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KwaZulu Police (KZP)Explanation 541 The allegations of forced recruitment in the Transvaal were similar to those made in Natal during the mid-1980s in areas controlled by the KwaZulu government. However, in the Transvaal the IFP did not have the same administrative control as in KwaZulu-Natal and had to rely on more direct ... ... force for the organisation with the intention of causing death and injury to UDF/ANC members; e the establishment of a hit squad within the KwaZulu Police and the Special Constable structure of the SAP with the intention of causing death or injury to UDF/ANC supporters; f training large ... ... 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 African Riot Unit (including Special Constables); h South African Police; i The right wing, and j IFP-linked vigilantes. ... ... figure 151, it is clear that overwhelmingly the greatest number of violations reported for the homelands for the overall 1960-94 period occurred in KwaZulu. Almost five times as many violations were reported in KwaZulu as for the next homeland in the graph, KwaNdebele. There is a negligible ... African government. Nowhere is this more true than in Natal and KwaZulu. It is for this reason that the IFP is the only homeland-based party and the KwaZulu Police (KZP) the only homeland security structure singled out by the Commission for specific findings. 109 Before focusing on those two ... Overview of Violations 23 The KwaZulu-Natal regional office of the Commission was allocated the task of administering the submissions received from victims of violations in the Orange Free State. To this end, officers of the Commission were assigned to sub-regional offices in the Free State, and ... ... calling for a commission of enquiry into the violence in the Natal Midlands. The Killing of Winnington Sabelo IFP Central Committee member and KwaZulu MP for Umlazi, Mr Winnington Sabelo, was shot dead in his Umlazi shop on 7 February 1992. A customer was also mistakenly killed in the ... the next two years, violence escalated as the ANC came into conflict with newly-established IFP branches on the East Rand. The simmering violence in KwaZulu and Natal intensified. Violent conflict also erupted between ANC and PAC members, between supporters of the liberation movements and members ... leader, Dr M G Buthelezi called on every Zulu to pay a R5 levy for the establishment of a ‘private army’ to ‘guard against the obliteration of KwaZulu’181 In fact, the project was sponsored by monies drawn from the KwaZulu Government. At a KwaZulu Legislative Assembly (KLA) meeting on 25 ... ... of acts of sabotage were reported. The ANC claimed responsibility for some of these.16 ■ 1983–1989 Historical overview of the period 88 In KwaZulu and Natal, this period was dominated by conflict and violence that reached the proportions of a civil war in some areas. Political ... Special constables in KwaZulu/Natal 88 From 1988, special constables were used to bolster Inkatha in areas around Pietermaritzburg and the Natal Midlands. They were also used to attack UDF supporters. In January 1988, 300 Inkatha supporters were sent for special constable training at Koeberg.7 ... ... strong underground structures with the ultimate goal of bringing ANC leaders into the country.
Conflicts arising from the incorporation into KwaZulu of Clermont result in several killings. 1988 SADF forces are forced by a joint Angolan-Cuban force to retreat at Cuito Cuanavale in Southern ... ... the rejection of a unitary state and advocated a strong regional agenda. 294 Even before COSAG and the FA came into existence, AWB groups in KwaZulu (the North Coast in particular) and to a lesser extent the West Rand, were working closely with the IFP, providing training on their farms ... ... personnel, which were then passed on. These ordnance units did not know to whom the material was passed on. 422 A number of MK cadres based in KwaZulu Natal and elsewhere applied for amnesty for arming and training the SDUs. The MK commanders for Southern Natal and Natal Midlands – namely, ... ... activities in the province by the Investigation Task Unit (ITU). 224 Members of the Esikhawini-based hit squad led by Gcina Mkhize alleged that KwaZulu Cabinet member, Prince Gideon Zulu, summoned them to a meeting at his home sometime in 1993. Those present were Zulu himself, Gcina Mkhize, ... ... the A-team in Chesterville; the Midlands war, and the conflicts between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in KwaZulu-Natal and the ANC and the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) in exile. 5 While some of this documentation was located and made available, many ... ... We went there as a group of pastors and we talked to the policemen of the danger of separating these young men from their community. 160 In KwaZulu-Natal, inter- and intra-community violence degenerated into near civil war and communities were torn apart. The conflict was characterised by ... ... BENEFIT OF RECEIVING AND ANALYSING . 24. The statement in Volume 5, Chapter 6, finding at the 5th sub-paragraph of paragraph 109, page 229: IN KWAZULU SPECIFICALLY, THE HOMELAND GOVERNMENT AND POLICE FORCE (KZP) WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR: The 5th sub-paragraph is amended as follows: IN ... Dislocation and displacement 110 Large numbers of children, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal, were displaced or ran away from their homes to avoid the violence. Many of them have still not returned and others have not been able to find their parents. Many children also suffered the trauma of ... ... in armed resistance. Nominal independence is granted to the Transkei in October, under the leadership of Paramount Chief Kaiser Matanzima. 1977 KwaZulu gains self-governance in February. At the Goch Street shooting in Johannesburg on 15 June, two whites are killed and MK operatives Solomon ... |