self-defence units (SDUs)

... who were not in State structures which Jesse has mentioned also need to be looked at. Particularly the women who were used as spies to infiltrate units and who were even used in the ANC camps to inflict pain on men ... Women may have been used to serve a particular interest. Some may have done ...

... clear to the Security Forces of the Ciskei that Charles Sebe had influential allies in the Transkei. They also received reports that guerilla units were under training. It was also reported that Charles Sebe had joined an organisation called Iliso Lomzi which was founded by Ben Nomoyi and ...

MR FLORES: Yes, Mr Chairperson. The units of Vlakplaas, Mr Chairperson, would usually operate on the information received from various security branches in the various provinces at that stage, like for instance this case which came from the Eastern Transvaal Security Branch in Witbank.

... word, from being protected from civil and criminal liability because he comes forward and he says, I was that person who was in charge and I sent units into the country and I don't know everything that happened within the country because of whatever lack of information and secrecy and so on. ...

MR MAHLALELA: Yes, as I am saying, he was involved in the sense that there were a Unit, not him alone, he was part of those Units and they will be in a position to communicate and link with the Police and then on those basis, be in a position to inform the Police exactly what is happening and ...

MR DU PLESSIS: And we have heard much evidence that Vlakplaas units operated throughout the country within various divisions and areas.

... to handle hostage dramas within the South African Republic, as we did do during the Silverton bank incident. Secondly, the stopping of insurgency units. Thirdly, it was in support of the South African Police right through South Africa at high risk operations where, and with this I mean rescue ...

MR HATTINGH: And rules concerning the issuing of ammunition for other police units, did not, Vlakplaas did not have to follow that?

... measures that could be taken. This meeting was attended by Schoon, de Kock, W Coetzee, Pretorius, Visser, Deetlefs and de Jager. The different units pooled all the information they had gathered and came to the conclusion that the attacks were launched by the ANC unit known as the September ...

MR VISSER: No, no, Mr Chairman. I believe I do understand the problem of Justice Ngcobo. The answer is this, the Cell Registers and the Occurrence Book must reflect the whereabouts of each of the Units as they were called.

Maj Van den Berg had told me that he regretted that Caiphus was killed by units which dealt with terrorism.

... where the ambush took place? If you look at photographs 2, 3 and 4 where you are pointing out certain things, are those the positions that your units were in during the ...

Mr Simelane, this Rambo name, was it known in the Saulsville area or was it only known to underground units, because the family says there's no name like this that this guy was known about.

MR MOERANE: Who were in the units with whom you planned this operation?

MR MOMBERG: Chairperson, purely on the basis that he was my senior and that although units were divided it wasn't structured in such a way that it was completely unsuitable for a person to approach me and give me an instruction.

MR MASEKO: The commanders were in charge of the units on the ground where the people were choosing the targets.

... the mortuary at gunpoint and dump the body in the veld. It really is a shocking, shocking story and we will certainly, through our investigative units, try and understand what happened and why it happened and try and see whether those people who are responsible cannot be brought to justice in ...

MR PRINSLOO: General, there were many instances in your area and specifically where Col Van Niekerk served under you who was a commander there who was responsible for the investigation units.

MR J VAN ZYL:: Necessarily so, we were fighting a very unconventional war, Mr Chairman, and all units that were involved in counter insurgency on that level could be called unconventional, I suppose.

Mr Simelane, this Rambo name, was it known in the Saulsville area or was it only known to underground units, because the family says there's no name like this that this guy was known about.