Smillie SA could kiss democracy goodbye ANDRIES Tatane’s death in Ficksburg has been condemned not only by political parties, but unions and civil society too. “What we saw last night was a reminder ...

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Ficksburg Killing Condemned (14.04.11)

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. "This is really bad for ...

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