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Special Report Transcript Episode 29, Section 3, Time 14:00Who was to blame for the slaughter in Bisho in September 1992? Two months ago the Truth Commission tried to establish this but key witnesses like Ciskei dictator Oupa Gqozo did not testify. The Truth Commission held a new session on Bisho this week to try and get closer to the truth. But the National Party blamed the ANC, who blamed the Ciskei Defence Force, who blamed Oupa Gqozo, who blamed everyone but himself. And the Truth Commissioners in an unprecedented and controversial manner heaped scorn on all the witnesses. Notes: Max du Preez References select each tab to search for references Hearing Transcripts TRC Final Report TRC Victims GlossaryCounter-mobilisation: The African Democratic Movement 174 The African Democratic Movement (ADM) was set up by the Ciskei government in July 1991. As a political party led by Brigadier Gqozo, the ADM aligned itself with Inkatha and with right wing groups in the Concerned South Africans Group ... ANC strategy in the period February 1990 to May 1994 388 While the ANC leadership may have anticipated some political changes in the country in 1990, the rank and file membership was caught off guard by State President FW de Klerk’s announcement on 2 February 1990 that the government was ... Transkei and Ciskei 147 In July 1989, Transkei arrested six heavily-armed white men who allegedly set off from South Africa, crossed the border with ease and headed to Umtata to kill Holomisa. In December 1989 two more South Africans, including a serving member of the SAP, were arrested in ... The deaths of Sebe and Guzana 338 On 27 January 1991, Colonel Onward Guzana [EC0405/96ELN], formerly of the CDF, and Major General Charles Sebe [EC0904/96CCK], the former Ciskei security chief who had been living in Transkei for some years, were shot at a CDF roadblock in Ciskei on the road ... The Bisho massacre 368 The incident commonly referred to as the Bisho massacre took place in September 1992 in Bisho, the capital of the then Ciskei. The months before the shootings had seen a marked increase in tension in the Ciskei, with numerous violent clashes between ANC supporters and ... ■ RESTITUTION OR REPARATION 98 The previous two sections illustrated the healing potential of sincere apologies. A sure sign of sincerity is a commitment to restitution or reparation. The following statements from the Commission’s hearings capture the vital importance of restitution as part ... 36 The questioning of Captain Jeffrey T Benzien at his amnesty hearing in Cape Town provided another example of the difficulties many perpetrators face in reconciling with themselves, their families, their victims and the rest of society. Amongst those who questioned Captain Benzien was Mr Tony ... ■ APOLOGIES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 49 The Commission heard acknowledgements from a range of individuals and representatives of various institutions about their direct and/or indirect involvement with gross human rights violations. Many offered unqualified apologies for their acts of commission ... |
