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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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When we entered, we instructed them to lay down. Mr Ngwenya led us in the operation. Then Mr le Krish volunteered to show us where the safes are, where guns are put. He went there, then he informed us that he is not able to find the keys. Then Mrs le Krish told us that she would go and ask ...
... that, you recklessly proceeded to follow the same procedure and you should have foreseen that somebody could die as a result of your second ...
CHAIRPERSON: The question was when you were instructed to steal cars for the Ntuli operation was Mr Thulani Mlaba present?
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 ...
MR NDLOVU: There was no order that was given to us, there was not even a person that we would report to after an operation, but as the MK cadres, trained cadres, we realise that it was very important for us to protect the people. As we were trained, we were trained for such purposes, that we ...
... you to relate these events once again, but we have a job to do. When counsel oversteps the limit we will intervene. I therefore ask you for you co-operation so that we can bring these proceedings to some ...
... ammunition. On that day a contingent of police from outside the Mpumalanga area as well as members of the South African Defence Force conducted an operation in Mpumalanga which involved the searching of houses. Fearing that his house would be searched, the applicant parcelled the abovementioned ...
... 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 ...
... then went to the Frankfort Hotel but could not find any soldiers to rob of their weapons. It was then decided to proceed to carry out the second operation. However, they were unable for various reasons to carry out their mission. They then decided to abort the mission and intended to return ...
... in the Transkei during 1990. They were all high ranking officers of the above mentioned organisation. Aga Tiya, who was also involved in this operation, described below, is ...
MR MBANDAZAYO: Yes Mr Chairperson, if I may clarify, all the others were, the operation in Cape Town, Heidelberg Tavern and Khayelitsha Police Station ...(intervention)
MR POTSANE: In terms of carrying out the operation. As I've already stated I was staying with the commander, that is Jabu Masina in Mamelodi and during the process of which, I think when the reconnaissance was started two weeks before, as Mr Masango has already said ...[intervention]
They were also making it difficult for the Applicant and other ANC supporters to mobilise for support in the area. The Applicant says he joined the operation because he, as chairperson of the meeting, wanted to ensure that the order would be carried out. The deceased was going to be lured and ...
I was duly taken to a private doctor who examined my hand and said that I should go to the Natalspruit Hospital. That is when I underwent a second operation. That is when they removed a gauze that was inside my hand. I got discharged from the hospital. After about a week the security branch ...
After leaving hospital I went daily for physiotherapy for a year and during that period I went for another operation, a bone graft. I walked on crutches for two and a half years and had to depend on other people for assistance. My life was changed overnight. I lost my job and my medical aid. I ...
MR NIEUWOUDT: That is to obtain information from him and then possibly to get his co-operation and then also possibly to give testimony, evidence in a case when he should be charged according to the law and then to get the necessary information.
REV XUNDU: I wanted to get an idea. Was there support for this entire operation?
DR ALLY: But you had an operation when you were in hospital. Yes? They operated on you?
to why ...[indistinct] statement was submitted to court and made into evidence whereas mine wasn’t. Was he pressing me down? He didn’t show any co-operation with me, he did things unilaterally and it did not show that he wanted to absolve me from the ...
had been violated and they were working in co-operation with attorneys here in
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