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people's warExplanation Showing 701 to 720 of 1003 First Page•Previous Page 32 •33 •34 •35 •36 •37 •38 •39 •40 Next Page•Last PageThe Amnesty Committee finds that the following people are victims and are hereby referred to the Reparation and Rehabilitation Committee for its attention. It is more convenient to deal with the position of the Second Applicant who is directly involved in the incident before considering the case of First Applicant. According to the evidence the Mankwanyaneni Reserve was experiencing a violent political conflict involving members and supporters of the ... This was the first action by the Applicant as a member of the PAC. The Applicant stated that during the time that he was still a supporter of the ANC and SANCO they were told by one of their leaders, Tebogo, that the youth should join the SADF and acquire military skills. They were being ... Norman Peterson left home in 1982 and we never heard from him since 1982. And I heard from his friends that Norman left the country but they didn’t know where. And we went about asking people and he never serviced and in 1987 the late Ronnie said that he had been shot and thereafter - after that ... MR KLOPPER: From that point onwards, Snor and I went back to the Verdrag training area, to the administrative base and we had a few drinks with the people there and thanked them for the use of the farm and handed the keys back, and from that point onwards we went back to Pretoria. I think it was ... CHAIRPERSON: Good morning everybody. I apologise for the slightly late start, but I am informed that the traffic on certain roads is very heavy and that caused a delay, getting certain people to the hearing. Any inconvenience is regretted. Yesterday I introduced the panel, we are starting some ... It is common cause that no-one was injured in the attack and that extensive damage was caused to the homestead. The applicants said that they took care to ensure that they fired in such a way as to avoid people in the homestead being injured. CHAIRPERSON: But definitely it can't be the same, I mean a discussion or an arrangement being made to abduct Mr Mahlangu and the one to abduct Miss Mahlangu, that cannot be the same. To me they are completely different. These are individuals with different political backgrounds from the evidence ... It is common cause that there was an ongoing political battle between the IFP hostel dwellers and the members of the Toaster Gang on one side and the ANC people living in Tembisa on the other. Consequently the ANC formed Self Defence Units to protect their supporters as well as the residents. ... The applicant's version before us is that he never entered the house in question. He says all the shots were fired from outside as he continuously moved from one spot to another,such as from door to window, shooting blindly. He says he never specifically aimed at any of the victims. That each ... "Without proper authorization listened to conversations of target people such as Allan Boesak, Dr Nthato Motlana, Bishop Desmond Tutu, Halton Cheadle, etc. ... I was involved directly in this activity throughout my duties at Johannesburg Security Branch during 1982 - 1986." MR FLOYD: I had never met these people before, I did not know where they were. I then asked Colonel Joe Verster, he directed me to where their offices were. When they came to the house he was told by Teenage to follow him into the house and once inside to fire at the occupants. He did not have to go into the rooms. Come Again was instructed to remain outside to be on the look out for possible interference with the attackers. All was done as ordered ... The victim, Mr Maliti, was a member of the Security Branch of the police force. He was viewed by the community and the applicants as very notorious and controversial. He was in the fore-front of the conflict and confrontation between the community and the police. He terrorised, harassed and ... MR MOTHUPI: At that time they were using, policemen were using teargas because students used old vehicles to block the roads. Some prevented people from going to work. It was during those violent times. Mhlambo testified that the deceased was then taken to the Chairperson of the ANC at Hlalakahle aarea, a certain Mr Mzolo, who is since deceased. During questioning of the deceased at Mzolo’s place, Mr Mzolo suggested that the questioning should be stopped to be continued on the following day. As ... It is common cause that there was an ongoing political battle between the IFP hostel dwellers and the ANC people living in the nearby township. The ANC thus formed Self Defence Units (SDU) to protect their supporters as well as the residents. This they did because the South African Police did ... CHAIRPERSON: Were you involved in an incident where people flew into Jan Smuts and were then taken to Swaziland? HEARING : The attempted murder of 10 people Having carefully considered all of the evidence and material placed before us, we are satisfied that Applicant has made a full disclosure of all relevant facts and that the murder was an act associated with a political objective in accordance with the provisions of the Act. Even though the then ... |
