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councillorsExplanation The Police, soldiers, Councillors, Council Police were all regarded by this unit and the ANC as enemies since their main duty was to suppress all political activities and also to arrest and disillusion political activists. ... Continually after that I was harassed. Even when I would get a job, I would be dismissed or assaulted. I was told I am a UDF member. In 1988, Councillors were going to be elected, but they were not going to be elected in a democratic sense. As the United Democratic Front we campaigned ... ... Particularly the 1980's and 1990's was a very difficult period for the East Rand. A lot of the conflicts we saw in the 1980's involved the town councillors and youth but in the 1990's it seems as if the conflict took a very bad turn with the communities turning against each other, members of ... 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. MR ERASMUS: This pertained to boycotts, the burning of beer halls, delivery vehicles, attacks on black councillors and their homes, attacks on policemen and their homes, large scale intimidation, marches, and this had to do with the with the destruction of property and the killing of people. ... were a lot of police running around the township. Were there other people being killed? Were there instances either of police being killed or of Councillors being killed at the time, that you know ... Mthembu returned and said they would have to petrol bomb properties belonging to supporters of the government, specifically the police and community councillors. But they were to ensure that no one could get killed because the aim was only to intimidate such people and any other possible ... Obviously councils were established to administer these areas and we experienced problems there as a result of intimidation and purposeful rejection of the system and we experienced major problems in maintaining the councillors and these councils and forums. MR GWAMANDA: He was one of the councillors Mfageni Gumede who were looking after the community and a school. MR HLONGWANE: In the first meeting it was clearly explained by Noah, who talked to the councillors saying that this person will be paid, will be remunerated and it's for us to make sure that he gets paid. I ended up working in Ermelo and Davel. The mayor Mr Hlatswayo and Bonjesi in Davel, they ... ... remember the name of the activist, but Hechter told him that he was a youth organiser and was also involved in bomb attacks on houses of black councillors and remarked that they would give him a bit of his own ... comrade Themba, Jacky Macheo and Bafana Baloi. In 1990 we attacked Mr Msizi's house, we threw petrol bombs. We did so because Msizi was one of the councillors who used to harass and give hardships to the community. It includes arresting people and evicting people from their ... ... the situation and many activists were harassed. The Applicant states inter alia that he was instructed to guard the homes of Community Councillors who were quite unpopular in the area. In addition, he had to take part in the petrol bombing of homes of UDF leaders and their ... ... at all levels. In communities throughout the country attacks were launched against the most immediate representatives of government, namely the councillors, the policemen, the soldiers and all those who were perceived as collaborators. Those who created government policies and sat in ... Truth and Reconciliation Commission our very deep thanks to the people of the Benoni City Council, to the Mayor, to the Councillors and others who have made this possible. say in this statement that you were told by Brig Cronje that there was going to be a number of grenade attacks on houses of black police members and councillors. Did Brig Cronje say who would be doing the attack or whether it was - the police were involved in any way in the attack, or were you ... I am saying this and I know that I am saying this on behalf of the majority of people in this town of ours and I know that I am saying that on behalf of the majority of the Councillors who are within the Council. ... for the process of Truth and Reconciliation in this country. We give You thanks for those who are part of that Commission; commissioners and councillors. We give You thanks for that process, Lord, that is already beginning to bring about healing and reconciliation for our people and our ... ... there and it's my culture that when someone passed away we should slaughter a goat. I did that because my brother died and again they sent town councillors that I don't give my dogs water to drink and again I don't cut my grass, and when they come and take photographs they see my dogs being ... MR NGQANDU: There was a consumer boycott in our area at that time. We were fighting against the Councillors because they wanted to raise rent payments. On the third day, after all this, the boers of AWB came from town. They were going to take a truck which was burnt down by the community. The ... |
