Peacemakers

Explanation
In 1980, some parents opposed to the school boycotts in Grahamstown formed a vigilante group called the 'Peacemakers', charged with the task of persuading children to go back to school. The Peacemakers did not succeed in ending the boycott. Instead, there was a violent clash involving students, Peacemakers and police at Andrew Moyake School in Joza, Grahamstown. Another vigilante group known as the 'Peacemakers' emerged in KwaNobuhle, Uitenhage, Cape, in 1984 to help the KwaNobuhle Town Council counter popular opposition to its decision to raise rents and service charges. Violence between UDF supporters, the police and the vigilantes escalated between September 1984 and March 1985. The police regarded the Peacemakers as helpful in maintaining law and order and admitted that members of the Peacemakers were acting as informers for the Security Police.

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PAPU, Velile Wellington

Was attacked with knobkerries by named members of the Peacemakers vigilante group during political conflict in Joza, Grahamstown, Cape, during November 1979. He was admitted to Settlers’ hospital in Grahamstown, where he subsequently died from his injuries.

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SOYA, Mthantiso Alfred

A member of Peacemakers vigilante group who was stabbed and stoned to death by youths during a school boycott in Grahams-town, Cape, on 14 May 1980. The perpetrators were charged and convicted.

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MADINDA, Mkuseli Maxwell

A COSAS member who was arrested and tortured by suffocation by members of the Security Police on 14 May 1980 in the Sanlam Building, Strand Street, Port Elizabeth. Security Police wanted him to admit to the killing of the head of the Peacemakers in Grahamstown during the student boycotts of 1980.

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GOGWANA, Thozamile Tony

Was tortured by named members of the Security Police in Port Elizabeth in May 1980. He was charged with the murder of a member of the Peacemakers during a student boycott in Grahamstown. Mr Gogwana was acquitted because he was a minor.

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