On 22 August Vuyisile Joshua Msitshana (49) of Soweto, appeared in the Rand Supreme Court charged under the Terrorism Act with writing and distributing a pamphlet called "The Voice of the Black People in South Africa" which allegedly encouraged acts of violence against the government.
Msitshana, a self-styled rabbi, pleaded not guilty but admitted writing and mailing the pamphlet to a number of government departments.