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, Messina, Day 1 (08 April 1997)

MS RAMAKOKOVHU: Well, regarding the Councillors, there were some differences regard, we even went to their homes to ask them to resign and subsequent to that, police were called and we were in Jimmy Chauke’s house and the police arrived and they came on their Casspir. They just started off ...

/documents/hrvtrans/messina/55610.htm

Human Rights Violation Hearing, Worcester, Day 3 (26 June 1996)

And this was part of also the campaign to ask the local councillors to resign.

/documents/hrvtrans/worcester/56178.htm

Amnesty Hearing, Johannesburg, Day 2 (25 November 1998)

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.

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Human Rights Violation Hearing, Vryheid (17 April 1997)

... they will be told. Again my tribe went to Ulundi. They also gave them the same answer, that they will respond to them, they will write a letter. Councillors and indunas also went to Ulundi. Myself I went to Ulundi. I went to see Mr Nyanga Ngubane. I went there myself because I wanted to ...

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