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KwaZulu Police (KZP)Explanation One of the reasons that it's taken such a long time to deal with the question of this political violence in KwaZulu Natal is because the police abdicated their responsibility and to some extent we must be to blame for that, because we ourselves said it's absolutely critical that we engage the IFP ... ... of this Commission, and to greet everyone who is here today. My name is Thokozani Shelembe. I am from Inanda. As you can all remember that KwaZulu-Natal is one province which was ahead in violence in all the provinces, as we all know that the police were not helping this, and we know ... MR WILLS: You also indicate that you received assistance from the KwaZulu Police in these operations and you refer to two persons, particularly you refer to one person, Jabulani Makatini and another person whom you recall as a policeman by the name of Kaluse, do you recall that? MR WILLS: It's correct that Adv Neville Melville was in fact the police reporting officer in Kwazulu Natal at that time. Is that correct? MR NGUBANE: Were they the South African Police or the kwaZulu Police? MR MAPOMA: Now these policemen, were they South African police or KwaZulu police who were keeping guard Mr Mkhize? ... that the Kapnaars gang attended their meetings and disturbed them; they also attacked members of the community. They later associated with the KwaZulu Police and the IFP, but by that time they were already regarded as enemies. The deceased was always with them. He gave details of the ... By the ZP, do you mean the KwaZulu Police? --- Yes. ... of its employees had knowledge of any illegal activities carried out on these premises and in this regard we also had detailed discussions with the KwaZulu Natal leadership of the ANC and ... ... time into, well let me not use the word integrate. There was an attempt to offer the Caprivi trainees some sort of cover under the auspices of the KwaZulu police by the issue of appointment certificates, and even by the stationing of certain of the Caprivi trainees at KZP police stations. Mr ... INTERPRETER: Excuse me, that must have been a mistake in the interpretation, he was actually a policeman in the kwaZulu Police. ... also for two years, tortured by the police - not as badly as you were. Yesterday we had evidence from people who suffered at the hands of the KwaZulu Police, who supported one side in the social or physical conflicts, and often participated in the criminal acts which were being perpetrated ... CHAIRPERSON: South African, not KwaZulu Police? ... him, he's a police, and I know his name. The following day on Monday I was standing by the office in uMondlo and the police approached uMondlo, KwaZulu Police, and they were pointing guns at me and said I should get into the car. And I asked them as to where they were taking me to and they ... With the SAP or the KwaZulu Police? --- It was KwaZulu Police. increased greatly during his period of office. He was taken from there and transferred to Ulundi, where he became the Commissioner, the head of the KwaZulu Police. And we all know from evidence that has been given to this Commission of the violent political thuggery which police force unleashed ... ... an oath of allegiance to the apartheid regime upon assumption of their duties. Under the civil war conditions the prevailing ...(indistinct) in KwaZulu Natal at that time, they were viewed as justifiable targets. Investigations were then made about movements of some policemen in KwaMashu. ... MR GWAMANDA: He was the head of the kwaZulu Police. He was a Commissioner in other words. MR GWAMANDA: He was the head of the kwaZulu Police. He was a Commissioner in other words. The regional governments in Natal were the Natal Provincial Administration and the KwaZulu Homeland Government. The South African Government imposed order in the Provincial Administration section of Natal and left the maintenance of order in the homeland of KwaZulu to the Government of KwaZulu ... |
