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ADV PRIOR: So they expected to meet comrades, was that part of the plan?

... 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 ...

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

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 ...

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] ...

... through his nose. We left ...(indistinct) Miss Kumalo. The police refused us entry to the hospital. We went to Heidelberg office and asked the Comrades there to accompany us to the hospital. When we got to the hospital they refused us entry. Tembi talked to them and they eventually allowed ...

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 ...

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?

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.

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 ...

... 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 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 ...

... 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 ...

... side of the house. When I went to ask the others whether he arrived they said no, he didn't come back home. We started going around asking the comrades whether they had seen him and they said they haven't seen him. It was Saturday and on Sunday we tried to look for him. On Monday in the ...

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.

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?

we were to carry out this operation. On this day I was ordered by the commander to come to his place. On my arrival I found him sitting with other comrades mentioned above. He then briefed us on the operation that was to be carried out. The car to be used was already parked in the yard. He ...

MR ARENDSE: Do you know of any of your comrades in the APLA army who defied an order and if so, what happened to that person?

MRS NCHABELENG: Before the policeman came to fetch Peter, two men came to our house and they asked him to come with them and they said, comrades want to kill your wife. And then he answered and said it can't be comrades who would want to kill my wife. And we told the comrades that they shouldn't ...