Inkatha

On his return, he found that the situation in the country was very unstable and unsettling. The violence between members of the ANC and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), particularly in the East Rand where he came from, was a focal issue. He was drawn into this conflict as a member of the ...

The applicant states that during all relevant times he was a member of the Inkatha Freedom Party (the IFP) and was the secretary thereof in the Kwa Nyavu area. He stated that he received military training in the use of firearms at Amatikulu.

... day of 93-11-11 our train was delayed due to torrential rainfall, and we were compelled to board an alternative train filled to the capacity by Inkatha members and supporters at Germiston Station. A battle ensued between the station in question and Knights station whilst the train was still ...

And he wanted us to establish, the Defence Force to establish something like an Inkatha, or something similar to it. They wanted to train young boys to protect the headmen because the headmen were being attacked. Myself and General van der Bank strategised for a long time how to go around this ...

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 ...

... 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 ...

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?

... 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 ...

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.

... in KwaZulu Natal. It was intended that the weapons be used to protect the interest of the ANC and /or MK which was involved in a conflict with the Inkatha Freedom Party at that time. There is nothing to suggest that the applicants were smuggling the weapons into the country for their own ...

I accept in his favour (Lucky Ntsheta’s favour) that he had previously been injured by one of the Inkatha supporters and that they had previously killed one of his own colleagues:… he was plainly the leader of the group".

They state that they were indoctrinated at that course. They, who were both Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters, were told that the African National Congress (ANC) were the enemy, that ANC members targeted and killed policemen and that, should the ANC gain power and govern the country, ...

MR KNOPP: Now during that time on the East Rand, were there any problems between the Inkatha Freedom Party Members and the ANC members and the SDU?

MR KLOPPERS: Eugene Terreblanche, Mr Randall and others along with the supreme leader of Inkatha, here in the Johannesburg area, visited us upon which they congratulated us with our deed and said that we would get amnesty and that we would be released, that we should not worry.

MR NGUBANE: I know nothing about the incident whereby we waited for the Inkatha members coming from a meeting.

... people who was in that violence. There was a company car hi-jacked. Rufus went there and when he arrived there there was violence between ANC and Inkatha. ...

violence. There were regular attacks launched against members of the community by inhabitants of various hostels. These attacks were linked to the Inkatha Freedom Party ("IFP"). The principal function of the SDU was to defend the community against such attacks. Since Zola North where Applicant ...

He testified that he resided at Thakane which was an area also plagued by the political conflict between the membership of the African National Congress (ANC) and that of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP).

... and his fellow SDU members were patrolling the township in defence of members of the community against attacks from the contending forces of the Inkatha Freedom Party ("IFP"). They had earlier received information from a source within the police that the IFP planned to attack the township. ...

The applicant states that during 1992 he was the youth organiser of the Inkatha Freedom Party (the IFP) at Isitengi in the Matata area of Ndwedwe. He testified that political conflict between supporters of the IFP and the African National Congress (the ANC) was prevalent in the Matata area and ...