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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 PageCHAIRPERSON: Have you heard of hearings that are conducted that some are cross-border attacks and normally those are applications by the Security Forces? MR VISSER: And I'm asking you would it be true to say that that government was opposed to ANC using Lesotho as a springboard for attacks against South Africa? Mr Botha, in your attempts do you believe that you were indeed capable of combating attacks on civilians, buildings, holiday places etc through your actions? MR VAN DER BERG: Mr Menyatsoe, you agree with me that when you shot the AWB members that attacks at that stage was already finished, is that correct? MR MHLAULI: Yes, in both attacks I was armed with an AK47 rifle. We planned the attack and Comrade Ngubane was also present during the first attack. After an incident whereby a comrade's house was burnt down, who was staying in the same street with Khumalo, we just decided to attack him to show ... ... felt that the removal of ANC posters was in furtherance of that campaign. The situation was quite tense at the time because they were also many attacks carried out by the IFP against the ANC at the ... JUDGE PILLAY: Now something of - I just want to know, you and Mr Pearce testified that your attacks would be directed, amongst other people, the Security personnel etc., and members of the Labour Party. Was your attacked confined to the Labour Party? - when we're talking about collaborators. ... my humble submission taking into accountthe previous decisions of the Committee, not necessarily this Committee on someof the issues involving farm attacks, which one I would quote, the DannysideFarm which happened on 19 November 1992, it happened when Adv Bosman was involvedin East London, which ... In our view, it was of cardinal importance in the fact that both the PAC and APLA have acknowledged in their submissions to the TRC in 1996 and 1997 respectively, that the St James attacks was one of the authorised operations carried out by APLA. "My objectives were to undermine the former settler regime to use APLA offensive attacks and to secure and maintain the complete unit of the movement. Arms were given to my commander, Morapapa, and he is the one who knew what he did with them. I am yours, sincerely." ... in the name of the organisation itself. The duties of task force was to defend and/or protect the organisation against I can say infiltration or attacks from other organisations or vigilantes who were against the organisation. As I have said its commander has got the ... MR COETZEE: The only explanation that I can give Chairperson, is that as a member of the Security Force, I was involved in quite a number of things, I may have confused it with other attacks in Botswana. ADV DE JAGER: At that stage the attacks on the State it was mainly by black nationalists, so they did not speak out and say fight also white terrorism, they said fight terrorism? He says also that these detainees had been interrogated about this incident as well and that they were also interrogated about attacks on the homes of policemen and which had been burnt down. Now the question is, did you have any knowledge of such an incident at that time in the Zwide area where ... You said to us you were injured. Did you go to the doctor?Did you go to the doctor because you were injured? --- Are you referring tothe attacks by the Amabutho? Yes, I went to Philonomi Hospital. I only wokeup at Philonomi Hospital. I don't know who took me to the hospital. These peoplewho ... ADV SANDI: Mr Rhoji, in your statement you are going to tell us about the attacks at your home because your son, Skanyana who passed away, was taking part in organisations such as ANC and others. ... a later date. This is the reason why it was not incorporated in the initial bundle, it slipped my mind. I think in the first application various attacks are mentioned which took place in the location, but I could not recall specifically which incidents I was involved ... that this was disciplinary proceedings, that they merely heard the noise going on and ran to the scene armed to see what was going on and to prevent attacks on their own people, that the applicant in turn did not realise why they were coming but saw armed men coming towards them so he felt he had ... CHAIRPERSON: What is your comment, Ma'am? You see what Mr Lowies has put to you is that the applicants deny that there were any white men during the attacks, what do you say to that? MR ROSSOUW: You also heard that he was supposedly involved in a cell, involved with attacks on black Policemen, etc. Did that become clear to you from the interrogation during the drive to Mamelodi and whilst you were driving around in Mamelodi? |