A-Team (OFS)

Explanation
The A-Team, also known as the 'Phakathis' was a vigilante group set up and headed by a well-known local councillor in the Thabong area of Welkom to counter the activities of the UDF primarily, and in a smaller measure, the ANC. The A-Team carried out a reign of terror in several areas of the province, particularly in Thabong and Parys, under the guise of 'maintaining order'. In at least one case, the A-Team is alleged to have been supported by police and municipal structures.

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Amnesty Hearing, Pretoria, Day 5 (04 October 1999)

MR DE JAGER: I accompanied Gen Ig Coetzee to Head Office where we held a meeting, where briefly the whole matter was discussed and Gen van der Merwe gave approval that members of Soweto in cooperation with Col de Kock's team would launch the operation as soon as possible, in order to prevent any ...

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Amnesty Hearing, Durban, Day 4 (18 November 1999)

MR MDLULI: He informed us of the type of firearms that those people carry and exactly how many there are that escort the PL team.

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Amnesty Hearing, Pretoria, Day 11 (30 August 2000)

MS CAMBANIS: Mr Tait, I don't know if you've given this, were you part of a surveillance team prior to this event?

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