Word: benoni
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...rural Natal. Spear's most spectacular coups to date have been the bombing of the Agricultural Minister's office in Pretoria and the blowing up of several giant power pylons around Johannesburg. Sabotage trials continue up and down the country. In the East Rand town of Benoni, a black prisoner disrupted the court by shouting "Shoot me now! Shoot me now!" The "No Trial" bill has a provision aimed directly at Spear's saboteurs: it provides up to 15 years imprisonment merely for unauthorized presence in key factories or any other installations which the government may choose...