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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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Buwa suffered severe ill-treatment and had his property damaged 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 ...
An IFP supporter who was shot and injured by ANC supporters on 14 February 1994 near Empangeni, Natal, because he was hiding weapons for the IFP. Nine people were killed in political conflict in this area in February 1994 in the run-up to the April 1994 elections.
Was severely injured 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 injured 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).
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 ...
Was shot in the leg by members of the CDF in Bisho, Ciskei, on 7 September 1992 during an ANC protest march to demand free political activity in Ciskei. Thirty people were killed and two hubndred people injured in what became known as the Bisho massacre. Two members of the former CDF were refused ...
Was killed when a bomb planted by AWB members exploded at a taxi rank on the corner of Odendaal and Victoria Streets in Germiston, Transvaal, on the 25 April 1994. Ten people were killed and nine were injured in the blast. Four perpetrators were granted amnesty (AC/1999/0342). See right-wing ...
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 ...
Was shot dead by MK operatives at Edendale Hospital, near Pietermaritzburg, on 4 May 1986. He was killed, and four people were injured, in crossfire between the operatives and police when the hospital was raided by operatives seeking to free a member of their MK unit who was being held there. Four ...
An IFP supporter who had his home burnt down by ANC supporters on 12 February 1994 in Ndwedwe, KwaZulu, near Durban, during the run-up to the April 1994 elections. At least twenty eight incidents of house burning were recorded that month. Hundreds of people were forced to flee the area, and schools ...
Was shot during conflict between ANC and IFP supporters in the area. He died from his wounds in Ndwedwe, KwaZulu, near Durban on 5 February 1994. At least twenty eight incidents of house burning were recorded that month. Hundreds of people were forced to flee the area, and schools and shops were ...
An employee of Rand Water who was shot and injured by members of an ANC self-defence unit (SDU) while he was travelling in a taxi past the informal settlement of Phola Park in Tokoza, Transvaal, on 26 February 1992. Four people died and eight were injured. One SDU member was granted amnesty for the ...
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 ...
Was shot dead by ANC supporters on 12 February 1994 in Ndwedwe, KwaZulu, near Durban, while attending the funeral of a local IFP councillor. About twenty killings of both IFP and ANC supporters were recorded that month. Hundreds of people were forced to flee the area, and schools and shops were ...
Was killed 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 27 injured in the attack. Amnesty was granted to two of the three applicants and refused to the leader of the unit (AC/1997/0053). See Putco ...
An ANC supporter who was shot and severely injured on 5 February 1992 in Folweni, KwaZulu, near Umlazi, Durban, when armed men in two minibuses opened fire on ANC supporters, killing three people at the home of an ANC supporter and a further three children on their way to school.
A civilian who was shot and killed when APLA operatives attacked the Heidelberg Tavern in Observatory, Cape Town, on 30 December 1993. Four people were killed and seven were injured during the course of the attack. Mr Cerqueira was outside a neighbouring restaurant when he was hit. Three ...
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 ...
Was shot in the leg and had his home destroyed by IFP-aligned hostel-dwellers in Swanieville, near Krugersdorp, Transvaal, on 12 May 1991. About one hundred and fifteen shacks were set alight, twenty seven people were killed and twenty five vehicles were burnt in retaliation for the expulsion of ...
Was injured in a shooting by IFP-supporting hostel-dwellers in Sebokeng, Transvaal, on 23 May 1991. Five people died and many others were injured when hostel-dwellers attacked a local tavern.
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