Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Crimes of the South African Police Service

Youths DIE in South African Police Service Cells
Two Afrikaans-speaking coloured youths, 17 and 19, die in SAPS cell Hawston: six police vehicles torched in spontaneous protests
10:13 Nov 4 2012 Hawston, WC

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Six police vans burnt after two Hawston residents die in SAPS cell after riot Nov 3 2012
Fishing rights Hawston: http://www.prem-online.org/archive/1/doc/PREM%20SA%20fisheries%20project%20report%20wout%20append.pdf
For Background on the battle waged by the traditional residents of Hawston over their fishing rights, and the overfishing done by the #tenderpreneurs who contract with the Dept of Fishereries: read Free University of Amsterdam report:
"Fisheries, Poverty and Politics in South Africa (168p): http://www.prem-online.org/archive/1/doc/PREM%20SA%20fisheries%20project%20report%20wout%20append.pd
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Hawston residents contacted me and said the situation there is much more serious than reported by EWN."This place is a dirty gangster-mecca where people can get anything they want by using violence. The EWN report claims no-one was injured - however a...See
It was just announced on the news that a 17-year-old Afrikaans-speaking coloured child has died in police custody in Hawston.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=160602670753135&set=a.107737062706363.16434.100004102094863&type=1&theater

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THE EARLIER REPORT BY EWN WAS INACCURATE: "awston fishing community - long engaged over fishing-rights with #ANC tenderpreneurs and #Dept of Fisheries - explode in anger over death of teenage fisherman:
LINK TO REPORT:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=160595814087154&set=a.107737062706363.16434.100004102094863&type=1&theater background:
BACKGROUND ON BATTLE FOR FISHING RIGHTS BETWEEN TRADITIONAL COLOURED AFRIKAANS SPEAKING RESIDENTS OF HAWSTON AND THE DEPT OF FISHERIES AND THEIR TENDER-ENTREPRENEURS: official report by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam: http://www.prem-online.org/archive/1/doc/PREM%20SA%20fisheries%20project%20report%20wout%20append.pdf