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councillorsExplanation MR DUMA JOSHUA KHUMALO: According to our knowledge the councillors were working for the boers. Now so that there MR NGWENYA: I would say the situation was very tense in the township. It was not possible to move freely about the township and they were colluding with the Councillors. ... was going to be used to help the task force. It was going to be used for political purposes to train the task force s that we could disturb the councillors of the then government, that is why I'm asking for amnesty because this money was going to be used for the training of the task ... ... Front, I emerged from underground and joined it. The VCA, that is the Vaal Civic Association, was strongly opposed to the apartheid black councillors. In 1984 it launched a total rent boycott, which resulted to the Vaal riots, which claimed many lives and damage of property. As a ... ... have been a member but not the actual leader. The applicant himself was a supporter of the then banned ANC whilst the Mashaolin Gang supported the councillors of Lamontville, who were seen as supporters of the then Government. At the time there was an intense struggle between supporters of the ... ... see people who left their houses to work, their families are not protected. In our discussions with the Chief and the community, the Chief and his Councillors rejected our offer but we told them that we understand what they’re saying but we said to them, we are going to continue with our work ... MR MANTHATA: Did you go to the councillors to investigate MR LUKHELE: They were referring to power stations, houses belonging to policemen and councillors. ... got to identify targets like policemen, SADF members, those individuals perceived to be collaborating, colluding with the apartheid system. The councillors, we then regarded them as legitimate targets. So it's upon individuals, when inside the country, that they can identify those targets, ... We got there at a time where there was tension and at the time where I say, in 1987 my house was burnt. Whereas on the other side, the Government was establishing Councillors and also Council police in the form of municipal police. DR MANDELL: Thank you very much Chairperson, Councillors, thank you very much for giving us the privilege of being with you at this very important occasion in the last two days. We are extremely concerned about the past and spending the whole day with you yesterday it was something which all of us ... MR THULU: During that time when everything was happening,there was a march organised to the councillors' offices. Thecommunity of Maokeng was complaining about the arrears, that theydo not even know about the high payments of the electricity, asif they were operating factories. As we were ... MR MFAZWE: Then, people say that this meeting ended with the councillors being stoned and then the following morning ... not know who was where and why especially with the JMC that he referred to, the Joint Management Centre that was developing here with some of the councillors, some of the community people, individuals and others involved on that side. It seems as if part of the community then or some of the ... ... Now, when you defined your targets, as you have already explained in your statement, you said that your targets was that you were against apartheid councillors as well as vigilante groups. What was troubling you about those groups, why did you specifically choose them to be your targets? What ... ... association was seen to work in co-operation with the police, or giving evidence to the police or working in co-operation with the apartheid local Councillors, they were seen as "impimpis" and enemies of the liberation ... The apartheid States at the time insisted on putting in place in many townships in the country Councillors, people that they percieved could govern the townships separately to the way that the rest of the cities were governed. To do that they enforced elections in very many communities and of ... MR SANDI: What was the cause of the disharmony? Who was leading the township all in all? Were there councillors within the organisation. ... state agents, and chain of command. The victims classified as legitimate targets need to be specified (e.g. SAP, kitskonstables, SADF, community councillors). This information would ... ... Unit (SDU) established by the ANC. He explained that the ANC had endeavoured to bring an end to the local authorities by persuading the town councillors, who were described as puppets, to resign from office. The policy of the ANC's was carried out throughout the country and in many ... |
