Special Report Transcript Episode 76, Section 2, Time 42:45

The football club often dispensed their frightening brand of justice, which included vicious assaults in cases ranging from domestic disputes to those who crossed their paths and were branded as informers. It was widely spoken about in the community that Mrs. Mandela often directed these operations. Secondly, that there had been stories that children had disappeared from the Mandela home. It was unclear however whether they had been killed by the club, the police, or had left the country, but there were parents who continued to ask questions about where their children were. Perhaps the most sickening case to my memory involved the abduction of two youths by members of the club who were then brought to the Mandela home, where they were accused of being informers. On one of them the letter M was slashed into his chest with a pen knife and the words ‘Viva ANC’ was carved down his thigh. Battery acid was then poured over his open wounds. The second youth also had the words ‘Viva ANC’ carved on his back. At best Mrs. Mandela was aware and encouraged this criminal activity. At worst she directed it and actively participated in the assaults. So as the national leadership of the UDF then we realized that we had to do something and we decided to publicly distance ourselves from Mrs. Mandela’s actions.

Notes: TRC testimony: Azhar Cachalia