Inkatha

The applicant states that during 1992 he was the youth organiser of the Inkatha Freedom Party (the IFP) at Isitengi in the Matata area of Ndwedwe. He testified that political conflict between supporters of the IFP and the African National Congress (the ANC) was prevalent in the Matata area and ...

MR HOBOYI: There was some fighting. The Inkatha fighting against the ANC.

7 July 1992 whereafter Mr Makhubele was appointed as commander.  Vosloorus was experiencing a violent political conflict between the ANC and the Inkatha Freedom party ("IFP") at the time.  There were different sections of the township that were dominated by the respective groups.  It was ...

... from the Durban Bar and I am instructed by Mr Falconer of the firm Larson, (indistinct) and Falconer. We have been instructed to represent the Inkatha Freedom Party as an interested party and also a Mrs Abbie Mchunu and our instructions are to oppose the applications for amnesty of two of ...

MR MOPEDI: If I may find out from you, why was it necessary for you to go there and to shoot those people of Inkatha?

... United Democratic Front (the UDF). His political activities became known to colleagues and members of his school committee, who were supporters of Inkatha, and he was summoned to attend a meeting at Ngwelezane. During the course of the meeting a large crown of people, many of whom were armed, ...

I was trying all my level best to communicate and talk to these people. Many members who went to join the ANC, did that as a result of my effort trying to talk to them. Instead he refused, he threatened to kill me and destroy the ANC, saying that Inkatha would be the final stamp here.

I accept in his favour (Lucky Ntsheta’s favour) that he had previously been injured by one of the Inkatha supporters and that they had previously killed one of his own colleagues:… he was plainly the leader of the group".

They state that they were indoctrinated at that course. They, who were both Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters, were told that the African National Congress (ANC) were the enemy, that ANC members targeted and killed policemen and that, should the ANC gain power and govern the country, ...

MR KLOPPERS: Eugene Terreblanche, Mr Randall and others along with the supreme leader of Inkatha, here in the Johannesburg area, visited us upon which they congratulated us with our deed and said that we would get amnesty and that we would be released, that we should not worry.

... and his fellow SDU members were patrolling the township in defence of members of the community against attacks from the contending forces of the Inkatha Freedom Party ("IFP"). They had earlier received information from a source within the police that the IFP planned to attack the township. ...

MR KNOPP: Now during that time on the East Rand, were there any problems between the Inkatha Freedom Party Members and the ANC members and the SDU?

MR NGUBANE: I know nothing about the incident whereby we waited for the Inkatha members coming from a meeting.

... in KwaZulu Natal. It was intended that the weapons be used to protect the interest of the ANC and /or MK which was involved in a conflict with the Inkatha Freedom Party at that time. There is nothing to suggest that the applicants were smuggling the weapons into the country for their own ...

The applicant states that during all relevant times he was a member of the Inkatha Freedom Party (the IFP) and was the secretary thereof in the Kwa Nyavu area. He stated that he received military training in the use of firearms at Amatikulu.

... day of 93-11-11 our train was delayed due to torrential rainfall, and we were compelled to board an alternative train filled to the capacity by Inkatha members and supporters at Germiston Station. A battle ensued between the station in question and Knights station whilst the train was still ...

Now, what happened was on the 13th, a day before the 14th, we were patrolling the township of Ratanda to make it a point that Inkatha does not get an access to the township. I also took part in this self-defence unit because my parents were also involved in this thing. Their lives were at stake ...

... between members of NUMSA, which was aligned to the ANC, and members of the United Workers Union of South Africa (UWUSA), which was aligned to the Inkatha Freedom Party (the IFP). This violence endured over a long period of time and resulted in several members of NUMSA being killed and ...

MR STRYDOM: Did you become a member of the Inkatha Freedom Party?

... deceased was a Zulu and it was generally known if not perceived that there was a group of this Zulu's that were affiliated or associated with the Inkatha Freedom Party who were assisting the ...