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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION: 1

1. STATE INSTITUTIONS: 3

1.1 Service (S APS) J

1.2 Torture & Death il \jolicc CuslOdy , 1.2 .1 Bell ville Murder & Robbe ry Unit , 1.2. 1 (a) N:l7.ccm Jacobs 6

1.2 . 1 (b) Amos N~ara & Audile Mkhos:ln:l 6

1.2.2 Ihixton Munier 'II U.I Ro.bb er- y Unit 6 1.2.2. (:I) David Sclcpc 6 1.2.2 (b) EW:lrt Mabnd:! 8

1.1.3 in

I 1.3. (b)Zwclakhc M Lin~nllc. lS:l:lC r-.1a scbisc & Errol Zulu 9

1.1.4. Sowcto 10

1.1 .5 North-West 10

1.1.6 Constable Lubbc 10

1.1. 7 Death or Sifiso John l\l:Igubanc 10

1.1.8 Stcye Bilw 11

1.1 .9 THIRD FORCE 11

1. 1. 9 (a) AS S:lss in:ltions 12

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J allie Ma jloll )'a IJ

Brian Ng

Bheki Ml angelli l'

1.1 9 (b) Bombings l'

1.1 9 (e) Adriaan Vlok 15

1. 1. 9 (d) Arms & Ammunition 15

Tr:lnskei 16

1.1 .9 (c) Inl

L 1.9 (f) Colonel de Koe k J7

1.2 Sou lh Afrie!lIl N:ll ional Defence FOI-ec (SAN DF) 18

l.3 19 1.3 1 Hunger Strikes 20 1.3 .3 Van der Wall Commission 1I 1.3...1 Torture ill Boksburg 21

3. RIGHT WING 22

3.1 Professor J ohan IIc)'Jls 11 3.2 Ri ghH\'ing Trials lJ •

4. PAN AFRICAN CONGRESS (PAC) 24

4.1 Trials 2~

5. TRUTH CO MM ISSION 25

6. ATTACKS ON IN DIVIDUALS 27

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6. 1 27

6.2 Tanl.:iso NlSuba 28

6,3 M cluli Whccdon Mbul:lwa 29

6.4 Thall1i Mee,'w:1 29

6.S David Sobiso 30

6.6 Amos Falm.Mtll:I I' 19oduka.Dcsmond l\'l apill!l and Charles Jack 31

G.7 Vusi Vilalmzi 31

7. NATAL 33 . - 7. 1 KZP lIil StlU:U!S

7.2 Port ShCIl SlO l1 C - Bhoboyi 36

7.3 Christm as Kill ings 36 KwaMbon:unbi maSS:lcrc 37

7.4 A manzimto ti 37

8. EAST RAND 37

8.1 Katlehong 38 • 8.2 Thokoza 38 8.2.1 ASS:lUlt of SANCO Thoko7...1 brallch IC:l.dcrship 39

8.3 Vosloorus 41

S.4 Vaal Triangle ., 8.4. 1 Tonurc 41 8.4.2 Complainls invcslig.1tion VIIi I 42

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8A.3 Boip;uong ' 3 8AA Scbokcng HosIe! '3

9. TAXI VIOLENCE 43

10. CONCLU SI ON 45

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INTRODUCTION:

With local elections scheduled for October 1995 tensions within local civic organisations are beginning to emerge. The once cohesive civic organisations under the bnflne-f of the South African Civics Organisation (SANCO) are splitting and rival organisations are being formed to contest t~ forthcoming elections.

Violence has flared in Duduza and Tsakilne on the East Rand, in Secunda in the Eastern , Transvaal, CoJesberg in the Northern Cilpe and in parts of Nata l. In KwaZuiu/ Natal the position- of- trilditional authorities in relation to local government structures is crucial. Traditional leaders are lobbying for their tribal areas to be entrenched .:md to exclude stich "feas from local government authority. This position has been supported by the who have vowed not to recognise a local government elector,,1 system that does not take into account the wishes of the tribal chiefs. The issue is contentious as the violence in KwaZlilu/ Natal has always been about control of territory.

Violence erupted outside the Langverwacht town council offices in Secunda in mid­ December when a group calling themselves the Embalenhle Residents' Association tried • to occupy the town council offices at Langverwacht. About an hour later a second group of people arrives representing local civics. The police intervened and were fired upon, allegedly by the approaching group. Two policemen was seriously wounded and four members of the civic association were killed. There was a similar clash between the SA TCO aligned civic in the Langaville squatter camp in Ts..lkane and the TsoelopeJe organisation. The clash left the SANCO vice-president Johannah Motau and Tsoelepele president Leon Rants

Violence erupted in L1ngaville over Christmas. Motau's shack was set alight on Monday afternoon in apparent retaliation for the burning of offices belonging to Tsoelopele. According to residents, trouble started three months ago when Sanco allegedly tried to t.:lke control of the L..1ng..1ville squatter camp, which is purported to be under Tsoelopele control .

A meeting was held between the two groups to discuss the elec t.i ons. When Tsoelopele pulled out of the elections, SANCO went ahead and created a parallel structure of the squatter camp. Tension arose on December 26 when SANCO members allegedly launched an attack on the Tsoelopele offices. In retaliation shacks belonging to SANCO members were burnt d own.

The deb..1te surrounding the related issues of public disclosure of illegal covert activities • nnd indemnity moved into a higher genr during November and December, following the publication of the draft "Nati onal Unity and Reconciliation Bill", and media exposure of information detailing covert security force activity contnined in affidavits handed to the during its investigations into the third force. These highly contentious issues st..1rkly renect the divisions that exist within the Government of Nati onal Unity and w ill remain high on the political agenda throughout 1995.

Allegations of serious police misconduct continue to plague the SAPS. Allegations of torture and calls for thorough investigations into deaths in police custody continue to sour the movement towards developing a human rights culture and image within the SAPS. • Senior SAPS management continue to deny the veracity of the vast majority of allegations, claiming that such ..1l1eg..1tions are designed to undermine the SAPS and do not renect the reality of the situation. This attitude, which is consistent with the culture of cierual and conspiracy that exists within influential sectors of the SAPS, re-inforces the existing negative image held by many South Africans about the predominantly white SAPS command structure and continues to set back efforts to establish community confidence in the police.

