Request for all and any records relating to Almond Malele who died in detention on 20 January 1977, eleven days after being arrested as a suspected underground ANC activist.
Reference number: SAH-2018-DSS-0009
Submitting organisation: South African History Archive (SAHA)
Requestee: Department of State Security
Status: open
Date submitted: November 09, 2018
Stage(s):
Initial request
Request description:
Request for all and any records relating to Almond Malele who died in detention on 20 January 1977, eleven days after being arrested as a suspected underground ANC activist. Mr Malele is officially recorded as having died of natural causes after hitting his head on a desk during interrogation by members of the SAP. Please be sure to include the following:
I. Copies of intelligence reports;
II. Police reports and investigative findings;
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 Almond Malelewhile detained and his death.
Initial request communication
Communication sent
Submission of PAIA request SAH-2018-DSS-0009
Sent on: November, 09 2018
Confirmation of receipt of PAIA request SAH-2018-DSS-0009
Sent on: November, 14 2018
Confirmation of receipt of PAIA request SAH-2018-DSS-0009 - follow up and request fee payment details
Sent on: November, 19 2018
Failure to respond to PAIA request SAH-2018-DSS-0009 within statutory time frame
Sent on: December, 14 2018
Repeated failure to respond to PAIA request SAH-2018-DSS-0009 within statutory time frame
Sent on: December, 24 2018
Notice of intention to lodge internal appeal for PAIA request SAH-2018-DSS-0009
Sent on: January, 08 2019
Reminder to lodge internal appeal / complaint (Public/Private)
Sent on: January, 13 2019
Response received
Response date: 2019-02-19Response nature: Released in full
Received within statutory period: No
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