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The State v Ashwell Mxolisa Zwane and seven others in the Supreme Court of South Africa (Witwatersrand Local Division) on a charge of sedition, changed to a charge of high treason, alternatively sedition, 1987 (case No 300/86).
Zwane Treason Trial - Listing of Witnesses.
State Witnesses.
In camera:
witness 5 p631-721.
witness 4 p723-787.
witness 6 p787-882.
witness 7 p883-961.
witness 8 p964-969.
witness 9 p970-1169. p1193-1201.
witness 10 p1170-1238. p222-1238.
witness 11 p1239-1257.
witness 12 p1257-1261. p1262-1272. p1383-1397.
witness 13 p1273-1297.
witness 14 p1298-1335.
witness 15 p1336-1341.
witness 16 p1341-1358.
witness 17 p1359-1372. p1373-1382.
witness 18 p1413-1429.
witness 19 p1. 429-1443. p1441-1443.
witness 20 p1498-1537. p1520-1553.
witness 21 p1554-1567.
witness 22 p1566-1573.
witness 23 p1675-1696. p1710-1724.
witness 24 p1751-1777.
witness 25 p1778-1789.
witness 26 p1852-1868. p1957-1959. p2029-2032.
witness 27 p2015-2028.
witness 28 p2052-2056.
witness 29 p2160-2162.
witnesses not in camera:
Botha Pieter Barendse p310-391.
de Beer Zacharias A S p650-1655. p1656-1663.
Dickinson Ambress p1807-1833. p1868-1900. p1901-1956. p2057-2141. p2142-2159.
Esterhuyse Leon A p1959-2003.
Harker p2032-2036.
Hlungwane Maxson p1538-1553.
Kemp Vernon Denis p2004-2014.
Mabale Victor p1398-1412.
Mafutha Emily p1803-1806.
Mageko Anastasia p500-530.
Hogan R p2014-2015.
Mollentze James Andrew p1386-1390.
Monakali William Lizwe p488-495.
Motebe Johannes Khagoli p464-488.
Marks PS p2514-2518.
Marx Pieter Schalk p1390-1397.
Ndaba Samson p532-630.
Ngwenya Adronica p1833-1837.
Oosthuizen Hans Jurgen p495-500.
Phalongwane Miriam p1800-1803.
Rooibaadjie Joseph p1664-1674.
Sanyane Samson p1837-1838.
Schutte Mauritz p1748-1750.
Sebola Johanna p1797-1800.
Semenya Simon p1444-1452.
Stadler H D p2163-2512.
van Heerden Johannes H B p1453-1476.
van Huyssteen Gert L S p1737-1748.
van Wyk Cornelius J p1575-1615. p1616-1650.
Vilakazi Grace p1793-1797.
Wessels P C W p2512-2514.
Yende Deliwe p1839-1851.
Zeelie Gert Petius p391-464. p1697-1709.
Zwane Mabel p1790-1793.
Defence Witnesses.
Mogano M p4382-4540.
Ngwenya V A p5362-5461.
Phalongwane Phillemon p4761-4857.
Sebola A A p2523-3461.
Zwane A M p3662-4381.
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Alternate title: Zwane, Ashwell Mxolisa and 7 Others
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Biographical and administrative history: Much of the background of this case is set in Alexandra Township during the years 1984-1987. It is this township that organisations such as the "Alexandra Youth Congress' and the "Alexandra Action Committee" emerged. Their aim was to put pressure on the authorities to remove the army and the South African Police who were present in the township. During the years 1985-1987 their was much strife and violence in the township, eg the burning of houses, murders and general intimidation. This is clearly seen by the number of mass funerals that occurred. The Youth of the township established 'People's Courts' i.e. they are not legally constituted courts and administer their own justice, and the community were intimidated into not reporting ordinary crime to the South African Police. In this case the court held all the accused were guilty of sedition.