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1. STATE INSTITUTION S:

1.1 South Afri can Police Service (SAPS)

There has been considerable speculation in the media that the senior echelons of the SAPS did not support the GoveijUUent of National Unity (GNU). or more specifically the majority party in government, the ANC. This speculation was fuelled by a number of incidents, at a national, provincial and regional level.

In KwaZulu/Natal, investigations are currently underway into the police's reluctance to investigate incidents of violence , .... here victims come from ANC supporting areas. Individual incidents involving executive members of ANC governance re-inforced perceptions that all was not well. At the end of October, the national Minister for Safety and Security, Mr Sydney Mufamadi was assaulted by traffic policemen in , after he double-parked outside a fa st-food outlet. A few days later Regional Cauteng MEC for Housing, Dan Mofokeng was allegedly assaulted by SAPS members following a concert in Johannesburg. Rumours of tension between Cauteng MEC for Safety & Security and the Regional Commissioner, Lt Gen Calitz spread after a charge of "obstructing the course of justice" was laid against Ms Duarte by the SAPS. (The charge was subsequently withdrawn)

• On his return from the Middle East in the beginning of December, President Mandela accused the SAPS of "declaring war on the ANC". A hastily convened meeting between SAPS generals, President Mandela and Sydney Mufamadi led to the generals pledging their full support to the President and the GNU. Regional meeting between MECs and their SAPS counterparts appear, fo r the moment, to have smoothed over tht: crisis.

However senior SAPS staff remain sceptical of the enormous changes currently underway, as the national Ministry attempts to integrate South Africa's eleven police services, and through a process of affirmative action create a more representative

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command structure. The General staff at present consists of 48 white men and 3 black men. There are currently no women on the staff. By the year 2000 radical changes in the make·up of the staff are expected. At this stage there has been speculation that the General Siaff will be replaced by "The Big 40", of which 24 will be Black generals, 4 Indians, 4 Coloureds and 8 Whites.

In early November, Minister Mufamadi announced the setting up of a five member committee to probe the rash of pre·election promotion and said that "if injustices did occur then steps should be taken tha t will be seen as corrective". On December 8, MlIf"nl"di called for more affirmative action concerning the issue of promotions. This followed the release of statistics which showed th"t of the 7 719 black, coloured and Indian police officers promoted, from J"nllary to September 1994, only 605 received • commissions compared with 1168 commissions obtained by 3 722 white police officers promoted.

According to the nation"l Minister Muf"madi between J"nu"ry 1993 and ovember 4, 1994, there were 26, 631 complaints lodged against SAPS members. 7309 policemen were charged resulting in 2 447 convictions.

1.2 Torture & Dooth in Police Cuslody

Amnesty International have alleged that torture of suspects during interrogation is rife in South Afric" and claim that extensive police powers meant that torture had become part • of Ihe "melhodology of investigation" (South 18/11 / 94)

1.2.1 Bellvi ll e Murder & Robbery Unit

There have been a spate of all egations against the Bellville Murder & Robbery Unit in the yVestern Cape. Similar allegations of torture methods (electric shocks & tubing) to thoS(! lI sed by the Vanderbijlpark and Brixton Murder & Robbery Units in Guateng Province have been levelled against the Bellville squad. Many people interrogated by the unit claim that they were forced to make confessions. Suspects and nccused in the 5t Jnmes Church

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and Heidelburg Tavern Massacres, as well <1S the "Station Strangler" suspect, Norman Simons, allege that they were also tortured. The accused in the trial also alleged that they had qeen tortured, but their nllegations have been undermined by ii1consistent testimonies.

According to Thomas Winslow, co-ordinator of the Trauma Centre for Victims of Violence & Torture in there is collusion between various units. He points out that the movement of suspects, particularly in high profile murder cases, by the SAP from area to area requires the co-operation" of many policemen and suspects have ,!Ueged that they were tortured by other policemen thl111 the Murder & Robbery unit in charge of the pnrticular investigation. Amnesty International have also made si milar allegations that suspects have been moved to police stations throughout the country and tortured. . - There is concern that allegntions of torture and serious police misconduct are not

investigated properly. Unlike Gluteng Province where the Police I~ epo rting Officer (PRO), Advocate Jan Munnik has been increasingly active with the Complaints Investigation Unit (CIU), serious complaints in the Western Cape are investigated by the Internal Investigntion Unit (IlU). Thomas Winslow alleges that most members of the rru and the Murder & Robbery Unit are former security policemen and through inference shnre n common culture. The Western Cnpe has also been without a PRO since April 1994, when Christof Pauw resigned amidst criticism from human rights organisations that not one single charge had been laid by his office against the SAPS despite considerable • pressure to do so.

While charges have been laid against the SAPS, South newspaper writes that "magistrates have generally snid that torture claims will be investigated once the charges against the accused have been dealt with". (South, 18/11/94) Complninants have also named their torturers and, as in the case of the Vaal Triangle investigation, certain names are repeated again and again. According to Lt Col Andre Campher, the commander of the Internal Investigation Unit (rlU) in the area, the commanding officer of the Bellville Murder & Robbery Unit, Colonel Segal, has been mentioned in three cases currently under investigation.

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1.2. 1 (a ) Nazcem Jacob,

Mr Nazeem Jacobs, accused of murdering a Platterkloof businessman, was shot three times in the face and head after allegedly attempting to escape from the Bellville South police station on November 7,1994. The SAPS claim that he as~,ulted a policeman with his hnndcuffs, while they were trying to fingerprint him. Jacob's family have demanded to know why he was being finger-printed again, having been "fingerprinted from one side of the Cape to the other", and 24 hours after he hnd been tnken to the police station. Jacobs wns taken from Pollsmoor prison to Bellville South police stntion by members of the Murder & Robbery unit and allegedly told another inmate at the prison that he feared for his life. Members of Jncob's family allege thnt Nazeem was tortured to death. They claim that when they washed his body for burinl, they discovered that his fingernails had • been ripped out. They also reported that the deceased's jaw was broken, his skull was crushed and he had abrasions and bruises on his elbows and legs. The family pointed out that this was not the first time that Nazeem had been tortured by the SAPS.

