AK47

MR SAMUELS: I call Sandile Ngubeni, case number 7298/97, page 180. Mr Chairperson, may I increase the number of offences that this applicant will apply for, he will also apply for possession of an AK47.

CHAIRMAN: Mr Sehlwana, you told us yesterday that one of the people had his AK47 on his lap as you drove into the country.

killed with an AK47, I did not, I mean those were the instructions, I did not ask why it had to be done.

of the Angus station. Applicant noticed a vehicle fitting the description of the taxi approaching them at high speed. He fired at the taxi with his AK47 rifle. The taxi came to a halt some distance away from Applicant. An armed group of Phola Park ...

... there was an explosion at Silverton, in the Checkers store there. A person by the name of Sinqi Vuma who was shot dead in Mamelodi with an AK47, a former Minister of Garankua, Mr Lukhele and his sister who were shot dead in his house as well as his wife who was seriously injured, there ...

MR BOTHA: They were an FN automatic assault rifle and an AK47.

MR LAMEY: And then you referred to the 17 AK47's?

MR BOOYENS: Dealing with this AK47 of Rasta that would fire only single shots, how did you fix it?

... myself and Sandile as well as Jabu Mbatha and George Mogapi were involved. Jabu Mbatha and myself went into the house. Jabu was armed with an AK47 rifle and I had a hand grenade in my possession as ...

"Before the vehicle stopped the driver, a black man, jumped out with an AK47 in his hand".

JUDGE WILSON: You’ve talked about R4 rifles and AK47 rifles, do you know what calibre they are?

MR SAMUELS: Sorry, Mr Chairman, I think I've got to ask - the offences that this application applies for are in fact three offences. They all relate to the same incident, that is the kidnapping, the murder of Mr Zulu and possession of an AK47.

CHAIRPERSON: Mr Mazibuko, what counsel wants to find out from you is why didn't you fetch the AK47, you were told there they are and by your own estimate there were about 10 at least. Why didn't you fetch one?

MR MKWANAZI: It was a series of gunfire, I would not be in a position to count or estimate as to how many times he shot. What I remember he had an AK47 rifle in his possession.

MR STEYN: Yes that is correct. I do indeed recall that during the incident that evening on the scene after the incident I found an AK47 on the scene.

MR LOWIES: That's not the question, the question is; senior people would get preference to the AK47's, in terms of custom, do you agree?

MR NKOSI: When we arrived there at Gamedi, we went inside. Makosonki was armed with an AK47, I, myself had five litre petrol and we had asked for it from one gentleman because we knew what was happening, and the gentleman himself did not ask questions, he just gave us the petrol, because he knew ...

MR PATEL: In addition you claim amnesty for illegal possession of an AK47 and Makaroff pistol and ammunition, do you confirm that?

it was becoming dark, because when we left KwaZulu-Natal to Nelspruit we were armed with our issued firearms as KwaZulu Police. We were not holding AK47, Makarovs, all those unlawful firearms because we're afraid of meeting a roadblock on the way, and we knew that we'll get firearms in Nelspruit. ...

MR NKONYANE: I had an AK47.