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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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All the applications comply with the requirements of the Act; the Applicants have made full disclosure of all the material facts relevant to their actions and the acts for which amnesty is sought are acts associated with a political objective. What the Applicants aimed at by preventing screening ...
... their shotguns. The group fled and applicant and Geldenhuys were unable to effect any arrests. At a later stage during the evening they became aware of a motor vehicle which transported what appeared to be an injured person from the township. Because they were in fear of their lives, ...
Mr Moele further testified that he received information about the time, and the procedure followed, when salary payments were made by the Transvaal Galvanising Company. He commanded Simphiwe Mkhuno, Thobile Nzolo, Magaule Toloki and Roundy Moboa to accompany him. The applicant and Thobile Nzolo ...
MR SHANE: Was your name also mentioned amongst the people who went to rob firearms at the Kliprivier police station?
The Leader of Evidence informed us that most of the people injured in the incidents forming the subject matter of the hearing had been traced and had been notified of the hearing. These people have indicated that they did not wish to attend these proceedings and none did so.
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 ...
... 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 ...
After the ousting of the Sebe regime in Ciskei through a military coup, the military government headed by Brigadier Gqozo propounded the replacement of the headmen system with democratically elected civic structures. This move was widely welcomed by the people of the Ciskei. At a later stage and ...
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.
MR CORNELIUS: Did you have knowledge that commanders in certain areas had to take responsibility for Vlakplaas people working in the areas?
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 ...
MRS TWALA: No, he just wrote the statement and thereafter I was called in by another attorney stating that that, that attorney has disappeared with other people's statements. So I was advised to take that statement and take further steps with it.
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 ...
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.
In 1985 it was a very-very difficult time for many people. The township was besieged, search lights were shining in the streets, foot patrols, people weren’t allowed to come in and out - it was a very difficult time. Perhaps you can tell us what happened to your son during those circumstances.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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