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people's war

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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.

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Was injured when MK operatives detonated an explosive in a car outside the South African Air Force (SAAF) headquarters in Church Street, Pretoria, on 20 May 1983. Twenty-one people were killed and 217 injured. The overall commander of MK’s Special Operations Unit and two MK operatives were ...
Was injured when MK operatives detonated an explosive in a car outside the South African Air Force (SAAF) headquarters in Church Street, Pretoria, on 20 May 1983. Twenty-one people were killed and 217 injured. The overall commander of MK’s Special Operations Unit and two MK operatives were ...
She had her home in Nkothaneni, Port Shepstone, Natal, burnt down on 7 April 1994. ANC supporters attacked several IFP supporters’ homes in the area that day, killing five people and injuring four, in the run-up to the April 1994 elections.
An ANC supporter who was tortured while in detention in August 1980 at Bishop Lavis police station, Cape Town, by named members of the SAP who wanted him to confess to his alleged part in the killing of two white people in Crossroads. He was later sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment on ...
Was injured when MK operatives detonated an explosive in a car outside the South African Air Force (SAAF) headquarters in Church Street, Pretoria, on 20 May 1983. Twenty-one people were killed and 217 injured. The overall commander of MK’s Special Operations Unit and two MK operatives were ...
Was shot and injured at his church at Bhekezulu, Estcourt, Natal, on 2 April 1994, when IFP supporters opened fire on the congregation, allegedly because they suspected that members were considering joining the ANC. Six people, including Mr Shabalala’s daughter, were shot and killed in the ...
Was injured when MK operatives detonated an explosive in a car outside the South African Air Force (SAAF) headquarters in Church Street, Pretoria, on 20 May 1983. Twenty-one people were killed and 217 injured. The overall commander of MK’s Special Operations Unit and two MK operatives were ...
An ANC supporter who was shot and injured by a group of IFP supporters at Ndlovu’s Kraal, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 7 March 1992, in ongoing political conflict in the area. Eight people died and five were injured in the attack. One perpetrator serving a prison sentence was refused ...
A People’s Congress supporter who lost her house in an arson attack, allegedly by supporters of Chief Matlala on 2 February 1980 in GaMatlala, Lebowa, because Mr Sekgalakane resisted Lebowa’s proposed independence from South Africa. Two people died and about 80 were wounded in the ...
Was detained without trial for ploughing his fields in Pietersburg, Transvaal, on 23 December 1989 during protest in the area against the chief’s order that people should not plough.
An IFP supporter who was shot dead in her father’s church in Bhekezulu, Estcourt, Natal, on 2 April 1994, when IFP supporters opened fire on the congregation, allegedly because they suspected that members were considering joining the ANC. Five other people were shot and killed in the attack.
A civilian who was injured when APLA operatives attacked members and guests at the King William’sTown Golf Club, Cape, on 28 November 1992. Four people were killed and 17 injured in the attack. Four APLA members were granted amnesty (AC/2001/182).
Was injured in what became known as the Magoo’s bar bombing in Durban on 14 June 1986. The explosion killed three women and injured at least 74 other people. Seven MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/128).
Was a victim of what became known as the Magoo’s bar bombing in Durban on 14 June 1986. The explosion killed three women and injured at least 74 other people. Seven MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/128).
She had her house, which was located in an ANC-dominated area of Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, burnt down by IFP supporters during political conflict in March 1993. At least 18 people were killed in political violence in Bhambayi in March 1993, and 75 homes were burnt down. See ...
She lost her house in an arson attack in Esimozomeni, Richmond, Natal, in May 1990, allegedly because her husband was an ANC supporter. The family fled to Pinetown, where Ms Shezi’s husband was stabbed to death at a taxi rank on 7 July 1990. Political violence in the Richmond area had caused ...
Was injured when MK operatives detonated an explosive in a car outside the South African Air Force (SAAF) headquarters in Church Street, P retoria, on 20 May 1983. Twenty-one people were killed and 217 injured. The overall commander of MK’s Special Operations Unit and two MK operatives were ...
Suffered a nervous breakdown after surviving an attack on the house in which he was staying during a cross-border attack launched by the SADF Special Forces, together with the Security Branch, on ANC offices and houses in Gaborone, Botswana, on 14 June 1985. Twelve people were killed, including Mr ...
An ANC member from Soweto, Johannesburg, was shot dead on 14 June 1985 in a cross-border attack launched by the SADF Special Forces, together with the Security Branch, on ANC offices and houses in Gaborone, Botswana. Twelve people were killed, including Ms Phahle’s husband, and six were ...
Was killed by ‘necklacing’ by UDF supporters in Nyanga, Cape Town, on 20 May 1986, during the mass destruction of UDF-supporting squatter camps by Witdoeke vigilantes, acting with the tacit approval and aid of the security forces. Over 60 people were killed and 20 000 homes destroyed ...
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