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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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JUDGE PILLAY: I can understand that. I found out now that it happened but here is a brother of a person who was suspected, now why an operation so no one would know?
REV XUNDU: I wanted to get an idea. Was there support for this entire operation?
... IFP hit squad and was a police informer.  Applicant was given a 9mm Parabellum pistol and 8 rounds of 9mm ammunition for the purposes of the operation.  The deceased lived a few houses away from the Applicant in the same street.  Applicant proceeded to execute the order but was ...
... asked you how much you wanted you couldn't answer that question because it didn't know what it is that they were asking you, you didn't know what operation you were going on, you were going to carry out on their behalf, and hence you were confused as to how much you could ask ...
MR HATTINGH: Without it being connected to any specific operation?
So can I please ask for your co-operation in that regard. Was that the other point?
... in particular paragraph 2 thereof on page 9.a.ii on page 114, in his amnesty application this witness stated that he was involved in an operation which he ...
... with her attorney, Mr J Kruger. I understand the purpose of these visits to be to get me to drop the investigations in exchange for Renata's co-operation regarding the statement and my files. However, it would have been abundantly clear to Renata that I will not be subjected to extortion at ...
MS MAHLOPHE: Yes, she's got scars on her head and her neck and the operation on the throat her whole stomach - they shot her in the stomach.
MR COETZEE: Once I had arrived at Brig Schoon's office, he informed me that the South African Defence Force were looking for a reason to launch an operation against an ANC facility in Botswana.
... changed that objective the moment they started grabbing articles like cigars for personal gain and pleasure. Then the "but" – clause came into operation and they disqualified themselves to be applicants for amnesty in that ...
MR MAKHUBALO: Chairperson, my right ear had an operation because of the bat I was hit with. I cannot hear properly with this ear. If it is cold, it is only problems.
... SWAPO (the South West Africa People's Organisation).  He is unable to state whether the weapons were at that time intended for any particular operation.  He later heard that some of the arms were later given to Inkatha, the Ciskei government for use by the Ciskeian army and also to ...
... or any articles that could be of assistance to their organisation in the struggle. Titus was in command of the unit of four, who carried out the operation. He, the applicant King Lebea, Abram Smit alias Donuzi and Samuel Mokhethi proceeded to the farm on the evening of 09 February 1991 in ...
I thought you did not want anyone to be aware of your intention to kill Mr Phumayo, least it leaks out? I thought you were the only one who was going to be involved in this operation, and nobody else?
... according to the evidence of the Applicants given at the hearing, thereafter relayed the order to the other Applicants and they planned an operation to carry out such orders. During the night of 4th June 1993 the 1st and 2nd Applicant decided to go on a patrol. They went to a shopping ...
MR XABA: Sorry. What I meant was I didn’t want the Court to know that my aim of killing this person was because of my organisation’s objectives. It was an operation which I’ve planned.
But that when once the evidence begins to be led, the photographers will have to leave. That has been the ruling and that is the ruling that we still want to uphold. I would therefore like to think that we will have every co-operation from the camera persons as far as that goes.
MR MOHLABA: And other than knowing that the target is Mveke's residence, were you told how the operation is going to be carried out, that is who was going to throw the hand-grenade and so forth?
... face was severely burnt, he also had internal injuries and he was, of course, at that stage unconscious. When I found him he had just come from an operation. A week later on the 28th of May he died due to his injuries. He died without ever regaining consciousness. We were never able to ...
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