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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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MR LAX: You see, in your affidavit you don't say that you decided to go home, you say you were ordered to go home. That means the operation was over and you were ordered to go home, correct?
MR MOTLOKWA: That was so Sir, that was the case but because of certain reasons we did not have a code of conduct the situation forced us. I've already told you that the members of the MK taught us how to handle guns. That is why most of the time the Kangaroo Court was in operation.
Mr Chairman, that we have the cases decided in our courts which make Section 29 statements admissible and we may say that the Section 29 that was in operation in 1993 when the statements were made, was a much more human rights friendly Section to the ones that the cases deal ...
MR MAPOMA: Were you aware that it was going to be used in that operation?
... meeting McCaskill, and remember now he comes to the post office, he says to you "There are uninvited guests at the house, we have to call off the operation", you say to him "This isn't a time to pull out", you send him away, he comes back, what is it, half an hour, and hour ...
After I contacted the special investigation team and told them I would give them my full co-operation, I handed three containers with weapons which I had buried. Mr de Kock also did know of all the weapons and amongst others there were 5 LMGs, 6 Makarovs and some explosives.
MR LAX: You don't even know Mgululego's surname, yet you got involved in this operation with him?
... 32 and included a new provision, Section 17, which said "any cause of action" and again used the word any, "which arose prior to the coming into operation of this proclamation will now be governed by the terms of this proclamation" and the proclamation gave the courts the discretion to condone ...
MR MADASA: And what were the time periods during which the curfew was in operation?
MS SOOKA: One of the structures that also came into operation was the peoples court and in fact at your trial I think part of the charge was running peoples courts. Do you
CHAIRPERSON: Now starting at page 164 you talk about this operation and the return where you ate and drank on the way back.
... the time of these instructions without any specific means to target, the discretion to select which Police to target was left solely upon us. The operations of our Unit commenced around 1991, (indistinct) by the heightened hostel violence especially around Merafi hostel which is not far from ...
MR SHANE: Who commanded this operation sir?
MR NKOSI: The mode of operation or the code of conduct was ...(indistinct), suggestions were made to the effect that all the people who were brought together were expected to conduct themselves in the manner in which I will explain, but just have to indicate now that not everything went according ...
... and the material or equipment that they would use. If a person was going to use a firearm, that particular person would be trained in the operation of the firearm. Even with the grenade it would be the same. If a person was to use car bombs, he would get that kind of ...
Mr Shezi also denies that he was an operative under Operation Vula. He deposes further that faceless people had a campaign to kill people who practised witchcraft in the South Coast area. The Mass Democratic Movement (MDM) (which the ANC form part of), opposed this campaign and set up committees ...
... the applicants, when circumstances demanded, could have acted on their own initiative, the whole manner in which the applicants went about their operation does not accord with what one would have expected of persons who had planned to carry out a particular political ...
relevant provisions of the Act and how those provisions should be applied to the facts of this case. With that in mind, I would like to ask your co-operation in trying to find out whether you could furnish us - counsel who wish to furnish us with argument by Friday, a fortnight from now which is ...
INSP. DE LA REY: Mr Chairperson, after the arrests I got good co-operation from those persons arrested. There was a good understanding between us and as I have said voluntarily without being forced in any way, these items were pointed out to me and I was given certain information without using ...
"We would like to inform you that the Bisho Matter is set from 31 January to 1 February 2000 at a venue to be announced later. Thank you for your co-operation herein. Yours faithfully, Zuko Camagu."
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