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Amasolomzi

Explanation
an informal group of community 'police' active in crushing local support for the UDF and ANC in the rural Cape towns of Ashton and Zolani in the late 1980s. In a number of violent attacks, the Amasolomzi acted in concert with the police to arrest and assault scores of people, and were themselves victims of counter-attacks by UDF supporters.

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Was severely beaten by Amasolomzi vigilantes and members of the SAP while being arrested in Zolani, Ashton, Cape, on 20 November 1985.
Was severely beaten with knobkerries by named Amasolomzi vigilantes and members of the SAP while being arrested in Zolani, Ashton, Cape, on 20 November 1985. He later served three years in prison for public violence.
An ANC supporter who was severely beaten by named members of the SAP and Amasolomzi vigilantes in Nqubela, Robertson, Cape, in 1986, during extensive unrest in the township at the time.
Was shot and injured by Amasolomzi vigilantes on 24 May 1986 in Ashton, Cape, during an opposition campaign to Black Local Authority.
... 1985, by named vigilantes and SAP members. Mr Mangcola was one of more than 100 Zolani residents arrested and accused of burning the homes of Amasolomzi vigilantes. Thirty-two were finally sentenced to prison terms. He was detained awaiting trial for ten months and served a prison sentence ...
Was beaten with sjamboks and knobkerries by Amasolomzi vigilantes and members of the SAP in May 1986 at the time of a funeral in Zolani, Ashton, Cape. Ms Cona was then detained for three months under emergency regulations. See police brutality.
An ANC supporter who was severely beaten by named Amasolomzi vigilantes and SAP members on his arrest, with over 100 other residents in Zolani, Ashton, Cape, on 24 May 1986. His right eye was permanently damaged in the assault. He was held in custody for five months while charged with public ...
... on his arrest in Zolani, Ashton, Cape, on 20 November 1985. He was one of over 100 Zolani residents arrested and accused of burning the homes of Amasolomzi vigilante members. Thirty-two residents were finally sentenced to prison terms. Mr Matroos was held in custody awaiting trial for ten ...
Was severely beaten by a group of named Amasolomzi vigilantes in Ashton, Cape, on 4 November 1985. During the attack he fatally stabbed one of his attackers. He was taken to the police station and beaten unconscious by the same perpetrators. He then served a nine-year sentence for public violence ...
Was detained and severely beaten by named Amasolomzi vigilantes and members of the SAP, in Ashton, Cape, on 24 May 1986, following a funeral and house-to-house search by police. About 108 people were arrested and 22 injured, eight of them seriously. Mr Mantlane was released after three months` ...
Was shot and severely injured by a named Amasolomzi vigilante in Zolani, Ashton, Cape, on 24 May 1986, while he was on his way home from the funeral of an activist. Mr Mrubata was paralysed by his injury and was confined to a wheelchair until his death from related causes in February 1999.
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