comrades

MR ZWANE: No, I didn't have knowledge. I just knew that there was violence at Piet Retief as well, but I had no idea as to who was in charge of the comrades there. I didn't have all the necessary details.

... police van. And they knew that anyone who was using that route was their enemy. They used to call us criminals, com-tsotsi, meaning criminal Comrades. Before I arrived there there's a place where there's no grass. I can't actually put everyone in picture as to what happened, because ...

MR PHATLANE: No. The Comrades use to march almost every day. We would only see them marching and not know what the reasons for the march were.

CHAIRPERSON: Not the people who tortured you, but some of your Comrades who were also tortured with you.

There was a tough guy by the name of Simon who came and greeted us and lifted his feet calling us comrades, there was no response. Then they asked where was this boy with the T-shirt, then I lifted my hand up , then he came into the room and searched everything. Unfortunately he got some writing ...

MR MOSIA: They came to all comrades who were in maximum prison.

... the deceased was not a member of an opposing political party or the South African Police, he was a municipal policeman and the deceased and his comrades had lost all faith in the security people and members of the municipal council. They only assisted the Three Million Gang. The applicant ...

... statement to the Amnesty Committee, states therein that the police told him that he was shot by the police because he had shot one of the comrades who died at the scene of that ...

CHAIRPERSON: And your other comrades?

... he sustained. The Applicant testified that he shot Sipundla because he was one of the Pirates members who went around the township and raided UDF comrades homes. He would attack and kill them. Sipundla was also known to be working very closely with the Security Police viz. Sergeant Meyer who ...

... the areas, up to the Civic Association and it was confirmed that these people were involved in harassing our people, bombing our houses and other comrades' houses, and it was confirmed beyond reasonable ...

... they said, they told me that they will see what they can do - the same night. Then they started with mass action, something like a night vigil as comrades. ...

46. Mr Nosenga was the last applicant to testify. He testified that he had arrived at the hostel during 1991 after he had escaped from ANC comrades in the Sebokeng where he had been accused of burning down the garage of one Mr Nkutha. Upon arrival at the hostel, he joined the IFP. While at the ...

MR MASANGO: For Maputo, I think a month or two after my arrival there, I was tasked with gathering news for other comrades there, from the radio, from various radio stations. Then in the morning they will gather, I will read the news for them. I continued with that job of gathering news right ...

MR McADAM: "The activities of the comrades or the street committees as communication channels or as communication channels regarding a community organisation or intimidation will be to make ungovernable by the leader elements by operation Vasvat to clandestinely make them the target of the Wit ...

Two youths said they had been visiting from Site C when they were arrested, they also complained of hunger. The jailers were aggressive towards the prisoners. One said they wanted information from these comrades because four of their people had been killed in fighting up till then.

MR VISSER: On page 27 of his application Mr Ngo also applied for assault and torture of comrades in Bloemfontein. This refers to a group, that is a group of 19 who were arrested in the Ladybrand district and were transferred from Ladybrand to Bloemfontein. Do you relate to which incident I'm ...

rank which he frequents is just around the corner and I indicated to him for all practical purpose Mr Chairman, at that point in time, anyone of his comrades could have crossed that line of fire on it's ...

... the shooting. Applicant stated that he decided to apply for amnesty in response to a call from the ANC leadership. He did not approach any of his comrades to inform them as he had assumed that they too would heed the call of the ...

MS THABETE: On page 17 of the bundle, in your statement you say you were fetched and taken to the centre point at Khumalo where you met with other comrades. Who fetched you?