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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 State property was also targeted, especially following the announcement that the Group Areas Act was to be repealed and schools opened to all.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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DR RANDERA: So were there also attacks on houses of councillors and policemen at the time, and police women? I know it is a long time ago, but you can take your time.
MR BOOYENS: So if one looks at attacks - people who were so-called enemies of the then government who were killed and there are a large number of them - I’m not saying that you were involved in all of them, not at all, but was there ever anyone else who would have been interested in eliminating ...
MR LAX: And you were asked by Ms Thabete about what other operations you were involved in and and from what I can see you were only involved in two other operations and both of them failed. Were you ever personally involved in any of the indiscriminate shootings and attacks?
... attack, people will come into the ANC offices, our offices as MK were in the office. When there are incidents where people are reporting about attacks, most of that information was referred to us as MK in the MK office, within the ANC ...
... about through direct evidence and also through cross-examination, all three applicants have fully disclosed the relevant facts, material to the two attacks. I further wish to go on to say that from the very evidence that was adduced today in this hearing, it became very clear that no personal ...
MR PANDAY: Now Mr Kweyama, would you therefore state that your sole motive for having robbed this gun shop was purely to obtain weapons for the protection from the attacks that were being launched against the community, specifically the ANC community?
... I left matric, I cannot stay out of a night-club. I have been stabbed, I have stabbed people. I have ended up in hospital after assaults on me, attacks that you cannot believe. My whole body full of stitches, and in the process, I have also injured people in a violent way, ...
Questioned about his own motive the Applicant replied that he wanted to stop attacks and the murder of farmers and aged people. He believed that the murders were committed by political activists and that were motivated by what was said by political leaders and slogans that they sang and that it ...
The general policy was to drive white people from land because it did not belong to them.  The occupants of land were legitimate targets.  These attacks would also be used as springboards for the struggle.  In doing this, APLA was divided into a repossession unit and a combat unit.  The ...
The police reacted using teargas, even firing into crowds, killing and injuring school children. The chain reaction that followed again with arson attacks, baton charges against the kids, car stoning, barricading in the townships, raids and that eventually led to the broader revolt, a revolt ...
... African Police Force did duty in Rhodesia, guerrilla warfare, and later in '67, '68 in South West, '76 in South West, in '75 there were terrorist attacks in South Africa, the Carleton Centre and at Border ...
... paid agents so they must come forward and submit their positions. We also want the TRC to understand the PAC as to what had happened during the attacks of the Azanian People’s Liberation army, that it was not only because of PAC or APLA were blood thirsty warmongers, it was also because of ...
It emerged from the evidence  that the Applicant not only discussed the planning of attacks on military targets, he provided or arranged for the provision of the explosives and detonators used in the construction of car bombs.  Unfortunately, no evidence was led before us as to what the ...
... behind the theft was to arm farmers on the eastern border of the then Orange Free State in order to enable them to protect themselves from attacks by members of the Azanian Peoples Liberation Army who were operating from Lesotho. The applicants state that it was necessary for them to ...
the area. His home and garage had been attacked and destroyed and that he had lost family members in violence. He saw the above vehicle during the attacks on his premises and thus believed that Sithole, who he knew as a friend of his uncle, was involved in the violence. ...
... it was not said in so many words what is it that has to be done to the deceased. The act of attack those days would incorporate murder because the attacks were vicious. People were killed, people were injured and it all depended much really on the perservance of the victim of that point in ...
... he organised people to take part in these types of things, and enforced it. And then also that Morudi previously had been involved in petrol bomb ...
... to show their support for the local anti-apartheid struggles. It was envisioned by the Applicant and his military superiors that if he carried out attacks, especially on the police, this would serve to boost the morale of the ANC supporters. There were several other MK cadres who had also been ...
And I am sure this commission and the audience would like to share your experience. Would you take us through? --- Yes, should I start with the circumstances of the actual attacks? All right.
... been established that year to provide protection to ANC members and supporters who were resident in that area and who were subjected to incessant attacks from supporters of the Inkatha Freedom Party (the IFP) who were assisted by members of the Toaster Gang. The Toaster Gang consisted of ...
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