The Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) was the military wing of the Pan Africanist Congress in South Africa. It was originally called Poqo. PAC symbol The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) (later the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania), was a South African liberation movement, that is now a minor political party. ...
In the 1990–94 period it became known for its attacks on civilians (see Saint James' Church Massacre and Heidelberg Tavern Massacre) despite the negotiations progress (see Convention for a Democratic South Africa). MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... The St James Church massacre was a massacre perpetrated on St James Church, Cape Town by the Azanian Peoples Liberation Army (APLA). ... The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) was the forum for the negotiations for the end of the apartheid system in South Africa. ...
It was also known for its gruesome tactics of raping and killing farmers in remote locations, often leaving a note around the heads of the victims stating: "You've been visited by the APLA".
In 1994, APLA was absorbed into the new South African National Defence Force. The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is the name of the armed forces of South Africa. ...
EAST LONDON -- A former AzanianPeoples' LiberationArmy (Apla) cadre told the TRC's amnesty committee here yesterday that the killing of Elliot farmer Mike Meyers had been "accidental" as the original plan was to kidnap him and hand him to an Apla commander for interrogation on his Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) connections.
He said he never participated in the trial as it was presided over by "oppressors, the same people I was fighting" and he did not recognise the judge.
Throughout the hearing he struggled to answer questions, saying he was having hearing problems as a result of the assault he had suffered at the hands of the police.
The South African (SA) Navy has appointed the first fl commodores - the equivalent of brigadiers in the army - who are to become the highest-ranking fl members in the navy's history, the South African news agency SAPA reported on Friday.
A statement said Brigadier J Mudimu and Brigadier MH Magalefa would be transferred from the army to the navy on Monday.
Magalefa was a senior member of the Pan Africanist Congress military wing, the AzanianPeoplesLiberationArmy.
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