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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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... until I got home. It was late at night. They were shooting in the air. Now, this hand of yours that has been damaged, how is it now after the operation? --- This left hand doesn't function properly as the right hand. I do not know what they did. I don't know whether they put in some ...
CHAIRPERSON: I'm at a loss. And you have just stated and confirmed that you knew you were going to use firearms, you knew before the operation got underway, during the planning, that you were going to use firearms. By your own admission you couldn't have undertaken a mission of this nature ...
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.
MR MKWANAZI: There are other things as well. He said we should not fight back because the people of the hostel were angry, they wanted to fight the police. He told us to come down and give our co-operation.
CHAIRPERSON: And had they been brought there for the other operation?
... there, even if he were expelled as a member of the ANC, he would still be in a position to give information on logistics, etc., pertaining to the operation of the ANC, which would then be utilised by the IFP to carry out the raids and attacks. A simple telephone call would indicate to the IFP ...
with him. I will be glad if the Truth and Reconciliation Commission could consider the abovementioned information when it comes to behaviour and co-operation and ...
It's widely believed that that area was rife with gun smuggling, with ivory smuggling, with rhino horn, that sort of operation as well. --- That's right.
small operation on the head. He told me that it wasn't a tumour and he doesn't know exactly what the matter was. At the present moment he's taking drugs just to get him better and be able to sleep, not to ...(indistinct).
... told me I don't think it's necessary to fly her up here from Plettenberg Bay, it's too much expense and inconvenience and having regard to the co-operation there has been throughout this hearing, I'm sure that agreement can be ...
... playing a double role of working as an informer for the ANC whilst at Vlakplaas. De Kock says the deceased was reported not to be giving full co-operation and he had been warned that he would have to be watched very ...
... to come to Botswana or people would come to Botswana. And in most cases these people came through perfectly legal channels. This was his style of operation. So this business about, was not the manner in which really he ...
... the applicant indicated that Letlagelo assumed command of the unit after Mabuja's death, it was not clear why as a commander he did not command the operation that led to the killing of Mr Mkhanela. We may at this point tangentially mention that the applicant's testimony was not given in an ...
CHAIRPERSON: And Thami was along on that operation, all the time?
MR MAHLALA: The purpose for acquiring this car, was to use it to go to Duduza, to go and fetch firearms. My Commander had already informed me that there is some operation that we had to do, but we have to first go and collect firearms and carry out the work in the evening.
... women and aged women and old men and everybody knew these people, knew their activities. I came back to the office. I was in charge of the entire operation and I suggested that he too, or should I say Beki, should be fetched, himself being the first one. And the intention with reference to ...
defending the community. They left for the police station on the 15th December 1993. Their activities were intended to be part and parcel with the operations 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. ...
... the Republic of South Africa and upon the orders of Mr Joe Modise. The Applicant was a member of the unit responsible for the execution of the operation of which the commander was General Lombard Moloi. The Applicant himself was tasked to "plant the shells of the mortars". The objective of ...
CHAIRPERSON: Were you the only one that discharged firearms there in that operation?
... if it happens in unnatural circumstances. You do not know exactly what the circumstances were and it is even worse as in your case, you get no co-operation from the police to assist you in finding out what exactly happened so that you can come to rest and peace and can accept how everything ...
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