Talk:Bophuthatswana coup

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[edit] Confusion between Tebbutt report and Truth Commission

The Tebbutt Commission was held two weeks after the Bophuthatswana coup in 1994 and it reported on the events - purely an investigation, nothing to do with prosecution or amnesty. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was held four years later, in 1998-1999. The Truth Commission didn't prosecute people - it allowed people to apply for amnesty, which Menyatsoe did. His application was opposed by the families, but he was granted amnesty. This was fairly normal. Amnesty went both ways: in other cases, AWB members were also granted amnesty for crimes. Zaian 19:40, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for clarifyng

By the who were the three men, I know that they were from Naboomspruit, but was it Wolfaardt, the elderly man with the beard, who got out and said, "We need an ambulance" or was Wolfaardt the one against the car tyre? I'm pretty sure that Fourie was the half- dead guy lying on the floor but I can't clarify of the other two which one was Uys and which one was Wolfaardt.

P.S.

Sorry to bother you on this issue but you seem to have an abundance of knowledge do you have any idea of who the 3 people killed in the Battle of Ventersdorp were, I've looked everywhere but I can't get names, the Bang Bang Club book covers the Bop Coup but not the Ventersdorp incident so if you know the names please add them to the article.

BOV1993 20:47, 18 February 2007 (UTC)