Included are statements, submissions and evidence presented to the Commission of Inquiry, affidavits, papers and press cuttings relating mainly to hostel violence on the reef between 1990-1992.
Commission of Inquiry Regarding the Prevention of Public Violence and Intimidation
Cedric Mayson was accused in 1982 of high treason or alternatively of terrorism and furthering the aims of the ANC. The case was heard in the Supreme Court but during an adjournment Mayson absconded and left the country so the case was never concluded.
Hélène Passtoors was charged with treason in 1986. She was observed establishing an arms cache and it was found that she had knowledge of other arms caches and that she was a supporter of the ANC. She was found guilty of treason and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment.
Court proceedings in the trial State vs Abram Fischer.
Abram Fischer was arrested on the 11 November 1965 and put on trial in March 1966 on charges of furthering the aims of communism and conspiracy to overthrow the government. Judge Boshoff found him guilty of these charges and sentenced Bram Fischer to life imprisonment.
Also included in the collection is the reprint of Bram Fischer's statement from the dock on the occasion of a colloquium, held on the 26 March 2015 at the University of the Witwatersrand, in honour of Bram Fischer. At the same event the University bestowed an Honorary Doctorate on Abram Fischer.
