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Operation Zero Zero

Explanation
Eight young activists were killed and at least seven were injured in explosions involving booby-trapped hand grenades in Duduza, KwaThema and Tsakane, Tvl, on 26 June 1985. The zero-timed grenades had been provided by a Vlakplaas operative purporting to be an MK operative. The operation, codenamed 'Zero Zero', had been authorised by the Minister of Law and Order. Fifteen Security Branch operatives, including the head of the Security Branch and other senior personnel, were granted amnesty for the operation.

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CHAIRPERSON: And had they been brought there for the other operation?
the 30th of October 1995. It is clear from that reply that the applicant was told that his application was being kept over until the Act comes into operation, whereafter it will be submitted for possible consideration to the relevant Committee which will be appointed for this purpose (Committee ...
ADV MPSHE: And you have to be satisfied that this person is actually a member of the UDF before you can instruct the other guys to carry out the operation not so?
at the time. It would be a fair summary of the evidence to describe the situation as critical and almost an open war situation. Apla had launched operation Great Storm which involved a new pattern where according to the PAC representations to the TRC civilians within the white community were ...
CHAIRPERSON: Thank you very much. Thank you for your assistance and co-operation. It is unfortunate that sometimes hiccups occur in the course of hearings that tend to delay hearings and one must endeavour to try and avoid these hiccups.
MR BOOYENS: And you as well as the other members of the Technical Division were never placed in a position to consider the merits of an operation because you did not receive full details about it?
MR VISSER: Thank you. Were you ever informed of any operation in which Mbulelo Ngono was involved in, in South Africa, or one of the so-called home States, homelands?
In order to avert the onslaught I was aware of the establishment, maintenance and development of certain operational structures from where both overt and covert operations were launched. These operations included inter alia intelligence-gathering as well as actions which were launched to utilise ...
with attacking a house at Kwandebele with explosives.  Applicant drove the vehicle transporting the members of the Police who were involved in the operation on the night of the incident.  Applicant was ordered to drive to a residential area close to the Denilton police offices where he had ...
MR LEKABE: I think I have alluded to the fact that the situation in Katlehong was to such an extent that co-operation was not possible between the police and the community so it was my duty to inform the bigger organisation which is SANCO or rather the Civic.
MR JANSEN: And did you think that your operation had something specifically to do with the investigation of his murder?
MR ERWEE: If we arrest an insurgent and we receive good co-operation from him,
MR BELLING (SNR): He’s gone through a lot of pain and suffering. He was in hospital for a long, long time and he’s been through numerous operations, three different operations. His heart had stopped and they battled to revive him due to the fact that all the operations he was having. He had up ...
... being injured and this police came to us and asked us why are they assaulting you, why are they beaing you up. We said we don't know. I had an operation. They kicked us ...
MR MWELASE: I learned about that when I went to the TRC and they inquired about operations that I'd been involved in. That was when I stated to them that I'd been involved in an operation where a person was abducted in Durban. I did not remember the specific date but from the people who took down ...
CHAIRPERSON: Yes I'm questioning your co-operation, I know that we don't have any problems with that.
The Applicant also applied for amnesty in respect of the kidnapping of an unknown man in Mabopane. This was also an operation carried out under the command of Simon Radebe. The Applicant, Eric Sefadi and Radebe acted under instructions of Colonel Prinsloo. After the kidnapping the man was left ...
... were stolen. The political objective was to obtain weapons to protect ANC members in the KwaMakhuta area from attacks by members of the ANC. The operation was approved by their Unit Commander Sipho Gumede, who told them of the gun shop. There were five persons in the group who carried out the ...
... a certain Makhosini Nkosi. Makhosini Nkosi had been a member of his Unit. Makhosini Nkosi and other members of the unit had been involved in an operation where he was shot, wounded and arrested by the police. As a consequence of this he was detained in Pholosong hospital under police guard. ...
... the mission was unsuccessful and that if he had known that the base was occupied by the South African Police, he would not have embarked upon the operation at Devon. It is clear to us that the version of second and third Applicants as to the purpose of their visit at the base is true. The ...
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