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people's warExplanation Showing 661 to 680 of 1003 First Page•Previous Page 30 •31 •32 •33 •34 •35 •36 •37 •38 Next Page•Last Page It is common cause that in Durban black people were members or supporters of several political organisations or liberation movements, namely the ANC, SACP, PAC and the IFP. MR VAN HEERDEN: How many people usually attended the conference? CHAIRPERSON: ... (microphone not on) ... taking a look at the papers before us, on what basis was it that Mr Dube was included in this hearing? I mean if people are sitting in Cape Town now, and they are setting down the hearings, how would it, how would they in Cape Town have linked Mr Dube's ... Firstly his political affiliation is quite different. In his application he stated that he was a member of the African National Congress and Umkhonto weSizwe whereas in his evidence he stated that he was a supporter of the Black Consciousness Movement. Secondly he implicates a number of other ... CHAIRPERSON: That, if that could be done, we certainly would appreciate it because setting up a hearing like this is not an easy task. People have come from afar, at a cost and obviously we've also got an interest to get through our long list of hearings. We would very much as a panel, appreciate ... The applicant testified and confirmed his affidavit, which forms part of the record, as well as the three application forms which form part of the bundle of the documents before us. Applicant joined the PAC in 1985 whilst still a scholar. In 1991 he joined the PAC Task Force whose duties he ... MR SANDI: Are those people still around in the community? ... was the first to be found, and he was severely assaulted. Thereafter the group went to the deceased's house where he was found hiding in a wardrobe. He was dragged out and killed by the mob next to the taxi ... MR NDZAMELA: I would like to apologise to them and I would like to add that we did not aim at certain people or certain families even though they were affected, so I'm sorry, I apologise for what happened. ADV POTGIETER: And it subsequently appeared that you were shot amongst other things? Could anybody else except the people who were in the hippo, have been responsible for shooting you? The Committee find it highly improbable that when the applicant took a decision on his own, he would do so with people unknown to him and agree to share equally with them and thereafter hand his share to Mabina. Viewing this application objectively, the applicant would have approached members of ... ... as aforesaid were in line with the policies and activities of the PAC and APLA and were aimed at making white people and the Government of the day aware of the urgent need for political change. We are further satisfied that the actions of the applicants occurred during the conflicts of the past ... This occurred at Tsakane Section in Mamelodi in the evening of the 15 April 1988 and was carried out by Legodi and Kgotsa. Initially they conducted the reconnaissance around the place for several days. They then contacted Toka and Maponya for permission to go ahead with the attack. Toka told ... GEN COETZEE: Chairperson, the position was as follows. When I appeared before a Regional Commission I asked them, with respect, great respect, the Chairman at that stage was Archbishop Tutu, whether he or the legal advisors of the Commission was of the opinion that for want of a better definition, ... MR PRINSLOO: And the Sannieshof Liquor Store, the person there, Mr Pereiro says in affidavit on page 98 of the documents, that it was only done because black people attended that hotel, is that true? The Committee is aware that the IFP has consistently stated that they were not involved and did not associate themselves with violence or robberies. There is, however, abundant evidence in various applications that party members and supporters were involved in the inter-party warfare and that ... MR LAMEY: When you refer to "they", who are these people that you refer to? ... led to violence and killings involving people from the same villages and even members of the same family on opposing sides.. The Committee is aware of other matters where offences were committed not only with a political objective but also involving a strong personal element and carefully ... The second attack was launched on the house of Eric Xeketwana who he had been told was an active participant in a taxi war which was causing great unrest and distress in the community. The decision to attack the house was taken by the New Crossroads African National Congress Youth League in ... ... the commissar's weapon for his (Deegan's) personal collection. He conceded that Deegan had made no such mention in his statement, that he was not aware of any such collection of Deegan's, that Deegan had never told applicant of such motive or collection. He could not explain why he had said ... |
