MODISE, TA

... The final segment reports on the more than 7000 amnesty applications received by the 10th of May deadline, including that of top ANC members Joe Modise, Ronnie Kasrils, Joe Ndlandla, Mac Maharaj and Thabo Mbeki, the former SADF head Constand Viljoen and former CCB members Joe Verster and Staal ...

... and 200 from the Inkatha Freedom Party. Some of the prominent ANC members who applied for amnesty at the last moment were Minister of Defence Joe Modise and his Deputy, Ronnie Kasrils as well as former MK Intelligence Chief, Joe Ndlandla. Other ANC prominents include Minister Mac Maharaj and ...

And the decision was in the conduct of war it is not possible to avoid civilian losses. // After the few incidences where civilians were caught, the president called us in and asked us to put a stop to this method of operation. I gave the instructions to all our forces to stop using the landmine.

... were patrolled very, very effectively. I think it is common knowledge to the Commission here that part of the fence was electrified and in most instances it was on the lethal mode and there were gaps. And where they didn’t have the fence, that’s where most of the patrolling took place. The ...

‘Necklacing.’ // With our necklaces we shall liberate this country! // If necklacing was at any stage part of the struggle doesn’t it in itself defeat the idea of a just war? // On hindsight, if we delayed in the judgement of any person too long, in appealing for the end of this practice and ...

... // ‘Soon we’ll be able to honour all our heroines and heroes in the most fitting manner, the adoption of a democratic constitution and the establishment of a government of all the people of our country.’ ...

my brother came out they chopped his head with a panga. My brother tried to run away but he fell on the street. Each and every one of them wanted to take his part or to make his share, then they started stabbing ...

... South African Defence Force caused as much bitterness in Namibia as the attack on Cassinga on May 4, 1978. Last week, the Minister of Defence, Joe Modise, apologised to the Namibian government and people because a group of soldiers commemorated the raid in Cassinga with a parade. The Namibians ...

Another contentious recent judgement is the granting of amnesty to 37 ANC members including Deputy President Thabo Mbeki, Defence Minister Joe Modise and other members of the cabinet. The ANC collectively applied for all actions committed during the liberation struggle. The Committee accepted this ...

... One’s got to put in tremendous hours, but there must be the cooperation. And quite frankly my mandate from the Minister of Defence, Joe Modise, is to crack this, to find a way so that the TRC at the end of the day can say, well we understand why it went a bit slowly but in the end we ...

... because I was already designated to be executed. Shortly after those beatings the president, OR Tambo accompanied by Mzwai Philiso and Joe Modise came to that camp Kamalunga. When they came and they saw us there, we were supposed to stand up you see, I felt numbed, I simply cried when I ...