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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 State property was also targeted, especially following the announcement that the Group Areas Act was to be repealed and schools opened to all.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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... it did indeed happen that members who were on duty were very busy but during that time there was much I would not say unrest, but there were many attacks and many other complaints which they had to attend to, but when they had the opportunity the could visit their particular ...
... IN ARGUMENT: When one looks at the evidence that has been given before the Committee, one would realise that the offences were as a result of the attacks that were mounted on the communities by several forces, be it Inkatha, be it Security Forces, and one can see clearly the link between these ...
predominantly inhabited by ANC supporters. Political violence was rife in the area and the ANC supporters in M Section were constantly subjected to attacks from supporters of the Inkatha Freedom Party (the IFP). ...
Both the Applicants associated themselves with both attacks.
... of Constable Vuma as a target was done by the unit itself. Constable Vuma was a notorious policeman from Mamelodi who was involved in various attacks on members of the community and was accordingly regarded as a political target by the ...
... to do with NUM. The activities of the victims and their group included harassing political activists within the applicant's group; for example the attacks on the house of Ms Mary-Agness Khunoane who was an active member of the African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL). Many activists ...
MR GWAMANDA: That's when - there were times when there would be plans about attacks but I would not have been in attendance so I may not have full information.
the facts basically correct. The 12th of December was the beginning of the revolution which would involve assassinations, mass actions, small group attacks, home penetrations, road blocks and so forth and that would have gone on to the 15th or the 16th of December which I believed would be the ...
Mr van Vuuren, as I know understand the picture that's painted, it was you and Mr Hechter who in fact were there to carry out the operation of carrying out the attacks against Mr Modimeng and Mr Brown's homes and persons, not Mr Jubber and the previous witnesses.
The activities of the victims and their group included harassing political activists within the applicant's group; for example the attacks on the house of ms Mary-Agness Khunoane who was an active member of the African National Congress Womens' League (ANCWL). Many activists belonging to the ...
... makes no specific reference to the present incident, yet in this statement the Applicant stated pertinently that he had "not been involved in other attacks prior to the one which took place in June 1992" which "one" on the face of the document can only be the Boipatong attack. Of interest, ...
MR SIGUDU: It is known that there was a conflict between the IFP and the ANC and we sometimes suffered attacks and myself as a hostel inmate, had to fight under those circumstances.
members did not want to forego their plan and that they were quite serious and they still had a sketched plan whereby certain houses were marked for attacks and they wanted to do something for the struggle. It seemed that there was nothing to do about the situation and that Nkosi’s life was in ...
... neither from the next of kin of Mr Lingene, or from the Special Investigation Unit of the AG in Transvaal. At the time I was informed that the attacks in this specific area were investigated by a specific investigation team. We contacted the specific investigation team and we couldn't get ...
MR LAMEY: Can you remember that Mr Khan was identified as a person who actively supported the PAC by accommodating them and from where attacks were then launched against the people in the country, in the RSA?
The SDU was established to help defend the local residents who were associated with the African National Congress (ANC) to defend themselves from attacks by opposition political parties.  They were assisted in arming themselves by members of the ANC and who had an association with uMkhonto ...
And publication reports however, as I say led to sustained and prolonged personal attacks by the Government, its newspapers and the SABC on the Rand Daily Mail, on Mr Gander, on our informants and myself.
MS COLERIDGE: These are the matters that are set down for today Chairperson. Tomorrow we will be dealing with all the petrol bomb attacks in Mamelodi, Soshanguve, and Ekangala, Chairperson, but that concludes the roll for today.
MR TEKANE: The instructions were that we must form units that would protect the units from the attacks of unknown third forces. Now we were supposed to select people who had been to school, who were not involved in criminal activities, people who we trusted that they would be in a position to use ...
... and when Mr Ramoseu, our client gives evidence, he will tell you that he was stationed at Brandfort at the time and there were in fact two separate attacks. The one on the clinic and the one on the ...
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