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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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MR JANSEN: And did you think that your operation had something specifically to do with the investigation of his murder?
MR GUSHU: Certainly Mr Chairperson. If there was someone whilst I was busy shooting Msibi, there was someone inside, as I knew well, that there were people that were well trained inside the house, my operation would have failed then.
... 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 ...
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?
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 ...
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?
... 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. ...
When I arrived there, they said that my eyes were completely damaged, but they will try to cure it. I was taken to theatre after some days - the Doctors were checking the damage and they did an operation on my right eye.
We did go to our own operation as planned because we agreed that I would be the commander of this unit. On the other side Vuyu would be the commander and he would be accompanied by Ri, then the other one would be the commander of Derek.
CHAIRPERSON: Yes, I think it is quite clear that they were operating as MK members, on an operation.
and left these policemen and when we came back from the doctor I continued with giving them the statement and they left. After having undergone the operation they called the hostel superintendent saying that he must come and call me, I couldn't go because I was confined to bed for ten days. As ...
MR TOBEZWENI: They were in my ankle. So I would like the Commission to help me, but I am scared of getting another operation. Maybe I will be paralysed.
So, all the time they would call me to their office to reprimand me and I could cry in front of the management. Even the operation gave me some problems and this I reported to the manager but he ignored it.
CHAIRPERSON: And had they been brought there for the other operation?
MR MEMANI: Yes, Mr Chairman, although it is not on his own as such, it is a quite involved operation. I think two policemen, I think Tsoametsi and Ramosoeu, if I am not mistaken, took him there.
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 ...
Earlier in the morning of the operation the first and third applicants drove to the Johannesburg Magistrates Court where the first applicant secured a suitable parking spot for the golf from which he, in terms of the agreed plan, would detonate the bombs. Thereafter the third applicant drove the ...
CHAIRPERSON: Yes I'm questioning your co-operation, I know that we don't have any problems with that.
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