Duncan Village

Explanation
Violence erupted in Duncan Village, outside East London, following the funeral of slain Durban-based UDF leader Victoria Mxenge in nearby Rayi villageon 11 August 1985. Returning mourners carried out arson attacks on various buildings including the rent office, schools, a beerhall, a bottle store and a community centre. That evening, rampaging youths swept through the Ziphunzana area of the township, singing freedom songs. All six community councillors' homes were burnt down and homes of police officers and suspected collaborators were also attacked. Violence continued on the following days with looting and burning of commercial and delivery vehicles, and running battles between youths and members of the security forces, who resorted to deadly force to restore order in the area, arresting many injured people as they were being treated at a local church aid centre. Five people were dead by 14 August. By 16 August, the toll had risen to 19 people dead and 138 injured.

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Human Rights Violation Hearing, Duncan Village, Day 2 (24 September 1996)

DUNCAN VILLAGE HEARING TRC/EASTERN CAPE

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Decision

The application therefore succeeds and the applicant is GRANTED amnesty in respect of the role played by him in the torture of Mr Thethinene Joe Jordan on 2 September 1985 at the Duncan Village police station.

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Human Rights Violation Hearing, Duncan Village, Day 1 (23 September 1996)

DUNCAN VILLAGE HEARING TRC/EASTERN CAPE

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Human Rights Violation Hearing, Duncan Village, Day 2 (24 September 1996)

DUNCAN VILLAGE HEARING TRC/EASTERN CAPE

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Human Rights Violation Hearing, East London, Day 5 (13 June 1997)

... when this incident happened to you on the 13th of August in 1985. You have come to tell us about the specific incident of what happened to you in Duncan Village. Is it correct that you are now living in ...

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Special Hearing, Cape Town, Day 1 (17 June 1997)

I want to give some evidence about my experiences in Crossroads and Duncan Village between the years of 1985 and 1987, and I will start off in Crossroads Clinic. Now the story of Crossroads is fairly well-known but I mean the failure of the State started off as a primary failure to actually even ...

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Human Rights Violation Hearing, East London, Day 4 (12 June 1997)

There were riots at Duncan Village. The police then would regularly come to my

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Submission

20/08/88 Government personnel: Duncan Village Grenade attack on home of mayor, Eddie Makeba; extensive damage; no injuries

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Human Rights Violation Hearing, East London, Day 5 (13 June 1997)

I am not going to tell what happened at the time before we were taken to prison, because I am sure that when the Commission was in Duncan Village to hear about the Duncan Village massacre those details were explained, but I am going to talk about what happened to me and the treatment I received in ...

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Human Rights Violation Hearing, East London, Day 4 (12 June 1997)

... 1986 when this incident occurred. I went to this commemoration, because the East London Youth Organisation members were there and as residents of Duncan Village we were notified that there will be this service on this date, the June 16th. It started in Dlokweni Methodist Church and the other ...

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Decision (30 March 1999)

a) Contravention of Section 32(1) (A) of Act 75 of 1969 (unlawful possession of a machine fun) on 28 April 1994 at Duncan Village, East London.

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Decision (25 May 1999)

Applicant states that on that day whilst himself and other MK members were at Duncan Village in East London, they received a message that South African Defence Force (SADF) members were interfering with ballot boxes. He took with him a machine gun and a hand grenade and they all made their way to ...

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Human Rights Violation Hearing, East London, Day 3 (17 April 1996)

go to Ezpumzni Location, which was a Duncan extension. I attend school at St Phillips, that was my primary education, I went on to attend school at Duncan Village Higher, like any child there in East London I went to Welsh. My mother died when I was in standard 3, and my father died when I was in ...

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Human Rights Violation Hearing, Duncan Village, Day 2 (24 September 1996)

DUNCAN VILLAGE NOMASONTO KUMALO

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Human Rights Violation Hearing, Duncan Village, Day 2 (24 September 1996)

DUNCAN VILLAGE SAKHILE MACWASHE

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Human Rights Violation Hearing, Duncan Village, Day 2 (24 September 1996)

DUNCAN VILLAGE MIKE MAKEKE

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Human Rights Violation Hearing, Duncan Village, Day 1 (23 September 1996)

DUNCAN VILLAGE XOLISWA MAKHULUPHALA