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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 PIENAAR: I can only start, Chairperson, by saying that I did not have any knowledge beforehand of this operation that was executed by Capt van Dyk and his team. One morning he approached me in my office and informed me that he had a man at Moolman that was brought from Swaziland, and if I would ...
... that, you recklessly proceeded to follow the same procedure and you should have foreseen that somebody could die as a result of your second ...
... up, I was in bed for the whole year. In 1994 I went back to start with my standard 10. In May I had this kidney problem, I had to undergo another operation, that was a drawback in my life. When I came back in August I asked the principal for permission to write my exams. I tried but I didn't ...
MR MEYER:: Can you remember in the case of Mr Ravele you said that he co-operated immediately. How long were you busy with him before he gave his co-operation? Can you remember if, if you can't remember just say so.
MR SIMS: We were at the Bisho Police College, the Riot Unit premises are located in the College premises. We were busy in one of the offices there, checking premises for a joint operation centre, for the elections on the 27th of April.
... a result of the shooting John Bambo died. He did not know who the attackers were, nor did he know why they were shot at. According to Shiceka the operation had proved unsuccessful, as they were unable to recover any arms from their ...
... and certain equipment on the premises were damaged in the explosion. All reasonable steps were taken to avoid any loss of life or injuries in the operation. The explosives were primed to detonate at 03h00 when no-one would be present on the school premises. Snyders and his colleagues were ...
MR VISSER: There Chief Commandant Kloppers decided that only two vehicles would be used for the operation.
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.
MS THABETHE: Yes, Mr Chair, and I would also like to add that the operation ...(indistinct) and Shabalala incident and Gordhan and Lalla will also be heard during that week as well.
Applicant arranged for a member of the Security Police to be detained together with the two BCP members in order to obtain their co-operation under false pretences.  The two BCP members were eventually assisted to escape from custody and were placed in possession of a vehicle fitted with an ...
that there was some favouritism that was going on with regard to the elections. And we continued in that spirit of non compliance as well as non co-operation. After about two months Nkosi was also chosen. He was elected as a mayor. And I did not see eye to eye with Nkosi, because the things ...
CHAIRPERSON: The question was when you were instructed to steal cars for the Ntuli operation was Mr Thulani Mlaba present?
MR BOOYENS: Your division didn't really have the appropriate information to evaluate the exact nature and so forth of an operation in which those things that you had manufactured would be used?
CHAIRPERSON: As to the execution, that was, the decision was a general one, to kill these people and on the face of it, it was left to some trained group to put into operation.
... conclusion. I also did it because I believed that the incorporation of these facts would protect the lives of the members who took part in the operation, that is now Sehlwana and the ...
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).
MR BLOSE: No, not at all. That was mainly to avoid the leakage of information and also to protect the operation so everything was compartmentalised.
MR BOOYENS: And as far as you are concerned, if the Vlakplaas operation was disclosed it would be an effective piece of machinery, according to you perception, possibly it would have rendered it useless and so on, is that correct? ...(transcriber's interpretation)
MR MZOBOSHE: I had to undergo an operation so that they can drain the blood which was accumulating in my body.
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