self-defence units (SDUs)

ADV SIGODI: Were you aware of the presence of Self Defence Units in the township?

... women, to emphasise a point that most of the deceased and injured, were not people who ordinarily might be considered to be members of Self Defence Units. The other point for putting in this analysis of common cause facts, is to show that it is largely common cause, the main routes upon which ...

MR WESSELS: Was there any other way that you could get hold of firearms for use by the self-defence units?

... to stories about Tokoza, we've heard about the police and we've heard about the Internal Stability Unit, we've heard about the self defence units, we've heard about hostel dwellers and the IFP, but this is the first time we're hearing about the Khumalo Gang, can you please tell us a ...

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.

... and the members of the Toaster gang on one side and the ANC people living in Tembisa on the other. Consequently the ANC formed Self Defence Units to protect their supporters as well as the residents. This they did because the South African Police was perceived to be collaborating with ...

It is common cause that they were all members of the self-defence units (SDU’s) established in Thokoza, Gauteng by the African National Congress (ANC).

... wing of the African National Congress (ANC), the applicant infiltrated South Africa in 1985. In 1990 he assisted in setting up the Self - Defence Units (SDUs) in order to defend the communities, mostly supporters and/or members of the ANC. With him he brought an unknown amount of 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 ...

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

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 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 ...

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

... 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 ...

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

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.

... Joseph Mofekeng and Vusi and Jabo, that is Gyza. We were discussing about the possible solutions, particularly to build, to formulate Self Defence Units so that we could protect the community because people were killed in ...

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.

... plentiful, we don't know how these drugs got into the township and we were told that this committee should work hand-in-hand with the Self Defence Units so that the community can reduce the level of gangsterism in the township. And the ISU which was also operating in the area was also taking ...