AK47

"A reliable source, during the first week of December 1985, saw an unknown number of AK47 rifles and an unknown number of round objects, supposedly landmines in the possession of an ANC terrorist. The terrorist indicated that he and three cohorts, by Christmas of 1985, would go to Bloemfontein to ...

ADV SANDI: When you convened those meetings, did you say to those who attended the meetings, we should go and get arms, ammunition, AK47's, etc at such a place? Did you make such suggestions?

... of the operation, we had agreed that myself and Tshika were the actual people who were supposed to carry out the operation. I was armed with an AK47 with two magazines, which means 60 rounds, three F1 handgrenades and Tshika had the same ammunition. The mode of operation that we used was ...

... Nhlapo of cash. Nhlanhla was able to point out the alleged offenders one of whom was the deceased. At the time the applicant was armed with an AK47 and ammunition which was the possession of the SDU and was part of the consignment of weapons bought by the SDUs in order to carry out their ...

You will note that what is depicted on most of them, are weapons, AK47's, that is probably the most important aspect thereof. Mr Bellinghan, before we dealt with the fact that they came from Khotso House, could you give us an indication of how regularly documents, stickers, pamphlets, posters, ...

MR RICHARDSON: There was AK47, but divided. There was AK47 separated, there were grenades as well. I was even scared of touching those things, I just looked at them.

... do not have the cars. However, when the shooting started it took about ten minutes for them to arrive. They should have heard the sounds of an AK47 because it was very loud. I wonder if they did not hear the sound of the ...

MR COETSEE: There were AK47's, there were limpet mines and also handgrenades.

... building? As you say that is one of things you could do to gain information, get into the building and find out whether guns were stored there, AK47's and so ...

MR DE KOCK: Chairperson, there was an increase in the smuggling of weapons, especially from Mozambique and there the Unit who was under my command, obtained successes. In a period of six weeks to two months, we took possession of 400 to 600 AK47's which had been smuggled in from Mozambique.

... there was this - he calls this person, he doesn't know his name but a young boy of about 18 and 20 years who was constantly on his side with an AK47 and he was starved for sixteen days. I mean in contrast to the picture you're trying to paint of him having been well ...

When I arrived on the scene I saw that two members of the Police had been murdered and another person with an AK47 in his hand was found dead on the scene.

... could be fitted with silencers.  Applicant eventually received three pistols as well as approximately two silencers which could be fitted to AK47 assault rifles.  He handed the items to one of his subordinates for safekeeping.  There is no indication that any of the items were used in ...

MR BIZOS:: And were there unconventional means used in order to deal with persons who were considered enemies of the State, even though they may have not been carriers of AK47’s?

... house it was confirmed that he was the owner of the house; that an ANC membership card containing his particulars was found in the house; that an AK47 rifle was found in the ceiling of the house; that petrol bombs were found in the garage adjacent to the house and that in the direct vicinity of ...

prison. He introduced John Showa to us and that was in June and he trained us and thereafter he did this in a house no. 337 in Botshabelo. He used AK47 firearms and a 3.8 and a Scorpion and a handgrenade and an R1. After June he left and he said he would come back in November. That was in ...

Having considered the application amnesty is hereby GRANTED to the Applicant in respect of the unlawful possession of an AK47 assault rifle and ammunition during or about the period 1990 to 10 May 1994 as a member of the Self Defence Unit at Extension 2, Thokoza.

MR VAN DER WALT: Could you give any indication to the Committee why it was also necessary for you to empty a magazine from an AK47 on the deceased?

What I want to explain is that each of them, the way they were sleeping there, they were sleeping there each had an AK47 lying next to him next to the head, and they asked who am I when I arrived. I told them I have been sent by Teboga, they collected their bag and we left and they were following ...

We must also say to each other that at that stage it was not only the defence force in possession of firearms, but many of the people, not part of the old regime, were also in possession of firearms. I mean AK47's was a daily