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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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MR BLOEM: There was a call for Councillors to resign during that period, is that correct?
... into 9.8(1) I am saying there the acts include issuing out of instructions and carrying out attacks on Wimpy outlet, South African personnel and councillors and whites only bus terminus. I have eloquently stated that in my ...
... me about Mr Songo's position in the community of Tembisa. I explained that to him, I told him that he was working together with the old apartheid councillors and thereafter I would say he is the only person whom I asked why we should eliminate Mr ...
??/04/89 SAP personnel: Thokoza Two municipal police injured when grenades thrown at councillors home
... over the weekend. Mashaulin gang were known at Lamontville. This was a gang of notorious criminals in the area. Mashaulin gang was used by the councillors to attack political active members of the community and to destabilise the community. I was very angry when I heard the news, then I was ...
REVD XUNDU: As you can perhaps remember, was the system of councillors allowed by the people or was it that they
... who will speak for the Khulumani Support Group. The order, the Afrikaner NG Kerk youth, NGK Womens' Group, the SACP, Vaal Victims of Violence, ex-councillors in the Vaal, Justice and Peace, Gauteng Council of Churches and the Khulumani Support Group. While the translation is being done may I ...
... was the Tshabalala whose name is listed, the last person whose car we burnt. But yes, prominently people who were in the council, mayors, that is councillors and ...
MR DLAMINI: From the situation that prevailed then, it appeared that they supported the structures of our Councillors as well as the previous Government, because they seemed to have the support of the police.
that belonged to the councillors, the houses that were in
MR VISSER: Not against police, but what about black councillors?
MR MASEKO: It was in 1986, on the 4th of January, we were going to talk about the rent issue. When we arrived outside the stadium, we stood outside waiting for the councillors. They didn't arrive.
DR RANDERA: Can I just take you back a little. I know it’s a long time ago. What was this struggle against Councillors in Siyathemba, had that been taking place for a period of time or did that only start in 1990?
Do you know who the other councillors were? You've said in your statement that Mr Machona was a member of the Inkatha Freedom Party, is that right? --- Yes.
MS KAMA: In 1985 we were not aware of riots at that time. Lulama Kama did not do anything. There was a meeting of the Councillors at Nyibiba with the residents. There was conflict in that meeting between the Councillors and the residents. On the following week the children were toyi-toying in ...
MR CHIDI: It was common knowledge in the township that people who were regarded as informers and Councillors, should be burnt.
They wanted to know from us why we were really chasing the Councillors. We said no, we were not after the Councillors. They asked us what the Councillors have done wrong to us because the Councillors are there for the people, they don't have to be pestered.
... Town Clerk Mr N P Louw and we arranged to go to Pretoria. We indeed went to Pretoria. That is where we gave an account of what had happened to our councillors in the dark as well as the councillors who were killed during the riots on the 4th of September ...
... did the ANC consider legitimate targets for killing, for example off-duty policemen, policemen's families, girlfriends of policemen, families of councillors, families of vigilantes, political leaders, part of the government, were these regarded as legitimate military ...
This organisation was to protect the rights of the residents. This started because it was necessary that the community should have the representatives because they were actually against the Councillors.
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