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Alexandra resident Collins Khosa died after he was involved in a scuffle with members of the army and JMPD when they accused him of violating COVID-19 lockdown regulations in April 2020. Picture: Supplied

Collins khosa

Family also wants a statue in remembrance of Collins Khosa

By Mia Lindeque

Collins Khosa is hoping that the State will come to the table this R60 million in compensation for the loss of their only breadwinner.

  • Alexandra resident Collins Khosa died after he was involved in a scuffle with members of the army and JMPD when they accused him of violating COVID-19 lockdown regulations in April 2020. Picture: Supplied

    'Who gave the orders?': Sandu wants justice after Collins Khosa’s death

    The military ombudsman has recommended that soldiers implicated in Collins Khosa’s killing face disciplinary action.

    672 days ago
  • Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. Picture: GCIS

    Collins Khosa's partner wants Minister Mapisa-Nqakula to apologise

    The Minister had stood firmly behind the soldiers, but she now promised to comply with the recommendations of the ombudsman after it found the soldiers had acted improperly and in violation of the SANDF code of conduct.

    673 days ago
  • Alexandra resident Collins Khosa died after he was involved in a scuffle with members of the army and JMPD when they accused him of violating COVID-19 lockdown regulations in April 2020. Picture: Supplied

    ‘It’s been difficult without Collins’ – Khosa’s partner says she lives in fear

    Nomsa Montsha says she has not given up hope that justice will be served as she prepared to take on government. The military ombudsman found the SANDF members were liable for Collins Khosa death.

    673 days ago
  • FILE: Minister of Defence Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. Picture: GCIS.

    Soldiers implicated in Khosa killing to be suspended with full pay - minister

    A report by the Military Ombudsman found that the soldiers acted improperly, irregularly, and in contravention of their code of conduct when they entered Khosa’s home in Alexandra earlier this year to enforce lockdown regulations.

    674 days ago
  • FILE: The SANDF took to the streets of Alexandra encouraging residents of the township to stay indoors. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

    Khosa’s family relieved after Military Ombud says SANDF liable for his death

    Military Ombudsman Vusumuzi Masondo has recommended that disciplinary action be taken against the soldiers involved as well as the commander of the platoon they belong to.

    674 days ago
  • Picture: Twitter/@SAPoliceService.

    Ipid investigating 11 murder cases involving police during lockdown

    Over the past three months, Ipid has received 588 complaints from members of the public against the police.

    712 days ago
  • Bulelani Qholani (the man removed from his home naked) says he is still in pain after City of Cape Town law enforcement officers manhandled him. He said he was treated as if he had no human rights.  Picture: Jarita Kassen/EWN

    JUDITH FEBRUARY: The collective shame for us all after Qholani's treatment

    The City of Cape Town is well-known for its brutality and mostly ill-conceived plans to deal with those who occupy land, writes Judith February.

    722 days ago
  • FILE: Minister of Defence Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. Picture: GCIS.

    Mapisa-Nqakula taken to task over SANDF's heavy-handedness during lockdown

    Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula Mapisa-Nqakula has appeared before the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) to answer oral questions as part of the peace and security cluster.

    725 days ago
  • FILE: JMPD spokesperson Wayne Minnaar says they'll be deploying additional officers as residents protest near Randfontein Road, on 6 May 2018. Picture: @JMPDSafety/Twitter.

    JMPD 'probing' five police involved in Khosa’s death following Ipid report

    The family has called an army inquiry that cleared four soldiers who assaulted Khosa a "sham", and the officers' presence is yet to be dealt with.

    745 days ago
  • FILE: The SANDF took to the streets of Alexandra on 15 April 2020 to encourage residents of the township to stay indoors. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN

    Ipid finalises inquiry report into Collins Khosa’s death

    Collins Khosa died following an altercation with members of the SANDF during lockdown operations on Good Friday.

    746 days ago
  • FILE: EFF leader Julius Malema speaks at the party's solidarity protest with the 'Black Lives Matter' movement outside the US embassy in Pretoria. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    'It was brutality': EFF to sue state over Collins Khosa's death

    EFF leader Julius Malema said that his party has helped the family secure funding for the funeral but now those responsible must pay for his death.

    747 days ago
  • The Economic Freedom Fighters held a solidarity protest with the 'Black Lives Matter' movement outside the US embassy in Pretoria. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    GALLERY: EFF protest in solidarity with 'Black Lives Matter'

    The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) held a solidarity protest with the 'Black Lives Matter' movement outside the US embassy in Pretoria.

    747 days ago
  • EFF leader Julius Malema (M) at the #EFFBLMProtest in solidarity with the #BlackLiveMatters movement outside the Embassy of the United States of America in Pretoria, South Africa. Picture: @EFFSouthAfrica/Twitter

    EFF 'helping' Collins Khosa’s family in their fight for justice

    Malema was speaking at an EFF solidarity protest at the US Embassy in Pretoria on Monday after the killing of an African American man, George Floyd, by police in Minneapolis last month.

    747 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    ‘I will not agree that we’ve seen the end of this’ –Ramaphosa on Khosa’s death

    Ramaphosa's statement comes after Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said that her department’s inquiry, which cleared soldiers of wrongdoing in Khosa’s death, will not be reopened.

    749 days ago
  • FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    Ramaphosa says more will be done towards getting justice for Collins Khosa

    The President spoke at the ANC’s anti-racism campaign on Friday night, where he condemned the unjustified use of violence by law enforcement officials against civilians.

    749 days ago
  • Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. Picture: @NationalCoGTA/Twitter

    ANCWL defends Dlamini-Zuma on tobacco decision, wants alcohol ban back

    The ANCWL secretary-general Meokgo Matuba said what looked like individuals who had launched attacks on Dlamini-Zuma actually had the backing of the tobacco industry.

    750 days ago
  • The artist Celos paints a mural in downtown Los Angeles on 30 May 2020 in protest against the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while while being arrested and pinned to the ground by the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. Picture: AFP

    We can’t continue to have black people marginalised – Not in My Name

    Not in My Name picketed outside the US embassy in Pretoria on Friday, calling for an end to police brutality in SA and the US following the deaths of George Floyd and Collins Khosa.

    750 days ago
  • FILE: Minister of Defence Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. Picture: GCIS.

    Defence Ministry won't appeal Collins Khosa judgment - Mapisa-Nqakula

    Collins Khosa died in April, with his family accusing soldiers of assaulting him at his home in Alexandra while they were enforcing lockdown regulations.

    750 days ago
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