Sources of Archival Materials on the Boipatong Massacre
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Content
Digitised reports of: Amnesty hearings; Oral - Victims stories; confessions;
visits to notorious hostel; transcripts;
IFP, SAP,SADF, ANC involvement; cources of massacre; reports by the South African Press Association; etc.
Contact Person(s)
Marline Raswiswi: (012) 3151730.
Natalie Louw: (012) 3151715.
www.doj.gov.za
Location
Records located at the South African National Archives in Tshwane and are in excellent condition.
Freedom Park Archives
Content
film, reports, Names displayed on walls, name lists.
Contact Person(s)
Tlou Makhura:0827680382.
makhura@freedompark.co.za
Nomazizi: 0726409088.
Lubi Ndaba: lubi@freedompark.co.za
(012) 336 4080
Location
Freedompark/ Pretoria
Joburg City Library
Content
A collection of Newspaper clips from various newspapers: Reports/comments on the massacre.
Contact Person(s)
Ms Pelo: (011) 0225167
Location
Joburg City Library Archives. The collection kept in a separate file marked Boipatong massacre
Khulumani Archives
Content
Non-digital, hand written reports, anthologies by C Byrne.
Contact Person(s)
Zwelikude Mkhize: 0737046414
Sally Msingitha: 0766247255
Location
Khotso House: JHB
Media 24
Content
Contact Person(s)
Ferial Haffajee: (011) 7139521.
Ferial.Haffagee@citypress.co.za
Location
National Library of South Africa
Content
Hardcopies: articles,news reports,
pictures.
Contact Person(s)
Mr John Tsebe: 0730151157/012-4019717
john.tsebe@nlsa.ac.za
Dimakatso Methula: 0764125496
Location
Pretoria City Central.
Nelson Mandela Foundation
Content
Digitalised: Mandela speeches reference to Boipatong, reports, articles, pictures,
Web:nelsonmandela.org
Contact Person(s)
Razia Saleh:razias@nelsonmandela.org, 0115475618 (until 1pm)
Sahm Venter: sahmv@nelsonmandela.org
011547-5675
Location
Houghton/JHB:
SA History Online
Content
Digitalised: Film, photos, narratives,
Web.
Contact Person(s)
Omar Basha: 0824591067
Location
Cape Town
South African Broadcasting Corporation(SABC)
Content
Tapes: Analogue, 60 minutes raw (unedited) footage, news reports,
Tapes: DVC PRO, Narratives of the affected and perpetrators confessions.
Contact Person(s)
Sias Scott: Floor 2. SABC Archieves.
Moloko Maserumule:0832894474,
maserumulemh@sabc.co.za
Location
Auckland park: JHB.
South African Heritage Resource Agency
Content
No entry
Contact Person(s)
Mimi: 0720494138
Imasiteng@sat.sahra.org.za
Location
Pretoria: Temporary housed at Ditsong Museum
Times Media Group
Content
Contact Person(s)
Phillip Kgaphola: (011) 2803916.
kgaphola@timesmedia.co.za
Location
UNISA Library Archives
Content
Articles, newspaper clips, photos, Web, reports on the event
that took place in Boipatong.
Contact Person(s)
Marie Coetzee: +27 12 4292560.
coetzma@unisa.ac.za
Alicia Peter: peterna@unisa.ac.za
Ammi Ryke: rykea@unisa.ac.za
Location
UNISA Main Campus Library Archives.
Wits Historical Papers
Content
Digitised, hard copies, news paper articles, comments,
pictures, maps, narratives, name lists, tapes, SAP vehicle reports,etc .
Contact Person(s)
Michele Pickover (Curator): michele.pickover@wits.ac.za
Zofia Sulej (Archivist): zofia.sulej@wits.ac.za
Gabriele Mohale (Archivist): gabriele.mohale@wits.ac.za
Location
Historical Papers Research Archive, William Cullen Library, Wits University, East Campus