Trial against apartheid officers linked to 1987 killing of student activist Caiphus Nyoka set to start
This come after ex-Security Branch member Johan Marais’s admission to having played a role in the murder.
Anti-apartheid activist Caiphus Nyoka was murdered in 1987 at his Daveyton home. Picture: Supplied by family
JOHANNESBURG - A trial against three former apartheid police officers for the alleged 1987 killing of student activist Caiphus Nyoka is expected to start on Monday morning.
This comes after ex-Security Branch member Johan Marais’s admission to having played a role in the murder.
Marais’ co-accused, Leon Louis van den Berg, Abram Engelbrecht and Pieter Stander will face trial in the Benoni Magistrates Court.
The matter has been set from this Monday until 6 December.
Nyoka, then a member of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) was shot nine times, in what was then claimed to have been a shootout, but Marais has since admitted to having been a planned killing.
African National Congress (ANC) Gauteng spokesperson, Lesego Makhubele said its officials would attend proceedings.
“The ANC remains committed to supporting justice for apartheid-era atrocities and will stand in solidarity with the families of the victims.”