1.2. 1 (b) Amo, Nxaro & Andil. Mkhosana

The two accused in the brutal slaying of a Stellenbosch fnmily were shot on August 10, after allegedly stnbbing n member of the SAPS who was escorting them at the crime scene. NXilr.:l was shot dead and Mkhosana seriously injured. 1.2.2 Brooon Murder a nd Robbery Un it • 1.2.2. (a) David Selepe

Following weeks of publicity surrounding the SAPS' investigation into the murders of seventeen women in the Johannesburg suburb of Cleveland, the SAPS announced on December 16 that they had arrested a man in Mozambique with the assistance of Interpol.

At npproximntely 17 aOhrs on December 18, the suspect, Mr David Selepe was shot in the head by a member of the Brixton Murder & Robbery (BMR) Unit. He died in n Johannesburg hospital shortly afterwards. The background of the suspect and the

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circumstances surrounding his death became a focus of media attention during December. The SAPS, to date, have rele

has <11so released II number of contradictory reports which have labelled Selepe as "a respected businessman", "loving father", "rapist", "fraudster" and "drug dealer". One article reported "associates" of Selepe saying that he was a police informer and was about to "staft singing" as Almond Nofamela had done and that the police had good reason to silence him (Sowetan 23/12/ 9-1). Family members have alleged that Selepe was severely

tortured and would hav~ laid charges against the SAPS had he lived. Indeed there is considerable speculation as to whether SeJepe was tortured.

On December 17, the d~y after his arrest, Selepe was chnrgeJ with the murder of thirteen women. After his death the SAPS daimed that Selepe had "confessed" to the murder of -- • fifteen women, but had refused to sign the affidavits.

On the same day the SAPS said th"t Selepe h"d pointed out three murder scenes and was due to point out others the following day, Sunday December 18. There is some confusion as to who was present when Selepe was shot on December 18. The SAPS initially reported

that Selepe was taken to another crime scene by jnvestig~tors and that police photographers and forensic men were also on the scene. Selepe was reportedly uncuffed, enabling him to cross the uneven terrnin and wns asked to pick up certain objects for fear that they may have been booby trapped. He allegedly picked lip a "tree trunk" and struck a BMR detective on the back causing him to fall to the ground. When he tried to strike the • officer again, one of the other detectives allegedly fired several shots, hitting Selepe twice in the head.

Contradictory police reports as to whether Selepe h:.d been h.tndcuffed or not during the incident lead to calls for n high level investigation into the shooting. Major Gener." Daan Le Roux nnd Brigadier Suiker Brits were appointed to head the investigation which is still continuing and are in close contact with the Attorney General's office.

IBI h:.ve been informed by reliable sources that, on the evening in question there were only two BMR detectives (one white Captain and one black Sergeant) with Selepe, and

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that only one fatal shot to the head was fired (by the Sergeant). If this is the case, it must be asJ...cJ why Selepe was taken to a remote spot so late in the nfternoon to point out crime scenes, without photographers nnd with only two detectives present? It must also be nsked why it was necessary to shoot the man in the head when he was armed with nothing more th'ln 'l piece of wood? This is a direct violation of police standing orders.

IBI is also concerned th'lt a photogrnph of Selepe published in n locnl newspaper and confirmed by the SAP as being the dend suspect looks nothing like the identikit of the suspected "Clevebnd Strangler". The photograph of Selepe reveals conspicuous markings on the face, that were either cnused by burns or a birth mark. No such markings appeared on the identikit.

Despite Se lepe's confessions, it is still to be determined whether or not he was the • sllspected serinl killer. It is hoped that the investigntion into his denth nnd circumstances surrounding his interrogation will be th orough and effective, leading to an inquest in the very near future and that investigations into the Strangler murders continue.

1.2.2 (bl Ewart Maboda

On November 7, Ewart Mabadn wns nrrested by members of the BMR unit at a telephone exchnnge that he was running for his cousin in . According to his attorney, Mr Mabada was arrested on a trumped up charge following the disappearance of a relative's wife which wns then linked to the Cleveland Strangler case. Mr Mabada was taken to • Brixton police station where he was severely assaulted and then subjected to severe torture by means of electric shocks and choking. Mr Mabada alleges that he was made to lie down and a metal rod was forced into his anus. This rod gave off electric shocks. He was also tortured on various other parts of his body and photographic evidence indicates that these markings are consistent w ith other torture allegations. Mr Mabada was released, uncharged from custody the following day.

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The Motor Transport Workers Union have informed 181 that two of their members, both of whom were working as security guards, were arrested by members of Brixton Murder & Robbery, in November and December respectively. Both allege that they were tortured by Brixton detectives nnd their allegations are currently being investigated by the SAPS Complaints Investigation Unit.

1.1.3 Inquests ..

1.1.3. to) Doniel Duke Senne

An inquest into the de.:lth of Duke Senne.:1 t the Moroka Police Station on Ja nuary 15,1992

• has found former policeman, ~o!:s table Francios Engelbrecht responsible for Senne's death . Senne and his mother were arrested after an altercation between the Senne family nnd SAP members. Duke Senne was allegedly severely assilulted by Engelbrecht, but was only taken to a doctor over 24hrs later, after Engelbrecht had allegedly refused to comply to an order given by Colonel M J P Sibanzn. The court heard that Duke died from serious head injuries caused by a heavy blunt object or n fal l. SAP Sgt J Rapeledi gave evidence that he had witnessed Engelbrecht jumping hvice on Duke's neck while he lay face down on the floor.

1.1.3. (b)Zwelokhe Mzinyon. , lsaoc Mosebise & Errol Zulu

A Lenasia Magistrate's Court heard testimony in November thnt two policemen, Dt • Constable S j Visser & former Soweto Flying Squad Constable C j Goosen, were paid R600 by fOtlr suspects found with an unlicensed firearm in Dube Village, Soweto, on October 2,1990. According to Linda Mtshali, he and three friends, Zwelakhe Mzinyane, Isaac Mnsebise and Errol Zulu were apprehended and after paying the money were told to drive to Avalon cemetery where the policemen opened fire, killing Mziyane & Zulu. Mtshali said he and Masebise were wounded, but he managed to escape. Masebise was

allegedly taken to his home where he ~as shot dead by the policemen. This testimony forms part of an inquest into the deaths of 13 people between july 1989 and june 1993.

