Inkatha

At all material times, Applicant was a member of the Inkatha Freedom Party ("IFP") employed as a security guard at the Bison Board factory in Piet Retief, KwaZulu-Natal. According to his version he was approached by a fellow employee, Philemon Mtungwa ("Philemon") who arranged for Applicant to ...

... at Ulundi, you say in paragraph 32, 31 and 32, of the Reasons why you did these things, why you committed these attacks, you say you were a loyal Inkatha soldier and so, in paragraph 32, you were motivated by a desire to ensure that the IFP was the dominant political party in KwaZulu Natal. Do ...

"Grenade attack on Inkatha's Wellington Sabelo. AK47 fired at car of his wife as she entered in the driveway, killing her and injuring three children."

CO-OPERATING WITH THE INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY ("IFP")

It is common cause that the SDU's were established because of the political struggle between the African National Congress and the Inkatha Freedom Party in the area at the time.

... of Information. The applicant says he required the arms to defend himself and other ANC supporters who were being attacked by members of the Inkatha Freedom Party ("IFP") and other agents of the previous ...

... in organising meetings of the ANC. The deceased was a prominent man in the community. He was actively involved in getting people to join the Inkatha Freedom Party. Applicant says that the deceased used to pressurise people to join the IFP and collected membership fees from ...

... Congress (ANC). He testified at length as to how he and other members of the ANC were hounded out and harassed by members or supporters of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). On or about 15 March 1992, the house of one Cele, a member of the ANC, was allegedly attacked and set alight by members ...

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.

... 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, ...

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 ...

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

7 July 1992 whereafter Mr Makhubele was appointed as commander.  Vosloorus was experiencing a violent political conflict between the ANC and the Inkatha Freedom party ("IFP") at the time.  There were different sections of the township that were dominated by the respective groups.  It was ...

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

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?

... 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 ...

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, ...