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Operation Zero Zero

Explanation
Eight young activists were killed and at least seven were injured in explosions involving booby-trapped hand grenades in Duduza, KwaThema and Tsakane, Tvl, on 26 June 1985. The zero-timed grenades had been provided by a Vlakplaas operative purporting to be an MK operative. The operation, codenamed 'Zero Zero', had been authorised by the Minister of Law and Order. Fifteen Security Branch operatives, including the head of the Security Branch and other senior personnel, were granted amnesty for the operation.

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... his offer and that event co-incided with the statement from ANC in exile saying that it will now train ANC cadres inside the country and duty operation, we were prepared to liberate our country by all means necessary. So through Valley who was the local co-ordinator, these guys came, Mike, ...
He said he was ordered to carry out the operation by his commander whom he only knew by his code name Thanduxolo.
MR WESSELS: And that you were involved with this operation?
... askaris to get into the premises and burn the structure. This they did and the building was burnt to the ground. He reported to Rorich that the operation was a success. The latter in turn reported to De ...
CHAIRPERSON: Yes, the pension proceeds in any case, won't form part of the estate, that seems to be the operation of the law in respect of that, so there doesn't seem to be any sort of ...
Chairperson it's my submission that for any application to fall within the ambit of the Act, it must be an application for a specific incident or operation and the applicant must be in a position to fully disclose all the material facts related to that operation. The incidents that are to be ...
... the only knowledge he had, related to the firearms. The information about Mr de Villiers was conveyed to the late Xolani who was the head of the operation and the second applicant participated in the operation in the bona fide belief that the intention was to obtain ...
CHAIRPERSON: What contribution could the Police then make to this operation if the Defence Force had all of the information at hand?
MR THULO: Chairperson, there was a co-operation, but I don't believe that that co-operation would go to extent to involve these kinds of issues.
... suggests the possibility that Cronje might all along have entertained or even decided the killing of the Deceased as the end result of the operation.  This would explain the presence in the minibus of the sportsbag with the landmine as well as the matter of fact way in which he ...
MS THABETE: Before committing the operation that you've applied for amnesty for, what other activities did you used to do as SDUs in Katlehong, or what other activities were you involved in?
... programmes and it is abundantly clear, I would submit with respect, that the only reason why the deceased was approached was his lack of co-operation with these political programmes. And it was in that spur of the moment when he was confronted by his lack of co-operation, that he decided ...
Vlakplaas and reported to de Kock. He says that he reported to Engelbrecht. De Kock says he gave Nortje the balance of the cash left over from the operation in the sum of approximately R2000.00. This was confirmed by Nortje. However, it is apparent to us that Nortje had no expectation with ...
MR WHEELER: Yes, through my conclusions, I thought that we were assisting them in this operation or war, as they called it, we assisted them, I thought so.
... not find him then we went to the hospital. I was just attended to and giving medicine and pills whereas Mamakie was hospitalised and underwent an operation. The bullet was not removed and gave me problems. I underwent an operation under the influence of Doctor ...
As long as we know what the main moments and features of the operation were, and those were that all these applicants who appeared before you, were there in a supporting capacity. Really one would always be tempted to think that if it hadn't been for SWT180, they wouldn't have been involved at ...
... us full details of the medical treatmentwhich you received. I have here a copy of the account from Philonomi Hospitalin Bloemfontein after your operation, so we have all those details. We wouldalso like to get from you the letter which you have just referred to. We don'thave that in our ...
... condemned this terrible act and whether they still permit people to be members of their party and whether that party, the IFP, will give their co-operation to the police in ensuring that these people are brought to justice. We have seen many people like yourself who - or we have taken many ...
      This operation was carried out under the command of Uncle Siyazi who was our leader and a chairperson.  I did not at any stage receive any instruction directly from Mr Harry Gwala to attack or kill victims.  After this attack the area became quiet.
ADV VISSER: Can you tell the Committee in your own words, how you became involved in this operation, referred to as an operation, and what your part in it was?
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