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1. 1.4. Sowelo

Thirteen policemen appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court charged with one count of murder, kidnapping and assault on December 5,1994. The thirteen are accused of breaking into the amedi High School in Diepkloof in April 1994 and attacking five men. The case was remanded until January 5,1994. The accused are Gabriel Montsiwa, Leonard Mda, Madume Mathepe, Johannes Mashilo, Dumisani Radebe, Zenzele Sithole, John Mhhmga, Morare Ramag3shi, Daniel Leboko, Letlap3 Mmatla, Nelson Selamane, Frans Maseboa, and David Mothebe. 1.1.5 North-We" • Residents of Lebaleng , near Makwassie, are calling for the dismissal of Consta ble K J Pretorius who is accused of shooting de3d s',m Mafolo and seriously injuring Jsaac Letsie during an altercation in the early hours of 4/ 12 / 94. The SAP's ~ersion of events differs dramatically from those of residents who allege that Pretorius had shot both men at close range after an altercation over "blinding" each {lther with the brightly lit head lamps of their vehicles. The SAPS have been accused of a cover up over

the incident. A full report into the incident has been ordered by North West Safety & Security MEC, Salish Roopa . Lebaleng Civic Organisation have also called for the removal of the local station commander whom they accuse of being racist and resist3nt to change. 1.1.6 Conslable lubbe. • Constable R Lubbe, from the Sowe to firearms unit was arrested on 8/12/ 94 after traffic police stopped him for suspected drunken driving. Among the items allegedly found in his car were 19 AK rounds, 16 9mm rounds, 1 288, .nd 3 false number plates. Lubbe was granted R500 bail within 24 hours.

1.1.7 Death of Si~so John Mogubone

Two policemen, Andries Lukas Mosterd (26) and Frederick Hendrik Van Heerden (20) were acquitted on one charge of murder and two of attempted murder by the Rand

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Supreme Court in November. The strite alleged that on April 24, 1993, the two SAP members fired on a white Toyota bnkkie, registration RFT 634, in which Sifiso Magubane, Sipho Magubane & Gladwell Armstrong were travelling, having been told that they were looking for a stolen red Toyota bnkkie, registration RFf 643.

Me Justice Thee Grobbelaar, put the incident down to an " unfortunate series of coincidences" and that "the accused believed that they had reason to fire on occupants of

the car and this WrtS not neg\igent in my view". Grobbelaar rejected Magubane and Hlube's evidence that they hact not been forewarned and their denial that Sipho Mag ubane had pulled Qut a firearm . • . - 1.1.8

A former policeman who claims he has intimate knowledge of the torture and subsequent murder of Steve Biko and was present during the torture has told the Azanian People's

Organi sa tion (AZAPO) th" t h~ will assist the organisation to find out who WCl S responsible.

1.1.9 THIRD FORCE

• A li tany of allegations concerning police involvement in Third force activities are contained in C1ffidavits which were given to the Goldstone Commission, and form part of a report completed by the Commission and handed to the new government following the April elections. Details about the report were however kept secret, despite briefings to President Mandela, Deputy President De Klerk and Minister Mufamadi. ewspaper reports quote Judge as having undertaken to publicly reveal the information if it is not done so in the .

Selected contents of affidavits from several policemen, including former VlakpJaas Unit

Cl 0 operatives Willem Norlje and Andries van Heerden (former ABSA security chief) I

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both of whom served under Colonel , appeared in several newspapers in December, despite attempts by the Attorney General's office to gag them on the pretext that such revelations could damage the prosecution against De Kock. Both orlje and Van Heerden are scheduled to give evidence against De Kock later this year. The information released contains damning allegations against De Kock, other operatives, senior SAPS officers, the former Minister of Law & Order Adrian Vlok, and members of the Inkatha Freedom Party who were recipients of arms and ammunition since 1990. The affidavits also reveal deceptive means used by the different security services against one another. The SAP units allegedly made ex tensive efforts to conceal their activities from the South African Defence Force and particularly Military Intelligence. Methods employed • included, the destruction and/or tampering of evidence, selection of investigating officers for ineffective investigations and the creation of alibis.

1.1.9 (a) A.sa ..ination.

Affidavits allege that;

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An unnamed former security branch officer has confessed to his part in the abduction and murder of three Port Eli zabeth Black Civic Organisation leaders in May 1985. Pebco president, Qaqawuli Codolozi, secretary Champion Calela and executive member Sipho Hashe disappeared on May 8, 1985 after leaving the Eastern Cape township of • KwaZalekhe. According to Sgt "X", a report from local security branch claimed that the three were receiving funds from the ANC in LU5..1ka for use in organising strikes, consumer boycotts and stayaways, thereby furthering the aims of a banned movement. Sgt "X" alleges that the three were abducted having been lured to HF Verwoerd airport outside Port Elizabeth on the pretext that they were fetching a Canadian diplomat. They were robbed, tortured and then killed at a disused police station 25kms outside of Cradock .. He has implicated a number of policemen from Pretoria security branch, , as well as members of military intelligence and a Koevoet member (including a

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general currently serving ns " br

Japie Maponya

Maponya was abducted by \vo Krugersdorp security policemen in September 1985. Maponya was brought to Vlakplaas where he was tortured. He was taken to the river and interrogated by n black member of the V",kpJa;\s unit. Maponya refused to give any information .,bout his brother, Oderile r-.. laponya, a member of . He

• was so badly beaten up that the Yl~kplaas policemen decided to eliminate him. The Krugersdorp policemen were invited to accompany him to dispose of the body, but got cold feet and returned to Krugersdorp. M

• SAP officers involved in the 1985 rnid on Lesotho in which eight people were killed received Silver Cross medals from the Police Commissioner, General Van der Merwe.

Vlakpbas responsibility for the murder of four ANC activists in Chesterville, Durban in 1986 Vlakplaas involvement in the April 1989 attack on the Kahn family in Botswana which left five people dead.

