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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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... injuries. They immediately left the scene and drove to the house of the trade unionist some kilometres away. There they repeated the same operation. He heard somebody screaming and one of his colleagues fired a few shots in the direction of the house before they ran away and drove ...
DR BORAINE: Thank you very much for your help and co-operation. The story you have to tell is a very distressing one, and we want you to know that we are sympathetic towards you, and are hoping that you will feel relaxed as much as possible as you tell this story, and I am going to hand over to my ...
... testimony about the body of your son having been removed, police claiming it and you getting it back again with all the cuts. It seems as if an operation had been performed, as if there was an autopsy done. Have you ever had a further explanation for that and what people were searching for ...
... can we facilitate a process where we can have, create our own knowledge, the knowledge that we can own and recognise and that will guide us in our ...
... the same authority with regard to developments that fall outside this framework. In this regard, I made an unsuccessful attempt to enlist the co-operation of by predecessor, Mr P W Botha. The submission was, however, prepared after discussions with the retired leadership of the South African ...
second Applicant, asking what they wanted, 1st Applicant shot Mr Makhathini twice.  He died as a result.  They then left the scene and again the operation was reported to ...
MR DE KOCK: His attitude was for me to proceed with it. I just want to tell you that on the scale something like this wasn't a major situation or an operation, it wasn't very overwhelming, his attitude was simply to go ahead with it.
MS COLLETT: What was the purpose of the operation?
The Applicant testified that his general instructions were to seek, identify and attack the enemy as well as to train other cadres and to command them in whatever operation that was being embarked upon.
KwaZulu police, the applicant accompanied him and others to the house of Mr Zulu. He was ordered to keep guard while they were carrying out the operation of killing Mr. Zulu. The applicant heard gun shots and was told by Dhlamini that the mission was successfully carried out. It was ...
commanders they should have went further and questioned: "Why do you instruct us to do certain things, tell us the policy which supports the type of operation which you want us to engage in." Mr Chairman, it has been made very clear here that they were not allowed to ask such ...
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: Off the record Judge Motata seems to have been there at the time of this operation.
CHAIRPERSON: And Thami was along on that operation, all the time?
... was shot by Mkabana. The applicant had an assegai and stabbed at the other while pushing him towards Mkabana. Mkabana, who was in command of the operation, shot and killed him. The SDU members thereupon dispersed. The applicant later returned, turned over a drum containing paraffin and set ...
... and never revealed it to anyone. Not even to the most senior officers in the police force. He says although he did not play a leading role in the operation, it was necessary to combat insurrection and prevent police use of unlawful methods against freedom fighters from being ...
people in this country depends on our co-operation with each other.
Even there they said there is nothing they can do. I was transferred to Bloemfontein again for an operation. I was admitted there for three weeks and the pellets were removed.
MS GELDENHUYS: I had to wait a certain period of time before undergoing surgery. Tissue had to be grafted and grown on my legs. Now apparently this operation cannot be performed in this country, it has to be done overseas, maybe things have changed now perhaps after such a lapse of time but ...
... found themselves competing for support and resources and thereby increased the hostility between them rather than the co-ordination and ...
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