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right-wing attacksExplanation Showing 301 to 320 of 1017 First Page•Previous Page 12 •13 •14 •15 •16 •17 •18 •19 •20 Next Page•Last Page... the firearms taken from hostel dwellers, back to the hostel. The other role that he had, or which he told me and which I believed, is that the attacks, he contributed in carrying out attacks against the community together with the hostel ... ... were to be members, just in case they train people who were not members, who would receive the training and would thereafter go and carry out attacks ... MR VAN DER MERWE: Well let me put it this way. You expected attacks on that facility earlier already, am I correct to say that? VAN RENSBURG: Okay now let's turn to the incidents that took place on the 25th to the 28th of February of that year, and I specifically refer to the attacks that were launched at the house of the deceased's brother, Mr Petrus Mahvunga and I want to ask you, were you part and parcel of those ... During this period there were numerous armed attacks on bank vehicles, armoured vehicles, in which the criminal element was clearly discernible. These were organised attacks. During this time guards were disarmed, without killing them, and cash removed from the vehicles. During this time we ... The attacks by and counter attacks against these organisations continued unabated to the extent that mediatory meetings aimed at diffusing the conflict were convened by the national leadership of both the ANC and the SACP which were presided over by inter alia the late Harry Gwala and Blade ... ... who were engaged in robberies and various criminal acts such as housebreaking etcetera, and that these persons were available to assist him in attacks and so on, attacks on ANC ... DR RANDERA: Now do you know if in that period before the fatal shooting of your son, there had been any attacks on the principal, physical attacks on the principal or on his home or on the school that he was teaching at? "... they arrived on the evening of the 24th and we discovered that or there was a rumour that they had come to launch some revenge attacks for Martin's death on the 25th of December." MR VAN DER MERWE: It was very high priority for us. There were many terrorist attacks, there were ANC and PAC cadres which committed acts of sabotage. Others had missions to be politically active, to influence the masses, to encourage them to resist the government and for that reason it was our ... ... staying in hostels fighting the residents in the township and that it was their primary duty as SDU members to defend the community from such attacks. Significantly, all ANC members that had prior to the height of violence stayed at these hostels had moved out of those hostels because of ... ... companions who were seen to be fervently supporting the ANC and the PAC would be ousted. He states that at the time there were constant reports of attacks by PAC cadres on whites and military bases had been established in the Transkei. If the overthrow had been successful the SAP, and Vlakplaas ... ... level for the ordinary policeman such as yourself and you finish on page 11 where you state that in paragraph 21, where you refer to numerous bomb attacks which took place all over the country during which injury and damage to property took place. You say in paragraph 21 that weapons and ... MR ENGELBRECHT: The circumstances and the time when the arrest was made and the explosions that occurred and the time for example the 16th of June was around the corner, and it is now Youth Day, that was Soweto Day then, and usually they had attacks at that time. ... must just forget about the matter and put it to rest. So, we sort of avoided talking about the situation. And whenever we talk about this, his attacks would start, because he is sickly. He doesn't really look as if he is perfectly normal. I don't know what happened to him, he is a ... attacks and in the course of which innocent children are were two applications pertaining to bombings of a general nature. The one concerned petrol bombings and the other one concerned other kinds of bomb attacks. That was contained in Schedule 17, you will recall we dealt with that right at the beginning. In respect of Schedule 17, you will see that ... MR RADITAPOLE: Now if you could turn to Annexure G, that's the list of incidents, Annexure G. Annexure G then is that list of individual incidents related to attacks on Cosatu and individuals and so on. Do you have any knowledge about any of the incidents listed in there? We are, after considering all the evidence, satisfied that both attacks were acts associated with a political objective committed in the course of the conflicts of the past. We are also satisfied that the applicants have made a full disclosure of all relevant facts and that their ... ... during 1993, most of the time there were community members who were ANC members as well and we were fighting with IFP members who used to launch attacks on comrades. Many a time out brothers would lose their lives or fellow comrades. That is when I decided to join and have an input towards ... |
