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Operation Zero ZeroExplanation 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? He said he was ordered to carry out the operation by his commander whom he only knew by his code name Thanduxolo. ... 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 ... 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 ... 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. 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. 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 WESSELS: And that you were involved with this operation? MR FIHLA: If I recall, I got to know aboutthis operation in 1993 when a report on our casualties was given by the thenDirector of Operations, Comrade Lethlapa Mpahlela. Because we all the timehad to look at the operations to look if definitely they fell within the ambitand the mandate of the ... CHAIRPERSON: What contribution could the Police then make to this operation if the Defence Force had all of the information at hand? ... 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 ... "During or about 1986, the house of a certain Jafta family in Willowvale, was burnt by the Security Police. This was an operation by members of the Transkeian Defence Force, under the command of Lieut Mandela, Transkei Anti-Riot Unit, East London Security Branch, under the command of Capt de Lange ... election campaign that I endured a lot of stress to the point where I actually suffered a heart-attack, and in 1990 I had to undergo a heart by-pass operation. The result of that election is now history today, and I realised that the political dispensation in this country had changed irrevocably; ... What is the problem with your health? --- I have asthma and operation. I was operated because I was sick. ... of the disadvantaged community to take this initiative in order to reach out to other people and say exactly how we feel about this whole operation. ... MR J KOK: It was basically, as I said, it was an operation that came from de Kock. It had authorisation from the top. Dirk Coetzee was the target. The package must be prepared, there's already surveillance going on. I heard about this in the hallways, it was not official and that this package ... MR DU PLESSIS: Before the operation of car theft started, that was at the game farm. I'd say the Saturday evening, if that's correct, Chairperson. ... me, I told him what had happened the previous day and he checked my eyes, and said that I had to be operated upon. I signed consent to undergo an operation. I was supposed to sign a consent but I refused and asked them to call my mother and when she came she also had the hope that I would get ... MR COETZEE: Were you given any time framework within which you had to execute the operation? "We had too many vehicles for the operation and we left some of the vehicles at Jaco Borden’s house." |
