Associated Families of Rietbok Aircraft Tragedy

11/06/2026

Despite his claim, Wouter Botes is certainly NOT the person who knows the most about this incident.

He is way out of his depth and relies on partial false information. He doesn't even know what he doesn't know!

The plane was NEVER LOST. There was a Memo to the Minister of Transport that 21 bodies were found at 2200hr i.e. before families had returned home from the airport in Johannesburg. Then all was denied.

We are so tired of these false claims.

He has not had the support of any one of the victims’ family members. He provides no closure, rather cruelly taunts recurrent trauma.

He accuses families of being EMOTIONALl and thus unable to see objectivity, yet they have the proof of gross Human Rights Violations.

Essential evidence was hidden. Sworn statements of secrecy were taken from witness.

Without full and concrete evidence, he makes leaps and jumps to conclusions.

Funny how he calls it an “Unsolved Crime”!

As a Pilot, he might question why normal crash investigations were suspended and Railway Police assumed control, why 50 aviation experts did not come to this conclusion 60 years ago.

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14th Avenue haunting

09/06/2026

What a SCAM!
This theory is based on false information, perpetuates lies and does a great show of smoke and mirrors, simply to create a distorted narrative.
Don’t be duped!
Follow the truth with us!

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Civil Aviation Safety Authority - CASA

07/06/2026

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Congratulations on second place!
And thank you for the incredible promotion about the Rietbok crash!

An investigator worth his salt would consider all evidence not only the bits to corroborate his narrative.

As they say in the classics, you don’t know what you don’t know.

So much of the info had disappeared off the internet by the time you started looking only 4 years ago.
Try this….. A bit of “objective, unemotional, fact”:
• SAA investigators sent home. You should know how normal air crash investigations operate.
• Not admitted to Margo Inquiry evidence.
o East London control tower tape recording was confiscated. The timeline would put your calculations out of whack.
o Memo sent to Minister of Transport re bodies @ 2200 on 13th march
o 3 bodies recovered, never mentioned in Margo Report, never shared with families. Curiously the map and post mortem appear in the Appendix.
• Carte Blanche TV show relates:
o Bodies found
o Divers attest to plane seen and videoed (found)
• Debris found – confiscated. Why was it hidden?

Under these conditions the Margo Inquiry is questionable.

So, I’d say, get your facts right and stick to what you know.

Blocking us doesn’t make the truth go away.


MoxieMag
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SAHRA Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage
East London Museum

04/06/2026

Despite his claim, Wouter Botes is certainly NOT the person who knows the most about this incident. He is way out of his depth and relies on partial false information.

The plane was NEVER LOST. There was a Memo to the Minister of Transport that 21 bodies were found at 2200hr i.e. before families had returned home from the airport in Johannesburg. Then all was denied.

We are so tired of these false claims.

He has not had the support of one victims’ family member. He provides no closure, rather cruelly taunts recurrent trauma.

He accuses families of being emotional and thus unable to see objectivity, yet they have the proof of gross Human Rights Violations.

His CHARADE is like a MURDER with no apparent body. Picture this:

Without consent from the relatives, he claims to locate the dead body. No proof that it is a body, nor that it is THE body. Because he reads crime novels, he claims that he knows what happened: the boss was the murderer and even though there is no weapon, he can tell it was revenge. And the parade goes on and on. The boss is maligned; the company should be responsible. Official reports were cobbled together to close the case. Essential evidence was hidden. Sworn statements of secrecy were taken from witness.

Without full and concrete evidence, he makes leaps and jumps to conclusions.

Funny how he calls it an “Unsolved Crime”!

As a Pilot he might question why normal crash investigations were suspended and Railway Police assumed control.

Finally, after all these years, current official investigations will reveal the full story as our case continues in the Khampepe Inquiry into TRC Cases.
Follow us Associated Families of Rietbok Aircraft Tragedy

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MoxieMag

Wouter Botes does not work for the government.
He has no official mandate.
He simply goes looking for the planes nobody else will find, in the places nobody else is willing to go.

Cold case aviation investigation.
Families who have waited decades for an answer.
One South African who decided that was not good enough.

This is the kind of story Moxie exists to tell.
Read it in June Edition at moxiemag.co.za.

04/06/2026

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For finalist, Woter Botes, despite his claim, Wouter Botes is certainly NOT the person who knows the most about this incident. He is way out of his depth and relies on partial false information.

The plane was NEVER LOST. There was a Memo to the Minister of Transport that 21 bodies were found at 2200hr i.e. before families had returned home from the airport in Johannesburg. Then all was denied.

We are so tired of these false claims.

He has not had the support of one victims’ family member. He provides no closure, rather cruelly taunts recurrent trauma.

He accuses families of being emotional and thus unable to see objectivity, yet they have the proof of gross Human Rights Violations.

His CHARADE is like a MURDER with no apparent body. Picture this:

Without consent from the relatives, he claims to locate the dead body. No proof that it is a body, nor that it is THE body. Because he reads crime novels, he claims that he knows what happened: the boss was the murderer and even though there is no weapon, he can tell it was revenge. And the parade goes on and on. The boss is maligned; the company should be responsible. Official reports were cobbled together to close the case. Essential evidence was hidden. Sworn statements of secrecy were taken from witness.

Without full and concrete evidence, he makes leaps and jumps to conclusions.

Funny how he calls it an “Unsolved Crime”!

As a Pilot he might question why normal crash investigations were suspended and Railway Police assumed control.

Finally, after all these years, current official investigations will reveal the full story as our case continues in the Khampepe Inquiry into TRC Cases.

For facts, follow us Associated Families of Rietbok Aircraft Tragedy



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20/05/2026

A great report on this significant testimony.

Testifying at the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry into delayed Truth and Reconciliation Commission prosecutions, veteran advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza told the panel that apartheid-era generals had threaten…

02/05/2026

Watching Adv Demisa Ntsebeza relate his account at the Khampepe Inquiry, I am not sure if it is more painful for him to recall his experiences or to tell us to what happened.
But this is the man who had our "missing" file in his hands, as sent to him by Dr Boraine. It would have been one of the cases he was forced to suppress.

Take the time to watch this day's testimony from 2hr 20min in...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwCq7vJK3sI&t=8879s















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03/04/2026

With this ruling, the Commission continues its work.

The High Court dismissed a bid to remove Justice Sisi Khampepe from the TRC Cases Inquiry, allowing proceedings to continue.

26/03/2026

At this adjournment, a great summary of this inquiry that seems to be slipping under the radar…..

https://youtu.be/KensNVHlkiY?si=_YiQWtNymcA6spT7

Families of apartheid-era victims have lashed out at former Presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma over their legal battle to remove Judge Sisi Khampepe from ...

22/03/2026

A very good explanation of what has lead to the current TRC Commission of Inquiry.

Hours after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the establishment of a commission of inquiry into the long-standing delays in Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) case investigations and prosecutions, families and human rights lawyers said they now want him to announce the commission’s terms ...