/ 14 June 1999

BROTHER BETRAYED BY FELLOW MK MEMBER: NYANDA

South African National Defence Force commander, General Siphiwe Nyanda, on Monday said he believed his late brother was sold out by a fellow MK cadre known as “Fear”, who allegedly committed suicide while being interrogated by ANC members in Lusaka. Nyanda told reporters during a break in Truth and Reconciliation Commission proceedings that there had always been a possibility that his brother would be killed. Earlier in the day, former Vlakplaas commander Eugene de Kock admitted to shooting Zwelakhi Nyanda dead in Swaziland. De Kock, who is seeking amnesty for his role in Nyanda’s death, said he shot the former MK cadre in the back several times while he was running away. General Nyanda said he said his family would forgive the seven policeman seeking amnesty for the incident if they made a full disclosure.