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Conflict between local councillors and political activists intensified in townships around the country during the 1980s, as pressure mounted on councillors to resign their positions on councils created under the Black Local Authorities Act and without popular support. Councillors who refused to resign risked attacks on their homes, families and business premises.

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MR NGCOBO: I wouldn't know that. The Chief was present and the Councillors were there and the community and also another Chief from the Numbela area. They all wanted this thing to be solved, but then the problem was with Cele and Mbukazi.
... were soldiers who use to stay in his house. There were bags that were used there to protect this house, the kind of bags that they use to use in councillors' houses around and this and this things. But we did not know why those bullet proof kind of bags were put all around his house. ...
MR PRETORIUS: And then there was the one where the handgrenades were at the Councillors' office, Mr Olifant was there.
MR BOTTOMAN: Yes, other Councillors, their houses were also burnt and there was no connection between me and them.
MR MZIMELA: There is an Induna and councillors in every area. Like I said he was a chief councillor. It is not like he was above the Chief.
... The destruction of local authoritieswas seen to be part of this process. This was followed by thebrutal murders of a number of community councillors, administrativepersonnel, police officials and other persons who in any way assistedthe State. These murders and killings often occurred ...
... can relate the story to us. --- In 1979, the community of Lamontville asked Mzizi that he should join the election, because they were electing councillors, and he did actually enter the elections but his name was not chosen, so consequently he was not elected. And I remember at that time I ...
MR RICHARD: And by 1990, the chieftains and the indunas and the councillors, which party did they in the main support, by 1990?
They were not supportive at the hospital. They wanted to know as to whether we were councillors or my husband was a councillor and when I told them that he was not, they refused to treat us. I had to plead with them to treat my daughter, but they did not help my daughter until six o' clock the ...
Let it be judged against the horrendous slaughters of Black town councillors whose only crime was that they tried to use the system for the benefit of their people.
VM MBENGO: My participation was towards the Councillors because they were not welcome at the time as they were an obstacle towards the New South Africa.
... (2) this violence is taking place in a counter-revolutionary context directed by agencies of the State and its surrogate Forces in the form of councillors, warlords, vigilantes, death squads and certain white right wing elements; (3) the ANC together with other democratic Forces, such as ...
... conflict between the government and liberation movements when perceived supporters of the apartheid regime such as the police and community councillors, were targets of attack by liberation movements.  We also have regard to the fact that the offences in question are very serious, ...
There was a protest particularly around the high rents in Lucanje Zweni and as all over the country a demand for the community councillors to leave the township. And the Phillipstown Youth Organisation and the Phillipstown Residence Association were created. As again we have heard in so many ...
... Oupa Gozo had his organisation by the name of ADM. We were told when we were at the hall in 1 Ciskei Battalion that as people were burnt and the councillors were involved, we had to protect ...
MR NDLOVU: Okay, at the time everybody, almost everyone knew that those apartheid structures, be it councillors or any other form of administration were actually targeted by the ANC and the armed wing to actually undermine those structures, to render the country ungovernable, to make sure that ...
Councillors and Police were called on to resign, municipal buildings and homes of collaborators, were attacked. As the administrative system broke down, people established their own democratic structures to run the community, including Street Committees and People's Courts.
... top body of the Party, namely the General Council which consisted of plus minus 35 people representing the four Provinces plus MP's and President's ...
CHAIRPERSON: He merely attended as an interested ratepayer or citizen and he wouldn’t be expected to sign a register, as Councillors would.
to normalise 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 ...
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