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people's warExplanation Showing 901 to 920 of 1003 First Page•Previous Page 42 •43 •44 •45 •46 •47 •48 •49 •50 Next Page•Last PageIt 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. ... "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." 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 ... ... was forthcoming. It is not clear how many people were murdered, who they were and on who attempted murders were executed. No confirmation came forward that the applicant was indeed a member of the PAC acting on instructions or with the approval of one of their ... On the alleged orders of persons whose names he was unable to give immediately (he also did not name them in his written application) he went with others on the 10th September 1993, to a predetermined location where they robbed two people of three firearms and ammunition. He said that he was in a ... 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 ... 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 ... They both got involved in political activities during 1990. They testified that a group of comrades fled the violence and harassment in the nearby township of Khutsong and sought refuge with them. These people motivated them to form an African National Congress ("ANC") branch and they did so ... 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. ... Well if you look around at what we've had here, half a dozen people. That purpose is not being achieved by having large halls in Durban, a long way away from where these people live and I would ask you, Mr Prior, please to talk to whoever arranges the meetings with a view to, these matters that ... The offences were committed during an incident which occurred on 5th March 1993. On that day the two applicants and one other person, who's name was given as Siphiwe Zondi, ambushed a minibus and raked its occupants with automatic weapons. As a result of this attack the deceased and the other ... Section 20(2) of the Act not only requires that the act in respect of which amnesty is sought, be associated with a political objective, but also that such act should also have been "advised, planned, directed, commanded, ordered or committed ... by" an applicant who should in turn fall under one ... MS CRICHTON: It seems that there were many people who came out of prison, out of detention who were coughing blood. Why do you think that was? MR CORNELIUS: Did you have knowledge that commanders in certain areas had to take responsibility for Vlakplaas people working in the areas? First Applicant had deposed to an affidavit which forms part of the record before us and basically confirmed its contents in his testimony. His version briefly summarised is to the effect that he is a member of both the Pan Africanist Congress ("PAC") as well as the Azanian People's Liberation ... When questioned about the group of people who were allegedly present at the time of the killing, the applicant vehemently denied their presence and called it a "blue lie". Only later after much cross-examination he conceded their presence and rather unconvincingly explained that he did not want to ... the persons who guarded the entrance and searched people who entered the tavern. He was not there when the deceased refused to be searched but was aware of it at the time of the incident since he had been so informed by his comrades. He also knew first hand of the deceased’s refusal to be ... MR KRUGER: Chairperson, all of this is hearsay, I was not present, I did not see it. These are things which the people who were there guarding with me, told me, I didn't see these things myself. On the day in question, Applicant and his fellow SDU members were patrolling the township in defence of members of the community against attacks from the contending forces of the Inkatha Freedom Party ("IFP"). They had earlier received information from a source within the police that the IFP ... |
