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councillorsExplanation An ANC supporter who was shot and hacked to death, and his body mutilated, by IFP supporters in Madadeni, KwaZulu, near Newcastle, Natal, in 1993. This occurred in a period in which local councillors were allegedly coercing all young people to join the IFP, and killing those who refused. Was shot and seriously injured by members of the SAP in Alexandra, Johannesburg, on 26 November 1986 during ongoing political conflict between civic associations and local councillors. stabbed with a knife in Sakhile, Standerton, Transvaal, on 24 December 1985 by members of the SAP. A group comprising members of the SAP and Sakhile councillors was established to try and destabilise political activity in the area by attacking UDF activists. In 1991 Mr Madonsela was again ... A UDF supporter who was shot dead by a named councillor in Fort Beaufort, Cape, on 28 March 1985, during a UDF campaign to force councillors to resign. It is alleged that the victim was just walking past the councillor`s house at the time of the shooting. Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Alexandra, Johannesburg, on 18 February 1986 during the six-day war when security forces moved into the area to counteract the relative success of community structures after town councillors were expelled. A town council member who lost his house and all his belongings in an arson attack by UDF supporters in Sebokeng, Transvaal, on 1 September 1984. Councillors were forced to resign by the UDF movement in the township as they were seen as apartheid puppets. ... into her house on 28 April 1985 in Fort Beaufort, Cape. There was conflict at the time between UDF supporters and residents who supported the councillors in Fort Beaufort, leading to a strong police presence in the ... A councillor who lost his house and vehicle in an arson attack by members of the Vaal Civic Association in Bophelong, Vanderbijlpark, Transvaal, on 29 August 1984. Councillors were seen as legitimate targets because they were not representative of residents and acted as agents of the state. As vice-president of the local youth congress, Merae was severely assaulted by a local councillor and his family in Dealesville, Orange Free State (OFS), on 19 August 1990. Mr Merae played a prominent role in the organisation of a consumer boycott targeting businesses owned by local councillors. ... (MALAYO) in Lamontville, Durban, on 21 May 1983. His attackers believed that he was linked to the Mashoalin gang, which supported local community councillors. One MALAYO member was granted amnesty (AC/1999/0250). ... A councillor who lost his house in Vosloorus, Transvaal, in an arson attack in 1989, allegedly carried out by SANCO supporters after SANCO called for all councillors to resign. An ANC supporter who was detained and tortured by members of the Security Branch in Ladybrand, OFS, on 11 January 1991, allegedly because he was thought to be involved in the bombing of councillors` houses. Was shot and injured by men wearing balaclavas in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, in November 1991, reportedly during conflict between ANC supporters and local councillors. Several others were also injured in the attack. See balaclava groups. Was shot and wounded by members of the SAP on 3 September 1984 in Sebokeng, Tvl, during a rent boycott and campaign against local councillors during the Vaal uprising. ... and injured by a named councillor during a protest about sanitation when township residents emptied buckets used as toilets into the yards of local ... An ANC supporter who was burnt to death with three members of the Falakhe family when their home was set alight in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on 18 February 1992. The attack took place during conflict between ANC supporters and the Lingelethu West town councillors who were allegedly aided by police. A UDF supporter who was shot and injured by members of the SADF and the SAP on 20 May 1986 at KwaNomzamo, Humansdorp, Cape, while he was attending a meeting to demand the removal of Black Local Authority councillors. The next day, he was arrested and detained for 14 days. ... bus was transporting Pirates soccer club players and fans to Tokoza. The Pirates were believed to be a vigilante group collaborating with community councillors and police in attacking the UDF. Three UDF supporters were granted amnesty ... A SAYCO member who was shot and injured by community councillors in Crossroads, Cape Town, on 23 December 1989, during a youth march past the municipal offices. There were numerous deaths and injuries in December 1989 when Crossroads residents, under Jeffrey Nongwe, sought to break away from the ... March 1990 by members of the SAP who fired at a crowd of about fifty thousand people who had been refused permission to hold a protest march against councillors and increased rentals. Eight people were killed and more than three hundred and fifty people people were ... |
