AK47

MS VAN DER WESTHUIZEN: Before you continue, this firearm that you used, is it correct that that was an AK47 rifle?

We are satisfied that they have indeed complied with the requirements of the Act and in the result amnesty is GRANTED in respect of the offence of robbery to all the applicants and also for the offence of unlawful possession of the AK47 and handgrenade to Kubukeli.

MR NGXONGO: AK47, limpet mines, hand grenades, ammunitions.

MR LABUSCHAGNE: Yes, I cannot specifically say if it was all that was found in the back of the bakkie, but I remember the rucksacks, there was an AK47, yes I would say that would be the weapons that we found.

One evening, I think it was July or August, I am not quite certain, we went through to Louis Trichardt. We were armed with an AK47 which White had acquired, his R1 and I think also a petrol bomb which Jurgen Grobler had with him. When we arrived on the scene it was about 12 o'clock at night, I ...

... to Duli. Nortje says they had hired a kombi vehicle from Avis for the delivery of the arms and when Duli requested to be supplied with four (4) AK47 rifles and sixteen (16) magazines it was agreed that these could neither be given to him in the premises of the hotel nor anywhere in the East ...

CHAIRPERSON: Were you trained in the use of firearms such as AK47's and pistols and maybe even hand grenades?

"Did you see AK47 rifles on the eve of the 17th?"

... comrade Fihla wereThabo and Max.  We travelled from Harare to Bulowayo by train and we were inpossession of various arms and ammunition, including AK47's, Tokarev pistols,Chinese stick grenades, etc.  From Bulowayo to the borders of Botswana, we travelledon a bakkie.  We crossed the borders on ...

MR SCHOON: Sir, I said over the sights of an AK47.

At that stage we dispersed. One of our members was shot by the police. I threw away the AK47 and rushed back to the area. That is the story.

Therefore the moment when we left Mr Nqobo's house, I remembered that we were told that if they refused, we were supposed to kill them, therefore I took the gun from Simon. It was an AK47 which had a spear in front.

and the other information from the physical informer entailed that handling and training of handgrenades and other crash course training for example AK47 courses by Mahlangu, to some of his recruits in ...

... with a view to disarming them of their weapons. Later that night, he accompanied by DK, Shona and Chicken Licken armed with R4 rifles and an AK47 went to the station. They came to a room which they believed was occupied by policemen. The door of the room was closed. Shiceka and DK ...

MR MASANGO: And AK47.

MR DLAMINI: Like and AK47 is not a South African make.

MR LAX: Did he not also refer to the AK47?

MR MBELO: With an AK47 and we were told that morning that those guys are well armed and they are going to attack a certain mini-bus.

That was simply matters where the then Riot Unit, etc, may have arrested somebody with an AK47 or a handgrenade or an unlicensed firearm and it may have been political, like a Makarov or a Tokarev and we would then take over that docket, it wouldn't be handled by the normal CID's at the stations. ...

driving us. We parked two streets away from the stadium. Muhlava remained in the car. The four of us went to the stadium. We were armed with two AK47 rifles, two pistols and about twelve hand grenades, F1's and RGD 5's. James Sililo and Mathousan took positions and threw the hand grenades. ...