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A-Team (OFS)

Explanation
The A-Team, also known as the 'Phakathis' was a vigilante group set up and headed by a well-known local councillor in the Thabong area of Welkom to counter the activities of the UDF primarily, and in a smaller measure, the ANC. The A-Team carried out a reign of terror in several areas of the province, particularly in Thabong and Parys, under the guise of 'maintaining order'. In at least one case, the A-Team is alleged to have been supported by police and municipal structures.

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Mr Swanepoel, could you tell me when you joined the Special Operations team in Special Forces?
MR PRETORIUS: That is correct. That would be the exception to the rule, Chairperson, as I have already stated. If I can recall correctly Mr Coetzee made use of my members on a regular basis. The reason for that is because Mr Coetzee and I worked together for several years in Soweto and when he ...
MR BASSON: Mr Chairperson, we were led by the legal team or our legal team in the incidents where we were involved together and the applications would be then appear the same and we did it on those grounds, it was not a case where it was mine or his, we were basically led that they would be the ...
MR MPSHE: In my bundle Mr Chairman, members of the Committee, given to us by George Bizos' team and they have it ...(intervention)
GEN SHOKE: I think as soldiers or as guerillas we worked as a team. We attacked the police station.
MR POWE: I am otherwise part of Mr Currin's team, so in that context I am involved in other matters.
During my career as a member of the Security Branch, it was expected of every member consistently, to be irrevocably loyal to the South African Police. There was a team spirit among the members of the Security Branch and reciprocal trust was established, which is some cases would have led to ...
MR BIZOS: Now, were you a member of the investigation team in relation to the murder of Mr Hani in a full-time capacity, or had you been called in merely for the purposes of obtaining a statement from Mrs Derby-Lewis?
Do you know of any interest that Mr Hatting had in a soccer team?
MR VALLY: The second item is that the legal team of Doctor Wouter Basson have indicated that they will object to him giving evidence here. They can indicate the basis therefore. We are of the view that we should have that argument earlier rather than later. And I'm advised that as Mr Cilliers is ...
MR LAMEY: Just to return to the bundle which has been placed before you, initially you submitted an amnesty application, you completed the prescribed form yourself, that is from page 30 to 38 and in that initial amnesty application you provided summaries regarding various incidents in which you as ...
MR CORNELIUS: And you didn't supply a statement to the Special Investigation Team of the Attorney-General's office?
MR KNOETZE: I agree Mr Chairman. Mr Kloppers a copy of a revised application for amnesty of Mr Van der Schyff was handed to your legal team at a previous opportunity. Did you also get a copy?
MR J VAN ZYL:: There is only one unit, and that is "Koevoet". I had a team and at one stage Mr Winter had a team as well, although he was regarded as the investigations officer who handled general intelligence at the unit.
MR ROSSOUW: Did you know that these two gentlemen were members of the Investigative Team in KwaNdebele in the unrest areas?
MR OOSTHUIZEN: Chairperson, there was close co-operation between the special investigating team and the Security Branches, not only, in this case the Security Branch Northern Transvaal, but this was applicable countrywide wherever we worked. And we worked with the Security Branch we were under ...
MR PRIOR: We understand from the documentation provided to us and the evidence that was tendered, that there was a bus belonging to the South West African schoolboy team that had played or had visited the stadium on that occasion which had been parked very close to where the bomb had exploded. ...
Two - they state that they needed their legal representative because certain allegations have been made by the applicant's team and they feel that is disparaging allegations done against them. And they did consult with their two Attorneys last night who unfortunately are unavailable to can be ...
MR CURRIN: You realise of course, that part of your investigating team was there within hours and had
First Applicant was stationed at the Security Branch at Northern Transvaal as part of a specially selected team to investigate "unrest crimes."  HE shared an office with Lieut Hechter as this team worked closely with the Security Police.  He was told that a petrol station in KwaNdebele must ...
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