Event Brief
Inquiry hears 1967 crash ‘wiped out’ key Afrikaner figure
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 06, 2026 at 2:17 PM ET
Summary: Robyn Lichter, testifying at the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry, said the 1967 Springbok Flight 406 crash off Kayser’s Beach “wiped out” Professor Johannes Petrus van Schalkwyk Bruwer, whom she said could have altered South Africa’s history. She also told the panel she wants to share families’ account of a state “cover-up” and investigations influenced or halted.
WHO: Robyn Lichter and the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry
WHAT: Lichter testified that a 1967 plane crash killed Bruwer and that she wants the commission to hear claims of a state cover-up and halted or influenced investigations.
WHEN: Sep 04, 2026
WHERE: East London, South Africa
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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