AK47

MR DE KOCK: Chairperson, there was an increase in the smuggling of weapons, especially from Mozambique and there the Unit who was under my command, obtained successes. In a period of six weeks to two months, we took possession of 400 to 600 AK47's which had been smuggled in from Mozambique.

1. The unlawful possession of firearms, on 7,62 x 39 calibre AK47.

He went to his room and armed himself with an AK47 assault rifle. He then went to a place that he knew Ndebele passed regularly and waiting for him. When he saw Ndebele drive past he followed him to his home. Ndebele parked his vehicle and went inside the shack.

MR COETSEE: There were AK47's, there were limpet mines and also handgrenades.

... do not have the cars. However, when the shooting started it took about ten minutes for them to arrive. They should have heard the sounds of an AK47 because it was very loud. I wonder if they did not hear the sound of the ...

... of the operation, we had agreed that myself and Tshika were the actual people who were supposed to carry out the operation. I was armed with an AK47 with two magazines, which means 60 rounds, three F1 handgrenades and Tshika had the same ammunition. The mode of operation that we used was ...

... there was this - he calls this person, he doesn't know his name but a young boy of about 18 and 20 years who was constantly on his side with an AK47 and he was starved for sixteen days. I mean in contrast to the picture you're trying to paint of him having been well ...

When I arrived on the scene I saw that two members of the Police had been murdered and another person with an AK47 in his hand was found dead on the scene.

MR RICHARDSON: There was AK47, but divided. There was AK47 separated, there were grenades as well. I was even scared of touching those things, I just looked at them.

MR BIZOS:: And were there unconventional means used in order to deal with persons who were considered enemies of the State, even though they may have not been carriers of AK47’s?

... house it was confirmed that he was the owner of the house; that an ANC membership card containing his particulars was found in the house; that an AK47 rifle was found in the ceiling of the house; that petrol bombs were found in the garage adjacent to the house and that in the direct vicinity of ...

prison. He introduced John Showa to us and that was in June and he trained us and thereafter he did this in a house no. 337 in Botshabelo. He used AK47 firearms and a 3.8 and a Scorpion and a handgrenade and an R1. After June he left and he said he would come back in November. That was in ...

depart from the point that I would approach that truck driver because I linked the mandrax smugglers with that man. If he told me that he wanted an AK47 or whatever, I would see to it that he would get whatever it is that he wants. I knew that it would be for an illegal reason, but I would make ...

... has now confirmed his affidavit, so we can refer to that, Mr Toyise and his family members had been arrested shortly before this incident and an AK47 had been seized by the police. Now a day or so before the arrest of Mr Toyise, people had come to Mr Toyise's home to get the AK47 and these ...

... 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 ...

... retaliatory attacks against the members of the IFP staying at Ngcobo's place. For this purpose the applicant and Thokozani Mbhele were armed with AK47 whilst his other colleagues were armed with self-made pump guns. These weapons belonged to the ANC and were used for such retaliatory attacks ...

MR NTOMBENI: AK47.

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 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 ...