Khutsong Youth Congress

Explanation
From 1989, divisions in the UDF-aligned Khutsong Youth Congress gave rise to the emergence of two factions, namely the 'Zim-zims' and the 'Gadaffis'. At least seventeen people were killed 'extra-judicially' in conflict following the split. Attacks and counter-attacks between the factions continued. The police in the area took advantage of the conflict, and scores of activists on both sides were detained, tortured and killed.

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Volume 3, Chapter 6

... least seventeen extra-judicial executions in Khutsong, a small township outside Carletonville on the West Rand. The victims were all members of the Khutsong Youth Congress (KYC). The KYC split into two factions – the ‘Zim-Zims’ and the ‘Gaddaffis’, both active UDF/ANC supporters. The ...

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