councillors

Explanation
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.

TV Series Hearing Transcripts TRC Final Report TRC Victims

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Human Rights Violation Hearing, Klerksdorp, Day 1 (23 September 1996)

DR RANDERA: In other places that we have been to, vigilante groupings were formed, who were supporting the councillors or maybe supporting other people. Were there vigilante groupings in Tswelelang at the time?

/documents/hrvtrans/klerksdorp/55393.htm

Amnesty Hearing, Johannesburg, Day 4 (05 October 2000)

... that at that time during 1987 you and your comrades saw the Eastern MG Football Club, it's members and supporters, as supporters of the apartheid councillors, the apartheid Government and opposed to the ...

/documents/amntrans/johannesburg/54527.htm

Human Rights Violation Hearing, Alexandra (30 October 1996)

MS MKHIZE: Thank you very much. We have heard your story and the councillors from Alexandra are here. I should think the issue of the displaced people will be their priority in working closely with us, we could come up with some ideas and proposals as to how this problem should be resolved. We ...

/documents/hrvtrans/alexandra/54908.htm

Human Rights Violation Hearing, Grahamstown, Day 1 (07 April 1997)

... 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 ...

/documents/hrvtrans/grahamstown/55136.htm

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