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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 State property was also targeted, especially following the announcement that the Group Areas Act was to be repealed and schools opened to all.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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JUDGE MOTATA: Contrast this with the attacks, counter attacks if I may call it that, of the IFP at Zenzele, I think you said, by the residents who were largely affiliated to the ANC within Daveyton, that when those attacks were done, it was clear that this is a retaliation that the IFP people were ...
In the four operations briefly described above, the applicants believed that their attacks were directed against policemen who, as part of the security system of the previous government were regarded as the enemy of the people. The attack on the Steak Restaurant in Claremont was aimed at the white ...
"There was no doubt regarding the fact that ANC/MK members were launching attacks on the RSA, which had been planned and orchestrated in Swaziland, particularly landmine attacks in rural areas, as well as limpet mine attacks in restaurants, during which many innocent persons were killed and ...
... 1991. The residents, who were mostly aligned to the African National Congress (ANC) were required to develop a vigilance on the farm because of attacks on the residents by members of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). These attacks were politically motivated. This resulted in regular patrols ...
MR MALAN: I think the question is really, you talk about the attacks on your home but you're not saying in your statement that Mr Cele was involved in these attacks. So the question is, why do you tell us about the attacks?
... military training within the country. This was given by one Vuysile Thole. He then referred to the vigilantes known as Ama-Afrika and the attacks they were launching on the community. He met his co-applicant and other young comrades, at that time called "Young Lions". A meeting was ...
When I try to explain this to other people they usually tell me no it’s stress. But usually when - when it attacks me, I have to sleep because it’s intensity makes me very weak, I can’t do anything when - when it starts, that’s why I end up sleeping, try to relax. Then after that it becomes ...
... days that you were at this place, you know in this area, not necessarily confined to the address at which the whole thing happened, were there any attacks on police officers in that area that you know of? If you don't know you say, you know: "I don't know of any attacks on police officers" or ...
... 1990 which is a date which follows the occurrences of the present incident and Mr Botha also gave evidence here to you to say that while the bomb attacks had diminished, other type of attacks were taking place particularly that in Natal or between the IFP and the ANC which was just another ...
... to page 3 of Exhibit E, paragraph 3 thereof, you say that you as a Bomb Disposal Unit member, investigated various incidents including motor bomb attacks. Can you just in short explain to the Committee what was the extent of the experience that you had with bomb attacks, especially in this ...
... were associated with a political objective.  At all material times, Applicants were acting in their capacities as members of MK and the attacks fell within the policies and mandate of MK.  All of the attacks accordingly constitute acts associated with a political objective as ...
MR PRETORIUS: Chairperson, at that stage in Soweto, there was a heavy onslaught, specifically with regard to handgrenade attacks. Handgrenade attacks were the order of the day in Soweto, during that time, Chairperson.
DR ALLY: So there were attacks. You say the youth were provoked. What was the nature of these attacks? How would the police be attacking?
... We alighted from the lorry. We fought with this group, shooting each other. They ran away and then we returned. We fought that way with our attacks and with their attacks. ...
... days that you were at this place, you know in this area, not necessarily confined to the address at which the whole thing happened, were there any attacks on police officers in that area that you know of? If you don't know you say, you know: "I don't know of any attacks on police officers" or ...
... the Wembezi area. On the day of the incident he and other IFP members intended to travel by bus to Ulundi for an IFP gathering. During those days attacks on IFP members travelling in cars or busses to political meetings were not unusual because a situation akin to a war situation existed at the ...
And you've told us that there were a lot of attacks in that area. You mentioned that they day before this happened there were lots of attacks. --- Yes. You've also spoken about some soldiers. You said one of them that you spoke to was a coloured person. Do you know where these soldiers were ...
"6.2.7 Deliberate disinformation, leading to mistaken attacks – In a few cases deliberate disinformation resulted in attacks and assassinations in which dedicated cadres lost their lives. In one of the most painful examples of this nature, a state agent with the MK name of "Fear" ordered two ...
objectives.  A the relevant time APLA was still engaged in the armed struggle and regarded all whites as supporters of the Apartheid Government.  Attacks of this nature were aimed at impressing on whites the need to abandon their support for the Government of the time and to make it clear ...
MR DUMA: To defend the community was a right to every affected party, that something must be done to protect the attacks, the community from attacks.
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