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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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... 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 ...
CHAIRPERSON: What contribution could the Police then make to this operation if the Defence Force had all of the information at hand?
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 ...
... 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 ...
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.
MR HECHTER: It was not necessary, Chairperson, they reported directly to me and if Brig Cronje discussed something with me, I would just tell them "listen here, I shall see you this evening, we have to execute an operation" or "meet me" at whatever time we decided to launch the operation.
MR MAPOMA: Now, when you went to the Leeukloof farm you went there for an operation as members of the SDU, do I understand that to be correct?
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?
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
never resisted anything, he never lied to me. He never gave me any struggle whatsoever. In fact he is one of the people who gave me an absolute co-operation, insofar as my investigation was concerned. So he told me that yes, he took part in the killing of Dhlomo, he was a commander of a ...
... on the basis that the deceased was not a member of the Toaster gang and that at the time of his death the gang was not longer active and in operation in Tembisa. She averred that she did not stay with the deceased. The deceased lived at Umthambeni Section with him mother particularly ...
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 ...
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.
... beaten, his head was swollen. His right ear was swollen, his eye was swollen, he was bleeding badly - the doctor said he was going to give him an operation - he will try his best to make him survive. He said he will try his utmost best to make him survive, he said he’ll try his utmost ...
MR WESSELS: And that you were involved with this operation?
      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?
... 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 ...
before the committee. He confirmed that he was the applicant's superior in the APLA hierarchy and that he instructed the applicant to carry out the operation at the fruit shop. He explained that he gave the instruction for the operation to be carried out notwithstanding the fact that the first ...
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