self-protection units (SPUs)

... 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 ...

... I was one of the people who recruited the people, workers to know about their rights in their work places. Where I was operating where the units were not there in 1986 here in Northern Transvaal, operating from Warmbad, Messina, Barbeton, Mkushlu including Dendron and Ellisras. Now I ...

On joining the Defence Force Chaplains had to undergo basic military training and Chaplains assigned to the operational units usually did all conventional or unconventional training with his unit. The idea was to become acquainted with the circumstances under which the soldiers had to operate and ...

... for myself, Mr Chairman, at the time to prompt my memory as to who, when I had dealings with various divisions, when I had dealings with various units, for example one of my planned duties was to evaluate all of the Askaris at Vlakplaas and the handlers and the people involved over there. It ...

MR KOOPEDI: Did you receive any personal gain out of your involvement with these units and the operations? Did you receive anything at all?

DR RANDERA: You weren’t aware of any discussions ? You weren’t aware that perhaps the farms were being used by the army ? You weren’t aware that some of the farmers themselves may have been members of Army Commando Units ?

I am sorry about that, we come from a very complexed historical period and part of our responsibility is to understand that history. I just want you to tell us how long had you been working for this Terrorist Tracking Units in 1986 when this happened?

MR PRINSLOO: It had always been the objective or the modus operandi of the various instructors to establish special units which could wage war because we knew that at a certain point in time the ANC/SACP alliance would lodge an attempt to take over the country and to become the new government.

At the beginning all went very well and he had a good relationship with the deceased. At a later stage, he as commander of several units, had many tasks to perform. These necessitated that he went from one place to another. On many of these occasions he would find the deceased following him. At ...

MR BARNARD: Honourable Chairperson, it was actually very general, regarding anything that had to do with MK and its activities, my specific task for me was to focus on the special operation units in MK and MK's involvement in crime.

These are the interpreting units so that we can hear in any language that we feel comfortable with. We would like to have silence and order please. And can we ask the photographers to take their photo's, as soon as he has been sworn in.

... be amongst the first two Blacks to study Applied Mathematics Honours at Wits. I was part of Umkonto weZizwe and at first I was asked to just form units of Umkonto weZizwe by the late Minnie, Umkaba and Keingo but then I realised that you cannot tell people to sacrifice their lives without ...

Once at Umgababa he, his co-Applicants and other people from his area joined some sort of self-defence units and engaged in training with firearms and other weapons. They were involved in a number of attacks and incidents of political violence against neighbouring areas that were prevalent at the ...

... as a member of its armed wing Umkhonto weSizwe ("MK") and the period 1990 until 1993 when Applicant rendered certain assistance to Self Defence Units (SDU) in his capacity as a member of MK in Gauteng. Applicant was convicted and sentenced in respect of his MK activities during 1986 but was ...

... to act as a physical force or wedge against the activities of the comrades of the UDF. These Special Constables were attached to the riot units in the National Joint Management System. The police force was responsible for implementing the government's total strategy. He found the work ...

South Africa. I am going to say two things. First of all there was a security situation developing in South Africa which resulted in Defence Force units deployed in places like Sebokeng, the Rand area in general, and also in the greater Durban area. So at the beginning of 1990 the headquarters ...

to get the arms as that was my instructions, because I was instructed to form some defence unit to protect the community. One of those self-defence units was Mlungisi and Mbokane. I told them to go and check what was happening there. ...

MR TLHWALE: I think myself as an underground operative, part of my work was secret and I couldn't even discuss with him some of the things even units or cells which I belonged to and also I think that was his modus operandi, he couldn't say where, like to me, where he got the weapons but I knew ...

CHAIRPERSON: I think the question is Mr Chamane, did it have a structure? Did it have a leader and people below the leader who could give orders? Did it work in units or cells, or what was an SPU?

said his bit, but after his, after this, when the security branch was given a chance to say its bit, they gave their own orders as we were different units there and stated it clearly to us that these men were heavily armed and dangerous. One other thing which I have already mentioned in my ...