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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 ...

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.

MR BOSCH: Houses were burnt every night, the comrades burnt council members' and policemen's houses in the evenings and then we received the instruction from the Security Branch in Nelspruit.

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 ...

MR NOOSI: As I've just mentioned that I was in the position of authority. It was reported by our comrades who were guarding the camp, that I will not remember when it was but it could have between 1981 and 1984/85 because I left the camp in 1986. It was reported that he was not co-operating in ...

... the youth. I was psychologically tortured at the cells. You know they used to show me some pictures of what was happening, I used to see some of my Comrades and we were trying to ask why are you torturing us, the others were put in the straight-jacket, they were screaming due to pain and during ...

MR NGUBANE: I say that because I witnessed it happening. I know of several comrades who had been attacked by him. Some died and one of the people who had been attacked by the deceased was my own brother.

... the guidelines of the ANC and at some stage you mentioned that Gordon Webster had understood these guidelines and also that when you spoke to these comrades, they had by then known of the guidelines, so it was easy for them to understand. Do you ...

... branch came they were informed I nearly committed suicide and then I was transferred to Pollsmoor Prison together with another few of my brothers. Comrades like Adonis, Christopher Rutledge, Com Q, Christopher Tinto and our health Minister, Ebrahim Rasool, we were all held together. I was only ...

After the electric torture was over, I was unable to walk, I collapsed. They then carried me out. They bundled me into a car, where my other comrades were, and we were then all taken back to Marshall Square.

... alight. They did not want it to be known that they had committed a crime. They went back to the place where Mamasela was being held by other comrades. They decided that they were not going to ask him to take them to Lobatse and point out the house where they were going to sleep before ...

... asked me, he wanted to find out about my identity, I told him that I am Jackie, then he asked me what I wanted. I told him that I was sent by the comrades in regard to the earlier instruction, that if we found the person responsible for the killing of Mr Mokoena, we should come and fetch them. ...

Bobby instructed him to drive off. They subsequently encountered a road block. Fire was exchanged and the car was hit. The applicant and his comrades abandoned the car, one was shot dead at the scene, Bobby was wounded and another one arrested and later convicted. The applicant managed to ...

saw lights on the road. Both sides they were lit, there was a crowd coming towards me. I was active at the time, I was a UDF comrade. We were all comrades in the township, but we were not enlightened. I thought that UDF members do not carry such ...

MR RILEY: I must assume that you were involved in discussions with your comrades in arms and committee members in the PAC and APLA, about the developed and the route that the country was taking at the time.

this incident. 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 ...

Some of these new leaders claimed to be members of MK, and began a reign of terror. Under Ceba and his small band of comrades, the Polla Park Unit began launching random attacks against the police, passing motorists and former leaders of residents of the Polla Park. The most credible Polla ...

CHAIRPERSON: And those other comrades of yours that didn't come too close, do you know who they were?

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 ...