A conviction of this type is extremely rare within the police and remains so even after police management’s recent warnings of punishment for commanders who fail to act against colleagues accused of violence.
The SAPS has found Athlone station commander, Colonel Mark Adonis, guilty of misconduct for failing to act on torture and murder allegations against officers on his staff.
The Old Slave Tree Memorial is located in Spin Street, Cape Town. It was an old fir tree that was cut down in 1916. The site is now an octagonal memorial erected on a traffic island in remembrance of the very large number of slaves that were said to be sold under the tree. File Picture: Theolin Tembo/Cape Argus
Local group assists in retracing roots and history of Cape families
By Kristin Engel
KRISTIN ENGEL
Cape Town - Capetonians will finally be able to track their ancestral roots with the assistance of local non-profit organisation (NPO), the Cape Family Research Forum (CFRF).