Mike Fleshman; The Africa Fund
New York, New York, United States
October 1990
4 pages
Contents: Introduction • The Iron Fist • Police Terror • The Police and Inkatha • The Hidden Hand • Government Death Squads • Links to RENAMO • Right Wing Groups • Gatsha Buthelezi and Inkatha • Conclusion • Unrelenting brutality by the South African army and police has been almost lost amidst the euphoria over Nelson Mandela’s release and the talks between his African National Congress and State President F. W. de Klerk. The South African police and security forces have unleashed a reign of terror on the Black population. The South African Human Rights Commission reports that of the 210 political conflicts recorded nationally during...
Contents: Introduction • The Iron Fist • Police Terror • The Police and Inkatha • The Hidden Hand • Government Death Squads • Links to RENAMO • Right Wing Groups • Gatsha Buthelezi and Inkatha • Conclusion • Unrelenting brutality by the South African army and police has been almost lost amidst the euphoria over Nelson Mandela’s release and the talks between his African National Congress and State President F. W. de Klerk. The South African police and security forces have unleashed a reign of terror on the Black population. The South African Human Rights Commission reports that of the 210 political conflicts recorded nationally during the month of August 1990 alone, 102 were a direct result of army and police action. The South African Weekly Mail newspaper has uncovered direct evidence of ties between Buthelezi’s Inkatha fighters, RENAMO, and the South Africa Defense Force (SADF). In 1989, South Africa was rocked by revelations that a secret police unit, Unit C1, together with a 200-member army death squad, the Civil Cooperation Bureau (CCB), were responsible for the torture and execution of dozens of anti-apartheid activists.
The Africa Fund
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