askari

They apply for amnesty for the following incident: The kidnapping and murder on the 19th July 1990 of a certain Brian Ngqulunga who was an askari and subsequently became a member of the South African Police.

MR HATTINGH: Goodwill Sikhakane was an askari who worked with Col Taylor in Durban?

MR MOHLABA: Are you saying that in this particular case, you had a source which provided you with information, which source was not security officer or an Askari, is that correct?

MR BEESLAAR: He was an Askari, he later became an officer in the force - I may be incorrect, but in ‘85 he died but there was a person by the name of Moss.

... is in fact the core upon which this application turns, I will ask you to take into consideration Mr de Kock's admission that Mr Msibi was not an askari, he had not become an informer, he was in fact a man of integrity, to take into consideration the circumstances which led to his abduction. ...

In the same meeting the "problem" of an askari by the name Ngqulunga was discussed and it was decided that he was to be "silenced".

MR LAX: No, they apprehended him at a pharmacy with an askari.

MR MAFORA: In your testimony yesterday you indicated that there was - you had strict disciplinary measures that were carried out in an event where an askari failed to follow instructions, is that correct?

... in specific tasks, but what I am not prepared to do under any circumstances is to disclose the identity of any informer, whether the person was an askari or whether the person was an informer, whatever the case may be, I am not prepared to do so, because it will jeopardise those persons, and I ...

... me, that police had been brought from Pretoria and Krugersdorp. And it was common knowledge at that time that there was also a group of so-called Askari’s who were Zulu speaking. Who people in Guguletu and KTC, Crossroads referred to as INKATHA, who were operating in the area as ...

MR B WILLIAMS: Mr Mbelo, you will agree that you could have been transferred out of Vlakplaas at any stage, you were a policeman, you were not an askari? Do you agree with that?

Om terug te kom by die deelname van Vlakplaas en die Askari’s in hierdie voorval. Is u getuienis dat op geen stadium is u ingelig oor hierdie aspek van die optrede nie.

... in COSAS, by one Joe Mamasela, a member f Unit C10. Thereafter Mamasela was assisted by Thinyelwa Daniel Nkala (the 2nd Applicant), who was an askari member of Unit C10. Together they made contact with approximately twenty members of COSAS under the pretence that they were members of MK. ...

... who was the most senior member of C1 present, had discussed the matter with certain members of the West Rand Division, it was decided that an Askari approach the Deceased on the pretence that he was an MK cadre wanting to meet with Odirile Maponya.  The 7th Applicant was sent to talk to ...

... Branch and members of Murder and Robbery Unit and we exchanged information. I recruited more sources and informers and I also learnt of a PAC Askari in custody, he was serving a sentence at Diepkloof Prison, Julius Xhosa. He worked for Soweto Security when this unfortunate incident took ...

The applicant instructed Joe Mamasela, an Askari member of the Security Police, to infiltrate the ANC and to find out whether they were awaiting weaponry to be used against the police. He was instructed not to influence them to ask for weapons but those asking for weapons would be supplied with ...

MR PRINSLOO: I could have, Chairperson, but after my conversation with him and my questioning of him, I had already come to a decision that he was a possible askari, that I could possibly turn his head.

MR DE KOCK: No Chairperson, I did not know about that. As far as I knew, Ndaba was not an informer, Ndaba was identified by an askari under the command of Col Taylor, that is how he was captured. After he was captured, he in turn pointed out Tshabalala. Furthermore this took place in secrecy, ...

... Commissioner, he went to the police. I think he then revealed the whole story and the escort had him safely back to South Africa and he became the askari that he ...

Applicant was an MK soldier who had been kidnapped and became an askari. He was ordered to identify members of MK who came back to the RSA after they had received training abroad. His commander at Vlakplaas was Captain De Kock.