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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 State property was also targeted, especially following the announcement that the Group Areas Act was to be repealed and schools opened to all.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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"That a number of groups of marches passed Shell House earlier on the 28th of March 1994, during which they behaved provocatively and launched mock attacks on ANC security guards, but there were not shot at by the said security guards."
MR PRINSLOO: There were the attacks which I have already put in the Eastern Transvaal, to the previous witness?
MR BOOYENS: And speaking more broadly, during that time period in 1990, police officers were still targets of attacks although there had been political negotiations, there had not been peace in the country, is that correct?
... this problem. I cannot say exactly what led to the conflict and the dying of people, but I as a member of the ANC then, would conclude that these attacks were directed at the ANC, so that it should not ...
MR MAPOMA: And in all these attacks that you waged, you have never attacked any National Party Government oriented property, is that not the case?
... student bodies in the trade unions, in township civics whose protest campaigns were redefined anti-apartheid politics. The armed propaganda of MK attacks would serve as a secondary means to deepen mass ...
... couldn't mix with other people. They even had to take my child for a period of two years, and they were also complaining that she was having panic attacks. She was always scared, and at times they would wake up and pray in the evening, pray for my ...
MR McBRIDE: I think at some stage the leadership, the local leadership, introduced me to him as one of the people who were assisting to a great deal in the defence of the communities, after attacks by Inkatha and other State surrogate forces.
him having supplied the explosives that were used in this instance. Amnesty is also sought in terms of him having gained knowledge of the impending attacks or operations but did not notify the police in that it was an offence, I believe during those days in terms of the Terrorism Act to have such ...
... tactical purposes the establishment of territorial divisions within the same locality and to assert a national image to some extent. This led to attacks against each other and the so-called protection of the areas so demarcated as belonging to a particular political party. In these cases the ...
ATTACKS ON JOE SENTI AND JOHANNES DIDRIK PRETORIUS
Now you tell us in one breath that you were the person responsible for all these attacks and you could only give the decision, but yet you as a member or the person in charge, can't identify all these people properly, how is it that you place the eldest son of the Mbongwa family, whose name you do ...
into tears because of the things that I have seen in the past. These things haven't hardened me, but they have made me very sensitive. I get panic attacks and I am always scared. I don't know whether I could attribute this to old age, but I have a lot of empathy ever since these things started ...
... with a political objective, we take into account that they acted on the orders of one of their superiors within "Toekomsgesprek" and that the attacks fell within the policy of that organisation at the time. Although membership and the activities of "Toekomsgesprek" were secret, we are ...
Here again, the two attacks were directed at the South African Defence Force. The acts were immediately directed at State authority and were in line with the political objective pursued by the applicant. However, the application for amnesty in respect of these two acts is
CHAIRPERSON: Yes, but the impression, one of the possibilities of his interpretation of his evidence, was that after the attack on Port St Johns, that they had planned other attacks for that day, and he says now that he didn't say that.
"Seeing that this was a big job (the proposed assassination of Messrs. Padayachee and Khan and Zodwa) and previous 3 attacks went according to plan Ndaba brought back a sum of R5000 to us and said that Zuma sent this to us as an incentive for good work. Warrant officer Ramdas, Williams, ...
face of attacks by Helen Suzman, Boraine and others simply saying the
CHAIRPERSON: Was it not the people who took part in the pipe bomb attacks that went home?
MR WILLS: Now I see from your application that you got involved in what could loosely be described as military activities, when you were with the IFP, is that correct? You conducted violent attacks on various people?
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