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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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... throw some teargas at us. I was then transferred to Garankuwa Hospital, and while still attending treatment there, I was supposed to go in for an ...
... He is here GRANTED amnesty for conspiracy to murder members of the African National Congress ("ANC") in Mozambique during or about 1989, which operation was aborted after ANC cadres became aware of the presence of the bomb in the kombi. No person was injured. According to the Applicant, ...
... Cape and spread to Gauteng, specifically Soweto, where AZAPO members and supporters were targeted and attacked. Explaining the reason for the operation which led to the attack of the security guard, the applicant said they needed arms to protect themselves. Moreover, as part of the ...
They expected no financial gain from this operation, nor did they act out of spite, ill-will or malice.
... I’m giving you time - I’m going to give you time so that you can think about it, I will come back later and if you don’t want to give us your co-operation I will come and arrest you and take you back to the ...
The planning as set out in the paragraphs in the statement were put into operation. The Ciskei defence force members were also deployed in terms of our planning. The Bisho stadium was occupied by them. The Ciskei police force members were put in position about 9 o'clock about 100 metres from ...
ADV SANDI: Sorry Mr Khaba, were you not interested to know how seriously he was injured, maybe he was so seriously injured that he could have ended up a cripple and go out of operation?
The assassins used a Golf motor car when they committed the murders. They drove this car to a pre-arranged spot where they got into Robey's car and were driven by him to their hotel. The applicant Vlietstra took control of the car used in the operation and as arranged saw to its destruction later.
MR MOHLABA: The nature of the operation, the way it was to be carried out, was it discussed in full details at this meeting?
MR DU PLESSIS: Sorry, there's another complication, my client is currently, they call it Crime Intelligence, but it is in the same sort of field that he's been operating herein, and he's involved in certain operation that could cause him severe difficulties next week.
CHAIRPERSON: We thank the co-operation that we’ve enjoyed from all the people including the audience in having helped expedite the hearings. We have come to the end of the roll for the week and we therefore adjourn. We reserve our judgment.
There is no indication that the Applicant acted out of a personal grudge against the deceased. There is also no evidence that he personally benefitted from the operation. We are satisfied that he is entitled to amnesty.
... of people to assist him in executing this task. A decision was taken that Sibiya should be the first target to be attacked. The plan was put into operation on the day of the incident being 3 May 1994. Second Applicant and the group of combatants whom he had selected to assist him, proceeded to ...
The purpose, explained by Hechter at the commencement of the operation, was to obtain information from him and thereafter to kill him, the Applicant and Selahle strangling him with a piece of wire.  He refused to co-operate.  Selahle and the Applicant were then ordered to kill him by ...
The order was given to him as well as Captain du Toit and Warrant officer van Tonder. About ten members of the security police were involved in the operation to search the house of the Mbuli's for illegal weapons. They were under the command of captain du ...
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 ...
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 ...
... was fiercely opposed by the Alliance and its supporters. Gqozo, having come to power in 1990 in a coup d'etat, lacked the necessary support and co-operation from a very large section of the inhabitants of the area. The period leading up to the massacre saw widespread incidents of violence ...
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