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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.

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MR LAMEY: Did you foresee the possibility, and when I refer to this incident I also refer to the other incident, that people could be injured and/or killed?
CHAIRPERSON: Were these two people injured in the cross-fire?
Before we leave I'd just like to thank everybody who has made this hearing possible this week, what we've had this week. I'd like to thank the personnel from Correctional Services, who have been very prompt in bringing the applicants on time and the police etc., for providing security, for the ...
MRS TLWAELO: In 1991, William Mateketa was working at Afrikanerweg No 22, very close to Klerksdorp. It was a place belonging to a certain Strydom. At the end of the month my husband didn't get his salary as people were getting theirs. He enquired from this person why he doesn't get his salary. ...
... Midway or actually Soweto. We saw the activities taking place at the Midway explosion scene. I cannot recall precisely where we waited, but afterwards we told the people that we had information that there were a further two limpet mines at other points. We then went to assist Frans van Tonder ...
The applicants testified that the deceased had been a prominent Inkatha organiser and leader and businessperson who had previously lived in their area but who had left when he joined Inkatha. It was alleged that the deceased had led attacks on their community by Inkatha supporters and that such ...
At that time in Barkley West - Barkley West was quiet and people were not yet aware of what was happening. And sometimes I would get advice from my friends at Kimberley. They were only giving me advice on political matters and when I was at Barkley I realised that many parents at that time ...
According to the evidence of the applicant, on the 25th December 1993 his brother Gibson Ngubane and cousin Velephi Maluleke were killed in the Jobe area. The applicant says that he saw this happening. The people who killed his brother were a group which was led by Simon Zikali and Mmenezi ...
The only conflict Langa was aware of were faction fights which were taking place in Nquthu. These fights continued in Johannesburg where members of the contending groups were employed. Langa was informed about the fights in Nquthu when he telephoned his mother who was permanently residing there. ...
This is very difficult for other mothers and other parents who are here today. The question is - what is most difficult is that we have to bring you here and to talk about your pain and then watch you [indistinct] in pain - you had to deal with the tragedy of your loss. It is very painful, but ...
MR BOOI: It was a big mistake if you were seen in the company of the stability unit because they used to harass the community and kill people. Therefore, everybody who was closely associated with the police was not trusted by the community at that time.
In incident 16 five people were killed and nine injured in the explosion at the Sanlam Shopping Centre in Amanzimtoti.  Once again, none of the Applicants has applied for amnesty in respect of this incident.
These people were innocent people whom he had approached. He had no reason at the time to think they were a threat to his life or political status. It was he who approached them. There was no prospect of achieving any political objective by his actions. We are therefore not satisfied that the ...
2. The deceased was a chairperson of the ANC in the area. The applicant was an IFP supporter. His family had been killed by ANC people. Applicant had only heard that the deceased was responsible for the killing of his family. However, the deceased was at the forefront of the peace negotiations ...
MR BOOYENS: When the assault had taken place there by Mr de Kock and the other people, did you interfere in any manner and if not, why not?
MR BOOYENS: Was your function to drive the people in to the point where the ambush was set up?
6. When his attention was drawn to the fact that he had admitted his application form that he had committed the crimes, the Applicant explained that he was innocent, but had been advised that should he deny guilt, his application would have been reused in chambers in terms of the provisions of the ...
The following people participated in the execution of the order, Captain Baker, Wouter Mentz, Pieter Botha, Riaan Bellingan, Mr Nortje and Mr Chate.
MR SIBEKO: Will I be correct to say that in both incidents you were carrying and AK47 which you used to shoot against the people you were fighting with?
DR BORAINE: Mr Malgas, you have been listening yesterday and today, and you know that there are many different kinds of victims of human rights violations of violence. Your situation is quite different from a whole lot of other people. You are a victim of torture, of harassment, of imprisonment, ...
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