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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 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.
CHAIRPERSON: Was this your first operation as a member of APLA?
"All the operations that Rafiq undertook and that are referred to in his statement, were discussed at length with me prior to his embarking thereon. Rafiq reported back to me after each operation, with the exception of the CR Swart Square explosion. I in turn reported to Rashid.
... we started shooting. We thought then that maybe some of them had died or were injured. But we received the information about the results of the operation from newspapers about the outcome of the ...
... occurred in the context of a strike for recognition by South African democratic teachers Union (SADTU) in the Western Cape. To support the strike, Operation Barcelona was launched to stop deliveries from towns into the townships. Although the PAC was not involved, PASO acted in solidarity with ...
The National Management system was a holding operation to ensure
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 ...
MR EVERSON: As I recall, they were quite large cardboard boxes or wooded boxes, not unsimilar to the boxes that were used on the Trojan Horse operation.
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 ...
Mr Rorich, with this sort of operation that you executed there, would it have been at all possible to determine whether or not there were so-called innocent persons in the places that you blew up?
... sufficient time to enable me to collect further information regarding Chris Hani's movements before the decision regarding how, where and when the operation would be ...
... stationed at Poyntons Building, Pretoria.  This was in Church Street, Pretoria and he experienced the Church Street bombing which was an ANC operation.  He testified that this experience had a marked effect on his attitude toward the ANC and its members.  He was later transferred to ...
MR MAPOMA: Now when the briefing was made, a final briefing before you went to, for the operation, you never met with him?
MR MBANDAZAYO: Is it also correct that your first operation was in 1992?
- In order to carry out the operation he requested that Joe Mamasela, who was at that time based in the North West area, be brought to Durban. This was done; Mamasela was released and sent to Durban to be part of the squad;
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.
... for amnesty in this hearing in respect of these conviction and in addition in respect of his participation and activities in connection with an operation to bomb the Yeoville Police Station. Part of such activities constituted the subject matter of Count 7 at the above proceeding. Applicant ...
... Management Committee of Nelspruit High at that stage. They determined the targets and determined who belonged to what, so I was actually only an operation on the ground. I served in the higher structures at TG, but they were in command and they identified the persons. And as you know, ...
... 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 VALLY:: Even though it was a danger to your own operation?
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