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councillorsExplanation ... 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 MFAZWE: Then, people say that this meeting ended with the councillors being stoned and then the following morning MR VISSER: Was it the policy of the ANC to root out members and supporters of the Government, we're talking about black people, to whom they referred to as Government stooges, councillors and the like, members of the Security Forces and people who assisted them? Was there such a policy of the ANC? MR LUKHELE: They were referring to power stations, houses belonging to policemen and councillors. Yes, in the Esikhaweni area, where you were employed. --- I had contact with the councillors, which were councillors for the KwaZulu Government, and there were also other leaders of the Inkatha with whom I had contact. Those which I used to contact them so often amongst the Inkatha leaders it ... ... period, with what was actually happening in Siyathemba, it is said that one of the incidents that actually sparked off this attack on the houses of Councillors and in particular your house, was after the body, after the coffin of Abram had been taken by the police and the police refused to give ... The students, apparently, did write the letters because the Press published the resignations of a number of Councillors, but that was actually and ultimately the students marched to the UBC one day, but the Councillors still refused to resign, those who had not resigned. Some Councillors resigned ... We fought in 1983 in the year Brian died against the then councillors as undemocratic councillors and we were able to rally the youth around and he was an enemy to the security police. He was an enemy to the then councillors. We were moving in each and every meeting trying to educate people ... By 1985 all but two of the community councillors in Bhongolethu Oudtshoorn had resigned. The two that remained were Patrick Marenene that’s Benedict’s father and Alfred Grootboom. It is alleged that the community councillors were very antagonistic towards community organisations and they ... MR RICHARD: What was the relationship after Christmas 1985, through 1986 into 1987 between the UDF and the Councillors and those who supported the Councillors? ... to spy on Inkatha areas therefore it was left to my discretion to decide what to do to them. We returned. Before that, I found Zekele with other councillors holding a meeting, councillors from all the units. He asked one old man to take us where we were supposed to go and return us to him ... ... first, education later. They were preaching that other people are banned if they don't want them to follow what they follow. Preaching that councillors working for the KwaZulu Government should be killed. We saw all those things happen before our eyes. We saw tribal authorities being ... ... Intelligence. This short list illustrates just how polarised the media itself was during the Apartheid years. Hundreds of black policemen and councillors were assassinated by MK hit squads in the townships over this period. But the full story was never told by ANC aligned journalists ... ... who had lost their loved ones. I used to receive these groceries. One woman said, who is a white person, said that I should take a letter to the councillors. I took the letter to the councillors that the government should assist me in raising the children. After seven months, R600,00 arrived. ... ... thing an entrepreneur should do is to identify the site. He would apply to the Soweto Local Council and if you are not being favoured, one of the councillors would know, would have inside information, he would approach the oil company that has got this site, the site that somebody has ... against the continuing existence of, of Black Local Authorities at the time and of course the youth and residents were asking for the resignation of Councillors in Messina. This was a trend that we have seen in other parts of the country as well. The death of Wilson of course led to the launch ... time I had a 7.65, Mrs Mbuyazi's 7.65. As you know that Mrs Mbuyazi had certain positions within the IFP she would be given such firearms by people. Councillors and mayors would also receive these things from councillors and mayors. And these cars drove in parallel, Nthena tried to shoot. On ... MR GWAMANDA: He was one of the councillors Mfageni Gumede who were looking after the community and a school. ADV SANDI: Thank you Mr Chairperson. Mr Tyiwa, I have questions for you so that we can get clarity about this matter between PAC Amagolota and the Councillors. ... involved in the IFP Youth League. They would patrol the area at night because they were suspicious that Mr RD Sishi who worked with a committee of councillors called ... |
