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Special Report Transcript Episode 12, Section 4, Time 14:29

DiWitty, it was said, was the top man in the Three Millions, a gang that was seen to be working with the police. // In 1990 after the unbanning of the political parties, a group was formed and was called the Three Million. The situation, as from September 1990 until 1992, was sheer hell in Maokeng. I can describe it as hell. Nobody felt safe, even just to walk to his toilet at night. // I am aware of a number of charges that were laid against the Three Million Gang. Those that I know of would be attempted murder, in some cases murder, in some cases arson where houses of people were set alight … victims, and mainly robbery which arose out of attacks on shop owners, just walking into shop taking whatever you want to take because you want to eat it and just moving out, and also mainly the hijacking of taxis. // Yes, I came around here at 1991 at the height of the fighting. In fact, at the height of the reign of terror here, it was a terrible situation for all the citizens here. Everybody was terrified of them. And DiWitty I think at that time had killed about already, ascribed to him, it was at least no less than 22 murders, but still the senior magistrate of that time continued to give him bail each time he got arrested.

Notes: Scrapbooks; TRC testimony: Senator Dennis Bloem; Tsiu Matsepe (Lawyer); Patrick ‘Terror’ Lekota

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On 2 February 1990, President F W de Klerk announced the unbanning of liberation movements and other organisations, the release of political prisoners, the lifting of restrictions on 33 organisations and a moratorium on judicial executions. Nelson Mandela was released from prison on 11 February ...
 
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