Inkatha

... to the farm for guns and with no intention to kill the deceased, whom they said they regarded as an ex-soldier who had in the past supplied arms to Inkatha. Mandla Shabalala's mother had been killed 2 - 3 years prior to the incident. They took the decision to go to the farm and look for guns ...

... victim and the victim's uncle Mr Edward Mabizela was also called to testify.  The applicant, 33 years old testified that he was a member of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP).  At the time of the incident he was an assistant secretary to the Youth Branch of the party at Jeppe Hostel in ...

MR MOTAUNG: They told me he is a warlord. Most of the time people were forced to join Inkatha and those who were not Inkatha members will be beaten. Since I was not staying over the hill or above, so I heard it from other people telling me about it.

... gathering in this country, was that it was established publicly that the Security Branch and the South African Government had been funding Inkatha and specifically UWUSA, the Zulu trade union, to the tune of R500 000. This was a top secret operation instituted, planned from the top in ...

... at that time that there was also a group of so-called Askari’s who were Zulu speaking. Who people in Guguletu and KTC, Crossroads referred to as INKATHA, who were operating in the area as ...

QUESTION:: What I'm trying to imply is that other blackpeople say Inkatha were killing these activists.

MR HOBOYI: There was some fighting. The Inkatha fighting against the ANC.

It is common cause that there was political conflict between the ANC and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). This conflict escalated with time. In December 1991 the 1st Applicant was approached by one Lindani Mthiyane, the chairperson of the Umgababa Youth League. He was also a trained combatant. ...

The area of Thokoza was no exception and essentially the battles developed between the members of the ANC and its allies on the one hand and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and its allies at the time, on the other hand. the core of the fight was political power of the area which included for ...

... United Democratic Front (the UDF). His political activities became known to colleagues and members of his school committee, who were supporters of Inkatha, and he was summoned to attend a meeting at Ngwelezane. During the course of the meeting a large crown of people, many of whom were armed, ...

CHAIRPERSON: I understand that the political parties who are involved, or rather implicated in this matter, that is the Inkatha Freedom Party and the African National Congress are both aware of the hearing today?

... from the Durban Bar and I am instructed by Mr Falconer of the firm Larson, (indistinct) and Falconer. We have been instructed to represent the Inkatha Freedom Party as an interested party and also a Mrs Abbie Mchunu and our instructions are to oppose the applications for amnesty of two of ...

MR MOPEDI: If I may find out from you, why was it necessary for you to go there and to shoot those people of Inkatha?

I was trying all my level best to communicate and talk to these people. Many members who went to join the ANC, did that as a result of my effort trying to talk to them. Instead he refused, he threatened to kill me and destroy the ANC, saying that Inkatha would be the final stamp here.

The training was given to him and other youths who supported the ANC because at the time in the East Rand township residents were being attacked by Inkatha Freedom Party ("IFP") supporters and members of the Security Forces, viz the South African Police Force ("SAP"). Initially, the Applicant ...

During 1990 he purchased (5) five firearms and distributed them amongst members of the SDU for the purposes of defending themselves and the community against attacks by the opposition party, the Inkatha Freedom Party.

"In a snap survey the man in the street yesterday appealed for peace between the warring political groups in the black community. The appeal comes in the wake of an alarming increase in violence between the UDF and the Azanian People's Organisation and Inkatha"

... assistance in the conflict torn Kathlehong where, Nkuna had told them, the ANC's Self Defence Units were protecting the community against their Inkatha Freedom Party opponents. The Applicants trusted Nkuna, and bona fide believed that they were participating in a struggle that their ...

15. The Vaal Triangle was plagued by political violence in the early 1990’s. The conflict was primarily between the supporters of the Inkatha Freedom Party (:IFP") and the African National Congress ("ANC"). This violence affected most, if not all, townships in the Vaal Triangle including ...

... had a standard one eduction.  He was trained at Springbok Patrols and Trident Security in the use of certain firearms.  In 1992 he joined the Inkatha Freedom Party ("IFP") and thereafter went for training at the Amatikulu Training Camp in Zululand.  After his training, he became a ...