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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 ... ... 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 ... ... 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 ... 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. ... 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. ... 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 ... 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. Machona, Mr Mangese, and their fellow IFP members. --- No, there were no attacks. ... 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 ... 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. ... 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 HATTINGH: Attacks on targets like buildings or vehicles, attacks which were not directed at people, were you involved in those? 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 ROSSOUW: How did you go about executing these attacks, what was the modus operandi? MR SKOSANA: According to the initial arrangement we were supposed to go to all three targets and it was only going to be possible for us to launch these attacks if we have a transport. Since we did not have a transport that is why we launched only one attack. MR BERGER: You never saw any marchers in front of Shell House performing mock attacks on the guards stationed at the entrance to Shell House? ... to make the country ungovernable. Furthermore the stabilisation of existing Government structures in mainly traditional black areas; furthermore, attacks on members of the security forces mainly in traditional black areas and also on their families; furthermore, the planning and execution of ... |
