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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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... the graveyard, when we were about to reach Joza township we found four policemen, one of them is Diliza, who is Mrs Nana. Mrs Nana was one of the ...
MR MNGADI: I never got a chance to go to councillors but my mother used to take care of me. She is a nurse, she used to come at home and give me moral support.
... so he was instrumental in financing IFP members as well as providing them with food. IFP members were always in groups and they would be around councillors and other people from whom they received their instructions. As people who assisted the IFP, they were on the list to be killed because ...
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.
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.
DR RANDERA: Can I just try and remind you. Were there no marches against, against Councillors at that time?
... before you, clealry indicated that they were fighting against the high rents, they were fighting the oppressive education, they were fighting the councillors and they didn't want to buy in their shops, they were boycotting the shops. That is what they were doing. That is why I am asking you ...
... on the people and the necklace methods were used, the resistance actions which originated from this, the killing of policemen, the killing of ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
These municipalities or these town councils which were then handed over as such comprised a committee called Wesbou which included city councillors, city secretaries, financial persons, people from the traffic departments, people who were in command of the civil protection services and so forth, ...
... 1995 ("the Act"). The matter relates to two incidents that occurred during the period 1985 - 1987 when explosions were caused at the homes of two councillors, one Matsipe alias Matike at Jabulani and an unknown councillor at Mfolo, Soweto. Applicants participated in both incidents on orders ...
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.
then it happened that Winnie Mandela encouraged us again thatwe should join with these Advisory Boards, the so-called town councillors. Andthen we started to join up with the Town Council. My wife went in there as acouncillor. I couldn't get in there because I was on the banned list, I ...
MR PRETORIUS: And then there was the one where the handgrenades were at the Councillors' office, Mr Olifant was there.
... 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. ...
... a soldier in front of your house with a gun. The whole township was surrounded by the soldiers. This made people to be angry. They boycotted the councillors. Everything that belonged to the Government was a threat or ...
MRS MOHLOMI: We were paying a rent to the councillors.
... 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 ...
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 ...
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