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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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ADV MPSHE: Now, when you were told of the operation and you accompanied applicant number one, in your own mind what did you think the killing of Lombo would assist you with?
CHAIRPERSON: What were their positions? How do they fit into this whole operation?
MR LUFF: I really cannot comment on what Mrs Hardy did, but it is possible. It is possible that there was a curfew in operation at the time, but I cannot recall that.
"When those young boys were arrested they were arrested by the army unit and the police unit, Security Police, and that was a joint operation and we did it here into Botasxau. It was late in the evening. That is when they were arrested and they told us about their intentions. They were going to ...
"Look, we've got our target, the policeman" and an hour later they have their weapons and they go into the house. It just seems that to arrange an operation like this, there had to be some form of planning and it seems clear, Chairperson, that yes, Mr Andrew Chauke did go to that house, he did ...
MR MOERANE: Who were in the units with whom you planned this operation?
MR KOOPEDI: Okay. Now in your application you refer to two gentlemen, one Nzeku and Ramagotedi and this is under instruction where you were asked if there were any orders given. Now, did these two gentlemen give any orders inasfar as this operation was concerned, did they give you any orders?
MR VISSER: Yes Chairperson, and it was all part and parcel of basically the same operation. Chairperson, the other two witnesses who will follow Mr Roos, have a very vague recollection of this. The facts will show that there was an attack with a bomb on the house of Qwabe and that there was not a ...
Further that Winnie promised to pay us R20 000-00 for our operation.
MR MBEWU: No, the operation was never performed. I thought they were going to try and remove the pellet and it was apparent that they were going to be unable to do that without damaging my eye and that it was going to be better for them to take it out and replace it with whatever they were going ...
... deceased on 8 May 1985 and their subsequent killing by other members of the Security Police on the 9th or 10th of May was in fact one continuous operation or not would depend largely on the evidence of what transpired over the relevant period.  It should also be kept in mind that it is ...
The 1st Applicant testified that he asked the 2nd Applicant to enlist the assistance of others so that the operation could be put into effect. This was done and Mzwakhe Shandu, the 3rd Applicant, Nyamezela Mkhung (deceased) and Thokozani Ngema were introduced to the Applicant. The plan was ...
MR SIMS: We were at the Bisho Police College, the Riot Unit premises are located in the College premises. We were busy in one of the offices there, checking premises for a joint operation centre, for the elections on the 27th of April.
MR MEYER:: Can you remember in the case of Mr Ravele you said that he co-operated immediately. How long were you busy with him before he gave his co-operation? Can you remember if, if you can't remember just say so.
He was sent to Frere Hospital and they amputated him and he passed away in operation.
away. It is difficult to get a job because of this operation.
Your only participation in this operation was that you transported people for about 400 metres to the scene where the explosions took place and where they damaged the property of Mr Nyathikazi?
Operation Vula for example was planned and was operating I think, I cannot remember the date, but clearly there was a lot of mistrust between what the police were actually doing and what the South African government's apartheid Security Forces were doing, and there were certainly counter-action ...
MR COETZEE: Once I had arrived at Brig Schoon's office, he informed me that the South African Defence Force were looking for a reason to launch an operation against an ANC facility in Botswana.
... one of our subjects. It was widely believed that she was a very prominent member of the underground structures of the ANC and she was involved in Operation VULA, to some extent, so I'd heard of her name before and I knew that she was - I didn't know whether she was MK trained, but I knew she ...
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