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April 1994 electionsExplanation MR KOTZE: And it reached it's height immediately preceding the 27 April 1994 elections? The incident which gives rise to these applications occurred on 27th April 1994 in the district of Westonaria. It is common cause that about 20h00 on 27th April 1994, which was the day on which the first democratic elections in South Africa commenced, both applicants were in a motor vehicle which ... people of Bophuthatswana want political change. Mr Mangope should liberate them to take part in the democratic elections which happened in 1994, in April. They don't want that political change from the AWB which was killing them. ... MR RILEY: Now is it also not correct, Sir, that in fact on the 3rd of June 1993, at the multi-party forum, a date had already been set for the country's first non-racial, one person one vote elections which was supposed to take place on the 27th of April 1994, as it did in fact take place? MR BUDDU: To be quite frank with you, the other instructions which I gave happened after the 27th of April 1994, because then the demand was different than the one prior to the elections of 1994. Now, Mr Kruser, am I correct that everything that could be detrimental to the elections, the free and fair elections during April, March - April 1994 was of the utmost importance to you? CHAIRPERSON: You also said that you knew that the date for the new elections were the 27th of April 1994. Now were the four of you intent on conquering the Northern Province between February and the 27th of April 1994? Did you intend following the objective as laid out by Mr Mhlongo, to carry on ... ... version the inhabitants of their village were upset by the deaths of six young male residents of the village over a period of some months prior to April 1994. All of the deceased were related and like the two Applicants, were supporters of the African National Congress ("ANC"). The deaths were ... ... of ANC placards, stickers and security-related documents. He says these contained very sensitive information. It was about a week before the 27 April 1994 elections and at a time when ANC members were being killed. Before accompanying Bapela the Applicant went into the ANC offices where he ... Applicant was during the period preceding the general elections of April 27, 1994 a commander of a SDU in Mavimbela. There was ongoing fighting between the IFP and ANC with IFP strongholds in the hostels and ANC in the townships. MS VAN DER WALT: What was his attitude towards the elections which were to take place in April 1994? ... organisation had agreed to participate in the democratic election, which occurred in fact a few weeks after these incidents, on the 27th of April. That date had been announced during March at least, is that correct? The date was known, that the elections would take place on the 27th of ... 1993 there was already a talk of elections? Wasn't that only decided in December 1993, on the 5th of December 1993 that there could be elections in April ... ADV SANDI: Did any elections take place there, did the people participate in the April 1994 elections? ... that would allow the Ciskei Police to make meaningful progress in the investigation. I was also mindful of the upcoming elections to be held in April 1994 and the police had their capability stretched to try and maintain the peace in this part of the world where Your Lordship will, sorry, ... ... but nevertheless also important contacts, the historical initial formal meeting between MK and the SADF took place in March 1993. By the end of April 1993, sufficient consensus was reached for a working group at staff level to commence with detailed work. On 11 January 1994, six of the forces ... MR MAY: It was in April, the first week of April, two weeks before the 1994 elections. ... the background and circumstances of the conflict in the Kathorus area during the period 1990 until a few weeks prior to the general elections on 27 April 1994. Ms Sealy was a senior researcher employed by the Independent Board of Inquiry which was established by a number of high-profile ... MS SEALEY: That violence was right up until just prior to the first democratic elections. In fact if I'm not mistaken three or four days before the elections the East Rand was aboil again, so that lasted right up until I would say April, perhaps the first two weeks of April 1994. MR TIPP: So you were happy then with the idea that the people of South Africa would have to pass the spears of the Amabutho, of the IFP before they could succeed in holding the Elections on 27th April 1994? |
