JEFFREY THAMSANQA RADEBE
Firstly it is true that prior to 1990, already there were embryo's of people Self Defence Units in many areas, especially here in kwaZulu Natal, so what the ANC did, it took advantage of the conditions of legality to form this open structure that were openly accountable to the communities to which they belonged.
	But as an organisation we took political responsibility of ensuring that whenever our people of the ANC or Umkhonto weSizwe  were involved, we need to ensure that we do these things in a politically responsible manner, taking moral responsibility for our own actions.
	That is why whenever we participated in the Self Defence Unit, we always emphasise the question of discipline and accountability to the structures to which they belong.  In that sense, we did as a political leadership of the ANC, within the constraints of the difficulty of the times, to assist in ensuring that those Defence Units that our people are involved, are as disciplined and as accountable as it is possible.