Inkatha

Die dade was gerig teenoor 'n politieke opponent. Die applikant was self 'n Inkatha Vryheidsparty ondersteuner terwyl die tweede oorledene 'n bekende ANC lid was en die eerste oorledene 'n mede-vegter onder die tweede oorledene was.

PROF MEIRING: Thank you very much. A second question for the sake of clarity you said repeatedly that it was the IFP, the Inkatha Freedom Party, members of that party who abducted your brother and were also responsible for the massacre, are you very sure? Is there evidence that they were involved?

MR GWAMANDA: He was the leader at Ndwedwe as he still is today. He is in Parliament today, representing the community of Ndwedwe. He is also the leader of the IFP in the Ndwedwe area. He used to force people to become Inkatha members.

Cele said that it was decided to kill the deceased because he had been involved in the attacks on their area by Inkatha supporters who wanted to turn it into an Inkatha stronghold and in the death of Sandile Biyase; and he had admitted knowledge of further planned attacks. Furthermore, as someone ...

What amazed me about Frida is that on the 25th of November while we were together in a meeting, because we as the youth was being attacked by Inkatha, and we realised that if we could leave the situation as it is then maybe disperse, nothing would happen to us. So we had to unite and tried to ...

CHAIRPERSON: On that basis the applicant of course says they unfortunately boarded a train filled to capacity by Inkatha members.

MR NGCOBO: Bongane. As they were inside the kombi, this is what Jabulane explained. A group of people came, approached the kombi and some of them pointed at him and saying, "There's and Inkatha member" and when he tried to escape they ran after him and they killed him.

MR DE KOCK: There was armed conflict between the Inkatha Freedom Party, the UDF, there were factions of the UDF who were opposed in the West Rand and then the Self Defence Units which were affiliated to the ANC.

ADV DE JAGER: Yes. Were there many people killed at that time, ANC people, were they killed by Inkatha people, were Inkatha people on the other hand killed by the ANC?

... I just want to clarify something you said earlier on. When you were asked who you think was killing the people in the area, you said ...(Zulu) Inkatha, why would ...(Zulu) Inkatha kill people in the area? Or why do you think Ouma Shabu ...(Zulu) Inkatha were killing people in the ...

CHAIRPERSON: On that basis the applicant of course says they unfortunately boarded a train filled to capacity by Inkatha members.

MRS MATYOLO: Inkatha members killed him.

MR GWAMANDA: He was the leader at Ndwedwe as he still is today. He is in Parliament today, representing the community of Ndwedwe. He is also the leader of the IFP in the Ndwedwe area. He used to force people to become Inkatha members.

                  Yes, because the Inkatha members who wanted to rule over the place left Amalangeni to Ekwandeni (also known as Ekwamandeni) in Unit 6.  We then ruled the place."

QUESTION BY MS BOOI: Thank you. I would like to ask you Mr Mbhele, that you agreed in Maritzburg that you killed these three people, more especially Zama Mtimkhulu, my brother. You killed him at Mzabukwenu in High Flats, what made you take his body and hide it in Inkatha, in Hammersdale graveyard?

"As explained they were assisting Inkatha who were fighting us."

... Many family members and neighbours were killed. One of the girl mother died and some other family members were injured and they were attacking the Inkatha families therefore as an Inkatha we had to pay revenge because when those others were attacked and injured, I thought I could be injured at ...

I refer to my clients I will be referring to them. Both of them will testify that at the time of the death of the deceased they were members of the Inkatha Freedom Party, although they would not describe themselves as being politically active at that stage. Can you comment on ...

MR MONONI: We were going to use the firearms to defend the community against attacks by Inkatha and vigilantes and other people who were troubling the community.

... who used to come frequenting my house even before the 25th, and they will come harass me at my place. And shortly after they leave my house an Inkatha youth will come to harass my kids when I am away at work. This took place four times. The first thing I want to say is that the police came ...