AK47

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

... 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 ...

      The fraud committed in handing in an AK47 - August 1991 to January 1992 of Col GHB Bruwer - 1993.

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

... 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 ...

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?

AMNESTY IS HEREBY GRANTED: to the abovenamed Applicant in respect of the unlawful possession of an AK47 rifle and ammunition committed at or near Kathlehong on or about 13 December 1993.

MR VISSER: To interrupt you there, do you have any knowledge of any - we have heard of an AK47 and a limpet mine which was planted in the kombi, do you have any personal knowledge thereof?

Mr Moele testified that he was requested by his Commander, Mr Mametse, to urgently find R10 000 in order to buy eight AK47 sub machine guns and hand grenades. They collected about half of the amount, but needed the balance urgently because they feared that they might miss the opportunity to buy ...

... had a big braai in the evening, and in the morning they put out lots of cases of ammunition and rows of weapons and we had great fun, shooting off AK47's, Uzi's, all sorts of ...

MR MAFU: In the execution of the operation was used hand grenades, AK47's and pistols.

MR SKOSANA: We only had two guns, AK47 and hand grenades.

"... under the mattress of the bed, towards the inside of the wall, there was an AK47 storm gun wrapped in a plastic bag. In a black briefcase, there was a .375 Magnum Taurus revolver and a 9mm 39 pistol. I also found a Transkeian passport in the room, containing the photo of the suspect, with ...

MR KAHANOVITZ: He said that he returned to the cottage that he'd hired on a particular day thereafter and he found a parcel that had been left there for him, containing an AK47 and two magazines, this was on the 11th of September, 1989, the day before Adv Lubowski's assassination.

... 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 ...

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.

... 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 NTOMBENI: AK47.

Amongst ourselves it was myself and Maxim (indistinct) Phakamisa and (indistinct) Mhlutwa and Xama Qungishi. We were armed in the following manner. Myself, I had a 303 rifle and Phakamisa had an AK47 and an explosive called M57.

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