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Involvement of , Hugh Lugg, in the murder of a drunk young askari in early 1990. Hugh Lugg had previously been a member of the ANC's Broederstroom cell. He later informed on comrades resulting in the imprisonment of Damian de Lange, Susan Donnelly, and Ian Robertson.

Brian Ngqulunga

Colonel de Kock and other policemen were involved in the murder of Brinn Ngqulungu in July 1990. The nffidnvits allege that De Kock was worried that Ngqul ungu would re tr>1 ct hi s testimony, given at the Harms Commission, concerning the murder of Griffith .\l\l'llgl'in lovcmber 1981. De Kock allegedly used the incident to "blood" two new ,\sbris. Ngqulungu was nUegedly kidnapped, bound, assaulted and then shot several • times in the hend. His body was found close to the Morula Sun, in former Bophuthntsw>1n>1 on July 22, 1990.

Bheki Mlangeni

11;:mgeni was killed by a bomb contained in a personal stereo in February 1991. The parcel had been addressed to who was in Lusaka at the time. Mlangeni's nnme and

Six activists were lured into an ambush outside Nelspruit in April 1991 byVlakplaas • operatives. Five were killed on the spot. Winnie Mandela's driver, Tlisetso Leball o who was also present was a ll egedly taken to another spot where he was shot twice in the head ,wd his body was blown up with explosives.

1.1.9 (b) Bombings

The affidavits al so allege Vlakplaas & other SAP involvement in; The bombing of Cosatu House in May ]987 The bombing of a restnurant in Hillbrow in ]988 The bombing of

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selected cinemas to stop them showing the film "Cry Freedom"; The bombing of Khotsa House in 1988

1.1.9 (e) Adri ••n VI ok

Following bombing of Khatsa House the then Minister of Law & Order, Adriaan Vlok, congratulated the saboteurs at a party held at the VlakpJaas farm. The party was also attended by a police general, a police brigadier and other senior SAP officers. Vlok was also warned about speaking~oo openly in front of black members of the ylakplaas team who were not aware of SAP involvement in the attack. Vlok responds by saying allegations are premature and inappropriate and could jeopardise the truth commission. He said that the commission was meant to investignte third force allegations which have ... surfaced over the years in a respon'S ible way. He claimed that the allegations were a witch hunt and denied any knowledge of or involvement in such third force activities.

Following the revelations about Vlok's intimate knowledge of the bombing, former ANC activist, Shirly Gunn, laid chn. rges against Vlok in December for claiming that she had bombed Khotso House. Gunn was detained for 64 dn.ys under Section 29 of the Internal Security Act. VI ok maintained that Cunn had been seen carrying 40kg of explosives to a basement in Khotso House. The former minister has been charged with "defeating the ends of justice" and "crimen injuria".

1.1.9 (d) Arms & Ammunition • The affidavits also describe the plunder of arms and ammunition from amibia by senior SAP generals. Three raids were made by VI.kplaas operatives in 1986, 1987 and 1989. The arms were transported from Namibia to SAP headquarters. Here they were guarded by Koevoet members and moved from location to location to

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was also stolen from amibia during these raids, and were taken to farms belonging to several SAP generals.

Transkei

Another affidavit made in early 1994 by a former Vlakplaas operative alleges that an arms cache that was discovered recently in a house in the were supplied by Vlakplaas. The arms were destined for Brigadier Craig Duli of the former Transkei Defence Force for use in the failed 1990 coup attempt against the government of General Bantu H olomisa. Duli was allegedly shot dead in Holomisa's presence. Holomisa's antagonism towards Pretoria and his obvious leanings towards the ANC give enough political motive for such an operation. However the affidavit alleges that this was not the first attempt to dislodge Transkei's military ruler. An earlier attempt by Military Intelligence had failed after their men were apprehended by the SAP in Queenstown. Vlakplaas police were then allegedly contacted by MI to execute the plan.

Although the affidavits explain that the relationship between elements in the SAP and SADF were strained and attempts were made by Vlakplaas operatives to keep their activities secret from the SADF, it is evident that there was co-operation, although to what extent is not known at this juncture.

L L 9 Ie) Inkalha Freedom Party

Vlakplaas police allegedly supplied the IFP with arms and ammunition in its fight with the ANC on the East Rand and Natal from April 1990. The arms were distributed to the IFP through well known members of parliament, a KwaZulu cabinet minister and other senior IFP officials in Ulundi and Johannesburg. A current IFP parliamentarian was a major player in the acquisition and distribution of the arms. He was given a 9mm pistol for his own use. He and another rFP official were given state vehicles to transport arms and for use at political engagements. The affidavits claim that the SAP almost stopped dealing with this IFP member when it was discovered that he was also receiving arms from Military Intelligence. Handgrenades supplied by the Cl0 unit at Vlakplaas were

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kept in the Sc:lfe at ABSA's headquarters in Johannesburg and weapons were often stashed in ABSA's basement for snfekeeping if routes to the East Rand were subject to roadblocks. As the demand for weapons grew a privately owned engineering workshop in Pretoria was commissioned to make home-made shotguns. The affidavit states that money used to purchase vehicles was taken from secret funds amassed over a period of time through false declarations of arms handed in and the falsification of receipts. The affidavits also describe how the aforementioned IFP parliamentarian would often boast that "we hit them" after train attacks on the Witwatersrand.

Senator Phillip Powell (IFP), formally in charge of training Inkatha's Self Protection Units nnd connected to Eskom's sale of LM4s to the KwaZulu police (see fBI report - Election Special), has been named in one of these affidavits as an operative of Vlakplaas' 0 section.

The bolts of guns found on an IFP member arrested in the Vaal were changed at the police ballistic centre so as to avoid linkage with previous crimes.

One affidavit states that after the disbanding of the Vlakplaas unit in April 1993, some officers of the unit continued to train and arm the IFP, and that at least five hundred IFP members had received a two week training course at the Umfolozi Game reserve in the use of weapons, explosives and the planting of landmines.

1. 1. 9 In Colonel de Kock

• Colonel de Kock's trial date has been postponed until February 20, 1995. His defence counsel have not ruled out the possibility of an application for indemnity, if he qualifies under provisions in the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Bill. If he does apply, De Kock's trial would be suspended until further notice. However it is unlikely that he would be granted bail.

