Church Street bombing, Pretoria

Explanation
On 29 May 1983, MK members detonated an explosive device outside the administrative headquarters of the South African Air Force (SAAF) in Church Street, Pretoria. According to ANC policy, security force personnel and military installations were targeted in a systematic bombing campaign. Twenty-one people were killed and 219 injured in this attack. Eleven of the dead were SAAF employees. Two others were the MK operatives who had executed the attack. The remaining casualties were civilians. Evidence before the Committee revealed that up to 84 of the injured had been SAAF employees. Three MK members were granted amnesty for their roles in the event.

TV Series Hearing Transcripts TRC Final Report TRC Victims

Amnesty Hearing, Boksburg, Day 1 (17 June 1998)

CHAIRPERSON: Mr le Roux, you always talk about the Church Street bombing. Was that the Pretoria Church Street bombing?

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Amnesty Hearing, Pretoria, Day 5 (06 November 1998)

MR DU PLESSIS: Yes so you agreed with, for instance, the - and had no problem with the Church Street bombing in Pretoria in 1983?

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Special Hearing, Day 1 (12 June 1997)

The first submission is the experience of the survivor of the Elim Church bombing on the 12th of March 1992. We have a background here as to how he got into the street, because William Motshlega is a volunteer with Streetwise, Pretoria, was one of the 20 occupants of the dormitory on the third ...

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Amnesty Hearing, Pretoria, Day 13 (02 November 1999)

... of the police Headquarters in Wachthuis here in Pretoria because the MK aimed to attack Wachthuis in a bomb attack as in the case of the Church Street bombing. And through this, an attempt would be made to neutralise police Headquarters to a certain extent and to disrupt these ...

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Amnesty Hearing, Pretoria, Day 1 (25 January 1999)

PRETORIA PETER MALULEKA AM5740/97 CHURCH STREET BOMBING

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Human Rights Violation Hearing, Johannesburg, Day 1 (29 April 1996)

... speak on behalf of a necklacing victim, necklaced allegedly by so-called activists. Here we are going to be hearing from victims of the so-called Church Street bombing in ...

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Decision (31 May 2001)

... instructions from Gebuza to reconnoitre Wachthuis, the headquarters of the SAP in Pretoria with a view to launch a bomb attack similar to the Church Street bombing. This information was relayed to them by an informer M.T.(G) 42 who had accompanied him on a reconnaissance of the Wachthuis ...

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Human Rights Violation Hearing, Pretoria, Day 2 (13 August 1996)

MRS WALTERS: My husband was a victim in the Church Street bombing as already mentioned earlier. It happened in 1983. As far as we know 19 people died and more than 200 people were injured. My husband was seriously injured that night. PRETORIA HEARING TRC/GAUTENG

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Decision

Initially, the Applicant was stationed at Poyntons Building, Pretoria. This was in Church Street, Pretoria and he experienced the Church Street bombing which was an ANC operation. He testified that this experience had a marked effect on his attitude toward the ANC and its members. He was ...

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Amnesty Hearing, Pretoria, Day 6 (12 July 2000)

MR STEYN: He was, amongst others, involved in the Church Street bombing in Pretoria.

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