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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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CHAIRPERSON: Have you had an occasion of studying the application form as it stands before us, Mr Molohlanye? You know we don't want people to be shoddily represented. I must say I am a little upset that it doesn't look like this matter again has been properly prepared for presentation.
The applicant, Phila Martin Dolo, was at all material times a cadre of the Azanian People's Liberation Army, APLA, the military wing of the Pan African Congress, PAC, having received training as such under its auspices outside of the Republic. He was tried and convicted on 5 December 1994 in the ...
The applicant's evidence is that he, Derrick Skosana and one Solly Moroape attacked Shabangu's house on the instructions of his brother Joseph Nkuna. They were ordinary foot soldiers acting on his brother's orders. The brother was undoubtedly a senior person in the African National Congress. ...
JUDGE DE JAGER: We could declare him a victim if the offence or delict was associated with a political objective. Can you people assure us of that supposition?
MR HEYNEKE: That was the usual procedure and because there may possibly have been people who could see me from a distance and I wanted to ensure that there be no idea that the device may have been harmless.
However in his viva voce evidence before us he stated that he wanted to kill the deceased inter alia, so as to intimidate ANC people into joining the IFP, because the deceased was brave and lead assaults and attacks on IFP supporters, because the deceased had told him he had made a vow to kill him ...
... intense dislike of the 1st Applicant, also canvassed at the trial.  If a reason has to be found for this disposition of the 2nd Applicant towards the 1st Applicant it is probably to be found in the mere fact of his being one of the group of Generals who the 2nd Applicant, as he had ...
You have said it all, the political motive, it is there, it is not strong enough. If it is there, it has not surfaced sufficiently for any of the people who listened to the applicant giving his evidence, to see.
MR GOUWS: Yes, that's correct, he offered some training to these people and he was also given an AK47.
... of the community generally supported the ANC. The Applicant claims that at the relevant time he and his companions were members of the ANC and towards the end of October the ANC leadership relocated ANC supporters to Polla Park Squatter Camp in Thokoza. Polla Park was also engulfed in ...
MR MABOTE: I made it clear in my application that I left them in the township, I left them with Comrade Sam and Comrade Lucky. Thereafter they took them to the stadium where all members of self defence unit handed over all their firearms. I was present at the stadium when they were handed over, ...
MR BAKER: I had my service pistol with me, I also had my identity card with me, my police identity card, that was my part of the operation, was to move on the perimeter and try and keep people out of the target area. I had my identity card with me to use in case I should see people and just ...
CHAIRPERSON: I think we indicated 9 o'clock didn't we, to the other people. We'll adjourn till 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Perhaps some people who are listening to you probably think it is a fairy tale that you are telling. But those who know the gravity of the struggle for liberation in this country, are aware that women suffered a lot in this country in the fight for liberation.
CHAIRPERSON: We welcome you and I will ask you to give your testimony freely. So that all the people inside this hall can hear you very well. I will ask one of the Commissioners to help you with the oath.
It was indeed one of the few occasions where the Committee was privileged to witness a moving reconciliation. We wish to thank all people involved.
As a result of the precarious financial position, the matter was discussed with the chief of MK and it was decided that alternative means, including robbery, in order to obtain the required finance, should be employed. The proviso was that there should be no loss of life and the target should be ...
The applicant further applies for amnesty in respect of assault on a number of people, during interrogations. He took an active part in some of the assaults by pinning the victim to the ground while he was being hit and in other cases he was a bystander who associated him with the assaults. He ...
At the relevant time he was a member of the Azanian People’s Organisation ("AZAPO"). He also served on the executive committee of the Azanian Youth Organisation ("AZANYO") and Azanian Student Movement ("AZASM"), the youth and student wings of AZAPO, respectively. He received military training ...
The applicant testified that as far as possible, the limpet mines were timed to go off at times when there were unlikely to be people around so as to try and avoid or minimise casualties and loss of life.  He said that unfortunately a person was injured in the explosion at the Pinetown Post ...
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