Advocate Anton Lubowski (37), secretary-general of the South West African People's Organisation (Swapo), was shot dead at close range with an AK47 rifle outside his luxury home in Windhoek, South West Africa (now Namibia). The Civil Co-Operation Bureau (CCB) was held responsible for the assassination of Lubowski. The accusations leveled against the CCB were confirmed by Judge Harold Levy of the Namibian Supreme Court, when he concluded that the CCB conspired to murder Lubowski. Judge Levy's report named as accomplices CCB members Joe Verster, Staal Burger, Abraham 'Slang' van Zyl, Calla Botha, Leon 'Chappie' Maree, Johan Niemoller junior, Captain Wouter Basson (aka Christo Britz), Ferdi Barnard and Charles Wildschudt (formerly Neelse). Judge Levy's report was corroborated by a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) report, which dismissed claims, made by General Magnus Malan, that Lubowski was a paid informant for the South African Military Intelligence (SAMI). Further reading: TRC testimony of Lubowski's family members. Website: doj.gov.za. 24 April 1996. The assassination of Anton Lubowski. Searchlight Magazine website NB: Some of the information was taken from Namibian.com.na, but that link is broken.
12 September 1989
Advocate Anton Lubowski secretary-general of the SWAPO is assassinated

- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019

How we know this
- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.
- 02TRC, (1996) 'Testimonies:Wilfried Lubowski', [online], available at www.justice.gov.za (Accessed: 11 September 2013)
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Advocate Anton Lubowski secretary-general of the SWAPO is assassinated. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012828
South African History Online (2011) 'Advocate Anton Lubowski secretary-general of the SWAPO is assassinated', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012828 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
South African History Online, Advocate Anton Lubowski secretary-general of the SWAPO is assassinated [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012828, (accessed 12 October 2026).
"Advocate Anton Lubowski secretary-general of the SWAPO is assassinated." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012828. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Advocate Anton Lubowski secretary-general of the SWAPO is assassinated." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012828.
Also on 12 September
- 1835Adam Kok II, Griqua chief, dies at the Berg River
- 1960The Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg, Rev. Ambrose Reeves is secretly deported
- 1977SASO founder and Black Consciousness leader, Steve Biko dies in detention
- 1988Presidents of Mozambique and South Africa meet
- 1989Biko day is almost unheeded by workers
- 2004Ray Simons dies
Search events by date
This day in history
What happened on your birthday?
SAHO is free because readers fund it. Donate →