self-defence units (SDUs)

The ANC established a system of Self Defence Units to protect themselves and the community at large against attacks. The applicant said that it is in this context that on the 27th August 1992 he approached a motor vehicle (panel van) on the 27th August 1992 in order to get hold of firearms. He ...

... of firearms as well as the training of people in our area, who would be responsible for protecting the community, in other words Self Defence ...

... causes a bit of a problem because he's also involved in the hearing that our colleagues are attending to elsewhere, also in regard to Self Defence Units. Of course he's not freely available for this session. In fact I believe that he is an applicant in the other proceedings, so he will really ...

... I can put it like that. The aim was to defend the community and to advance the cause of freedom. The agents of this were the MK and Self Defence Units. In this instance the applicant was acting within the structure of the ...

During 1991, in equipping the Self Defence Units (SDU) to perform their operation, the applicant was involved in being in unlawful custody of an unknown number of firearms and ammunition. He also distributed these to members of the SDU’s.

... PAC, were also drawn into the conflict. All of the Applicants were members of the ANC and some participated in the activities of the Self-Defence Units ("SDU") established by the ANC in the area in question. Some of the Applicants had undergone military training under the auspices of MK. We ...

MR DEHAL: Now did you and the other applicants form a part of the Self Defence Units? Were you members of this unit?

MR VAN ZYL: We had our own code of conduct and our own rules which was underlined in the Defence Force structure but we did not work in uniform so the uniform and specific units in the Defence Force's code of conduct was not applicable to us.

The ANC supporters organised themselves into Self Defence Units and the applicant assisted them from time to time, providing them with ammunition. He resolved to assist them further by providing them with firearms.

... structures, used various elements. A special relationship existed between the SABC TV and radio news departments and the Intelligence community's units responsible for STRATCOM. And there was in fact a war for the hearts and minds of the target community and the State was at a disadvantage ...

... as a result of third force activities, the leadership of the ANC established and in some instances encouraged the establishment of Self Defence Units (SDUs), which played a critical role in the defence of defenceless ...

CHAIRPERSON: We will start the proceedings. Just for the record, today is Monday the 7th of December 1998. This is a continuation of the amnesty hearings of members of the Thokoza Self Defence Units.

MR KNOPP: And were you involved at all in the so-called SDUs, Self Defence Units?

MR SHANE: Can you tell the Committee as to your membership of the Self-Defence Units, what type of member were you?

MR RICHARD: Now as in this particular situation it was obviously perfectly permissable to attack, to use the words, the army and police and so-called defence units?

... and members of the Security Forces, viz the South African Police Force ("SAP"). Initially, the Applicant was solely a member of the Self-Defence Units ("SDUs") local structures which were set up by the ANC to enable its supporters to defend themselves in the ongoing violence. Vusi Vilakazi ...

... between the armed struggle of uMkhonto weSizwe and the ANC on the one side and the internal situation which has developed around the self defence units which is common cause I'm quite sure or is largely formed by the ANC although to an extent it was also a community initiative. So you'll ...

... the membership and the residents in general from attacks by other groupings. It was explained that it was necessary to establish the Self Defence Units (SDU) because the police were not helping to resolve the situation at ...

MR NGUBANE: In 1990 you heard that there were SDU's formed, Self Defence Units formed. Are you aware of the formation of the SDU's?

... the country in 1986 and underwent military training in Angola. He returned to South Africa during 1992 and was deployed to assist the Self Defence Units (SDU's) in the Johannesburg and East Rand areas. His commander was Colonel ...