De Kock was transferred from the Adriaan Vlok police station to in mid December following revelations of the lax security at the police station, depicted by the SAP as one of the securest in the country. Access to De Kock was extremely easy at the police station and cell doors were often left unlocked. De Kock was allegedly worried

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about his own security also, although this angle was only publicised after the conditions of his custody were publicly disclosed. Rwnours of a planned escape abounded following revelations that the prisoner in the next cell to De Kock had escaped after saw blades and a bolt-cutter were smuggled into the police station. The authorities also received considerable criticism about the five star treatment that De Kock was receiving, including claims that De Kock had run up aRlO 000 phone bill on his cellular phone, and had regular access to liquor and other materials usually prohibited for awaiting trial prisoners.

1.2 Soulh African National Defence Force (SANDF) • Following exposure about an aborted deal concerning a consignment of AK-47's, valued at R2.B million, between Armscor and a Lebanese arms agent, Eli Wazan, a commission of inquiry, led by Advocate Edwin Cameron, was appointed by Defence Minister Joe Modise to investigate Armscor deals since 1991. A certificate that identifies Lebanon as the country of destination turned out to be forged and in August 1994 the AK-47 consignment which hild ended up in Yemen was redirected to South Africa. Under South African law, arms are not permitted to be sold in Yemen because of its recent civil war.

Armscor requested the inquiry be held in ca mera to avoid possible embarrassment to countries that had violated the UN arms embargo. Cameron ruled it would be open to the t public and Sc1 id the commission would exercise discretion in hearing certain evidence in camera only to protect witnesses and safeguard national security and international relations. Cameron said that the commission is not obliged to protect arms-dealing which promoted or perpetuated . A secret Armscor document released by the Cameron Commission contains information that sophisticated South African communication systems which were bought by some of South Africa's neighbours, including Zambia, were being tapped by the SADF. Such infiltration greatly facilitated South Africa's military operations against the ANC.

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Armscor disclo:;ed, in a report to Minister Modise, that weapons deals conducted during the apartheid years included snles to Lebanon's Christian Militia and purchases from Red China. The report, which Was submitted to the Cameron Commission, said that between 1976 and 1986 South Africa had bought nearly 40 000 AK-47's from Eastern European countries sllch as the People's Republic of China, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Hungary. During the period between 1985 and 1989 35000 AK-47's were purchased for Norinco in the People's ...Republic of China at an average price of Rl00. The report also said that weapons were requested by South Africa's special forces to assist the Unita rebel movement in Angola.

On November 261994, Acting Justice Cameron ruled that classified Armscor documents • relating to South Africa's armaments trade should be opened for public scrutiny. The South African National Defence Force withdrew its applicaUon to the Supreme Court to

review the Cameron Commission's ruling in favour of public disclosure. A~ a result the secret document, which lists 179 countries which the old South Africa considered potential arms buyers, was released to the public.

1.3 Prisons

An inmate at Johannesburg Central Prison has made allegations to IBI that at least two cells containing 30 children per cell aged between 8 and 13 years old are being held at the prison. These children are allegedly being kept in appalling conditions. The prisoner alleges that the children are being sold by prison warders to gang.. members for sexual • • acts. The prisoner also told IBI that in December 1994 the juvenile prisoners had embarked on a strike refusing to serve food to the other inmates. He claimed that this was in order to protest against the warders' corruption, abhorrent living conditions, no appropriate forum to channel their complaints and insufficient educational facilities. TBI has referred the allegations to Lawyers for Human Rights.

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1.3.1 Hunger Strikes

On November 20 1994 the chairperson of the South African Prisoners Organisation for Human Rights (SAPOHR), Golden Miles Bhudu, claimed that 400 prisoners had embarked on a hunger strike at Johannesburg Prison. The prisoners agreed to end their hunger strike following a meeting between SAPOHR and Justice Minister Dullah Omar. Bhudu warned that a national prisoners' strike would begin immediately if the government failed to establish an amnesty resolution committee.

SAPHOR said that the organisation remained unhappy with:

• The way in which amnesty had been handled in the new South Africa. For example • right-wingers had been granted indemnity while victims of apartheid were still languishing in jail.

• The reduction of sentence was not comprehensive.

• Overcrowding conditions were becoming unbei'lrable in South Africa n prisons.

16 ANC prisoners, demanding amnesty as political prisoners, continued their hunger­ strike at Leeuwkop prison. Tn a bid to persuade the prisoners to end who had been on a hunger strike since November 8, ANC Legislature, Robert McBride visited the group of prisoners. By November 23 the number of prisoners on hunger strike at Leeuwkop Prison had risen to 24.

The prisoners suspended their hunger strike following a promise by ANC leaders Walter Sisulu and Robert McBride that they would be released by Christmas. According to Colden Miles Bhudu of SAPHOR, several of the hungerstrikers were released before Christmas and negotiations with the others continue.

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1.3.3 Von dcr Watt Commi ssion

The Van dec Watt Commission, established in 1993 by the former State President, FW de KJerk, disclosed on November 281994 that corruption extended into the senior ranks of the departments of Correctional Services and Health. The Commission recommended that it's findings be submitted to the Attorney-General with a view to possible prosecutions. Former Correctional Services l\linister Adriaan Vlok and National Pa rty MP Gert

Oosthuisen criticised the Va~er Watt Commission for making its findings without affording them the opportunity to present thei r own evidence.

1.3.4 Torture in Boksburg Prison

I Boxburg Prison inmntes were allegedly locked up in a room on November 6 and tortured by prison warders. Inmates claim that electric wires were connected to their genitals, fingers and the soles of their feet. City Press is in possession of photographs showing one prisoner with fresh electric scars with blood clots on his back, swollen fingers on other prisoners and big black spots on the buttocks of another prisoner. Prisoners said they were taken into a room called the "wilarheidkamer" (truth ruom) and accused of stoking up prison violence. SAPOHR claims that the prisoners were ordered to strip naked and face a wall while 15 "boot·wearing" warders continuously whipped them with an electric chord, kicked them and hit with them batons. One prisoner was all egedly beaten until his leelh fell out. • lrunales told the City Press Iha l despite informing PWV premier Tokyo Sexwale, the Red Cross and the German Embassy about prison harassment they had received no response. Inmates also claimed that after violence broke out in the prison, foll owing the April electi ons, prisoners were ordered to remove broken glass from window panes with their bare hands and that a prisoner went missing wi thout trace after allegedly being moved from his cell at night by prison warders. The Kriegler Commission of Inquiry, chaired by Justice Kriegler and assisted by Judge Langa and Advocate PiIlay, was formed to investigate prison riots that broke out prior and after the April 27 elections. The

21 Report for NO\'·~mber 199-1 181 commission's fi ndings will be rele",sed in February 1995. However, these l",test ",llegations do not fn ll within the commission's ambit.

