Balaclava group

Explanation
During the period 1991 to 1994, men clad in balaclavas undertook ongoing arson, shooting and armed robbery attacks on ordinary residents and ANC supporters in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Some attacks targeted individuals, others whole communities. Local residents called the attackers 'Balaclavas', although evidence suggests that there were several groups participating in such attacks. The Commission found that persons associated with the Lingelethu West town council, former Special Constables, persons involved in the taxi conflicts, and criminal elements all played a role.

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MHLAKAZA, Fuzile

An ANC self-defence unit (SDU) member who was abducted and severely beaten by members of a balaclava group in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, in 1993, allegedly because they wanted information from him. See self-defence units (SDU).

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MPHIKWA, Mbongeni Moses

Was shot and severely injured in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on 15 May 1992 by a named member of a balaclava group involved in taxi conflict and hit squad activity. See taxi violence.

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DINWA, Nomonde

Was shot and injured by a balaclava group, allegedly linked to the Lingelethu West Town Council, in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on 16 December 1991. The attack left three people dead, three wounded and forty houses burnt.

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