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right-wing attacks

Explanation
Prior to February 1990, violations committed by members of right-wing organisations took the form of isolated attacks with a strong racist character. During the early 1990s, members of right-wing organisations, perceiving themselves to be placed under siege by the process of constitutional negotiations for a democratic dispensation, carried out a large number of attacks aimed at securing the political interests of conservative Afrikaners. Isolated racist attacks on individuals were replaced by mass demonstrations and orchestrated bombing and sabotage campaigns. Between April 1993 and May 1994, right-wing groups engaged in a range of activities to disrupt the negotiations process then underway, and later to destabilise the electoral process. Many of these acts were directed against persons perceived to be supporters and leaders of the ANC, the SACP, the UDF, the PAC and the National Party, and resulted in gross violations of human rights. Violations of a purely racial character were also carried out against black people. During the pre-election period, the AWB and other right-wing organisations engaged in a bombing campaign with the aim of derailing the electoral process. The objective of these activities was to move towards 'overthrowing' the National Party government and to establish a Boererepubliek (Boer republic) and volkstaat. Public areas such as taxi ranks, bus stops and railway stations were targeted, as were private residential and business premises of those associated with the ANC or the unfolding democratic order. State property was also targeted, especially following the announcement that the Group Areas Act was to be repealed and schools opened to all. A number of formerly 'white' schools were bombed. The campaign involved many acts of sabotage, some of which led to the loss of life.

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... he said that if their deeds were reported to the Police, they would either not be arrested or would be released after a short period. He spoke of attacks by the police and by gangsters on a house used by the comrades. He testified that he reported his brother's death to the Police but he was ...
Incidents such as car bomb explosions, limpet mine and handgrenade attacks and other acts of terror which members of the Police and their families, as well as ordinary civilians, were exposed to over a lengthy period of time would lead to a hardening of attitudes and that a creation of a climate ...
... Hartle, if I can just come in here. Just on this issue, I see that you mention at page 3 a number of incidents of terrorism. It is actually bomb attacks that you refer to which occurred at Constantia Centre, Municipal offices and the law courts. Was anyone of these three gentlemen involved in ...
CHAIRPERSON: What were the women saying, who was responsible for the attack or the attacks on all those houses?
MR LAMEY: And then the specific information came through via Intelligence reports from Ladybrand that over the festive season certain attacks were being planned.
MR KAHANOVITZ: But Mr van Zyl, this isn't poison, this is a sophisticated operation involving the manufacture of tablets that will cause heart attacks in someone that has pre-existing heart problems, correct?
MR MWELI: Ndo was wanted by IFP members because he was one person who was involved with IFP attacks, too many of them.
MR PRINSLOO: General, at that time there was several attacks in the country and committed by the ANC, and we are talking about acts of violence.
... were perceived to be IFP members. It was the stated objective of the first applicant to kill IFP members that day in retaliation for the alleged attacks committed against members of his organisation allegedly by the IFP ...
group or fraction to prove a point, by launching such attacks.
MS VAN DER WESTHUIZEN: And just to get the background of the time in which this took place, just to get that right, you say that you were an IFP supporter. Are you aware of attacks on IFP supporters by other political groups at that point in time?
      The applicant testified that according to information he received, Selby Mavuso was kidnapped during the attacks by the South African Defence Force ("SADF") at Matola in Mozambique.  He was kept prisoner at Voortrekkerhoogte for a while and then handed to the Security Police.  He was ...
CHAIRPERSON: Your other information may relate to other attacks, or whatever, but this particular attack on the 14th of June, you are saying, as I understand it, that you are unaware of any deaths that occurred as a result of information that you passed on in relation to this attack?
to launch an attack on whites in the bar at the East London Railway Station;  to attack whites at the High Gate Hotel in East London.  All these attacks were going to be directed at whites in accordance with what the Applicants say was the policy of APLA.  The orders were issued to the ...
MR BERGER: And would it also be correct to say that during this period, '99 to '90, the only operative who actually carried out attacks, was Mr Rohan?
... routes during 1986 and 1987. Weapons and explosives were stored in Botswana and brought into the country from there, where it was used for terror attacks. Examples of this is the fact that Robert McBride and Gordon Webster had used explosives which they had received from Botswana. I refer ...
... I’m talking, I’m in so much pain. The pain doesn’t end, physically as well as mentally. Each time I pass where the attack took place, I get panic attacks. I don’t know how I can phrase this in any clearer way than what I’ve already said. Now I’m wondering as to whether this forgiveness they ...
MR BERGER: But you would have also known that amongst the people who were killed were people who were not on the point of entering South Africa, to carry out attacks.
MR BOTHA: Yes, very briefly. We were briefly referred to the fact that some of the attacks and murders of policemen on the East Rand, were a possible result of that, of the information that we had been provided with at that stage.
... are four applicants but only three will be because Phila Dolo will not be featuring in this application because he was not involved in the farm attacks, he was involved in the Ficksburg area and they have already been heard, his application. What I think was somebody who was supposed to be ...
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