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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 State property was also targeted, especially following the announcement that the Group Areas Act was to be repealed and schools opened to all.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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MR RICHARD: Now I would say that it's apparent that as at 1993 you were aware that the Geneva Convention prohibited gratuitous random attacks against civilians?
MR NIEUWOUDT: No, those were attacks in the feud between AZAPO and UDF.
He tells me he didn't specifically talk about this incident before Justice Harmse, but they generally speaking, denied that they were involved in attacks on people outside the borders of the country, and that would include this incident.
... Council of Churches to have Kwamadala Hostel close down because it was believed that Kwamadala Hostel was being used to harbour people who launched attacks on the residents of the Vaal. Do you know about ...
The post offices which we targeted were in traditional white areas where we launched our attacks. It was about acts of terror which had to be noticed. I would like to tell you the building of the ANC which was blown up was the property of a white man who was an ANC member. When I heard that I ...
Applicant was of the view that the only way of effectively combatting these attacks was by means of cross-border operations of the South African Security Forces.  In preparation for such operations, Applicant arranged with members of the Special Forces of the then South African Army to ...
... of going across South Africa’s borders was in order to get Joe Slovo and his chief lieutenants because they were responsible for the sabotage attacks against South Africa, would that person be speaking the truth or ...
... started being friends towards the end of 1988, beginning of 1989. He also experienced problems from ANC youth. He survived too many problems or attacks from the ...
to Northern Natal, where it was a clear fact that the ANC had to operate underground. Even after 1990 in Northern Natal, because of the threats and attacks on organisers, individuals who were identified within communities as being either ANC members or organisers or MK, became targets and became ...
ADV MPSHE: Will you further agree with me then that it is APLA, that is recognised by PAC to carry out operations like planting of limpet mines, attacks and the rest, that is within their powers, is that correct?
Applicants did not benefit financially from the incident which occurred as part of their duties to protect the residents of Katlehong against attacks. They describe the prevailing situation as one of a war which they waged against the IFP in the area.
... on, and we did not sleep at our respective places, we went out to sleep at different places because she had threatened that there were going to be attacks. And the people - the community remarked that Nkosi had brought ANC into the area, as well as Buthelezi, who was the chairman of the ANC. ...
MR MILLER: And if it is so that he was committing a robbery to get hold of a firearm to protect himself in the ANC squatter camp against the IFP attacks from the hostel, would that make a difference to the way you feel?
attacks on policemen's houses and your general involvement in politics".
MR THULO: Thank you, Chairperson. In terms of my knowledge, these ANC or MK were using Lesotho as a springboard for their attacks against South Africa.
... attack and the killing of Mduduzi. Applicant urged the members to fight back and attack with the same precision that the opponent executed their attacks. Applicant's opinion was that as it appeared that their opponents were attempting to finish them off, the best form of defence was to attack ...
MR NKOSI: Those people were harassing us at our place of residence. As we were SDU members we decided to launch attacks against the Khumalo gang. We wanted to removed Khumalo because Khumalo was harassing us.
ADV BOOYENS: It was already declared policy at that stage that there would be attacks on members of the Police or collaborators, people who worked for the government?
CHAIRPERSON: Yes it is - to the best of my recollection, it's clear that these attacks in paragraph 195 were done by Coetzee and these people.
... political uprising, guerilla and terrorist warfare and which culminated in a full scale, low intensity war and anti-terrorist pre-emptive strikes, attacks and ...
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