comrades

In Johannesburg we met our contact, Mr Topane Mswadi. He took us to a safe place at Orlando West, Pethene(?), where we stayed until the other two comrades we left at Bulawayo, arrived with arms.

"... of Vlakplaas were also present. During the interrogation Mabotha gave certain information on the identity of his comrades, where they could be and also where arms had been hidden. Later Mabotha was taken to the Soweto security office at Protea. Two teams of Vlakplaas were also present, ...

MR LELEKI: I’d gone to look for a place to stay and as he was hoping other Comrades with accommodation ... so he’d just arrived from exile.

As from there we ran off to the hospital - we arrived just in time before the visiting hours and the other comrades were also here. I couldn’t even wait in vain, I tried my way in, I forced my way inside, there were waiting for seven o’clock - I asked from another young woman with a pink uniform ...

MR MNGONA: At the end of 1984 we were having a celebration as comrades, we were singing and walking through the townships and when we were in the village of Holland, at about eight o'clock, there were six policemen who were standing there.

"Special Branch." Now this week the Commission has heard different versions of how policemen were attacked. In the one instance Mr Toka said his version was people that were an enemy or attacking ANC comrades' houses and then your version, or in your application you said:

... Union of Mineworkers as a regional organiser. I was also instrumental in establishing the structures in the Western Transvaal, together with other comrades, who formed a leadership in this Western Transvaal. People like Zakes Molekane, people like Thabo Sithole, people like Sylvia Benjamin, ...

On the walls of the office were pictures of dead comrades, all of whom had been killed by Security Forces. Joshua told the boys that the time would come, Joshua told the boys that their time will come. A victim of one of the shootings in Tokoza tells a typical story of what happened.

... this man. Later on they called a gentleman, that policeman who was in charge, who brought me there and he took me back to the cell. Then the comrades they asked me what happened and so on. I was not in a position to tell them that time because it was very painful and I slept and I was ...

I was arrested together with my comrades. We were alleged that we are people who are members of the banned organisations, and they mentioned the BPC and they mentioned the ANC, the SACP at that time.

... He was the Deputy Chief of Regional Security and went to his house in Kabwata, a Lusaka suburb. Jackie explained that he wanted to speak to comrades in special operations as to whether I should be deployed there. Because a White MK member would cause general interest and thereby ...

arrested were never killed, the people who were to be killed who were also saved by me, they were six people. It was at a time we were fighting the comrades, we were "witdoeke" and they came to me, they didn't know poor souls, and they found some men surrounding me, the men who were guarding me ...

comrades are working for us and he said to me, in 1986, I

... and myself and Max entered a yard of a certain townhouse. Whilst in the yard with Max I shot the police vehicle and it sped off. The other comrades were no longer around. Myself and Max threw Molotovs in this house whose yard we were, we thereafter retreated and I threw a grenade in ...

MR MABUZA: I used that R4 for quite a while, and it so happened on our way to the funeral of one of our comrades, we happened to be surrounded by soldiers, because we were shooting in the air for a gun salute, and after surrounding us, they opened only one exit through which all of us had to go.

MR MORUPISI: Firstly, I thank the Committee for giving me this opportunity to state my case about what I've done together with my comrades. We were compelled by the situation. I'm directing this mainly to the families of the deceased and together with their friends. We did not do a good thing ...

... the incident that occurred at Ngagi Street where they identified a member of the IFP in a photograph and that member was caught by some of his comrades, members of the SDU and who was ultimately shot at. That is the incident that occurred at Ngagi ...

This was my son that I trusted, he was at St Bonavess School doing Std 9. I hope that I’ve told you what I wanted to tell you. The comrades came to assist me - even if they ran away at times, not staying with me for quite a long time but they came to help. I stayed like that and the police van ...

... 1981 or 1980 I can’t recall well, he once more found himself in a position where he had to leave the University of the North with a number of his comrades, if one could I quote one or two, Maku Ramathlodi, Tom Kwane and others who had to leave because of their perceived their pressure by ...

MRS LEGODI: We were told that Philip was taken by Dr Molepo and Majekani. When he came back from Garagkuwa he used to go to Dr Molepo's surgery for check ups because he had back pains. We heard that the comrades arrived after Phillips death.