JUSTICE DELAYED : Activist Matthews Mabelane ‘probably thrown off roof’ of John Vorster Square, inquest told
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JUSTICE DELAYED Activist Matthews Mabelane ‘probably thrown off roof’ of John Vorster Square, inquest told Matthews ‘Mojo’ Mabelane died in police custody 49 years ago, and a reopened inquest into his death reveals that the Security Branch’s version of events on the day doesn’t add up. Detained without charge under the Terrorism Act, Mabelane’s family was barred from asking questions or presenting independent evidence. Now, Judge Sandiswa Mfenyana is re-examining his death in apartheid police custody.
- ▪JUSTICE DELAYED Activist Matthews Mabelane ‘probably thrown off roof’ of John Vorster Square, inquest told Matthews ‘Mojo’ Mabelane died in police custody 49 years ago, and a reopened inquest into his death reveals that the Security Branch’
- ▪Detained without charge under the Terrorism Act, Mabelane’s family was barred from asking questions or presenting independent evidence.
- ▪Now, Judge Sandiswa Mfenyana is re-examining his death in apartheid police custody.
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JUSTICE DELAYED Activist Matthews Mabelane ‘probably thrown off roof’ of John Vorster Square, inquest told Matthews ‘Mojo’ Mabelane died in police custody 49 years ago, and a reopened inquest into his death reveals that the Security Branch’s version of events on the day doesn’t add up. By Juliana Moreira de Souza Tubini and Jessie Waldman 14 Jun 2026 Illustrative Image: Matthews Mabelane. (Image: Truth Be Told) | Classified stamp. (Image: iStock) | John Vorster Square. (Photo: Gallo Images / Sunday Times) | (By Daniella Lee Ming Yesca) Dive Deeper Speed Read Summary Listen Dive Deeper Nearly five decades after 22-year-old student activist Matthews “Mojo” Mabelane died in police custody on 15 February 1977, the reopened inquest at the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Johannesburg has…
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