TRC Episode 12, Part 01

This episode covers the HRV hearings held in Soweto (22 to 26 July) and in Queenstown (22 to 24 July) and the Amnesty Committee hearings held in Kroonstad (22 to 24 July). From Soweto we hear Lolo Sono and Sibuniso Tshabalala's parents' testimonies on the abduction of their children in 1988 -- implicating Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and the Mandela United Football Club. We also hear testimony from Thami Zulu's parents on his death in ANC custody in Lusaka and the connection to Jacob Zuma. In Queenstown, victims of APLA's 1992 Queenstown Spur attack give testimony. This segment also covers the 1985 Queenstown massacre, including interviews with victims from the Mlungisi community and community leader Daniel Lolwane -- who was leading a community meeting in the Mlungisi Methodist Church when police opened fire on the group. In Kroonstad, ANC SDU members Roland Petrus and Macheba Thulo applied for amnesty for the killing of notorious Three Million Gang members George Ramasimong and Seabata Ntema. The episode concludes with footage from the June 16, 1976 student uprising in Soweto and statements made by state politicians at the time. // Who should get amnesty from the Truth Commission and who not? Should someone qualify who killed someone purely because he had another skin colour and then claim political motivation? Should someone who murdered a gang leader who terrorised his community be granted amnesty? These are the questions the Amnesty Committee was faced with in Kroonstad this week. We'll tell you the story of the rise and fall of Kroonstad's Three Million Gang. From Queenstown we bring you a report of two blood baths in that town's recent history, and of course Gauteng saw a special hearing of the Truth Commission on the Soweto uprising of 1976. But first, we look at the very serious allegations of human rights violations made against two top ANC leaders, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Natal leader, Jacob Zuma.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• truth
• reconciliation
• sabc
• special assignment
• max du preez
• south africa
• apartheid
• human rights
• violations
• murder
• abduction