AK47

MR STRYDOM: Do you know an AK47 rifle?

MR WILLEMSE: I had a Makarov pistol with a silencer, as well as an AK47. The other members had Scorpion machine-pistols.

Eugene de Kok shot him with an AK47, he fell, got up and ran away. De Kok shot him in his back

MR RAS: Apart from the fact that I could not determine the age of the person I could also not determine whether or not that person was lying in the bed clutching an AK47 or a Scorpion pistol.

MR BARNARD: No then I was then under arrest and I was in detention. I cannot recall the precise period but I know that in November I took out an AK47, so I was already in detention. I had spent much time in detention and I was only released in February.

With this in mind Steyn and Botha cordoned off the area preventing the other policemen and the public from coming close to the Cressida. Wasserman returned with a bag containing AK47's and hand grenades that he gave to Botha who surreptitiously planted them in the Cressida.

MR CERQUEIRA: I observed the guy in the back seat of the car - there was what I believe was a R4 or an R1, I don’t know what you call these things now, or an AK47 through the window ...[intervention]

MR SITHOLE: There was an exchange of fire, between Temba who was holding an AK47 and a person who had a small firearm, while Mr Munsami was inside.

... indeed handgrenades if I recall correctly, and up to today I have a recollection that we found this amount of explosives, demolition charges and an AK47. I may be incorrect. Because of the total of other scenes that we had visited, I might be confusing this, but I do have a recollection that we ...

... would like to add that to my statement, that not only did two of my men die in this period but that I was also subjected to handgrenade attacks and AK47 gunfire, and not a single shot was fired by my ...

... with the police, malicious injury to property in respect of a police R5 rifle, unlawful possession of firearms, being an R4 rifle, an R5 rifle, an AK47 rifle, RPG7 rocket and two RPG7 rocket launchers which were used in the attack on the depot and in the shoot-out with the police, ...

... you heard that the IFP were going to this rally and you had decided to wait for them to return. He went on to say that he and you took two AK47's, you went to Khumalo Street and waited for these IFP members to come back. When the first minibus came back, you ignored it, when the second ...

Count 11: the illegal possession of 20 x 7.62 rounds of ammunition for an AK47;

During the late afternoon on 26 March 1993 the unit entered the I&J premises. Applicant was armed with an AK47 assault rifle. The unit was surprised by employees of I&J and Applicant fired shots at them. The plan was foiled and the unit fled from the scene. Applicant concealed the AK47 in the ...

... mission. We were a Unit of four and I was the Commander of the Unit. It was myself, Msito, Lunga and Sbu. I was armed with R4 rifle, Msito with AK47, Lunga was the driver, unarmed, and Sbu was armed with R5 and we also had RPG7, two rocket launchers, which were to be used in the ...

MR MASOKA: As a member of the Self Defence Unit my duty was to patrol around the section, carry around my weapon, AK47 and inspect and monitor the situation around our section, and also monitor other sections.

MR MBOKANE: I had a .38 revolver, Gushu had an AK47 with.

MR LEGODI: After we were given that order we sat down to plan about what to use and the road we should take. We made a decision that we should take an AK47 and a hand-grenade, and one AK47. We went to that particular house.

... by Mr Lubane, because he wanted to start a unit in Pretoria, around Pretoria district to train youth members for military training in the use of AK47's and explosives. Then he told me that he would train me so that I would be able to train others this ...

In all the circumstances of the case, we are satisfied that there was no need for launching the application inasmuch as the Applicant had committed no offence in regard to the possession of the AK47 rifle in question.