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people's warExplanation He, however, remembers that in some instances the people laid charges and dockets were opened. These dockets have since been destroyed. He stated that when a docket was opened against a member of the police force it would go to a certain section where there was a retired Brigadier. He ... 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 ... 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 ... Hechter testified that during the relevant time he was based in Pretoria where he worked under the command of Cronje. He was in charge of a team of operatives who occasionally went out at night to attack people whom they saw as enemies of the previous government. It was their task to defend ... MR NDZUMO: I think the cause of his death was the misunderstanding at his work place. He didn't - he was very politically minded at those times. He was really complaining about other people. He was really complaining about other people in authority who were in prisons those days. It seemed as if ... PEOPLE ARE HYSTERICAL - CRYING AND SCREAMING 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 DU PLESSIS: And it was not strange for you to receive instructions from the people from the Natal Security Branch? MR NEL: Now if we may move on to paragraph 10. Immediately you say there that originally you were under the impression that four people were killed, but having heard the evidence and having read the other applications, you realised that only three members, or three people were in fact killed in ... MR LOOTS: It was so that we were approximately 20 or 25 people who came together. MR HATTINGH: Were there no people in the houses or buildings who might have seen him? You were also told at the time that he was somehow connected with the people who were accused in Victoria West of trying to poison the water supply. (ii) Whether the fact that the arsonists later discovered that there were people in residence is responsible for the lacuna in the information admitted; MR SANDI: Were there any other people who were with you who were also shot? ... regards to my child. She should be cared for. What kind of help can she be offered in this life? And the people who shot at her should come forward and they should tell us the reasons why they shot at my daughter and maybe I will have peace. I will stop there. Thank ... COORDINATOR: This morning the third and last day of the hearing in Cradock I am going to read the list of people who are going to be here today in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. I'm going to read this list as the people are going to be up here before you. I just want to clarify that ... MR HATTINGH: You accepted that were not people in the building. |
