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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 ...
... been there to see what has happened to Michael and then the hospital at Kakamas called me for somebody to sign the document. I had to sign for a operation for my sister's son. When I came there they were already in the ambulance. This child had to be taken to Upington for a emergency ...
By 15 October 1992 the applicant had sufficient information and went out that night on an operation in search of the ANC ring leaders. The operation was unsuccessful. Applicant said that on 17 October 1992 he eventually did locate the deceased and another person at a shop. He said that the ...
... approved of this and ordered Pienaar and Van Dyk to assist. De Kock was told by Pienaar that they, the Vlakplaas Unit, would be involved in the operation. He was eventually briefed by Deetlefs and possibly Visser of whom De Kock was not quite certain. He testified that his immediate ...
Furthermore it is common cause that the Toaster Gang remained in operation in Tembisa in 1993 and her evidence that the gang was no longer in operation at the time of he son's killing cannot be accepted.
... Swazi Police near Pigs Peak. Although the weapons were hidden in the body of the vehicle the police did not find them. In the circumstances the operation had to be aborted. The arms were later retrieved by Floris and Lotz, other Vlakplaas Unit members. According to De Kock the arms were ...
... they summoned us that we've got to finish. We wouldn't want to put anybody through what we are doing right now, but I say with some little co-operation, let's all do it because we are prepared to hear every applicant who is outstanding and that goes for the other applicants that tomorrow we ...
MR VALLIHU: Well I did have knowledge of the operation, intended operation, but I didn't participate.
... - when the shooting incident took place. Then it also says: Now Captain Southy is - he is now a Captain - Police Station had been turned into an operational center on 24-11-90 and that the Officer commanding the operation was the now Senior Superintendent Hagen - another police officer - he ...
The applicant says in carrying out the operation he was acting on the orders of the commander, Odeille "Mainstay" Maponya who died on the same day whilst trying to execute another limpet mine explosion which prematurely went off. A few minutes before that the two had met and decided that they ...
MR VISSER: On page 4 you have also referred to the meeting at Potchefstroom during which you were also present. Whose operation was this actually? The operation with regard to Leeuwpark and the Oasis Motel?
MR NKOSI: There was a unit that was responsible for handling the bombs, and the other were using the hammer. There was operation Shiza and operation Delisa.
CHAIRPERSON: I don't know why you have difficulty with the question. The question is simple, in your activities that night, there was an operation in progress, there were four of you. All I am asking is, did this policemen die as a result of what you and your colleagues did during that operation ...
MR SIMELANE: I gave him the instructions after I was recalled from Italy to lead the special operation. This was broadly discussed with my superior in Lusaka, after my return from Italy as ANC representative and I was given this responsibility of the leading the special operation.
The only operation which was carried out by this unit was the operation on 21 May 1988 in which a police van was ambushed and attacked on the railway line which separates Dube and Meadowlands in Soweto.
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
MS VAN DER WALT: Mr Koole, Mr van Dyk was in command of this operation and he would never have allowed a group of people to enter to execute an operation if he as commander did not accompany them. Do you have any comment?
MR NEL: I can remember Lieut Botha being in charge of this operation, if I can call it an operation, the interrogation then and I do recall him being present there and he was the person who gave Brand Visagie and myself the order to fetch Mr Shaik from the cells.
... unit, received an instruction to investigate. They did not question me. I merely submitted a report. The special task force was to conduct the operation jointly with us because the bomb was designed by them and that is how they were involved in the whole operation. Mbokoto operated in the ...
... 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 ...
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