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people's war

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a popular national rebellion of both trained soldiers and ordinary civilians during the mid- to late 80s. The strategy, promoted by the ANC, involved integrating armed MK combatants with mass organisations inside South African townships, and rendering the townships ungovernable through attacks on the security forces and other representatives of the state.

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Was injured and suffered damage to property on 17 June 1992 in the Boipatong massacre in Boipatong, near Vanderbijlpark, Transvaal, which left forty five people dead and twenty seven seriously injured. Thirteen perpetrators were granted amnesty. A further three applications were refused ...
An ANC supporter who was shot and stabbed to death by Inkatha supporters at his home in Esimozomeni, Richmond, Natal, on 26 May 1990. Twenty one people were killed in political conflict in the area that day.
Was killed during the Boipatong massacre in Boipatong, near Vanderbijlpark, Transvaal, on 17 June 1992, which left forty five people dead and twenty seven seriously injured. Thirteen perpetrators were granted amnesty; a further three applications were refused (AC/2000/209).
Was injured when a limpet mine exploded on a municipal bus in Gardiner Street, Durban, on 30 November 1993. The explosive was being conveyed by APLA operatives to an intended target. Twelve people were killed when it accidentally exploded. This included one of the operatives. One APLA member and ...
... Mooi River, Natal, following the killing of an Inkatha supporter. Residents alleged that the police assisted the attackers and failed to respond to warnings that attacks were imminent. Sixteen residents were killed and fifteen hundred people fled their ...
A UDF supporter whose house and property were destroyed on 6 April 1990 when a group of Inkatha supporters attacked UDF supporters and residents at Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, in spite of heavy police and military presence. Fourteen people were killed and at least one hundred and twenty homes ...
A UDF supporter whose house and property were destroyed on 6 April 1990 when a group of Inkatha supporters attacked UDF supporters and residents at Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, in spite of a heavy police and military presence. Fourteen people were killed and at least one hundred and twenty ...
Was killed during the Boipatong massacre in Boipatong, near Vanderbijlpark, Transvaal, on 17 June 1992, which left forty five people dead and twenty seven seriously injured. Thirteen perpetrators were granted amnesty; a further three applications were refused (AC/2000/209).
Was severely beaten while she was three months pregnant by members of the Mandela United Football Club (MUFC) in Diepkloof, Soweto, Johannesburg, in 1988. At the time, people suspected of being police informers were abducted and severely beaten by members of the MUFC.
An IFP supporter who was shot dead when members of an ANC self-defence unit (SDU) opened fire on IFP supporters on their way to a meeting at the Tokoza stadium on the East Rand, Transvaal, on 8 September 1991. Sixteen people were killed and ten were injured in the attack. One SDU member was granted ...
Was killed by named IFP supporters at Inkanyezini, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 5 March 1993, allegedly in a revenge attack. Five other people were killed in the attack. One of the perpetrators applied for amnesty.
An alleged IFP supporter who was shot and stabbed to death during a confrontation between ANC and IFP supporters at Gengeshe, Richmond, Natal, on 26 September 1992. At least nine people were killed in this attack. Two ANC supporters were granted amnesty (AC/97/0063).
Her house was looted and set alight during intense political violence in Woodyglen, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 11 February 1990. This coincided with the release of Nelson Mandela from prison. Ten people were killed in the fighting which lasted for a week. A former IFP member was granted ...
Her house and possessions were destroyed in an arson attack by IFP supporters and members of the SAP at Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, on 16 February 1993, allegedly in the course of conflict over access to resources. Ten people were killed and thirty five houses were burnt down.
Was severely injured when members of the Orde Boerevolk opened fire with automatic weapons on a passenger bus in Durban on 9 October 1990. Seven people were killed and twenty seven injured in the attack. Amnesty was granted to two of the three applicants and refused to the leader of the unit ...
A UDF supporter who was shot and injured when a group of Inkatha supporters and Caprivi trainees attacked a UDF meeting in a house at Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 18 January 1988. Nine people were killed and an estimated two hundred people were injured in the attack. The group went on to ...
His house was burnt down by IFP supporters in a dawn attack on the ANC stronghold of Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, on 16 February 1993. Ten people were killed and thirty five houses were burnt down.
Was shot and killed when IFP members opened fire on people gathered at a bus stop in Ntokozweni, Esikhawini, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, in June 1992. Two perpetrators were granted amnesty (AC/1999/0332).
Was severely injured when members of the Orde Boerevolk opened fire with automatic weapons on a passenger bus in Durban on 9 October 1990. Seven people were killed and twenty seven injured in the attack. Amnesty was granted to two of the three applicants and refused to the leader of the unit ...
A UDF supporter who was shot and injured when a group of Inkatha supporters and Caprivi trainees attacked a UDF meeting in a house at Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 18 January 1988. Nine people were killed and an estimated two hundred people were injured in the attack. The group went on to ...
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