As a result of these allegations five warders were tmnsferred from Boksburg Prison.

3. RIGHT WING

3.1 Profe,sor Joha n Heyn'

On November 51994 former Dutch Reformed Church moderator, Professor Heyns was shot dead in front of his family in hi s Pretori a home. The assassin fired from outside the house and Prof. Beyns died instantl y. While no right·wing group or ind ivid ual has claimed responsibility for Heyns's ass..'lssination, Heyns, who had a high pulitical profile, was regarded by certai n right-wing elements as a tmi tor who spli t the Dutch Reformed Church (ORC). When he was its moderator, the DRC started to move away from its supp.ort for apartheid. Prof. Heyns spoke out against the Mixed Marriages and the Immorality Acts and during hi s term as Moderator of the Cenernl Synod was at the forefront of fundamental policy changes which rejected apartheid on biblical and ethi cal grounds and opened the church to all races.

This seemingly "professional" assassina ti on has provoked debate on who was really responsible. According to one newspaper report, "The ki ller was no Janus Walus who opportunistically jumped from his ca r and shot SACP leader in broad dayli ght. Nor can he be likened to the gang of AWB members accused of being involved in the pre-election bombing spree, where the very size of the conspiracy made it a veritable sieve constructed of informers and loose lips. The killer was not a Barend Strydom, who started shooting ind iscriminately and at random on a weekday afternoon in a bustling central business d istrict ; or a Eugene Marais, who started pulling the trigger at a bus in full view of all the occupants." ( Weekly Mail & Cuardian)

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A man claiming to be a fonner CCB operative informed 181 of the names of hvo people he believed were responsible for the assassination. IBI is aware that these two people have a history of violent right·wing activi ty and had been members of the right-wing , Order of Death.

3_2 Right-wing trials

• The Appeal Court has up eld the conviction and death sentences of Oive Derby-Lewis and Polish immigrant, Janus Walus, who were both convicted in OctoBer 1993 for the murder of South African Communist Party leader, Chris H ani. (See IBI April 1993 Report) Further considerntions of their uppeal against the death sentences by the Appeal Court was deferred unjil_the Constitutional Court has ruled on the constitutionnlity of the denth sentence. Derby-Lewis, who is n former member of the Presidents Council and a member of the Conservative Party has been linked to right­ wing orgallisations around the world.

• The Potchefstroom Civil Court ordered the AWB and its leader, Eugene Terre'Blanche, to pay the cost of the t.-inl and R43,SOO in damages to 17 residents of Goedgevonden. The civil trial follows an AWB attack on a squatter settlement near Ventersdorp on May 11,199]. Terre'Blanche snid that he and his movement would appeal the court's decision.

• AWB members charged with murder and other charges foll owing the pre-election • bomb spree appeared in court on November 3,1994. (See lBI's Report for September/October 1994 ) The state withdrew all charges against eleven of the right­ wingers and murder charges against a further nine. The nine right-wingers will appear in court on April ]8, 1995 on charges of illegal possession of automatic weapons, firearms and ammunition. The remaining twenty-five AWB members are facing 96 charges including 20 counts of murder. The trial date has been set for January 30, 1995.

• In December 1994 fOllr members of the AWB and two Inkatha Freedom Party supporters were arrested in connection with a pre-election bomb blast and an attack on

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a police station in the former Transkei, in which a policeman was killed in March 1994. The six men were released on bail.

4. PAN AFRICAN CONGRESS (PAC)

Seven PAC prisoners, including one of the men convicted of murdering American exchange student, Amy Biehl, went on a hunger strike at Pollsmoor Prison demanding amnesty and reclassification as political prisoners. The hunger strike ended on November 13, ]99-1 pending negotiations between the PAC and the Minister of Justice about political prisoner status. The PAC had demanded their release under the indemnity programme. Two PAC members, sentenced to 14 years for killing several people who were allegedly supporting town councillors in the Western Cape, were released from prison.

4.1 Trials

• The Supreme Court refused to grant the three men found guilty of murdering Amy Biehl leave to appeal against their conviction and their 18 year sentence. Cape Judge President, Justice Gerald Friedman, said that their case stands no "reasonable prospect of success" .

• Gcinikhaya Makoma (18) h.:ls pleaded not guilty to eleven counts of munit!r, 57 of attempted murder (condensed to one for the trial) and i1legal possession of guns and ( ammunition relating to the massacre at the St James Church in Cape Town in July 1993. (See IBrs February & March 1994 Report) Makoma alleges that he made a confession on August 15, only because he had been tortured. Defence counsel, Siraj Desai has argued that the confession should be scrapped on the grounds that he made it while being held in detention under Section 29 of the Internal Security Act which has been rendered invalid by the new constitution.

• On December 7,1994 Brian Madasi (19), Zola Mabala (21) and Luyanda Gqumfa (25) were convicted in the Supreme Court of four murder charges, two attempted murder

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charges and illegal possession of weapons relating to the attack on the Heildeberg Tavern in Cape Town on December 30, 1993. (See IBI's December 1993 & January 1994

Report) Despite the S tat ~'s call for the death penalty to be imposed, t".... o accused were sentenced to an effective 27 years in jail and their ca-a cclised was sentenced to an effective 24 year prison term. While ballistic tests had shown that the weapons used in the Heidelberg Tavern attack had been used in an assault on a SANDF base in Nyanga township and a police stltion in Khayelitsha in December 1993, Justice Conradie found the three not guilty of the attacks because the state had not conclusively proved the three had carried out the attacks.

