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right-wing attacksExplanation Showing 901 to 920 of 1017 First Page•Previous Page 42 •43 •44 •45 •46 •47 •48 •49 •50 Next Page•Last Page... of terror in the Thokoza and Natalspruit areas during the period 1991 to 1993. It also became clear that in their involvement in these various attacks (albeit against the background of general political unrest in that area where clashes between the supporters of the ANC and the supporters of ... He said he was a member of the ANC and as a result joined the local Self Defence Unit (SDU) in order to protect the community. The SDU, he said, needed firearms to equip themselves in order to defend the community against IFP attacks. ... Embalenhle and after explaining the situation to him, received orders to identify the ANC ringleaders and attack them as this would prevent further attacks on PAC ... CHAIRPERSON: The beginning of your evidence, you indicated that you needed to send a message to the regime of the time, that attacks on especially the leadership of the ANC would not be tolerated. Did I understand you correctly? Maybe the TRC can help the families who were effected because a number of families were effected by the violence due to the attacks on their houses. We would appreciate an effort on the part of the TRC, to meet the families of the victims half way with regard to finance or material resources. ... ... her company at the time, which included the deceased. She indicated that on this occasion the deceased was a victim and not a perpetrator of any attacks as testified to by the Applicant. It is not immediately apparent whether Ms Hlanga and the Applicant were referring to the same ... ... satellite camps of Crossroads and KTC were not only evicted without a court order, but their homes were burnt and over 60 people were killed during attacks on their homes. Thousands of people had their right to access to adequate housing violated through killings and other severe ill treatment. ... ... applicant for an assault, a person could be charged with assault on a person unknown to the State. If one takes the case, for instance, of the dog attacks on certain people which were captured on video, if those people for instance could not be found but you had other evidence of an assault, the ... ... is concerned, I want to submit that from the background of the applicant, it is clear that he was part of the political struggle. He experienced attacks on himself, people got injured very close to him, it is clear that he came from a family, he was brought up within the IFP, support - in that ... ADV PRINSLOO: Mr Van Eyck, are you aware that during the so-called onslaught against the country, use was made of all sections of the community to combat this onslaught and attacks by terrorists? At St Pauls Church in Jabavu as the assaults by police on children in schools spread and the police supported attacks by hostel dwellers on township residence increased, a war of physcosis showed itself. The weekly reports by parishioners to the congregation at the end of Sunday services showed ... ... I saw a Hippo parking at my gate, and children were assaulted. There were some of the comrades who were guarding me every night because of the attacks that were done on me. When I looked at this situation of these children being assaulted I went to the policemen and I said, "What do you ... ADV PRIOR: Further down the page, he says that his unit was responsible for the six attacks, Pinetown post office, Glenashley shopping centre, Westville post office and a blast in kwaMashu, the Bree railway station and the Red Hill post office. In other words, that was the swimmers' unit? ADV GCABASHE: Before you go to the other one, when you started telling us about these attacks, the first one you mentioned was at Khumalo Street, which was in early 1994, but I didn't get the rest of those facts down properly, you were going rather fast, because I have here that it was too early in ... ... to withdraw and then my friends came and told me that they have had several meetings and informed us about the latest developments regarding the attacks. Then those who were not for it decided to withdraw. Then I realised that it was a mature group, organisation and then 86 January on the ... ADV BOSMAN: But according to your statement and your evidence, your orders were to establish underground units. Did that also entail an order for attacks? MR VALLY: Are you talking after your housewives attacks when the two ANC guerillas were killed in your house? Are you talking about that period? ... then perceived by the Applicants to be involved in the perpetrating of acts against the IFP or at least in giving some information which led to the attacks on the IFP ... development of the M.K. bombing campaign as we know it or understand it. Sorry I don't have all the dates but we know that there were several bomb attacks or car bombs on for example places like the Witwatersrand Commando Building. There was an attack, a bomb blast at the Irish Regiment in ... During 1990 he purchased (5) five firearms and distributed them amongst members of the SDU for the purposes of defending themselves and the community against attacks by the opposition party, the Inkatha Freedom Party. |