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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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MR SANDI: Secondly we learnt today that you were commanding this operation to shoot and kill Mr August.
... given to statements appearing in the Golden Cities of Sunday, 7th November 1958. On the material level we just cannot see any possibility of co-operation. To say that we are prepared to accept anybody who subscribes to our programme is but to state a condition that one knows cannot be ...
CHAIRPERSON: Good morning everybody. Today is a continuation of the application of Jerry Richardson, he completed his evidence-in-chief yesterday and before we commence, I would like to thank Correctional Services for their co-operation with the Committee.
MR VISSER: With Gen Kat Liebenberg, did you also believe that it was an authorised operation?
MR BLACK: Now have you any grudges against any of these people who you say were present at the rehearsal and who conducted this operation?
... station. Shots were fired from the police at NU 13 and the people dispersed. As my car was damaged I asked the man in authority of the whole operation to summons a finger print expert to come. Photographs were taken and I opened a case. I don’t know anything about this man being shot, ...
As I am talking, my mom is not feeling well. She does not even know what is happening and what is taking place with me in my life. I underwent an operation and they extracted one bullet, which penetrated through my head. Now my life is drastically changed from all ...
CHAIRPERSON: Were you the only one that discharged firearms there in that operation?
He further testified that the acts were committed in the execution of the orders of his Commander, one Bulelani Quma, who was then a Director of Special Operations of APLA who also provided the weapons for the operation.
It is clear that De Kock acted in support of the SB members from Germiston and Witbank.  They were busy with an operation to detect and arrest MK guerrillas who they believed were "hard-core" operatives intent on bombing and other acts of violence.  The deceased was shot while resisting ...
My operation then troubled me, it’s my winds that were troubling me. There were doctors there, every morning I went to doctor it was quite serious. The one policeman had a hammer, he wanted to hit my knuckles with the hammer. I told him that I’m not well. He then said - he then said they must ...
... visiting imprisoned supporters of his organisation who had applied for amnesty. It was only then that they first met him and the details of the operation were never discussed with ...
... 1991, and at Jozanashoek, where he was based, instructions were issued by one Happy, also known as Raymond Letlapa Mpahlele, the then Director of Operations of APLA, to him and one Vuyisile, also a member and soldier of APLA, that the said police station be attacked, in line with the APLA ...
MR WAGNER: Was that before or after this operation which was also in 1987?
MRS NKOSI: Yes, he did, because even the establishment, he was a member in the struggle like in the WCCA and we asked his co-operation, and he was always co-operating with us.
PANEL MEMBER: Thank you for your co-operation Mr Hens, I will hand over to the Chairperson.
I agree with you that he very distinctly said he didn't understand why it took a week for them to carry out the operation, he wasn't involved in the planning. That was his evidence, let's move on.
... the facts of this matter required the use of the motor vehicle and the taking of the motor vehicle was a necessity to finalise that act or the operation so to speak. So in that sense I submit that in casu, the taking of the motor vehicle and the malicious injury to that motor vehicle at the ...
MR HATTINGH: Without it being connected to any specific operation?
MS ANDERSON: Yes, we didn't have a big enough operation from there.
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