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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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The Applicant also applied for amnesty in respect of the kidnapping of an unknown man in Mabopane. This was also an operation carried out under the command of Simon Radebe. The Applicant, Eric Sefadi and Radebe acted under instructions of Colonel Prinsloo. After the kidnapping the man was left ...
In order to avert the onslaught I was aware of the establishment, maintenance and development of certain operational structures from where both overt and covert operations were launched. These operations included inter alia intelligence-gathering as well as actions which were launched to utilise ...
and left these policemen and when we came back from the doctor I continued with giving them the statement and they left. After having undergone the operation they called the hostel superintendent saying that he must come and call me, I couldn't go because I was confined to bed for ten days. As ...
... the mission was unsuccessful and that if he had known that the base was occupied by the South African Police, he would not have embarked upon the operation at Devon. It is clear to us that the version of second and third Applicants as to the purpose of their visit at the base is true. The ...
... from above and then we had to go and look at the feasibility of those orders, could they be carried out for instance, whether it was a high risk operation or whether it was quite feasible to carry out and then I would have gone back to those people and I would have given them ...
MR MEMANI: Yes, Mr Chairman, although it is not on his own as such, it is a quite involved operation. I think two policemen, I think Tsoametsi and Ramosoeu, if I am not mistaken, took him there.
All three are - well one is a journalist, two are law students and they are working in co-operation with NADEL in South Africa and the National Lawyers Guild and the National Conference of Black Lawyers in the United States of America. We’re very pleased to have then with us for a while.
person, they didn't tell me my eye was closed, I couldn't even see because I didn't have a mirror. When I asked the Doctor who had taken me for an operation, he then explained to me the one who was interpreting explained and said Daphne, it is painful whatever happened to you, you must just ...
... us. Even if the arrests happened before we achieved our objective. It was in 1985 when we were still planning to bring the consumer boycott into operation, as we know that even before Judas Iscariot was there. I was arrested on the 12th of September, and therefore our plans to continue with ...
CHAIRPERSON: And had they been brought there for the other operation?
the 30th of October 1995. It is clear from that reply that the applicant was told that his application was being kept over until the Act comes into operation, whereafter it will be submitted for possible consideration to the relevant Committee which will be appointed for this purpose (Committee ...
MR GUSHU: Certainly Mr Chairperson. If there was someone whilst I was busy shooting Msibi, there was someone inside, as I knew well, that there were people that were well trained inside the house, my operation would have failed then.
CHAIRPERSON: Thank you very much. Thank you for your assistance and co-operation. It is unfortunate that sometimes hiccups occur in the course of hearings that tend to delay hearings and one must endeavour to try and avoid these hiccups.
MR BOOYENS: And you as well as the other members of the Technical Division were never placed in a position to consider the merits of an operation because you did not receive full details about it?
MR VISSER: Thank you. Were you ever informed of any operation in which Mbulelo Ngono was involved in, in South Africa, or one of the so-called home States, homelands?
... a certain Makhosini Nkosi. Makhosini Nkosi had been a member of his Unit. Makhosini Nkosi and other members of the unit had been involved in an operation where he was shot, wounded and arrested by the police. As a consequence of this he was detained in Pholosong hospital under police guard. ...
CHAIRPERSON: We've heard that witchcraft still is in operation and I appreciate what you've just said, if you are granted amnesty, how you will deal with the issues. At that time there was a battle going on, a political battle and certain things occurred. In some quarters they say it was wrong ...
ADV POTGIETER: You mean you either need the co-operation of the police or the blessing?
M TYOBEKA: The following day after the operation, before the police came, the Doctor showed me my X-Ray plates. I was scared because I could see some object in my stomach.
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