AK47

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

... 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 ...

ADV STEENKAMP: Were you also involved in the actual shooting, were you armed with an AK47 or what exactly did you do?

MR DE JAGER: Right, now during that week you were armed with an AK47.

... before and I was approached by the Commander of Komatipoort in the matter of Sweet Sambo. There was an instance or two instances where I supplied AK47's and ammunitions which had to be transported down to Durban after persons were killed there who were not in possession of any ...

MR RADEBE: AK47.

... like to dwell upon now, next to Khumalo Street. But what I emphasise about that particular incident is that I was not armed, I did not have an AK47 in my possession. I did take part though together with other soldiers to sort of check if there were police and if the condition was ...

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

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

It happened that on the night of the 1st of April 1992, Sebenzile approached me to clean five AK47 rifles and to load 10 magazines of bullets. I did so. He said to me: "We will be going to Natal to go and defend people there". It was a normal thing for people to come and ask assistance from ...

MR BOTHA: They were an FN automatic assault rifle and 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 PATEL: In addition you claim amnesty for illegal possession of an AK47 and Makaroff pistol and ammunition, do you confirm that?

So I then went to Botswana and then in Botswana on the borders, I went for my weapon, for my AK47 and then we proceeded into South Africa. I entered the Republic by jumping the fence. I didn't use my passport which I've been using all the way and I proceeded to Bloemfontein to go and report ...

MR WILLS: Well, in the attack in Richmond you said you were using an AK47. Is that correct?

MR BOTHA: During August 1986 an incident took place where a spouse of an IFP council member was killed and three of his children were injured in an attack with AK47 assault weapons and hand grenades.

"Grenade attack on Inkatha's Wellington Sabelo. AK47 fired at car of his wife as she entered in the driveway, killing her and injuring three children."

MR DE KOCK: Yes Chairperson, that was after he had identified a person who were selling AK47's and a person was arrested, he walked in with a bag of AK's in the Johannesburg Sun Hotel and he was caught and with the payment of his claim, it was the first time that I met him, I did not know who he ...

ADV LAMEY: How did the aspect regarding the AK47 come to light?

We learnt this in the Advanced Course. We also learnt about different guns. We learnt about Eastern Block weapons. Those weapons are not used in South Africa. A lot of people don't know about them. If I can be permitted to enumerate the guns that we used, like the AK47 ...