AK47

Having carefully considered the matter, we are satisfied that the application complies with all of the requirements of the Act. Amnesty is accordingly GRANTED to Applicant for the unlawful possession of an AK47 assault rifle and ammunition on or about 19 September 1993 at or near Thokoza, Gauteng.

... He then briefed us on the operation that was to be carried out. The car to be used was already parked in the yard. He then gave each of us an AK47 and also pistols. The operation depended on the signal from our commander's source. That means after arriving at the target place we were to ...

... put on my clothes, off, and put them down. I ended up being naked. At that stage, I think, I had lost my mind. I was a bit confused. There were AK47's explosions all over. The whole area was dark. We just could only hear these AK47's and Thokoza was going to be an attack. They use to ...

On this list of the scale of remuneration, there would be stipulations such as bringing in an AK47, would given an extra R800-00, for a missile, it was R500-00, for ammunition, per 50, would be R50-00. For the arrest, the wounding or the taking in of an ANC or PAC terrorist an amount of R2 000-00 ...

MR STRYDOM: Do you know an AK47 rifle?

... get into the shop and see if John was inside. When I realised that John was not inside I went back to the spot where I was to get the firearm, the AK47. I came back and when I came back he was still standing in front of John's shop. I told myself that there's nothing else that he was there ...

MR GOUWS: There was an AK47.

MR MOELE: The trained cadres of MK, had they been given one AK47 each, that would still be okay, but then they would also be required to get more weapons, so that they can train the members and use those against any attack.

... abovementioned category - I am not exactly sure about the date but another youth called Kenneth Dhlamine also known as Sithole was killed with an AK47 assault weapon. Kenneth Dhlamini was during 1987 detained by the security branch in terms of section 29 in another case. We can find this ...

MR MBAMBO: Explosives, that is hand grenades we called Ama Gabati or Large Stones, guns we used to call Ingoge, such guns as pistols and revolvers, the AK47 rifle was called Igeja.

MR BARNARD: After the incident, as I could see my actions there, I did not become involved with the vehicle, I remained back from the vehicle and if I recall correctly, Warrant Officer Pienaar searched through the vehicles and AK47 rifles and handgrenades were found in the vehicles.

MR HATTINGH: At the trial he testified that he shot Mr Sikhakhane with an AK47 that was fitted with a silencer.

MR WILLEMSE: I had a Makarov pistol with a silencer, as well as an AK47. The other members had Scorpion machine-pistols.

As ek dit reg het, het hy destyds aan my gemeld dat hy was geroof deur mense met AK47’s. En ek dink ek het dit op die ingewing van die oomblik het ek dit - die foto’s aan hom getoon.

With this in mind Steyn and Botha cordoned off the area preventing the other policemen and the public from coming close to the Cressida. Wasserman returned with a bag containing AK47's and hand grenades that he gave to Botha who surreptitiously planted them in the Cressida.

MR P DE CASTRO: Okay, sorry. And I saw some men. One which was carrying an R, it looked like an R4, an AK47 and he had a briefcase in the other arm at the same time.

MR BARNARD: No then I was then under arrest and I was in detention. I cannot recall the precise period but I know that in November I took out an AK47, so I was already in detention. I had spent much time in detention and I was only released in February.

MR CERQUEIRA: I observed the guy in the back seat of the car - there was what I believe was a R4 or an R1, I don’t know what you call these things now, or an AK47 through the window ...[intervention]

MR SITHOLE: There was an exchange of fire, between Temba who was holding an AK47 and a person who had a small firearm, while Mr Munsami was inside.

Count 8: the illegal possession of one AK47 gun with two magazines;