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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 ... ... 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 ... ... The reason we chose these two people were that Stiff Namane was a councillor, an apartheid councillor. David was implicated in these hit squad attacks and his brother too. So, basically, at the time the community saw them as people or as obstacles towards our achievement of our goal. ... 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. MR ARENDSE: This letter contained a lot of detail about not only the Newcastle attack but also other attacks and that is why these attacks are dealt with in your statement. ... 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 ... Machona, Mr Mangese, and their fellow IFP members. --- No, there were no attacks. The applicant became part of the SDU structures in Thokoza during September 1990. He was encouraged to do so by the frequency of violent attacks on members of the ANC by, who he says, were IFP structures. He was appointed organiser of the SDU in the area. He was handed an AK47 firearm and ... ... 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 ... 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, ... ... combatants, paragraph 59, the establishment and operation of safe houses and D.L.B.’s, arms smuggling, mobilisation of the masses, armed action and attacks, all formed part of the armed struggle of the ANC Alliance as expressed in the four pillars strategy. ... There were problems with the fact that the normal, the ordinary policeman could not do his duties effectively. Policemen were a constant target for ... "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 NGCOBO: As a commander I used to patrol the area to look for their camps and bases where they would launch attacks from. MR ROSSOUW: How did you go about executing these attacks, what was the modus operandi? MR HATTINGH: Attacks on targets like buildings or vehicles, attacks which were not directed at people, were you involved in those? MR LEBEA: The Task Force is part of APLA. It was established to protect the community against the attacks. As you know very well that the previous regime was attacking the Africans, it was basically to protect the community and to assist APLA with ammunition. MR NGEMA: I'm referring to instances such as attacks that were suffered by the community. I was responsible for such things. JUDGE DE JAGER: Could you kindly explain, we see this family before us now, were any other people involved with them in the attacks lodged against the ANC, or were they the only people attacking the ANC? In that area. |
