Chris Hani, General-Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP), was assassinated by right-wing extremist Janusz Waluś on 10 April 1993. [1] The assassination, later tied to members within the Conservative Party, occurred outside Hani's home in Dawn Park during a peak period of progressive anti-apartheid momentum in South Africa.

Jan 26, 2025 · The chilling racist confessions of Janusz Walus and why he killed Chris Hani Chris Hani's killer Janusz Walus has spoken out about the motive for the anti-apartheid hero's murder. Published Jan 26 ...

Dec 7, 2024 · Hani served as secretary-general of the SACP until his death in 1993. Assassination and aftermath. Hani, who had survived a number of assassination attempts in previous years, was shot and killed on April 10, 1993, outside his home in Boksburg, a racially integrated suburb near Johannesburg.

Dec 6, 2024 · A notorious far-right extremist, convicted of murdering South African anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani, is set to be deported to his native Poland, the government has said.

Jan 26, 2025 · Then South African Communist Party leader Chris Hani was killed at his home in suburban Johannesburg on 10 April 1993. (Photo: Reuters / December 1991)

6 days ago · Chris Hani's killer Janusz Walus to be deported to Poland Government announces that Walus, who was released on parole in 2022, will be sent back to his home country on Friday News

Chris Hani was assassinated on 10 April 1993 outside his home in Dawn Park, a racially mixed suburb of Boksburg. He was accosted by a Polish far-right anti-communist immigrant named Janusz Waluś, who shot him as he stepped out of his car. [10]

Nov 21, 2022 · South Africa's highest court has ordered the release of a far-right gunman who killed anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani in 1993. Janusz Walus had committed a "very serious crime", but he was...

Dec 7, 2022 · The far-right gunman who killed South African anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani has been released on parole a week after he was stabbed in prison. Janusz Walus, 69, has been discharged under...

Jan 26, 2025 · JOHANNESBURG - Annika Larsen travelled to Poland to meet with convicted murderer Janusz Walus. He was arrested in 1993 for the assassination of SACP Secretary-general Chris Hani.