▁outside ▁B oph uth ats w ana ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁popular ▁u pr ising . ▁Ter re ' B lan che ▁claimed ▁a ▁consp i racy ▁by ▁cit ing ▁a ▁" three - step ▁plan " ▁by ▁the ▁AN C ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁dest abil ise ▁B oph uth ats w ana , ▁which ▁included ▁AN C ▁in fil tr ation ▁of ▁the ▁B oph uth ats w ana ▁police ▁and ▁military . ▁However , ▁AN C ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁Province , ▁Pop o ▁M ole fe ▁claimed ▁the ▁AN C ▁was ▁merely ▁supporting ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁B oph uth ats w ana ▁after ▁it ▁became ▁clear ▁that ▁their ▁political ▁fre ed oms ▁were ▁limited . ▁▁ ▁The ▁A W B ▁were ▁subsequently ▁defeated ▁while ▁inv ading ▁B oph uth ats w ana ▁to ▁prop ▁up ▁the ▁aut ocr atic ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁B ant ust an ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁Ter re ' B lan che ▁did ▁not ▁follow ▁up ▁on ▁his ▁earlier ▁thre ats ▁of ▁war . ▁ ▁Ter re ' B lan che ▁claimed ▁he ▁had ▁personally ▁communic ated ▁with ▁Mang ope ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁prior ▁to ▁mobil ising ▁his ▁men ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁capital ▁M m ab ath o ▁against ▁lo oting ▁and ▁un rest . ▁Offic ers ▁of ▁the ▁B oph uth ats w ana ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁initially ▁received ▁the ▁A W B ▁milit ia ▁with ▁" gre at ▁joy ▁and ▁surprise ".