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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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KwaZulu police, the applicant accompanied him and others to the house of Mr Zulu. He was ordered to keep guard while they were carrying out the operation of killing Mr. Zulu. The applicant heard gun shots and was told by Dhlamini that the mission was successfully carried out. It was ...
We have just come out of this war. Part of the violence against women and children, is because of that war, but part of that is operation of patriarchy itself, because when male control and authority is in any way challenged or threatened as it is getting challenged and threatened every day in ...
... Tladi Mofokeng gave the similar statement. Do you have knowledge of that? --- No. Let's go back then to the policemen who wanted your son's co-operation. What actually did they want from him? --- They said he should go and find where the bombs were and he should disconnect them. I ...
... an explosion at Reed's home which would render his moving home, credible. In execution of this decision, the Applicants, with the knowledge and co-operation of Reed, caused an explosion inside the house by means of a handgrenade with a weakened charge. Minor damage was caused to the interior ...
... and never revealed it to anyone. Not even to the most senior officers in the police force. He says although he did not play a leading role in the operation, it was necessary to combat insurrection and prevent police use of unlawful methods against freedom fighters from being ...
... was shot by Mkabana. The applicant had an assegai and stabbed at the other while pushing him towards Mkabana. Mkabana, who was in command of the operation, shot and killed him. The SDU members thereupon dispersed. The applicant later returned, turned over a drum containing paraffin and set ...
MS MAKI: My leg was still swollen after the operation.
... find it strenuous perhaps to try and control the time in time for this hearing to be finished possibly by 17h00. We will again appeal for your co-operation, that you continue to behave yourselves in the manner in which you have done in the past two ...
... against the very persons whom you had undertaken to protect, do you seriously want this Committee to believe that if he had not given his co-operation to you and your colleagues, that it was not reasonably foreseeable that he would be killed or at the very least seriously ...
... Africans had arrested some comrades, that the Police were wearing civilian clothing. We then decided to look for these Policemen and not go on the operation that we were meant to initially. We went to an area called Angola, I've forgotten one of the streets that we went into. As there were six ...
with him. I will be glad if the Truth and Reconciliation Commission could consider the abovementioned information when it comes to behaviour and co-operation and ...
MR LAMEY: Did you know or did you expect that there would be people in the building when the operation took place?
... again it was the [indistinct] of yet another Minister of State of the apartheid Government, Dr Viljoen who ironically was called Minister of Co-Operation and Development, who had announced that extra staff and transport were to be supplied to speedup preparations for the removal of residents ...
... I could only hear the voice of a man saying skiet (shoot) and it may be upon that assumption that one would assume that it’s a certain koevoet operation. That’s what comes into my mind I must ...
We turn now to the murders. It is clear from the evidence that there had been no prior discussion as to the killing of any person during this operation. There was no suggestion in the evidence that this was regarded as a political objective within their express or implied authority. The second ...
... of the Azapo but were involving themselves purely for personal gain. It would therefore be deceptive to refer to the robbery as being an Azapo ...
rehabilitation which is what this Committee is all, what the TRC is mostly about. We thank you so much. We will, we hope we will still get your co-operation in other fields relevant to your experience to discover, to unearth some of these people. Thank you so ...
... what, basically what we are talking about here is a military attack by the SADF on so-called targets outside of the country. So it is an illegal operation in which people were killed and innocent people were also killed. When we heard a similar story from some mothers in Alex in Johannesburg ...
... and such a place." I said, "No, I didn't say." They said, "Open up." They opened the door, I saw my friend. I said, "My friend, you've got an operation, you can't see me. My legs and hands are hurt. I said, "Please, bring those weapons up ..." (Incomplete -end of Side A, Tape 10) ... I ...
... the brief of this present Commission - referring now to Ermelo - because in terms of the notice we received this Commission would only examine the operation of hit squads operating in the townships of Mpumalanga and Esikhaweni. Thank you, ...
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