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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 LAMEY: And then Mr Mathebula says, and I would just like to hear what your recollection is about, he says that he recalls that on a particular day, Chris Putter was part of your team. He arrived there with a letter that was intercepted by W H Tensit at ...(indistinct) and this had regard with a ...
MR NORTJE: Yes, they would be the team to execute the elimination.
MR MATHEBULA: He was present in that interrogation team, but I don't as to whether he took part.
MR HATTINGH: And were there members of the South African Task Team that were asked to be of assistance?
MR HURWITZ: These were statements recorded by Capt Andrew Gordon Liesk of the Attorney-General's Investigation Team. It's undated. It's a statement comprising of approximately 34 pages, in English.
"De Kock and his team joined us in the planning of the operation. I cannot recall de Kock's team's names, but there were a few askaris."
MR VISSER: So it's on that assumption, certainly. Thank you. You say just thereafter that you then contacted the D'Oliviera team and you were able to meet Capt Holmes and you also obtained Vlakplaas records, and then you said you went to see them, and I just want to ask you who precisely are you ...
MR CORNELIUS: You are an applicant in this matter and you've given your co-operation with the Attorney-General, as well as the Investigative team of the TRC.
MR WAGENER: Gen Engelbrecht's instructions are that he was requested to assist with a team of investigators in this particular investigation, under the overall command of Gen Joubert.
MR HATTINGH: These persons who were dousing the first floor with petrol, were they different members than those that were dousing the ground floor with petrol, or did the same team work on the both floors?
MR BOTHA: The members who had been allocated from Durban to interrogate Messrs Gordhan and Lalla were Carl Duhr, Marius Greyling and Frans Bothma. A fourth member who has passed away in the meantime was Warrant Officer Basson and he was also allocated to that interrogation team.
MR COETZEE: Yes, the following morning Chris Olckers and his team arrived there and there were many reporters.
ADV STEENKAMP: Chairperson, I have no evidence but the request of Ms Cambanis on behalf of the victims, I just want to place it on record what the latest information is regarding Mr Kentane. The latest information which I could obtain was that Mr Kentane, that he during the de Kock investigation ...
MR VIKTOR: Yes, I enquired with the investigative team of the then Attorney-General, in order to determine which matters they were investigating against me, and certain facts were made known to me.
MR LEOPENG: My question is, were those bruises that you observed on his body as a result of the abduction, not specifically you, but one of your team's?
JUDGE POTGIETER: You were working as a team?
"Foreign Affairs referred to the success that was accomplished in the recent past in the Lesotho matter by a small high-profile or high level project team by RSA officials."
MR BIZOS: And Mr Verster had the same legal team?
We already heard from Mr de Kock yesterday that Mr Coetser was part of the assault team. We've also heard from Mr de Kock yesterday that Mr Coetser was one of two members whom he sent to the Meyer House to kill, or who ultimately landed up killing Leon Meyer and Jackie Quinn. I submit that ...
MS MTANGA: You were present when the applicant gave evidence that you were amongst a team of people who went to visit his home at Paul Pietersburg?
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