SABC News | Sport | TV | Radio | Education | TV Licenses | Contact Us
 

people's war

Explanation
a popular national rebellion of both trained soldiers and ordinary civilians during the mid- to late 80s. The strategy, promoted by the ANC, involved integrating armed MK combatants with mass organisations inside South African townships, and rendering the townships ungovernable through attacks on the security forces and other representatives of the state.

Showing 121 to 140 of 1003
First PagePrevious Page 34567891011 Next PageLast Page
MR MOCHAWE: It was on the 19th October 1990. That day I woke up just fine. I left my place for work. On my way I saw people coming from the other direction - the opposite direction I was heading for. I was surprised, the group of people coming from the opposite, I was wondering what was ...
... five White people came armed looking for this old woman. They said "open up, open up", I said not in this manner, you broke my door, you broke my wardrobes nothing is functioning well in my house. They asked for Tami, I said you will forgive me you asked for Sarah now you are looking for Timu. ...
If we can find two people who can clarify what we were saying, the lawyer said that he would appreciate that. We worked very hard in Robben Island. I remember one day the warders were treating us very badly, we were working very hard. They said that all the drivers must go this way.
MR NDLOVU: Yes, I regret because I went to Mozambique to fetch firearms and because one gun can kill many people.
DR RANDERA: Maybe, whilst we’re deciding people can just take a stand up and ......
MR BOOYENS: Did you then give the radio signal that the people were being led in?
MR SIZANI: Mr Chairperson, I was accused by our headman, Mr Malangeni Makapela, he accused me of burning down his home. On that day I was at home. I heard that the house was being burnt down. I saw flames in that house. My uncle said that I must stay at home, because people were gathering ...
PEOPLE ARE HYSTERICAL - CRYING AND SCREAMING
MRS TEMA: On the death of Simon Mashigoane un 1992, he died in Manganeng on the 8th of the eighth of the eighth. An Anc man came to me to inform me about Simon's death and told me that he died in Manganeng. I told them that we did not know for a long time where the guy was and we saw him for the ...
took a hosepipe and they poured water. Then in that foam they put us in that foam and they came with shamboks. We were beaten. Yes, they really assaulted us. Yes, they assaulted us. Skosane tried to speak. They said this old man what does he want here? Then Makawe, they said this little ...
Just behind my house I heard people making a noise, saying that there were policemen. I went out to look, then I saw my own child, I went there.
We were there in the bedroom, we couldn’t see what was happening because we’re in the bedroom. And we were there for a time until it was late, it was after sunset when we went out. And we couldn’t see my sister - we were the only people in the house. In the passage we saw some fire, then the ...
like that happened, people used to question many questions and get answers for themselves.
MRS GQINEBE: On the 19th of March 1990 the Comrades were giving people some stands, vacant stands and as they were soldiering that, I do not know what happened later on, but the police came and the police started shooting and people
MR RADEBE: All of them belonged to the community. When the community was purchasing them, each and every street would have volunteers. Like myself, I was a volunteer and I committed myself to the SDU and these arms were taken and allocated to streets and some people were appointed, people ...
MR CORNELIUS: And the instruction was, it's also common cause, to go and kill these people, is that correct?
You are going to tell us about what happened in Prieska in Ethembeni is it, in June 1986 and the injuries you suffered after that. Please go ahead and tell us your story. --- In 1986 in Ethembeni my mother sent me to buy paraffin. Three trees from the stoep they shot teargas at us. We, all of ...
MR RORICH: We had information by means of our sources and we knew these people from physical observations which we did in Swaziland from time to time.
MS MKHIZE: Can I ask Mrs Marge Nkomo to come forward please. Mrs Nkomo, I would like to welcome you and I must apologise, you are one of those people who have been here, I must apologise it has been a long day for you, but I thank you for your patience and in welcoming you, I would just make one ...
MR NGXONGO: I was in Sipiwe's company and he was going to introduce me to Mrs Umbiasi. She was supposed to know that I was one of the people who were working with Sipiwe in Durban South Region where Sipiwe was the head or the commander.
Showing 121 to 140 of 1003
First PagePrevious Page 34567891011 Next PageLast Page
 
SABC Logo
Broadcasting for Total Citizen Empowerment
DMMA Logo
SABC © 2025
>