AK47

... also information that an informer of the Security Branch at Ladybrand had told them that he had seen an arms cache in Lesotho, and he referred to AK47 assault rifles and round objects and there was an inference drawn that they may have been landmines, because what was obviously in the minds of ...

MR LAMEY: Very well. Your version - you have also given a version as to how Brian Ngqulunga was eventually shot with an AK47, through his body and head. Is this as it was conveyed to you afterwards?

... mentions that information that was gleaned from a reliable source during the first week of December, a group was noted who were in possession of AK47 rifles and certain circular objects and they wanted to - no date was given, but during the Festive Season, to come into South Africa to "work" ...

ADV GCABASHE: Yes, but my difficulty with that is those were the four who where then found with AK47's on the other side of the border, so I assumed from the evidence, I understood those were the people, from the evidence that has been led, who had the AK47's, not necessarily the escorts who were ...

The roar of the AK47 in my ears were my comforters

MR DE KOCK: Mr Chairperson, yes, I also gave the instructions or permission that they had to add a few AK47 magazines and that this must be left at the scene.

... from Kathlehong who unfortunately is not alive currently, his name is Comrade Jackie Macheko, he was a member of MK. He arrived and handed an AK47 to me and as I said earlier, when I was released I realised that people who are attacking the community inside the township are professional ...

... Applicant is unable to furnish full particulars of all the weaponry that was procured, these included to the best of his recollection, 7 or 8 AK47 assault rifles and between 5 and 10, 9mm handguns. Applicant was also involved in the legal and illegal acquisition of ammunition for these ...

MR NOFOMELA: It was a small one. It was a small gun, it wasn't a big one like an AK47.

... he had gathered information to the effect that there was money at the bottle store and he said we should go and get the money so that we can buy AK47's because we were now headed for the elections, we were now in shortage of these assault ...

When we arrived at Mr Jafta's place we were shot at with an AK47 rifle. We ran away. We ran out of the yard. We didn't actually leave. There was a dense forest just behind the shop, we walked around the forest because we could see that the person who was shooting was actually in that forest.

... of ordinance and safe-shooting and on the overall, the efficient execution of the SDU tasks. As a Unit we were also trained in the use of AK47 automatic rifles, pistols, grenades. Part of our political education included the history of the MK, the contents of the ongoing violence, the ...

We have heard in our experience in these hearings, that you often had Units and then they had their AK47's and hand grenades and whatever, they had arms when they went on an operation. If an operative did not have an arm, would he be issued with an arm, a weapon of some sort?

... Natal region, but somewhere, as to how many weapons, what there nature, the type of weapons, etc that were delivered to Southern Natal and if three AK47's went to Umkababa and two went to Inanda or whatever, would there be that sort of record somewhere in the MK offices, either at Headquarters or ...

MR NDLOVU: Yes, I am telling you about what transpired after the attack. I took the firearms that were left by my friends and I put the R1 rifle and the AK47 together, I wrapped them together and went to conceal them. I then took the shotgun with me to where I spending my nights.

MR NTOMBENI: AK47.

... Just to finally close on this point, as we heard from previous Amnesty Hearings, there were incidents where the information was that let's say AK47 weapons were involved, but that Murder and Robbery were not investigated but then the Security Branch will take over the investigation and be ...

... were supplied free in order to gain future zones of influence in the strategic areas of the world. There is no coincidence in the fact that the AK47 is the commonly used weapon in the areas of conflict to say nothing of Russian tanks, aircraft, trucks and other equipment made by ...

MR VAN RENSBERG: Did you see Mr Swanepoeljumping into the room, away from the previous applicant which had the AK47,could you see that?

11. Unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. These being an R4 or R5 rifle, an AK47 rifle, ammunition for these weapons and hand and rifle grenades.