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councillorsExplanation ... and it was very difficult for us even to hold meetings. I became prominent specifically when the Municipality offices were establishing community councillors, as you see this lady next to me on my left, we were the people who didn’t like that. I was one of the people who were - who had a car. ... It is not clear whether the author of the letter knew the reason for the killing to be the refusal to resign as councillors and whether he was authorised to write the letter. It is stated in the letter that it has been referred to the Secretary General for further action. We have no evidence ... MR MABUZA: Very much so, it was politically motivated because the police and the councillors - the police and the councillors had to be isolated. ... according to the programme we were going to take the buckets and spill the feces at the Administration block and then we would proceed to the Councillors’ houses. After we had spilled the feces at the Administration block we explained to the Comrades that we were proceeding to the ... ... there. The harassment continued. They formed a certain organisation. When the government of KwaZulu came into power, we were harassed by the councillors in those particular cottages. We were women and we were being harassed and we were not the only ones who were harassed. Even the ... ... opposed the elections of the council. It was a policy that as master democratic movement we actually opposed the question of the re-election of councillors. But, however, people stood which meant that whoever was part of those elections was actually supporting the policies of the former ... /"councillors, His house could be just a distance which is from here to the door. The man there was a councillor who was not - we were not part of the election of councillors and this councillors were not treating us well. They wouldn't give us sites for building, they made us pay if we were to get sites, and ... Probably they went there because they never came back again. I'd like to mention something else again. There was a day when the councillors evicted me from my house. I asked what was the reason for my eviction. ... but every time when you were active and boycotting and doing other things, was there a time where you did actually burn house of Committee Councillors or even killing ... ADV SANDI: Were there any problems in connection with the Councillors for example? What was happening? ... was going to be used to help the task force. It was going to be used for political purposes to train the task force s that we could disturb the councillors of the then government, that is why I'm asking for amnesty because this money was going to be used for the training of the task ... MR DUMA JOSHUA KHUMALO: According to our knowledge the councillors were working for the boers. Now so that there MR STEENKAMP: Did you lodge any attacks as far as you know, against any Inkatha Freedom Party structures or people or councillors, as far as you know? MR NGWENYA: I would say the situation was very tense in the township. It was not possible to move freely about the township and they were colluding with the Councillors. ... have been a member but not the actual leader. The applicant himself was a supporter of the then banned ANC whilst the Mashaolin Gang supported the councillors of Lamontville, who were seen as supporters of the then Government. At the time there was an intense struggle between supporters of the ... ... the Republic of South Africa. The revolutionary onslaught and threat further had as its objective to make the country ungovernable and black councillors, South African police as well as other members of the security forces and officers of the State to eradicate these people and eliminate ... MR MANTHATA: Did you go to the councillors to investigate MR MTUNGWA: I do remember the fact that we had discussed with the councillors. I conveyed my opinion to them, because even this whole money that caused problems, because apparently there was money involved as well that they were losing. That is related to the loss they suffered. evidence about Kagiso and Cosas and the residents associations etc and what the activities were and what the approach or what their attitude towards councillors and policemen were because obviously the argument that I'm presenting is that some room must be given for the fact that Mr Musi is ... |
