self-protection units (SPUs)

Truth and Reconciliation Act. Many of the operations are not listed as I cannot recall all those which were carried out under my command by various units over the years. In addition to this many of the commands, orders and instructions were verbal given the extremely tight security situation ...

"Form underground units and combat groups in our places of work and taking such action such as sabotage in the factories, mines, farms and suburbs and disrupting the enemy's oil, energy, transport, communications and other vital systems.

... or we would send someone to go and report in Botswana, but as time went on we had to establish a unit specially for repossession, however, other units got engaged in repossession. Now our forces lost a bit of direction and they started engaging in repossessions, so we wanted a specialised one ...

"They were advised to return to Wesselton and set up self-defence units to arm themselves and members of the organisation so as to protect ANC members and structures as well as the community at large. In addition, they were advised to do what was necessary to quell the violence."

MR KNOPP: Was MK not meant to establish SDU units?

MR THULU: The reason for them to look for me, I wasthe leader of the SDUs and these units were disturbing the 3 milliongang to carry forward their aims.

... structure of the MK activities in and around Durban. Among other responsibilities and specifically some of my responsibilities then was to service units, some of the MK units that were operatives in and around Durban and my contact with those units was to supply them with explosives material and ...

... people that have been trained in a formal way, but you are also going to mobilise the people, mobilise the people and organise them, into defensive units, so that they can defend themselves in a situation where the oppressed people running the gauntlet of racist brutality, each one of them had to ...

MR BOOYENS: You also mention that you had contact, that is in paragraph 12, with other police units, Sanob and the Riot Squad, etcetera, Narcotics Bureau. Why was that necessary?

MR MALI: After coming back from the exile I got involved in the Self Defence Units. We were called to the Standard House where the people who were coming from the exile were gathered, who were called by Mr Chris Hani.

... and Reconciliation Act. Many of the operations are not listed as I cannot recall all those which were carried out under my command, by various units over the years. In addition to this many of the commands, orders and instructions were verbal, given the extremely tight security situation ...

"On the date of the Ellis Park bomb blast which was on the 2nd July 1988, I was the commander of the special operation units of M.K. I succeeded Abubaker Ismail known to me as Rashid, it was during 1987. Before this, I was the subordinate commander in Botswana having been transferred from ...

MR VAN JAARSVELD: The units, as I have given evidence with regard to the Ntuli incident, co-operated with one another and the special operational group which was active with the Northern Transvaal Security Branch consisted of specialists who would have worked in that area. And the agreement ...

MR GUSHU: As I had the permission to train the Self Defence Units, I thought that it was important for me to give it to some of the members of the Self Defence Units that I trained.

MR WILLS: Now, we have heard the evidence of both Mr Radebe and Dr Phillips concerning the establishment of SDU's and particular emphasis has been placed on the procurement of arms for those Units.

... of my client, the applicant. In this process of deployment the special constables were taken all over the country and attached mainly to Riot Units. The Riot Units used the special constables in order to regain area, land lost to the UDF, and/or to prevent further claims made successfully ...

... involved in ANC or terrorist investigative unit, Unit D was to look after very important people, to safeguard them, Unit E was the job description ...

MR MASHOALA: These members, Thoka who had direct contact with him and then the rest of the other members, they were under Thoka. So it was none of our business as to whether they are having those members under them or not except that we only termed those units under certain names.

MR HATTINGH: But units like murder and robbery, were they not better equipped to investigate such actions and to then confirm the fact that he may be guilty of such offences?

MR MASEKO: Thank you Chairperson. Firstly I'd like to say I was the commander of this unit and it was my responsibility to form other units, units that would be under my command. But with this one I was in command I had many foot soldiers working under me. The members were Lumumba Thelo Sumbele, ...