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comradesExplanation ... pseudonym. He told them that I was going to be the Commander. He said that they would get instructions from me, or details from me. I saluted my comrades. I asked them their pseudonyms and they told me. They left after that. So there was another soldier. He told me that and that was ... ... East Rand where he came from, was a focal issue. He was drawn into this conflict as a member of the Vosloorus community. He and some of his local comrades bought firearms with money that in part came from business people in the community. The purpose of purchasing these firearms was to protect ... ... night when I started giving out information to Benzien. It was that night - if I recall correctly, that I went to point out houses belonging to my comrades. ... my business place. Some Comrades were left behind. "As we were the comrades of that time, we tried by all means to democratise our Black people who were still living in the 'barrack'" is the best way I can read it "people where Black people were freed from mental slavery." This happened when we rushed to the place where we heard that there was a cry. We discovered that there was one of our comrades who was at the back of the van. And then this gentleman pulled the car along the street. During the period there were lot of people who were coming around and we wanted ... That's when I met him with his comrades like Atwell Maqekeza, Tandofiqa Radebe, but Tandofiqa Radebe was a student there. The others from Grahamstown Maswai, Siphiwo Maswai, they were all working together and I had contact with him. MS SOLANI: On the 28 December 1989, it was in the morning, 6:15, comrades came to my house and knocked and they said to me that they wanted Vusumzi. He left with them, as parents we followed. When they were in front, they were next to the Galmen stores. There was teargas, there were police ... MR DLAMINI: I will then enquire from the IFP leader, from that area, because these people were actually his comrades, so I will check with him. ... ended up saying to me, you follow James Mahlangu and you don't want to listen to us the way they wanted us. They said they were going to burn the comrades if they don't listen to them. They released us, they didn't do anything to us that day. We went back home. On the 12th June 1986, it was ... MR NJIYELA: Okay. They gathered in a block called Block G, and the comrades gathered in a hall. I do not remember how many days, but I think three days. MS LOCKHAT: Is it correct that you were the person that informed your other comrades in relation to the activities of Mr Monamodi? ... the liberation organisations, was able to return to South Africa as part of the APLA High Command. He does not know the present whereabouts of his comrades who participated when these acts were planned and carried out. He states that he heard that Small Baby and Tello died recently. He was the ... You say you were requested by Mr Mpo Tseklo(?) to transport his fellow comrades. MR ARENDSE: Just for the record, this is the same person that has been referred to by your other comrades, Power, Mzala, Jones, is this one and the same person? Tifo who is our lawyer, comrade Paul Benjamin. These are our lawyers that work very close to us during the Apartheid time. Leon Levi is one of the comrades that have played a very important role in our ... friend was working in the mines and the house was empty, no-one was staying there, I stayed in that house and I made an area assessment before other comrades could arrive. After that, after I left Welkom, or after I left Wesselsbron, I went back to Welkom, because I told him that I didn't like ... MR ISMAIL: Well, by and large, comrades were told to resist answering questions, they were told that they would probably be beaten up, tortured, that at all times, they should think about the ANC and be loyal to the ANC and understand the political objectives. They had to understand that they ... am a trained soldier, I had a weapon, I had a responsibility as a member of the ANC to protect lives, first my own life and secondly the lives of my comrades and colleagues and thirdly, the building and those who were in it so I could not turn my back and run when I had that obligation and that ... comrades who were extremely active in Mamelodi at that time, but who then moved out to KwaNdebele as |