Government agrees to open inquest into the death of Chris Hani
Hani was shot and killed outside his home in Boksburg, in April 1993.
Paul Mashatile, ANC Deputy President, at the SACP 5TH Special National Congress on Friday 13 December 2024. Picture: Thabiso Goba/ Eyewitness News.
JOHANNESBURG - Government has agreed to open an inquest into the death of former anti-apartheid activist, Chris Hani.
Hani was shot and killed outside his home in Boksburg, in April 1993.
The late Clive Derby-Lewis and Janusz Walus were convicted for his murder.
Last week, Walus was deported back to his home country Poland, two years after he was released from prison on parole.
However, the Hani family and the South African Communist Party (SACP) say there are still a lot of questions about the circumstances that led to the assassination.
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Speaking at the SACP’s 5th Special National Congress in Boksburg on Friday, Deputy President Paul Mashatile said a government probe will be opened soon.
“It is truly heartbreaking that after so many years we are still desperately searching for answers about who could have been responsible for comrade Chris’s death. Fortunately, I was with the minister of justice when we were meeting with comrade Dimpho (Hani, Chris Hani’s widow) and family and she agreed immediately it will be done. So the inquest will be done to ensure we get to the truth.”
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Mashatile is at the SACP’s 5th Special National Congress in Boksburg. TCG pic.twitter.com/urtstWQod1