Katlehong (G 10)

Name: Katlehong

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Amnesty hearings

The "whites only" bus terminus at Germiston during July

1988 – One (1) count of Malicious damage to property;


The Benoni Wimpy Restaurant on 30 July 1988 – One (1)

count of murder, sixty six (66) counts of attempted murder

and one (1) count of arson;


The South African Police (SAP) barracks, MNISI Section,

in Katlehong in September 1988 – an undetermined number

of counts of attempted murder and one (1) count of arson.


The Railway line near Katlehong during September 1988 –

One (1) count of malicious damage to property;


The Electrical Sub Station near Katlehong during

September 1988 – One (1) count of arson.

The attacks on the Railway line and the Electrical Transformer at Katlehong Railway station and the Sewer Tank at Boksburg were designed to cause damage to these structures, because they were both regarded as strategic mechanisms, the destruction of which was intended to adversely affect the apartheid machinery and cause serious embarrassment and inconvenience. More importantly, it was intended to instil fear within the public and lessen the confidence in the apartheid system. This was not disputed.

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