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... intimidated to such an extent that they simply couldn't function, they became ineffective. Then the M-Plan or the G-Plan, referring to Goniwe and Mandela, those plans were put in place and in place of the original black councils we saw a revolutionary alternative ...

... years. I served six years when I was charged with the Terrorism Act. So that means I was taken to Robben Island and I joined my President, Nelson Mandela. Actually, I had rested in prison all those years, but when I was released it got worse. It got worse, I was actually troubled because when ...

... Goniwe and that it is similar to, as far as my own recollection of the political theories of the times concerned, is similar or analogist to the Mandela Plan of the 1960s when he was in the underground so to speak and I think if I can basically give my own sense of what it was, it's to set up ...

... to sit here or my mother was supposed to sit here, on behalf of my family, we are not prepared to give you, I know because of the Act which Mr Mandela produced, but on behalf of my family we are not prepared to give both of you any amnesty. Thank ...

... process from the one that pertained in the years of apartheid. And I think we will remember for many years, I mean from the 1960's when President Mandela himself had requested a Magistrate to recuse himself because he suspected that the Magistrate was not being fair and the Magistrate told him ...

... But never had I imagined that we will actually get democracy in this country by peaceful means. To me this is a miracle. I mean, what President Mandela had achieved in terms of his negotiations. I mean, you can see that he had actually a pacifist policy. I mean, there is still hope. I mean, ...

... us we are a wanted animal. I was one of those people who went to Mpogeng. We bought T-shirts and I was one of them who bought T-shirts. I put on Mandela’s T-shirt. When we arrived on the crossroads. There is a cross which goes to Welwedacht. There was a roadblock on the day which we were ...

... come to the issue of school kids. They were always told that they should not be friends with such and such a people ‘cause look what’s happened to Mandela, he’s in jail. You also want to rot in jail. So it divided us, this thing and then while some were suffering ...

MR STUBBS: Funnily enough, not. At the time when I was still looking for a teaching post, that was 92, okay, President Mandela had not been released or, no, he had been released, but they, I mean, the elections were still far off and when I would apply people could see what was coming in the ...

MRS LOLIWE: That is when Mandela was released. There was toy-toy everywhere, celebrations throughout Mdantsane. Spongile was toy-toying as well. Late one, that afternoon somebody came back, somebody who had left with Spongile came back saying that Spongile had been shot and she is in hospital. ...

WITNESS: ...In 1990, after the release of Mr Mandela that I made tentative enquiries. I visited the home of his school friend in Idutywa and spoke to his father enquiring about the whereabouts of his son, Phumelelo. I am not so sure about the surname now. I think it is Rhulumente or Rhuluneli. ...

... will take all of that information and try to get that complete a picture as possible, to put that into our final report and present it to President Mandela, who will then make it available to Parliament as a public ...

... introduced him to various leaders in our neighbouring black African States for his business, because he is an able, capable businessman. President Mandela, our leader, has in many occasions emphasised the importance of pardoning one another in our society. Looking around of my strains that I ...

... wrong, morally and in reality and we donot hold these beliefs anymore. We believe that the example setby the President of South Africa, Mr Nelson Mandela, in respectof reconciliation, forgiveness and understanding should be followedby everyone in South Africa. ...

... Mr du Plessis he began to predict all these things about how the ANC would take power. I saw these things happening in front of my eyes. I saw Mr Mandela being freed, the ANC being unbanned. I also felt great pity for my people, for my people who would have to go and serve on the border, who ...

... span of two years, 385 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 ...

... they would say Prince James Mahlangu did that when they mean the youth did it. Or P W did it when they mean the Government did it or Nelson Mandela did it when they mean the ANC did it. This happens a lot, but in sharing on that basis people come to identify that with the individual and ...

... up and I want to tell him that even if I were to die I won't be the first person, Timol etc, and others went to jail for a long time like President Mandela, I am willing now to die. But the things which I stood for I knew that I will not die, that's what I told him. And I think at that point he ...

the inherent insanity of apartheid into sharper focus. In the U.K. I met for the first time openly pro-ANC South Africans and read a copy of Nelson Mandela's "No Easy Walk to Freedom" which I dared not bring back to South ...

some stage we acted in a manner that could be regarded as purely criminal of which we regret. I personally do regret it now. Even MG Buthelezi and Mandela would not be attacking each other and I don’t know why it happened to us, I think we lacked proper leaders to guide us as to how to exercise ...