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Phakamile Mabija
Phakamile Mabija was an African anti-Apartheid activist who died while in police custody in 1977. Biography Phakamile Mabija lived in Vergenoeg, in the Northern Cape. As a member of the Anglican Church's NOMAD team, he was a delegate in the National Youth Leadership Programme, which was a three and a half month training course initiated by the Anglican Church at the beginning of 1977. He was also politically affiliated with the ANC. He was detained by the South African Police on 27 June 1977 for alleged involvement in an incident when African and Coloured commuters stoned public transport during a bus boycott in Galeshewe, Kimberley, South Africa. Mabija was due to appear in court on 8 July 1977 under charges under the Riotous Assemblies Act, 1956. Mabija died in detention on 7 July 1977, the day before his scheduled court hearing. He plunged from the 6th floor of Transvaal Road police station in Kimberley. Aftermath The Thomas Stanage, Dean of Kimberley, as Vicar General, received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riotous Assemblies Act, 1956
The Riotous Assemblies Act, Act No 17 of 1956 in South Africa (taking effect 16 March) prohibited gatherings in open-air public places if the Minister of Justice considered they could endanger the public peace. Banishment was also included as a form of punishment. This Act was passed in response to the Congress of the People, held at Kliptown, near Johannesburg, in June 1955. Following a call from the African National Congress (ANC), the South African Indian Congress, the South African Coloured People's Congress, the South African Congress of Democrats, and the South African Congress of Trade Unions, some 3,000 people met with the purpose of adopting the Freedom Charter. The Riotous Assemblies Act of 1956 was also used in the prosecution of the Treason Trial, the judicial outcome of the gathering having replaced Riotous Assemblies and Suppression of Communism Amendment Act, 1954. Content of the Act The following is a brief description of the sections of the Riotous Assemblies Act: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |