self-defence units (SDUs)

ANSWER:: It was discussed every morning in what they referredto as the "San Hedron", it was a meeting of all thesection heads or heads of units at the head office, this was referredto as the "San Hedron".

You see the problem with our structures is that the first rear from behind, will never know the sixth one from behind him, you see. It was a matter of different units will only know the command structure, but they only know each other.

So that I found myself involving myself in the community structures of Marienhoek and I set up Self Defence Units, seeing that people could be able to protect themselves.

The manner in which we were fighting would changed from time to time according to the strategy that was used by the resistance organisations and the units would be established according to the situation prevailing at the time. All of us, though we were in the Security Force, but our units were ...

... and Bomb Disposal Unit, we didn't participate in the collection of information or the predetermination of targets, this was conducted by other units at Head Office, we dealt exclusively with ground level activities. So we simply executed ...

MS MOKOENA: I knew him to be a comrade, whether he was involved in units I do not know.

... intense volatile activity as you yourself actually said in your statement. Was there protection provided by - I mean we are talking of protection units within the Vaal by political movements at that time. Was there protection given to you by the ANC or the Mass Democratic Movement, and your ...

13. THE EXCHANGE OF FIRE WITH THE IFP SELF PROTECTION UNITS (SPU)

... counter the insurgents, the guerillas. Some of these - most of these forces were of a counter insurgency nature. There were a number of different units that were established towards this end. In addition to counter insurgency units there were special force units and specialist units that were ...

"... gathering tactical Intelligence was the responsibility of the units on the ground. This was exceptionally difficult, given the conditions in the country. At times, attacks which appeared to be aimed at civilian targets, were nothing of the sort. The cadre may have had information to the ...

... family, friends and neighbours. This affected me very deeply and I felt that I had a responsibility to do something to assist. There were defence units that existed in the areas to protect the communities. I knew those units and they were responsible for protecting the community, my friends, ...

Mr de Kock says that is what Engelbrecht says, but in practice he, de Kock, was the driving force behind these things, he called in all these other units and so on to orientate his ...

MR BOOI: He assembled all the underground units of MK to ...(indistinct) for a debriefing because of the pending talks of the ANC and the then government.

MR DU PLESSIS: Right Brigadier, if one of these units, let's say Unit A, say got information through an informer with regard to the action of a Coloured person, how would the person at Unit A handle this information, how would he go to work?

... where he’s going to. What happened was at the time, like for instant I will leave Emdeni to go to Diepkloof as I have already explained that I had units around Soweto. ...

MR SNYMAN: Generally in the Police, as we say, between the two units, whoever members. I wouldn't say it was between specific persons.

you had identified. Can you tell this Committee what is the policy of the PAC and APLA regarding repossession? Why were they repossessing and what units were formed to carry out this repossession? Can you give us the full background of the repossession ...

MR VAN RENSBURG: Yes, in April when I started at head office I was in command of Group E which consisted of quite a few various units for example E1, E2, E3.

... wou word met die aanval op Boipatong was om die oorwegend ANC beheerde en gesinde Boipatong 'n les to leer en om meer spesifiek die 'Self-defence Units' van die ANC te neutraliseer. Die rede daarvoor was die vyandige gesindheid wat geheers het tussen die IFP en die ANC gesinde 'Self-defence ...

MR STRYDOM: Isn't it so that during that period a group known as the Self Defence Units were patrolling the streets?