AmaButho (KwaZulu/Natal)

MR MKHIZE: I was the leader of AmaButho.

... the Senior Committee, you mentioned the Youth Committee, we've now dealt with the hitsquads, I want to ask you about another committee, the Amabutho, do you know about ...

MR STRYDOM: You just made reference to marches, when people went out to march, was that when the AmaButho came together or what?

MR TIPP: Mr Ngobese, I think is the word `Amabutho' in the course of your evidence, meaning warrior. Is that right? Warriors?

MR MALINDI: In your application you state that you were a member of AmaButho?

Matsidiso, I want to take you back. You said the Amabutho attackedyou. Can you please tell us who do you refer to when you say Amabutho? --- Thefirst time when the Amabutho attacked me it was in 1986. I was from the ANCtraining.

Yes. Where were these goods coming from, Mr Shabangu? --- These items was coming from the houses what's burnt down. And also I realised some of the special constables and some of the Amabutho they was chasing the cattles.

Take your time, Mama. Don't hurry yourself. (Pause) --- When these warriors, amabutho, came inside they took Sibongiseni. Sibongiseni said, "Why are you taking me away? What have I done?" They took him away. And others just looted any clothing or things inside the house. They took radio, ...

... going to take the generator, the other one was saying I am going to take a fridge. And by then somebody came and I was amongst this group called "Amabutho" and this person from the car got off his car and approached us. Then Khanyile said the instruction was that they should come and deal ...

MR STRYDOM: If you can just bear with me. Do you know a structure which is called the AmaButho which operated in the hostel?

... According to rumours they never went to the meeting, but they apparently went to a certain place where there was a group of people who were called Amabutho. When they saw Thubelihle together with his friend they chased Thubelihle. There is a place called GO, a taxi rank where there were taxis, ...

... under pressure from the hostel residents to launch an attack on Boipatong and Slovo Park. The leadership at the hostel consisted of the leaders of Amabutho, the IFP Youth Brigade, IFP Senior Committee members and Hostel Residents’ Committee members. Mr Mqambeleni Buthelezi, the First Applicant, ...

... ZG Roads construction vehicles were being kept. That is where the lorries were kept. But on this particular day these lorries were ferrying the Amabutho to the scenes of the fights to help the ...

... and sadistic, with considerable evidence of collusion between the South African security establishment, Inkatha, and armed vigilantes known as Amabutho. Evidence for the existence of the infamous A-Team in Durban townships has been heard by the TRC. Evidence suggests that these groups have ...

I want to move to another area, and that is just the last issue of the specials. Your submission and your replies to questions indicate that the specials under no circumstances formed part of the Amabutho. That's correct? --- No, I don't think that's correct.