SABC News | Sport | TV | Radio | Education | TV Licenses | Contact Us
 

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.

Showing 281 to 300 of 1009
First PagePrevious Page 111213141516171819 Next PageLast Page
As far as the operation itself is concerned Tanda and Shiceka have admitted and confessed to you that they were directly involved in perpetrating the attack. They were armed with automatic weapons and grenades. The automatic weapons were used.
The other aspect is that when they left after they finished the operation, they went to George Mathe at Minaka Street, they passed a certain place first before they went to George Mathe where they threw those overalls they were wearing and Francis was injured. They washed his blood and went to ...
Furthermore, it's clear that this operation has many of the characteristics of other instances where there were people abducted, taken to isolated farms, there they were either interrogated or whatever and eventually killed. It's clearly operations that must have taken place on the instructions ...
realised that if the matter came before a Lesotho court, it would be a great embarrassment for the government and if he revealed anything about this operation, it would be a big problem for the government and we also realised that he was in danger of serving a long term of imprisonment if he was ...
Confused as I was I said that maybe he should go ahead and kill me and kill my children as well and just finish the whole job. And he said he won't do that but what he does, he kills people who are wrong and perpetrators but as for me I was innocent, so he won't go on ahead with the operation.
MR CUBA: The PAC structures work hand in hand in whatever operation that they undertake.
MR VAN WYK: Did you decide to give your full co-operation to the ANC in this enquiry?
MR LAMEY: You also mentioned in your initial application that the whole operation was under the leadership of Brig Schoon, with other high-ranking officers knowing about this. Is it correct that you are in agreement with Gen Stadler's involvement?
... You could have gone with a certain intention, but the moment you take something for personal gain, it's overriding, then the but laws comes into operation and it negatives everything that happened before and that may be a problem in this matter, to ...
... He survived the incident, however his work circumstances were completely disadvantaged after the incident and he could no longer offer the same co-operation after the incident than prior to the incident. His entire system shut down after the incident, despite his physical recovery. That is ...
MR CORNELIUS: It is common cause that you received instructions from your commander, Col de Kock, to attend an operation in Swaziland, is that correct?
MR VEYI: When there would be an operation, for example, maybe there would be eight of us in the Unit and then six of us would go outside and there would be those who are left inside the country, those who would handle the sources inside the country and collect reports. In Lengene’s case, that is ...
MR SINJATSI: Did you after this bomb blast, undergo any operation in respect of your eardrum?
CHAIRPERSON: So then why was he involved in a hit squad operation, if he wasn't a member?
MR RICHARD: Indeed there was co-operation.
MR NEL: You were, at the time of this operation, under the command of Mr de Kock at Vlakplaas, is that correct?
Thousands of workers were dismissed and forced out of hostels, Cosatu House was raided in a military operation twice by Police and the Military, even using sniper riflemen. The streets outside our offices were almost barricaded by police on a daily basis, and workers and personnel there were ...
The Applicants and Nortje who also testified, say they waited at the point for quite some time and at some stage abandoned the operation. Later Lucas and Simon came to report that they had shot and killed the suspects because they suspected that the latter were trying to get them into a trap for ...
14.8 On 3 February 1986 Operation Marion, which involved the training of a para-military unit for the protection of V.I.P.'s in Kwa-Zulu, was approved by the State Security Council. Any suggestion, therefore that the training of the Kwa-Zulu units had anything to do with the establishment of a ...
MR WILLS: With the operation of the firearm?
Showing 281 to 300 of 1009
First PagePrevious Page 111213141516171819 Next PageLast Page
 
SABC Logo
Broadcasting for Total Citizen Empowerment
DMMA Logo
SABC © 2026
>