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April 1994 electionsExplanation ... Mr Chairman, some remarks regarding random issues that cropped up. We have a situation where I submit the proximity to the general elections in April 1994 is a very strong feature or factor which must militate strongly against the credibility of both applicants when they say or they want you ... The incident which gives rise to these applications occurred on 27th April 1994 in the district of Westonaria. It is common cause that about 20h00 on 27th April 1994, which was the day on which the first democratic elections in South Africa commenced, both applicants were in a motor vehicle which ... people of Bophuthatswana want political change. Mr Mangope should liberate them to take part in the democratic elections which happened in 1994, in April. They don't want that political change from the AWB which was killing them. ... MR BUDDU: To be quite frank with you, the other instructions which I gave happened after the 27th of April 1994, because then the demand was different than the one prior to the elections of 1994. MR RILEY: Now is it also not correct, Sir, that in fact on the 3rd of June 1993, at the multi-party forum, a date had already been set for the country's first non-racial, one person one vote elections which was supposed to take place on the 27th of April 1994, as it did in fact take place? Now, Mr Kruser, am I correct that everything that could be detrimental to the elections, the free and fair elections during April, March - April 1994 was of the utmost importance to you? CHAIRPERSON: You also said that you knew that the date for the new elections were the 27th of April 1994. Now were the four of you intent on conquering the Northern Province between February and the 27th of April 1994? Did you intend following the objective as laid out by Mr Mhlongo, to carry on ... ... of ANC placards, stickers and security-related documents. He says these contained very sensitive information. It was about a week before the 27 April 1994 elections and at a time when ANC members were being killed. Before accompanying Bapela the Applicant went into the ANC offices where he ... ... version the inhabitants of their village were upset by the deaths of six young male residents of the village over a period of some months prior to April 1994. All of the deceased were related and like the two Applicants, were supporters of the African National Congress ("ANC"). The deaths were ... Applicant was during the period preceding the general elections of April 27, 1994 a commander of a SDU in Mavimbela. There was ongoing fighting between the IFP and ANC with IFP strongholds in the hostels and ANC in the townships. MS VAN DER WALT: What was his attitude towards the elections which were to take place in April 1994? ADV SANDI: Did any elections take place there, did the people participate in the April 1994 elections? 1993 there was already a talk of elections? Wasn't that only decided in December 1993, on the 5th of December 1993 that there could be elections in April ... ... organisation had agreed to participate in the democratic election, which occurred in fact a few weeks after these incidents, on the 27th of April. That date had been announced during March at least, is that correct? The date was known, that the elections would take place on the 27th of ... ... that would allow the Ciskei Police to make meaningful progress in the investigation. I was also mindful of the upcoming elections to be held in April 1994 and the police had their capability stretched to try and maintain the peace in this part of the world where Your Lordship will, sorry, ... MR MAY: It was in April, the first week of April, two weeks before the 1994 elections. ... but nevertheless also important contacts, the historical initial formal meeting between MK and the SADF took place in March 1993. By the end of April 1993, sufficient consensus was reached for a working group at staff level to commence with detailed work. On 11 January 1994, six of the forces ... revealed that Siphiwe Mthimkulu was tortured and poisoned by the Eastern Cape security police and that he was seen in the company of policemen on 14 April 1982, the day he disappeared. All the newspapers ignored the story. They first reported on it when this information came out in the Truth ... ... They were protesting against the then government's decision that prisoners would not be allowed to vote in the first democratic elections on 27 April 1994. They burnt prison property, viz blankets, mats and other items of bedding which belonged to the Correctional Services Department ... ... by supporters of the Inkatha Freedom Party and other organisations who were not in favour of the general elections which were to take place on 27 April 1994. He was particularly concerned as supporters of the IFP were threatening to retaliate after the Shell House ... |
