Fonds BC1213 - KTC Trial Papers

Reference code

ZA UCT BC1213

Title

KTC Trial Papers

Date(s)

  • 1975-1992 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

76 archive boxes

Name of creator

(1979-)

Administrative history

Estab­lished in 1979, the LRC uses the law as an instru­ment of jus­tice for the vul­ner­a­ble and mar­gin­alised, includ­ing poor, home­less and land­less peo­ple. The LRC has four offices in Cape Town, Dur­ban, Gra­ham­stown and Johan­nes­burg.

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donated by the Legal Resources Centre.

Scope and content

Complete record of the case of PN Mzamka and 20 others vs. Minister of Law and Order (Case no. 13082/86).

Includes summaries of evidence, affidavits, witnesses’ statements, exhibits, KTC Relief Fund and dissolution of the Trust.

Trial in which the South African Police were accused of complicity in the destruction of homes in the KTC squatter camp by witdoeke vigilantes from Crossroads in 1986.

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Conditions governing access

Contact University of Cape Town Libraries: Special Collections for information about accessing this collection.

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Language of material

  • English

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English

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Finding aids

Only a high-level description of the collection is maintained in AtoM. For a list of contents, go to http://atom.lib.uct.ac.za/pdfs/BC1213.pdf

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Related units of description

KTC Trial Records (BC991).

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