Records of any and all documents relating to Looksmart Ngudle, an individual who died on September 5, 1963 at the Pretoria Central Prison.
Reference number: SAH-2018-DSS-0004
Submitting organisation: South African History Archive (SAHA)
Requestee: Department of State Security
Status: closed
Status note: Process concluded
Date submitted: November 09, 2018
Stage(s):
Initial request, internal appeal
Request description:
Records of any and all documents relating to Looksmart Ngudle, an individual who died on September 5, 1963 at the Pretoria Central Prison. The alleged cause of death was suicide by hanging, however there have been concerns about how he died. Please be sure to include the following:
I. Copies of intelligence reports;
II. Police reports and investigative findings regarding the death of Looksmart Ngudle;
III. Medical reports from the inquest magistrate;
IV. Post mortem reports;
V. Any and all other documents that are related to or document the treatment of Looksmart Ngudle while detained and his death.
http://sabctrc.saha.org.za/reportpage.php?id=13226&t=looksmart+ngudle&tab=report
Initial request communication
Communication sent
Submission of PAIA request SAH-2018-DSS-0004
Sent on: November, 09 2018
Confirmation of receipt of PAIA request SAH-2018-DSS-0004
Sent on: November, 14 2018
Confirmation of receipt of PAIA request SAH-2018-DSS-0004 - follow up and request fee payment details
Sent on: November, 19 2018
Failure to respond to PAIA request SAH-2018-DSS-0004 within statutory time frame
Sent on: December, 14 2018
Repeated failure to respond to PAIA request SAH-2018-DSS-0004 within statutory time frame
Sent on: December, 24 2018
Notice of intention to lodge internal appeal for PAIA request SAH-2018-DSS-0004
Sent on: January, 08 2019
Reminder to lodge internal appeal / complaint (Public/Private)
Sent on: January, 13 2019
Response received
Response date: PendingResponse nature: Pending
Received within statutory period: No
Internal appeal communication
Communication sent
Submission of internal appeal against decision relating to PAIA request SAH-2018-DSS-0004
Sent on: February, 18 2019
Response received
Response date: 2019-02-19Response nature: Pending
Received within statutory period: Yes
Released records
Record summary
This is a 67 page document from the Department of state Security, which when opened is a report or research paper on the South African state between 1960 to 1990, this paper gives information on the ways of detention, banning and banishment, judical execution, interrogation, arson and struggle heroes, undated.
Total pages
67
SAHA CALL number
AL2878_A27.01.01