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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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... duties as a member of the security police.  The circumstances relating to the matter can be set out succinctly.  Applicant participated in an operation to capture a known African National Congress ("ANC") operative in Swaziland.  The operation was unsuccessful and the entire incident ...
However we managed, but then having done the operation, if I may call it an operation, we then had a problem. We were all full of blood and we were so scared that if we were to go into the township with so much on our clothes and we met with the police, what do we do? At that stage the children ...
During 1972 the South African Police arrested an ANC operative one Mumbaris and his wife who had been engaged in an operation to infiltrate groups of ANC operatives into the country.  Subsequent to his arrest, Mumbaris co-operated with the police and arranged with his commanders in exile to ...
... a repossession unit of APLA.  Whilst they were robbing the shop, the owner of the shop, Joao Jardim, was also shot and killed during the operation.  The unit took an amount of R3 000.00.  While fleeing, the attacker shot a bystander, David Oupa Motshaole probably in an attempt to ...
enemy, who was seen in the context of the above stated bastions and minions of the regime, and also to train the cadres and command them in whatever operation that is being embarked upon in consequence of and in pursuit of the above stated objectives. During or about the 21st January 1993 I ...
That’s what we noticed by the time we arrived here in Worcester. The way youth and the adults in the community were fighting against the police. Blacks and Coloureds were in co-operation - good co-operation working together.
MR TSHOLANKU: And you reported that the operation was unsuccessful, what did you do from there - having reported that the operation was unsuccessful, what did you do from there?
MR BOOYENS: You also heard the evidence given here by Minister Vlok the former Commissioner of Police and the other person who was in charge of this operation as far as the political motivation of this operation was concerned, do you associate yourself with that?
... and Van Rensburg to decide who to involve amongst other security policemen. He later became aware that they were going to involve Nieuwoudt in the operation. When the abduction took place he was telephonically informed that the two had been abducted and were being conveyed to the place where ...
stayed. The purpose was to rob the bottle store to obtain money in order to buy weapons for their organisation. The seven of them then planned the operation together. Msomi gave them money to go and do reconnaissance on a Sunday. He informed them about the procedure followed by the employees ...
... I would like to tell this Committee that even though I had already pointed out that I had my own soldiers, whenever my soldiers had to go on an operation, they would come to me, pick the guns up and go and conduct the operation, then come back, leave the guns with me. The guns had been ...
They left for the police station on the 15th December 1993. Their activities were intended to be part and parcel with the operation of the SDU. Duduzi Kubeke was in command of the operation, his nickname is Bla. He was also the overall commander of the Slovo SDU.
Applicant confirmed that the attack was the first operation carried out by the Gauteng Special Operations structure and that the operatives were members of an Apla unit under his command. He stated unequivocally that no members of the ANC were involved in the operation and that the members of the ...
MR SNYDERS: Chairperson, the discretion was left to us that should the operation fail, we could go over to extreme violence and thus kill somebody, but that would only be in the event of the failure of the operation or if one of us were to be in a situation of danger. It has been mentioned that ...
... the day otherwise I vomit all the food I take in. Once a month a specialist comes to Saldanha, Dr Luyt, and he says - he said I need another operation to be completely healed. This operation will cost about R9,000-00, I said to him in that case I will have to die because I do not have ...
... the time.  Applicant was informed by one of his superiors that the Defence Force intended taking action against Knox Dlamini in retaliation for operations launched by him inside South Africa.  Dlamini was based in Swaziland and it was difficult to directly attack him due to the prevailing ...
... it within the month. We will do so in writing. In the meantime, the parties are requested to continue with their endeavours to obtain the co-operation of certain witnesses. Perhaps it is unnecessary to issue any subpoenas. Nonetheless the rulings have been asked for for future conduct ...
The applicant testified that he carried out the operation after Dr and Mrs Ribeiro had been identified as targets during the first meetings between General Joubert and Brigadier Cronje. As pointed out in the decision referred to above there had already been two previous attempts to kill the ...
... to Duli, help us with the arms supply and this is what you will make out of it. Then I can decide am I prepared to expose myself to this type of operation and I can make some money out of this, then I've got a choice. So you expect some kind of contractual subjective thought or consensus, ...
During the third week the social workers came back to tell us that what had happened is that Lungile had received an operation where they wanted to try and fix his legs but he did not survive the operation, he had passed away. There UITENHAGE HEARING TRC/EASTERN CAPE
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