PAPALA, Samuel Chobane

Age 23

Description
An ANC supporter who was abducted by AWB supporters in Hoopstad, OFS, in 1993. Mr Papala was walking in the street wearing an ANC T-shirt during a boycott. He was severely assaulted and then locked in a garage, from which he managed to escape. The incident took place at a time when members of the AWB were carrying out random attacks in retaliation for the ‘one settler, one bullet’ campaign by APLA members.

TV Series Hearing Transcripts TRC Final Report Glossary

Volume 5, Chapter 2

... Happy PANZISO, Virginia PHAKA, Vuyisile Andrew PHEWA, Musa Sbhu PAPA, Reverend Vuyani PHAKADE, Linda Ntombizodidi PHEWA, Nomusa Babhekile PAPALA, Samuel Chobane PHAKALITHA, Tshediso PHEWA, Rosemary Khanyisile PAPO, Piet Lehameze PHAKANI, Beki Jeremia PHEWA, Sibongile PAPU, ...

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Volume 2, Chapter 7

... shot and severely injured by an AWB member in June at Cansutt, Tikwana (Hoopstad). He was wearing an ANC shirt. In the same month Mr Samuel Chobane Papala [KZN/BEN/001/FS] was abducted by three AWB members while walking down the street in the same town. They locked him up and assaulted him. 333 ...

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Volume 3, Chapter 4

... on the street and assaulted. The Thaba'Nchu road, in particular, was alleged to be the scene of random attacks on blacks. 193 Mr Samuel Chobane Papala reported that three men, allegedly AWB members, abducted him in Hoopstad in 1993 while he was walking in the street wearing an ANC flag. They ...

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