• Patrick Muchindu and Godfrey Mathebula were sentenced to ten years imprisonment for attempting to plant a bomb- -in a Yeoville bar in May 1993. The two ApIa members were refused leave to appeal and their defence counsel has launched a petition to the Appellate Division.

5. TRUTH COMMISSION

As expected, the "Promotion of National Uni ty & Reconci liation Bill" will not be put before parliament until the first session of 1995. There continues to be considerable debate around the issues of amnesty, indemnity <'lOd "in ca mera" hearings.

The National Party's insistence on secrecy and the Inkatha Freedom Party's total rejection of the Bill has provoked a number of questi ons as to their motives for such a stance. Deputy President De Klerk insists that the secrecy clauses are responsible and just, and claims that it would be unfair to use different standards to those currently legislated for by the Further Indemnities Act (1991 ). It would Iherefore be unjust to expose those to be indemnified where thousands of others have been indemnified with only their names being published. Elements within the security forces and the National Party have cautioned that the process does not turn into a witch hunt and have pointed out that fears of revenge and intimidation would discourage individuals from coming forward. However both those for and against full public disclosure have argued that if their

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position is not accepted it would promote the aggrieved taking the law into thei r own hands.

The Freedom Front have agreed to support the Bill if the indemnification period is

extended to May ]0, ]994, thereby covering right~wingers currently facing prosecution for acts of terror before the election and thus assuaging right-wing opposition to the Commission, The PAC have called for the indemnification period to be extended to April 27,1994. It is unlikely that the present cut-off date for indemnity applications, December 5,1993, will be changed.

However it is not unreasonable to suspect that the recent revelations of security force, Ip government and IFP involvement in third force activities reflect the true motive behind • NP and IFP thinking, The provision for "in cnmera" proceedings at the Amnesty and Indemnification Committee hearings is undoubtedly the result of political compron'dse between the ANC, whose previous stance wn.s to support open hearings, and the NP, who hn.d previously objected to the Truth Commission in its entirety.

The draft bill however is not dear on how much information will be publicly disclosed and clause ]6.3 of Chapter 4 of the draft bill allows for the publication in the government gazette of the full name of the person receiving indemnity

There are a number of other concerns about the d raft legislation;

If an applicant for amnesty is deemed not eligible by the relevant committee, information disclosed at the hearing cannot be used as evidence against the fail ed applican t in civil or criminal proceedings, even if those proceedings have commenced, despite a temporary

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suspension. If for instance Colonel De Kock has his forthcoming prosecution suspended, and his application for indemnity is refused, any information that he has disclosed during the hearing, which may relate to charges for which he is being prosecuted, will be inadmissible in court.

The Bill also makes provision for the use of "in camera" procedures for the Commission hearings as well as the other committees hearings. Although the decision to use this option will presumably be reft to the discretion of each committee thereis some concern that attempts will be made by those giving evidence to have issues heard away from public scrutiny.

Human rights organisations have

The bill is also extremely vague about the investigative capacity of the Commission. Considering the period of time (Le. 34 years) that is under investigation, and the maximum time allocation for the Commission's duration of eighteen months provided for in the draft bill, it will be imperative that the Commission is serviced by a well resourced and effective investigation unit. IBI believe that this will be an essential provision if the Truth Commission is to enjoy any credibility amongst the majority of South Africans.

IBI also believes that the Bi1l does not adequately explain the provisions for Witness Protection, which could require massive resources.

6. ATTACKS ON INDIVIDUALS

6.1 Walter Sisulu

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Two members of The Johannesburg Flying Squad were each fined R4000 or]2 months' imprisonment in the Johannesburg Regional Court on charges of culpable homicide and perjury following the death of Ishmael Manlene Moloane. A further three year prison -sentence was suspended for three years.

Moloane was killed when he and several other bodyguards were escorting ANC leader Walter Sisulu and his wife Albertina from President 's birthday party. (For detailed information on the incident see lBI June/ July 1994 report).

[.,nce Sergeant Allen Kruger (25) and Constable Stephanus Johannes van Rensburg (21) were both found guilty of culpable homicide following the death of Moloane in a police ca r chase on the Soweto freeway in July last year. • The two policeman were also sentenced to nine months in prison suspended for three years on a charge of perjury.

Kruger was further sentenced to an effective 18 months in prison on a charge of defeating the ends of justice. This followed a fal se claim during an inquest in the Rand Suprt::ll1t: Court, that the police vehicle they were travelHng in on the day of the incident, had a blue light attached to the roof. He persuaded Sergeant David Mills to hand in a false statement in respect of the blue light. It was later found that the vehicle had no blue light on the day of the incident. 6.2 Tonkiso Nhubo • Police are investigating the death of the ANC's Dube branch leader Tankiso Ntsuba (34). Ntsuba allegedly fell to his death from the ANC's second floor offices in Dube, Soweto on December 11.

The ANC initially claimed that Ntsuba had committed suicide but his famil y have expressed doubts about the claim saying tha t his death is a result of a power struggle within the ANC branch. The family suspect that he was either pushed or thrown from the second floor of the building when he was already dead.

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According to the family, a close comrade of Ntsuba's, known only as Stompie phoned Joseph N tsuba the father of the deceased saying that Tankiso had committed suicide. However when the fnrnily checked with Stompie she denied making the call. The family

~ id that they had also received information that a woman was seen dragging the apparently intoxicated tsuba up two flights of stairs from the ground floor. L.1ter a man was heard crying and a witness said he saw a man hanging out of the second·story window.

6.3 Melul; Whecdon Mbulawo

The Trnnskei deputy comnlissioner of police Mel uli Wheedon Mbu!a\va was g unned down outside his Umtata home on December 13, 1994. According to the police Mbulawa was shot several times and his wire \vas also wounded. At least 28 spent cartridges from R4, R5 and 5,65mm automatic rifles were picked up at the scene.

General Mbulawa(49) and his wife Hilda (40), a sergeant attached to the police garage were shot in their car in front of their house in Sisson Street at Fort Gale, Umtata. According to the head of the Murder and Robbery Unit Colonel Ntsilelelo D!anjwa, the couple were driving down Sisson street towards home when a car behind them fl

Safety and Security Minister Sydney Mufamadi has ordered a top level investigation team to Umlata to investigate the shooting.

6.4. Thorn; Mcerwo

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