CHIKANE, Frank

Age 38

Description
Chikane, head of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) and an ANC activist, was tortured and assaulted by named members of the Security Branch during his detention in 1977, and again, a year later. In May 1985, a petrol bomb was thrown at his house. In July 1989, while travelling abroad, he became seriously ill on at least four occasions. Forensic tests established that his clothing had been sprayed with toxic chemical substances. The perpetrators, including former Police Minister Adriaan Vlok and his police chief Johan van der Merwe, received suspended ten year sentences.

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Episode 68 | Watch the Episode

... chairperson of the Reparation and Rehabilitation Committee Hlengiwe Mkhize. A segment on the poisoning of activists includes interviews with Frank Chikane and with Dr Francis Aims, who diagnosed Siphiwo Mtimkulu with thallium poisoning. In the final segment the Special Report responds to Winnie ...

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Transcript of episode 68, section 6, starting at: 44:46

... known to be supportive of guerrillas. Hundreds of people died this way. In April 1989 the then Secretary-General of the Council of Churches, Frank Chikane nearly died when he was poisoned. Apparently organophosphates were used in his clothes. An investigation into this attack by the Pretoria ...

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Transcript of episode 68, section 6, starting at: 45:22

And I had that attack three times over three weeks … and the doctors were investigating as to what the cause would be and ultimately they were able to detect that through tests, investigations and research, that there was some form of chemical which was in my system. And that’s when they then ...

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Transcript of episode 65, section 1, starting at: 10:45

... they formed a special crisis committee consisting of Cyril Ramaphosa, Murphy Morobe, Sister Bernard Ncube, Sydney Mufumadi, Abri Mokoena, Frank Chikane and Beyers ...

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Transcript of episode 76, section 2, starting at: 36:55

And then members of the now defunct Mandela Crisis Committee, Frank Chikane, Sydney Mufamadi, Aubrey Makoena, Beyers Naude and sister Barnard Ncube, all prominent veterans of the struggle told the Truth Commission that they had failed in their attempts to end the reign of terror of Madikizela’s ...

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Transcript of episode 12, section 3, starting at: 07:33

... Zuma to see my son for 18 days? Even under the most cruel regime, apartheid regime, people were allowed visitors. Around December, Reverend Frank Chikane phoned me to say my son had been released by the ANC and was very sick. I should fly over he said, because my son needed my moral support. It ...

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