Barend Strydom, better known as the "Wit Wolf" who was 19 years ago sentenced to death after he shot dead eight black people and wounded 16 more during a shooting spree at the city's Strijdom Square, after all this time faced his prosecutor again in court - this time from the witness stand.
Strydom was on Thursday called to the stand in the Pretoria High Court as one of the defence witnesses for Boeremag accused Adriaan van Wyk.
Following his evidence in chief, Strydom had to face Paul Fick SC, who heads the prosecution team in the Boeremag trial.
Fick is also the man who in 1989 secured a conviction and subsequent death sentence against Strydom.
The bearded Strydom was released four years after his conviction following a 1992 amnesty agreement which also saw Robert McBride pardoned.
Strydom, in about 10 minutes of evidence in chief, mainly testified that the State's key witness in this trial, former police snitch JC Smit in 2001 arranged a meeting with him (Strydom) in which he told him of a proposed plan to overthrow the government.
Strydom said Smit said "his group" was planning to take over the ANC government in September 2002.
Strydom said he was not sure whether this was true or not. He said there were many "braaivleis praatjies" (chatters) on this subject.
He said he did not really question Smit further about the proposed coup and he did not know whether Smith told him as to engage him in the plan.
Strydom, to the amusement of the 21 Boeremag accused, added that he only wanted to know from Smit whether it was going to be a "good government" as he wanted to know whether he had to prepare himself to "oppose" the proposed new government.
He testified that September 2002 came and went and he noticed there was no coup.
Fick, during cross examination, told Strydom: "You do not have a particular love for black people, do you?"
Strydom's reply was inaudible and Fick followed by saying "Did you not try and kill 24 people?" Strydom answered that his viewpoints on the subject had been widely publicised.
But Fick grilled him even further, by telling him "In your point of view black people are not humans." Strydom answered: "Yes, I did testify this during my trial."
Fick then asked him whether this was still his point of view. After a brief period of silence, Strydom said it was.
Fick accused Strydom of presenting false evidence in order to discredit the State's key witness.
- Van Wyk is the fourth accused to present his case and the 17 remaining accused still have to present their defence. It is not clear how long the trial will still last.