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unbanningExplanation ... invading our country. Now training in use of heavy artillery to protect their homes, family and friends from a threat of urban terrorism after the unbanning of the ANC, made little sense to them. Mind games clearly permeated their practical and theoretical training, they honestly believed this ... MS MAYA: Since you knew that your brother was in the ANC did you attempt at all, after the unbanning of the organisation, to try and establish where your brother was and what happened to him? MS VAN DER WALT: What was the AWB's attitude regarding the unbanning of the ANC/SACP? 12.1 I referred to the onslaught against South Africa and in particular to the ANC, over the years before its unbanning, on many an occasion in harsh terms. That my views and statements carried weight amongst the men in uniform and similarly shaped and influenced their sense of morality, is ... ... or were not sure who gave the instruction, if at all there were instructions given. Like I said Sir I did ask after that meeting again, after the unbanning of the ANC at some stage I asked again, I asked of Mr Mbeki and he said "we still don't know". I can't recall the date but that was after ... MR WAGENER: Your tasks and you, this is now the old Vlakplaas members, that is now in March 1991, what did this entail? This is now a year after the unbanning of the ANC. During the time of their unbanning it was easier for them to gain entry to the country, it was far ... power in Ciskei my government introduced reforms, including a new constitution and Bill of Rights, the abolition of the death penalty and the unbanning of political organisations. I brought to your attention that Ciskei functioned as any other country did with inter alia a government, ... ... stayed until during 1990. Fortunately then the country was - the government of the day then, the de Klerk government, they announced that they are unbanning the ANC, then immediately I was instructed to come back quickly into the country, so that we help in preparing the coalition so that when ... ... institutions, universities, technikons etc. Sasco is a latter day organisation in the sense that it was formed either in 1990 or 1991 after the unbanning of the ANC and it's constituent components that formed and amalgamated into Sasco was Nusas and Azaso. Now this then brings us back into ... MR PRINSLOO: And the policy, before the unbanning of the ANC, that of separate development, apartheid as it was known, did you support that policy? MR NDLUNGWANE: Well basically immediately after the unbanning of the African National Congress, there was this scourge of violence and those MK comrades who were back at the time, met at certain instances to discuss about the situation and a decision was then taken that people should be armed and ... ... it was a feeling amongst the youth that for us to be counted as the freedom fighters, because at that time it was during the time of the unbanning of political parties, during that time I cannot say we were members as here in the rural area there was not that political awareness that ... In the period of 1990 and following the unbanning of the ANC, a spiral of violence in fact flared throughout the Reef townships, Cosatu on numerous occasions warned the police of intended attacks on its offices and personnel, no action was taken until to this day, we are still to see a successful ... It should be realised also that in the Nineties, the PAC itself had another development as a result of the unbanning. We had parallel structures also in the organisation. We should take note that there was this internal structure which initially became PERM, and it is this internal structure that ... According to the applicant he was the chief Marshall of the area at that stage. Previously he was a member of the UDF but joined the ANC after its unbanning. They formed a self-protection unit and he acted as leader. According to his evidence they had to discipline criminals in the area because ... ... Police members killed. This is an indication, I submit that even after, this instant happened after the release of Nelson Mandela as well as the unbanning of the ANC, as well as other evidence of Mr Van der Merwe already made before the Amnesty Committee, that there was very much still during ... ... shootings, military style executions, attacks from hostel dwellers, victimisation of prominent political activists and unionists. Owing to the unbanning of political parties in 1990, the ANC internal formation began forming Self Defence Units. Our Units was composed of cadres Moses ... And you also said in your statement that your elder brother, Yelef, had attempted to trace him through the ANC after the unbanning of the ANC and that Yelef had told you that he thought that he was somewhere in the Transvaal. ... however, changed radically during 1990. This followed the changes which were taking place in the political arena at the time, particularly the unbanning of the ANC and other liberation movements and the process of negotiations involving the principal political players in the country. At the ... |
