MR SIBEKO
Thank you Mr Chairman, Mr Chairman, the applicant Mr Madlala gave testimony about the plan that they had firstly to rob a motor vehicle.  The said motor vehicle as part of the plan, was to be a vehicle belonging to a company, not a private citizen.
	The said vehicle had to be robbed for the sole purpose of transporting arms from Duduza to Tokoza, where the said arms were to be used in the defence of the community.
	It is common knowledge that the Self Defence Units used every method of acquiring arms to be used in such actions.  In this particular instance, his evidence was that the arms were bought from one Zidtu at Duduza squatter camp.
	The said vehicle that was robbed, was robbed at the industrial sites in Alrode, which I submit Mr Chairman, is one of the economic strongholds in the East Rand, where the government derives its income.
	Mr Chairman, I would submit that the said robbery in itself, was politically motivated firstly because had it not been for the fact that a targeted vehicle should be a company vehicle, then it would loose - the political motive would loose its meaning.  It had to be a company vehicle so that the government should also feel by the cries from the industries, about the crime.
	The industries which are taxpayers, the said taxes which were used in sponsoring the State's violence.  Mr Chairman, intertwined to this motive, as  I have already stated, the purpose was to fetch arms and it is also common cause that there was violence already in that township.
	Mr Chairman, the applicant further testified that they succeeded after he was instructed or commanded by his Commander to rob the vehicle which happened to be a bakkie, and which I submit Mr Chairman, was identifiable as a company vehicle.  Although a question was asked, whether wouldn't it have made sense if it was a sedan rather than a bakkie, to transport arms.  I would submit Mr Chairman, that what was a plan, was to get the vehicle to transport arms.
	As to whether it could be a bakkie, a kombi or a sedan, it was not of much importance.  All that was important was a motor vehicle.