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Operation Zero ZeroExplanation ... Records and the Record Management Function of the South African State Archives Service", Innovation 4 (1992), p.14. Destruction outside the operation of the Archives Act 87 In the period 1960 - 1989, the SAS investigated numerous cases of alleged or actual destruction of state records, ... Mozambican incident 25 In January 1992, FRELIMO troops conducted an operation near the South African border. During the course of the operation, they were allegedly exposed to what was thought to have been a chemical agent. Some of the soldiers died during the incident and others required ... ... Africa. In a graphic illustration of this, at a briefing to the Commission, a former secretary of the SSC described a scene in the government’s operations room in the 1980s. A large map filled the wall. A series of markers and labels linked activists in a local township to larger ... ... biological operatives, indicated that the items may well have found their way, directly or indirectly, into the hands of operatives of the Civil Co-operation Bureau (CCB). 19 Discussions with members of the CCB indicated that operatives were not necessarily aware of the existence of a CBW ... ■ MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES, OPERATIONAL DYNAMICS AND PRIORITIES6 The organisation consisted of national and regional structures with complex reporting and accounting relationships. This required the appointment of dedicated and professional staff, drawn from a variety of political persuasions ... the completed auditing of secret funds had been returned to the departments concerned. This made it necessary for the Auditor-General to gain the co-operation of: the National Department of Defence; the NIS; the Department of Justice; the SAPS; the Department of Foreign Affairs; the South African ... ... This was an event hearing that heard evidence on the ‘Seven Day War’, which took place in March 1990. Evidence pointed to very close co-operation between Inkatha members and the riot unit of the SAP, leading to the deaths of hundreds of people. Tensions at this hearing ran high when a ... a ‘people’s war’. 44 Despite the expansion of its riot functions, the police had insufficient capacity to quell the rising levels of unrest. Operation Palmiet saw the deployment of SADF troops in a support capacity during the 1984 Vaal uprising. This deployment was later extended ... ... last opportunity to get rid of them. I can’t believe they let them all go free. 131 The Commission has not been able to verify this suspicion. Operations Heyday and Victor 132 A second dimension to the South African government’s manipulation of the election took the form of covert ... ... from victims, regardless of whether or not they testified, would need to be corroborated in order for findings to be made. After the first year of operation, given the large number of statements being taken, the Investigation Unit’s responsibilities became more focused on the task of verifying ... Killings, intimidation and harassment of civilians 112 Civilians were routinely harassed, intimidated and beaten by security forces in the operational areas, especially by Koevoet members in pursuit of SWAPO guerrillas. Many were killed during such operations, either by accident (caught in ... for special constable training at Koeberg.7 The group included 130 of those who had been given military training in the Caprivi through the SADF’s Operation Marion and was associated with unlawful acts, perpetrated either alone or in concert with the Riot Unit and Inkatha supporters. Examples ... ... eighteen managers. 9. Apart from day-to-day management responsibilities, managing the Commission during this period involved ensuring the smooth operation of the following processes: a Dealing with continuous public scrutiny and criticism. As an institution of national and international ... ■ POLICE AND MILITARY COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS IN ZAMBIA 158 Operation Plathond involved training by the SADF of a surrogate force for operations in Zambia in the early 1970s. At the Commonwealth heads of state meeting in 1981, the Zambian Foreign Minister claimed that between 500 and 600 ... ■ SPECIAL OPERATIONS OF A SENSITIVE OR COVERT NATURE: THE CCB Die CCB is die benaming soos ons vanoggend hier sit, van ‘n bordjie op ‘n tafel, in plaas van om daar te sê Spesiale Operasies van covert aard, staan daar Burgerlike Samewerkingsburo op ‘n gewone oggendkonferensie van ... ... These meetings were designed to elicit feedback as to how the community had experienced the hearing and to explore the possibility of building co-operation and unity in areas where there had been conflict and division. However, they did not always succeed in this task. The Commission was often ... ... is withdrawn. The Commission erred in its original finding that the intention to form hit squads for Inkatha was formulated only months into Operation Marion. The intention to establish hit squads was evident from documented deliberations made at the very start of the operation between the ... ... then C section head, who instructed Dirk Coetzee to consult with the head of the Ermelo Security Branch with a view to organising a retaliatory operation. Involved in the actual operation were Warrant Officer Paul van Dyk, Sergeant Wynand Hattingh, Sergeant Chris Rorich and Coetzee, all of ... ■ POLICE AND MILITARY COUNTER-INSURGENCY OPERATIONS IN LESOTHO: OPERATION LATSA 200 The Lesotho Liberation Army (LLA) – the object of the SADF’s support in terms of Operation Latsa – had its origins in events in Lesotho in the 1970s. In 1970, the then pro-South African Basotho National ... ■ POLICE AND MILITARY COUNTER-INSURGENCY OPERATIONS IN MOZAMBIQUE AND ANGOLA: OPERATIONS ALTER/MILA AND SILWER/DISA 189 Details of the SADF’s military strategies in Angola and Mozambique were discussed above. These surrogate operations were launched in implementation of these strategies, ... |
