/ 16 September 1994

Who’s Fooling Whom

Eric Naki

Karl Zimbiri, an Azanian People’s Liberation Army fighter often cited as responsible for terror attacks in news reports, claims he is being defamed. Or, at least, someone claiming to be him claims this is the case.

Apparently there’s an imposter out there making the real Zimbiri out to be a bad guy.

The King William’s Town-based Imvo newspaper reported this week that the “genuine” Zimbiri had telephoned, saying the “false” Zimbiri, always ready to claim responsibility for attacks on “soft targets”, was a creation of the National Intelligence Service.

The caller allegedly said Apla was spending “sleepless nights” trying to unmask the provocateur. — Ecna