Request for the Security Legislation Directorate File of the late Joseph Mdluli (file No.2256)
Reference number: SAH-2018-NAR-0012
Submitting organisation: South African History Archive (SAHA)
Requestee: National Archives of South Africa
Status: closed
Status note: Process concluded
Date submitted: November 06, 2018
Stage(s):
Initial request
Transferred To:
SAH-2018-SAP-0034
Request description:
Request for the Security Legislation Directorate File of the late Joseph Mdluli (file No.2256) who died on 19th March 1976 in detention in the Durban Security Branch Headquarters. He was alleged to have died due to a neck injury after falling against a chair.
Initial request communication
Communication sent
Submission of PAIA request SAH-2018-NAR-0012
Sent on: November, 06 2018
Notice of intention to lodge internal appeal for PAIA request SAH-2018-NAR-0012
Sent on: January, 05 2019
Reminder to lodge internal appeal / complaint (Public/Private)
Sent on: January, 10 2019
Response received
Response date: 2018-12-03Response nature: Transferred in part – remainder pending
Received within statutory period: Yes
Released records
Record summary
This is a 108 page document released by the National Archive and Record Service of South Africa, which when opened is an SLD file for Joseph Masobiya Mdluli, opened on the 7th March 1968 to 19 July 1977 and it contains various correspondence and newspaper clippings relating to the death of Joseph Masobiya Mdluli, dated 19 July 1977. This record is PERMANENTLY EMBARGOED and cannot be made available to the public due to the information it contains.
Total pages
108
SAHA CALL number
AL2878_B01.03.51