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councillorsExplanation WITNESS: He was also residing in the township. He was one of the Councillors, that is when now they took him to the police camp. I heard this from one of my nephews. MR RICHARD: And you confirm everything they said about all of you being members of the United Democratic Front and the members and supporters and office bearers of the Eastern MG Pirates Soccer Club being your opponents and supporters of the apartheid Councillors and Government? The salient facts relating to this incident, briefly summarised, are as follows. Scheepers Morudu was a leading activist in Mamelodi, responsible for the planning and execution of boycott actions and petrol bomb attacks on the homes of policemen, and black councillors. ... ... YWCA, women's church groups, amadodana, sports groups, ministers, fraternals, SACTU unions, all political parties, the Government itself, eg, councillors and MPs, tertiary institutions, NGOs, ratepayers' associations and individuals, we felt all these groups can play a part in ... that the mayor was Jeffrey Nkosi. No, it was Zondo. He has since died. At that time when I got to the meeting there was some conflict amongst the councillors themselves, because they felt that there was some favouritism that was going on with regard to the elections. And we continued in that ... MR XABA: The reason for that, the Councillors at the time were harassing the community. They first burnt down our houses just before we attacked them. ADV NYOKA: Honestly, do you agree with me, Mr du Plessis, that if by City Council was discredited, it was not representative, it was racial and it was the creation of National Party. People had no interest in it. They did not vote for the councillors. Do you agree with me? ... to play. Like for instance let me just elaborate a little bit, like for instance right now in Tembisa is engulfed by misunderstanding between the councillors and the residents in general. We as teachers we have to tell our students why we should pay rent or not pay rent. Our students have to ... ... has actually indicated to you through the Reparation and Rehabilitation Committee we will certainly try and be of assistance with directing you to councillors. So thank you very much and we'll try and follow up as best we can. Thank ... MR RICHARD: And is it also correct that as your co-applicants have said, persons who gave information to the South African Police, co-operated with the police, co-operated with the apartheid councillors were seen as enemies of the struggle and possibly "impimpis"? "We saw tribal councillors being killed, elderly people forced by UDF to drink cooking oils, etcetera. We decided to fight the UDF, which was furthering the aims of the ANC." In mid July to November there were intense conflict in the Huhudi community where almost daily reports of the stoning and burning of houses belonging to Community Councillors, collaborators and policemen is reported. Nicholas Ntusi, an activist from Huhudi is burnt to death by vigilantes. ... their presence here today with Mrs Mhlaba as well as the speaker of the Provincial Legislature, Mr Kugile and Mrs Kugile. We thank the mayor, the councillors and the people of East London for their welcome, and especially for making available these facilities ... The first salvoes of the 'Maritzburg war were in Imbali. Inkatha-aligned councillors in Imbali Township Council dominated the local government structures. The UDF had chosen as its modus operandi not to involve itself with any form of government structure, not with the people who were in them. ... ... there were attacks on police patrols, the existing structures were replaced with alternative structures, school boycotts were the order of the day, councillors resigned as I’ve mentioned before. In other words control was lost to a great extent by the government in these ... the ones who take part in politics, he should just concentrate on his church, he must not take any activities. There was also some targeting of the councillors and I did hear that anyone who burns my house should expect that his house will also be burnt, because I told those people, saying that I ... ... and information that will lead to the reconstruction of its communities. We thank the police who have been with us. We thank the Mayor and the councillors. We thank the Churches and we thank all the organisations that made this occasion possible. I think, amongst them, Kulumani. We thank ... ... election materials propagating acquiescence to incorporation. They disrupted classes, caused damage to the school property and security guards of Councillors were manhandled. It is as the result of his participation and role in the demonstrations that the applicant was convicted, as ... ... in a peaceful resolution which the ANC slammed shut and didn't want to walk through. We argued that instead of murdering in terms of a policy, councillors who said we would make ourselves available for municipalities, if the ANC and the UDF and those said let's put up our candidates and ... MR BOOYENS: Were campaigns launched against black councillors? |
