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right-wing attacksExplanation We have as a record, handed in, but also in our submission at the TRC hearing on the role of business, documented close to 50 attacks on Cosatu and its affiliates in that period leading up to that hearing. It is quite clear that the State and its unofficial organs saw us as a very significant ... MR NTULI: Yes, I do confirm that. It was not only confined to Numsa members, these attacks that is, people such Taliwe who was a shop steward of Pow(?) at the time, people who were activists within the ANC, people such as Naftel Nmani, they were being killed left right and centre. ... to be legitimate targets in terms of ANC policy. Mr Chairman on page 3, paragraph 2.8, at the bottom of the page, we make the point that the attacks in the White areas were not to be random and indiscriminate. The policy was clear that the targets were the racist army, police, death ... ... evidence that Kathi Township was an ANC stronghold in which event there would have been some understandable basis for indiscriminate and random attacks on residents, and in particular, the youth of the ... MR G VISSER: That is correct, we interrogated about that at length and also specifically regarding information pertaining to bomb incidents and terrorist attacks in the Transvaal region. ADV SANDI: Sorry, Mr Kincaid, perhaps before he tells us about his role, what role he played in each particular attack, he can just point out which attacks he was involved in. He has pointed out that he was involved in the Cobus attack. ... of B Section as it's physical location lay vulnerable adjacent to the hostel. The IFP hostel dwellers would intermittently shout out threats of attacks. As a result of the aforegoing, we as members of the ANC Youth League in the B Section took a decision to strategise a mechanism of ... The first witness to testify was Machiel Andries Pretorius who testified that the attacks on the house of Leonard Brown and of Sello Ramakobye were carried out in the same evening, viz round about May 1986. He states that the attack on the house of David Modimeng occurred a few days later, ... ... the people that these two organisations, that is the ANC and the SACP were allies. Mr Blade Msimande also approached the people explaining same. Attacks and counter-attacks continued from both sides. Mr Harry Gwala attempted to establish peace in the community but to no avail. The fighting ... ... give as much help as we can to your sone, can you just give us a more detailed information about his condition. I will ask the question. How many attacks does he have per week. Say, per week, are the daily, are they weekly, are they monthly? --- I think he is attacked three times per month ... ... 15.6.1993 at about 4.45 pm gunmen attacked a home at Oribi, Paddock, killing six people. On the 20.6.1993 13 people were killed in three separate attacks on homes. It appears the attackers moved from home to home. The attackers were wearing balaclavas. ... After a while the Chairperson called a meeting of the youth and it was attended by boys only. He asked us if we are aware of the attacks that are being launched by the IFP, in collusion with the police because the IFP were never arrested and their cases were never followed up. The Chairperson ... ADV SANDI: Sorry, Mr Mohlaba, just whilst you're dealing with the list of offences in respect of which the applicant is applying, was he not in possession of certain weapons whilst involved in these attacks? to the evidence there was no intention to injure people. The buildings were attacked with explosives to intimidate the liberation movements and the attacks were associated with the political objectives more full referred to in the abovementioned application no. AM2773/96 of ... Four of the occupants of the taxi, including the driver, were killed and a number of them were injured. Subsequent to the incident, the attacks on people at the water tap stopped. "The 21 explosions which was part of the campaign can be divided into two categories, 14 attacks on power and railway installations which was property of the government, 7 actions in residential areas of ANC supporters and offices and facilities that were used by the ANC or their supporters. MR ROSSOUW: How did you go about executing these attacks, what was the modus operandi? JUDGE DE JAGER: Before you get to that, did you and Gen Erasmus, during that time, discuss what you had to do about bomb plantings, attacks and what counter-measures you had to take and what the police had to do in such circumstances? ... the children trouble me so much. Each time, you know, when I wake up even at night I think about them, and I feel so troubled. You know, this attacks me, this feeling keeps attacking me, and it leaves me so ... ... reconnaissance of members of the SAP in Mamelodi as well as persons who had been suspected of possibly being informers with the objective to launch attacks on such persons as I have already ... |