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people's warExplanation Showing 801 to 820 of 1003 First Page•Previous Page 37 •38 •39 •40 •41 •42 •43 •44 •45 Next Page•Last PageMR 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. The further issue in dispute relates to the number of persons who had to be killed. De Kock testified that Nieuwoudt only referred to three persons who had to be killed, namely two members of the Port Elizabeth Security Police and an askari. The specific people were unknown to de Kock. ... The applicant was at the material times hereto a member of the Azanian Youth League (AYL) in Duduza and attached to the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). He says that he was taught through the teachings of the PAC that white people were the cause of black people's misery and had taken the land. ... Shabangu testified that he was an ANC Youth League supporter. He did not have personal knowledge of the deceased but he was aware of the rumours that the deceased was an informer. He stated that he was present at the ANC Youth League meeting which was held at a school where they also spoke ... MR COETZEE: Well I don't know, that was the way we used to talk in those days. Security people used to talk in those terms. ... we are all liberated presently, you will feel proud about your child who was also part of the struggle, because we know everybody was going to forward and looking forward to this liberation. Your son paid the price and I am sure everybody is part of the people who are being thanked for what has ... One cannot believe that things like this could have happened in our country, that people's lives were so cheap. One just could take a gun and shoot another person like an animal or in this case, one doesn't know whether it was poison or what had happened. But we just want to say, because we also ... Although he might have used the vehicle for a political purpose, the persistent denial is a problem. We are not a Court of Appeal. Obviously the Magistrate disbelieved him, hence the conviction. We have turned down many such applications in the past, otherwise we would have opened the door for ... CHAIRPERSON: I think we must bear in mind that we're talking of something nine years ago and for people to remember precisely who was in what car at what stage of the journey, is ... Right, questions? MR KOOPEDI: The only sad part Chair is that Judge Motata's comments were not recorded as his mike was off and I believe it is important for us to note that it is indeed the Vanderbijl Square and not Vanderbijlpark which is a town in the Vaal. I would then say, Chairperson, that is the application ... The 3rd Applicant has been a member of the ANC since 1982. During September 1984 he was a teacher at Amangwe High School near Empangeni, his employer being the KwaZulu Government. He was also at that time actively involved in ANC matters particularly in regard to setting up structures within the ... MR CORNELIUS: Did you have knowledge that commanders in certain areas had to take responsibility for Vlakplaas people working in the areas? The Applicants testified that they were members of the security department of the ANC at the time and were asked to investigate complaints by the community in Dambuza. This involved complaints about intimidation by a gang led by the deceased. There were allegations that this gang acted in support ... The salient features of the undisputed versions of Applicants are as follows. They were resident in Cradock and were members of the Cradock Youth Association ("Cradoya") at the time of the incident. Their political affiliation is confirmed in letters addressed to the Committee by the Cradock ... On the night of the incident he and his comrades one "Wizz" Rantla and Mosa Nkuta were on a reconnaissance mission in a stolen vehicle. The police suspected the car to be a stolen vehicle and tried to stop them. They drove off and managed to get away and got out of the car at White City. The ... MR DU PREEZ SMIT: Well we did find out that there was a vehicle that exploded there, that people were killed. I do not know how many and I do not know how many were injured, and that the hospital itself was damaged by this explosion. Thank you chairperson - perhaps just before I ask the witness to take the oath, the translation devices that we’ve got, enables people to listen in to the testimony in the language to which you can follow. Now on the black box section of the translation device there are two wheels, the one wheel ... On the day in question an ANC mass rally was organized at Majola administrative area in the vicinity of Port St. Johns. The rally was to be addressed by General Bantu Holomisa. At about the scheduled time for the rally to commence, information was received by the ANC cadres that there were a ... DR RANDERA: Perhaps I am asking the same question but in a different way. You have told us what happened or what your understanding of your husband was, what happened to him, can you perhaps tell us about your husband because we don't know anything about him and I think people should know who your ... The operation was carried out by the 1st Applicant, the 3rd Applicant, Mike and Johnny. The 3rd Applicant acted as driver. He drove the others to the T-junction and was instructed to wait for them at a specific place some distance away. The 1st Applicant, Mike and Johnny waited at the ... |
