AK47

MR ROSSOUW: You also heard and you saw the evidence that you were armed with an AK47, would you dispute that or would you accept that?

... building? As you say that is one of things you could do to gain information, get into the building and find out whether guns were stored there, AK47's and so ...

When they were about 2 kilometres from the car they heard gunshots fired from an AK47 rifle.

... but if I have got to compare the injury and the total destruction of the projectile, for instance with, I also did a comparison with a AK47, then I would say no he was not struck by a AK47 bullet. He was struck by a 5,56 R4 bullet. Further than that, I cannot assist in this ...

... is the back room of your Orlando house, with a Scorpion machine pistol in his bag and Oupa Seheri arrived and gave him a crash course in using an AK47 and how they exchanged guns and when Oupa Seheri came back to fetch him, you heard all ...

MR DE KOCK: Well the standard issue weapon of the SDU was an AK47.

MR BOOYENS: Mr Bellingan, after you received the instruction, were you the driver of a kombi with false panels that transported AK47 with silencers to get them into Swaziland?

MR MEMANI: Do you remember the incident when Colonel Smith flew to Cape Town to intercept AK47’s which were being shipped from the USSR and were destined for Lesotho?

not even see any firearms amongst the marchers. It was Mr Jacob Modise Molefe who testified that he saw a big man wearing a red T-shirt carrying an AK47. He further testified that he saw this man shooting. However, under cross-examination he admitted that he did not see this man ...

MR MPUNGOSE: I was staying with a young man whose name was Zweli Mkunu. He was originally from Lamontville and there was this other young man who would be there sleeping with me in the room who would have his AK47 all the time.

evidence itself. On the date at near the place mentioned near the police station accused number three, that was Mr Tembinkosi, fired a shot with an AK47 machine rifle but the vehicle of Mr Labena Mazibuko, the bullet struck the vehicle behind the right hand door penetrating the vehicle narrowly ...

... here are the Stashkin pistol which the applicant, on his version, says was issued to him by the MK, in fact by Twana and Radebe together with an AK47 plus ammunition for these firearms. The other firearm which is relevant here is the .38 pistol, which is connected to the ...

"A reliable source, during the first week of December 1985, saw an unknown number of AK47 rifles and an unknown number of round objects, supposedly landmines in the possession of an ANC terrorist. The terrorist indicated that he and three cohorts, by Christmas of 1985, would go to Bloemfontein to ...

MR RADEBE: That there was a person who has been killed. There was a person who was murdered with AK47, in the direction of Oskraal, in a certain farm. I think his name was mentioned. His bag was left in my car, then I hid that suitcase, but there was no firearm or ID or anything.

The person who gave me the command was comrade Mathule. He said I was the one who was supposed to shoot those people. I started crawling towards the gate where these people were standing. I started shooting. I think I shot about 32 bullets from my AK47.

MR LAMEY: Very well, and then you also say in paragraph 16 on page 117 that there were other weapons, for example a rocket launcher, a PG7 as well as AK47 and handgrenades in the back of the vehicle?

sense, like an indictment so that if we grant amnesty, we will grant it in terms of a specific offence which would be identifiable, possession of an AK47 or whatever it may be, during the period 1990 up to 1992 or whatever period it may be, so that it will cover the whole incident and ...

Having considered the application amnesty is hereby GRANTED to the Applicant in respect of the unlawful possession of an AK47 assault rifle and ammunition during or about the period 1990 to 10 May 1994 as a member of the Self Defence Unit at Extension 2, Thokoza.

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?

... could be fitted with silencers.  Applicant eventually received three pistols as well as approximately two silencers which could be fitted to AK47 assault rifles.  He handed the items to one of his subordinates for safekeeping.  There is no indication that any of the items were used in ...