Two weeks ago we reported on the amnesty application of convicted killer, Jack Menera. There seems to be some confusion about the finding in this matter. The Amnesty Committee granted him amnesty for the killing of Brandfort councillor Susan Phehlane but refused to give amnesty for his attempted murder of her son. He will now have to serve only six years of his ten year sentence.
Conflict between local councillors and political activists intensified in townships around the country during the 1980s, as pressure mounted on councillors to resign their positions on councils created under the Black Local Authorities Act and without popular support. Councillors who refused to ...
