Zim-zims

Explanation
a breakaway group from the UDF-aligned Khutsong Youth Congress, supported by older activists. At least 17 people died in intense political conflict between the Zim-zims and the Gadaffis, another UDF-aligned breakaway faction. Police exploited the divisions between the two factions.

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Volume 3, Chapter 6

Khutsong 718 From 1989–91, there were at least seventeen extra-judicial executions in Khutsong, a small township outside Carletonville on the West Rand. The victims were all members of the Khutsong Youth Congress (KYC). The KYC split into two factions – the ‘Zim-Zims’ and the ...

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Volume 3, Chapter 6

■ 1990–1994 Overview of violations 526 Between 1990 and 1994, political violence claimed the lives of approximately 15 000 people. According to the HRC, during the preceding five years, 1984–1989, 3 500 people had died as a result of political conflict. The SAP estimated that, in 1990, ...

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