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councillorsExplanation 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 ... ... 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 ... MR MABUZA: Very much so, it was politically motivated because the police and the councillors - the police and the councillors had to be isolated. ADV SANDI: Were there any problems in connection with the Councillors for example? What was happening? 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. 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 ... ... 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 ... ... 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. ... MR MABUZA: Very much so, it was politically motivated because the police and the councillors - the police and the councillors had to be isolated. /"councillors, ... 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 ... ... Unit (SDU) established by the ANC. He explained that the ANC had endeavoured to bring an end to the local authorities by persuading the town councillors, who were described as puppets, to resign from office. The policy of the ANC's was carried out throughout the country and in many ... referring to councillors, and no, I am not arguing the legitimacy, the non- MR SANDI: What was the cause of the disharmony? Who was leading the township all in all? Were there councillors within the organisation. The apartheid States at the time insisted on putting in place in many townships in the country Councillors, people that they percieved could govern the townships separately to the way that the rest of the cities were governed. To do that they enforced elections in very many communities and of ... ... 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 MAKOLA: Yes, as far as I am concerned during that time most of the Councillors were not popular with the community. They were not popular. ... Now, when you defined your targets, as you have already explained in your statement, you said that your targets was that you were against apartheid councillors as well as vigilante groups. What was troubling you about those groups, why did you specifically choose them to be your targets? What ... 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. MR DUMA JOSHUA KHUMALO: According to our knowledge the councillors were working for the boers. Now so that there |
