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Esikhawini hit squadExplanation 34 Similar sentiments were echoed at the amnesty hearing of Mr Brian Gcina Mkhize, a former Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) hit squad commander in the Esikhawini area on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast. Mr Mkhize was serving a life sentence for two murders. He applied, together with six other members ... ... efforts to frustrate the movement’s attempts to gain political ground in KwaZulu. Residents of some townships, notably KwaMashu, KwaMakhutha and Esikhawini, went so far as to describe the KZP as inflicting a reign of terror in their areas. A number of KZP members gained particular notoriety ... ... meeting of SPU members in Ulundi during 1993. At this meeting Nyawose told the SPU members that they were to kill all the ANC leaders in Eshowe, Esikhawini, Mtubatuba and elsewhere. Myeza said the motivation for killing these ANC leaders was to ensure that the ANC did not win the elections in ... ... … (b ) The unit would be based at Mlaba camp with additional operational bases in the following areas: i ) North Coast base (hand-written -Esikhawini); ii ) South Coast base (Folweni); (iii) Durban base (Folweni); Midlands base (Madadeni); (v) Northern Natal (Empangeni) (c ) Logistical ... 32. The applicants who claimed allegiance to the aims and objectives of the IFP can be divided into the following categories: a Caprivi trainees; b Esikhawini hit squad; c Self - protection unit members; d Civilian IFP supporters; e Political leadership of the IFP; f KwaZulu Police; g South ... ... Unit Major Leonard Langeni had been implicated in a cover-up operation. (Mzimela and Langeni were both involved in the operations of the Esikhawini hit squad – see below) This paragraph is amended as follows: An informal inquest held in 1991 found that ‘persons unknown’ w e re ... ... which they were in fact victims of attacks. The attack on COSATU regional chairperson Muntukayise Bhekuyise Ntuli [AM5201/97] by members of the IFP Esikhawini hit squad on 26 August 1992 is a case in point (see below). 235. Many applicants displayed deep regret and remorse for their involvement ... ... AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING PROSECUTED. IN THE CASE OF GCINA MKHIZE: • BRIGADIER MZIMELA ARRANGED FOR HIS TRANSFER OUT OF ESIKHAWINI ONCE HE HAD COME UNDER SUSPICION. THEREAFTER HE WAS TAKEN TO CAPTAIN LANGENI BY DALUXOLO LUTHULI AND OTHERS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO HIS ... ... the ‘twisted’ confessions of people seeking amnesty who had told the Commission what it wanted to hear. He noted with regard to the Caprivi and Esikhawini hit squad operatives: This distortion clearly happened in the testimony of discredited witnesses and self-confessed killers such as ... ... of the ANC-aligned Mabheleni clan. g The victim was involved in the traditional structure or was an office-bearer. Mr Alson Mbambo, an induna in Esikhawini, was killed by ANC youth in June 1992 at a communal water pump. 420 In the majority of these attacks, the victims were stabbed, stoned ... |
