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spazaExplanation Again on one day, to show you that the police were involved, a Blue Ribbon bakery car came and people went there to get bread for their Spaza shops and it happened during that time in that Blue Ribbon car, the Inkatha members were the people who got out of that car. There were also Boers inside. ... ... to records from the police and prison authorities, the victim of the robbery and the damage was one and the same person. He was a civilian, whose "spaza" shop was set alight by the applicant (damage to property) after he was robbed of his Toyota Cressida motor vehicle (robbery). Those offences ... I was working in this spaza I saw a car arriving and from the car alighted two boys and this young daughter who stays in our street. He showed them where I stayed because they did go to the house but didn't find me. When they arrived they said there is something that we have to talk to you ... ... jumped a lot of fences with these children. I was still bleeding on my hand. Through God's power we met one lady. She said to us she is from the spaza cafe. We begged her to take us into the house with the children. She did so. We asked her to give us a telephone. She asked for a telephone ... MR SIBANYONI: So you are saying you were not aware that generally in the community you were staying in, people were being killed, cars hijacked and spaza shops looted. Let me separate my question were you aware of those rumours or were you not aware? had bought from Germiston. They confiscated some of these. At that time, one of the people who is asking for amnesty here is the one who opened a Spaza shop, making use of some of the things that were confiscated from people. ... ... and then they split into different groups, he was in the group that went to Blanko's place, and there we know Blanko was shot at, killed, his spaza set alight, an incident which was witnessed by Motlokwa, who reported the matter to Sonti, and then in turn to the SDU, which then led to the ... DR RANDERA: You also mentioned that your business was part of the fire. What business did you have? Was this part of your house? Did you have a spaza shop or ... The 17th of December I opened this Spaza shop and there was Tokoza taxi patrollers who were working hand in hand with Khumalo and they were shooting around. If they met any male they would shoot without asking any questions. If you were a boy you were shot, no doubt about that. If you had on a ... CHAIRPERSON: Mr Richard, when you say work, do you mean as IFP members, or in business in the taxi and Spaza shop and church, or whatever? |