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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.

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.

... operated in the Mawudse area. There was a problem concerning the incorporation of Mawudse into the then KwaNdebele. My main task was to train the Comrades in the vicinity of Mawudse so that they could resist that incorporation into KwaNdebele. I became the Operational Commander in my unit at ...

... These were the people that supported the government of apartheid. Our campaign unfortunately was successful here at home. This is because of our comrades were behind bars, some in exile. The state missionaries had inflicted fear on our people. Fear was instilled on their minds. ...

... own safety. Kebogile was shot and was killed and a certain young man by the surname of Mdoboke was also killed amidst of all that. A number of comrades were injured in ...

MR DE KOCK: Yes Chairperson, they were used as witnesses against some of their former comrades. It was usually referred to them as Mr X with regard to the press but the Defence would know who Mr X is, because the client would tell them.

ADV SANDI: Yes but you don't know if Mr Hansel did in fact telephone the police to say that comrades have a meeting, you don't know that as a matter of fact, you just believe it?

entry seeing that the doors were locked. I found a girl who was trying to jump out of the window, I apprehended her and I asked her where the other comrades were and she said she didn't know. I stabbed that instant and she fell. I opened the wardrobe ...

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 ...

... would either highlight certain of these acts for deliberate propaganda effect or suppress the more gruesome or brutal atrocities committed by the comrades, especially against black policemen. It is an undeniable fact that many journalists were actively involved in both propaganda and ...

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 ...

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 ...

ADV SANDI: Were you ever requested by your comrades to check the whereabouts of members of the IFP and the ISU?

... He was the only person who shot anybody. He did not hear anyone ask them if they were Zulu but fired at people who were armed to protect his comrades. He later denied he heard any shots. When questioned further he denied taking part in the throwing out of the bodies as he was not fit ...

After that we were taken to Zeerust, when we arrived in Zeerust - I was handcuffed with the other comrades, his name was Malungi [indistinct] Shonangwe from Mossel Bay but he was staying here in Worcester. We were blindfolded then with black clothes - policeman who were there with [indistinct] ...

Do you still recall that in August 1963 Mzizi was arrested together with his other comrades? --- Yes, I was present at that time when they got arrested by the past regime. I was expectant at that time.

... son had disappeared, after a lot of accusations and counter accusations, confusion sown by the police, it appeared that what you had said to his comrades in Lesotho has been confirmed, by independent sources, namely that he had been kidnapped by the police. Did you have an opportunity to ...

... and I phoned me again and I tried to phone him and then a child answered the phone and I asked where Shimi was and then the child told me that the comrades were after ...

... to drive the taxis, IFP taxis. He was also an IFP member, and IFP members used to harass people. Because they also killed parents of one of our comrades, and even today we don’t even know who those people were, but we only know that they were IFP ...

"... we were instructed by a Mr Zulu who was the Head of IFP at Madala hostel, Vanderbijlpark, to destroy ANC comrades. He armed us with AK47's and pump guns."