The South African Bureau of State Security, served as the Secret Police under the Apartheid Regime.

Politically motivated murders

Assassination of Ruth First

• Ruth First, an Anti-Apartheid Activist, was killed by BOSS. She received a parcel bomb from them on August 17, 1982. (1)
• See Assassination of Ruth First for more information.

Propaganda

• BOSS was involved in the Information Scandal or Muldergate Scandal, when South African Government funds were used to buy a pro-National Party English language newspaper, The Citizen. (2)

(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_First

(2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.O.S.S.

Categories: Apartheid, Propaganda, Racism, Terrorist Organizations, State Terrorism