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A-Team (Chesterville, Durban)

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The Chesterville A-Team, a state-sponsored vigilante group composed of Inkatha supporters, was set up by the Security Branch in 1985 in Chesterville, Durban, to counter the activities of the UDF, COSAS and other civic organisations in the area. Political tensions between UDF supporters and members of the Chesterville A-Team frequently resulted in attacks against UDF and ANC supporters.

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A UDF supporter who was shot and injured by members of the A-Team in Thabong, Welkom, Orange Free State (OFS), on 26 March 1985. See A-Team (OFS)
A UDF supporter who was severely beaten by members of the A-Team in Tumahole, Parys, Orange Free State (OFS), in 1985. See A-Team (OFS).
A UDF supporter who was severely beaten and stabbed in the head by members of the A-Team, who attacked mourners at a night vigil in Thabong, Welkom, Orange Free State, on 9 May 1985. A member of the A-Team was killed in the ensuing conflict. Thapelo Bodiba lost his sight in one eye as a result of ...
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