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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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MRS EMMA KHESWA: At Sebokeng there is nothing that was done to him. He only underwent the operation at Boksburg Hospital.
... not removed and I was unable to sleep that night. I went to Parklane Clinic because due to torturing my glit was hard and there was a need of an operation by a specialist. The Pietersburg Doctors tried, but in vain. But those in Park Clinic tried it and it was ...
... identify people who were injured or dead. They took me to Garankuwa Hospital. I stayed there. The doctor said I broke my leg, then they took me to operation. They took me to ...
... was, or the person who was tasked.  If it was a smaller activist and if it was a greater activist like Masuku - I have to refer to the normal operation, I cannot recall the detail there of it.  I can see in Oupa's statement itself, where he says how great an activist he was.  I cannot ...
... also appeared to be of a lower level of education. He testified that he had only passed Std 8 at school. In addition, his participation in the operation was very peripheral and he did not have any part in the planning thereof. After thorough consideration of his evidence the Committee came ...
... and his subordinate approached a superior officer at the head office of the security police in an attempt to obtain authorisation for the operation.  Authorisation was refused and Applicant was compelled to abort the ...
... decided to have some alterations on my home. Now this was normal procedure, for the company to support, subsidise and give loans for this type of operation. I applied to the company above board for assistance in these expansions and I tried to look for builders and shop around for work ...
MR MBANDAZAYO: Is it also correct that your first operation was in 1992?
With the information that we have now, about the way Vlakplaas operates - how do you feel about this fact that you were not told that this operation involved Vlakplaas?
MR MFENE: At the time the political situation was very bad because there was no understanding between Brig Gqozo, our leaders or our superiors as the police, there was not co-operation between them and Brig Gqozo.
CHAIRPERSON: Who was present at the operation?
that were erected within the square and the general atmosphere of defiance that existed. And I think that it's only in that kind of context that the operation that we now come to know as the Trojan Horse killings could be conceived, planned and ...
JUDGE POTGIETER: Yes, but I don't want to get involved in the niceties of this sort of operation, I just want to know whether it would be effective against those kind of vehicles that I have listed?
MR VISSER: Did you become aware at some stage of a planning of an operation during the middle of 1985, in Botswana?
... that I acted legally, justified would be a better word to use. I was aware that this action would be a crime and is an irregular action and in co-operation with an explosives expert from the SAP at that stage, it was Lieut C Rorich, explosives were placed in the room where the training of these ...
CHAIRPERSON: We will adjourn for lunch, with the co-operation of the parties, can we reconvene in 30 minutes' time? We will reconvene at half past one, thank you.
MS LOCKHAT: When you discussed the plan of this operation, what was the other people to do, where were they supposed to be situated at the Tattersalls, what was their location? You were going to be the driver, Linda was going to have the firearm, where were the others going to be?
... we cleaned the offices next door, burned documents and left the offices clean and tidy. The carpets were vacuumed. It was quite a clean-up ...
MR JUBBER: No, Chairperson, except that the information which Insp Pretorius gave, indicating that he was an activist and a suspect who was under our attention and that reports were sent through to head office. I do not have any further knowledge of the operation itself.
bit uncomfortable is the fact that he was the Divisional Commander of Soweto and he must have taken a decision fairly near the top in regard to this operation, and I would have thought that I would have, you would have been interested just to know how he saw his position at that time, vis-a-vis ...
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