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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 MLHABENE: There is nothing that I have heard afterwards. There is nothing that's happened until today, that is why I say that this has affected a lot of things and even now I am still surprised and even my last born underwent an operation in her skull as she cannot even study properly.
On the 1st of May in 1990 I was coming from hospital after an operation - I was discharged in the morning. When I got home I laid down and I sent Vuyo to the shop to buy bread. Whilst lying there I heard some sounds from a certain direction - their were bullet sounds. They kept on, then I stood ...
MR NEL: You were, at the time of this operation, under the command of Mr de Kock at Vlakplaas, is that correct?
Khumalo was back within 30 minutes of having left us there. He had a box with him which had Hunters Gold inside, or cans of Hunters Gold. He had brought some alcoholic beverages to the policemen who were at the charge office. That made it clear that this was their mode of operation.
MR MTHWANA: No, listen. I know that there was a vigilante group in operation, but I do not know how Zwe was killed because at the time I was in prison.
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.
... and the first things which was given to us they gave me a form which I had to complete, similar to what you would fill in when you go on a border operation. You would put down your religious connections, etc and your particulars, the names of the ...
I have already indicated that the Committee has not got that much time left, so we look to your co-operation here. Thank you.
The PAC and APLA in their submissions and oral evidence to the TRC stated that Operation Storm involved the killing of farmers and the stealing of weapons.
MR VISSER: You confirm that? Do you also confirm with regard to the current incident, that it was an operation of Special Forces?
MR CELE: At the time there was no co-operation between two organisations. At that time a person from one organisation would not mix freely with others from another organisation. It would not have been easy for them to work with us or to be able to contact us. Even the way that they conducted ...
MR WILLS: With the operation of the firearm?
... 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 ...
The National Management system was a holding operation to ensure
MR CALLAGHAN: All of the bodies were dead, they were lashed to the bumpers and mudguards for three primary reasons: (1) was intimidation, (2) was to collect on the bounty and (3) was in order to compile a picture of where they fitted into the SWAPO operation. In other words, ...(intervention)
JOHANNESBURG PIET MOHLAMME MATHEBE AM 569697 TSANTSABELA OPERATION, DENNILTON MAGISTRATE'S COURT OPERATION, KILLING OF LIEUT PETRUS FOURIE AND MARK FOURIE AND THE KWAGGA POLICE STATION OPERATION
JOHANNESBURG JEROME JOSEPH MAAKE AM 7756/97 TSANTSABELA OPERATION, DENNILTON MAGISTRATE'S COURT OPERATION, KILLING OF LIEUT PETRUS FOURIE AND MARK FOURIE AND THE KWAGGA POLICE STATION OPERATION
JOHANNESBURG CHAKIE EDISON MATHEBE AM 569697 TSANTSABELA OPERATION, DENNILTON MAGISTRATES COURT OPERATION, KILLING OF LIEUT PETRUS FOURIE AND MARK FOURIE AND THE KWAGGA POLICE STATION OPERATION
JOHANNESBURG TEMBA PETROS SESHANGE AM5250/96 JEPPETOWN OPERATION
PRETORIA EUGENE ALEXANDER DE KOCK AM0066/96 OPERATION DELTA
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