comrades

CHAIRPERSON: When people were arrested in Bedford, when you were arrested, sorry, in Bedford were there any Comrades who were arrested?

MRS NTHOROANE: No, Sir. Because during that time the comrades were just singing at that time when they were beaten. They were singing on the streets.

... Atteridgeville. Can you just tell us, if you can, a little bit about what was happening in Atteridgeville at that time with police action against Comrades or against the youth? Could you just tell us a little about ...

MR NKOBESE: Thank you officials, parents, comrades and friends. I feel privileged that I should give this brief summary about the incident that occurred here in Uitenhage at the time of the shooting of the people in Langa. Firstly I would mention that it is of importance that we would see that ...

... governmental structures were the targets of hit squad actions launched by the ANC's armed wing, Umkhonto weSizwe; Self Defence Units and militant comrades. Since the mid 1980s KwaZulu Natal and areas on the Witwatersrand have been involved, in varying degrees, in a low intensity war. This war ...

And after some time I met some comrades who asked where was my home. I don't know how I directed them and I lost consciousness and to regain it at my home. Then one of the neighbours took me to hospital and I was feeling very weak.

MR MOIKABI: I was a comrade for a long time in Kothlanong township. It is true that rumours was heard that Inkatha and the Russian gang were coming to attack the comrades.

The Applicant was the only one arrested on the 13th December 1991 and during 1992 he was convicted and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. Whilst in prison he learnt that his comrades had died.

MR MANDLAKOMO: Actually our comrades were being harassed by askaris and hit squads from the South African Government and we were to counter that.

during the morning of 29 June 1993 three girls reported to him that they were raped and gave the names of the perpetrators. He summoned some of his comrades and they went to seek the persons being accused. They found some of the perpetrators and took them to the sports-ground where the girls and ...

MS NHLAYISI: So this person lived at your fellow comrades parental home, that Sibusiso Coka's house, is that correct?

MS MKHIZE: It's made here, it's like you are in search for more information about people who lived closely to Vuyani. Did you ever hear from any of his fellow comrades in Lesotho after his funeral?

... son Jackie. Since then till I was detained on the 5th of May in 1986 and released in August 1989 I stayed in detention over that period with many comrades including Jerry Morakela who stays in Hospital ...

MR MTWALO: And said to them: 'Comrades, this is my boy, he resides right next to my house in Block D.

the rest of your comrades travelled to a remote area outside of Port

Don’t worry. Let us say to both of you, as my comrades I’m saying to, we thank you. Because there are some people who always consider freedom as having just started in 1976 - for getting what your input too. What surprises is that most cases as you said you were not even active but you were ...

... the previous night of the 27th of June 1985 at about 9 pm. You can imagine the shock, and I shivered to think what might have happened to these ...

... Ncube: he said upon his return home, he had to report to his local political structures so that, in case he was killed by the vigilantes, his comrades would be able to know and bury him. The deceased and the other two victims were members of the vigilante group. Mr Ndzeku, presently the ...

... lost, lives were already lost, so no matter how much the deceased would have pleaded for the life of Stoffel, people who had lost their fellow comrades were not going to release him so willingly. ...

were attacked an killed. This was - as you heard in the evidence, was a result of the relationship between the IFP and the ANC and the need for ANC comrades, the SDUs, to protect their own people because they were continuously being attacked by members of the ...