hrvtrans HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, SUBMISSIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1997-05-23 BALFOUR 1 WILHEMINAH M NGAKANE JB3350 https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/hearing.php?id=54948&t=&tab=hearings https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/originals/hrvtrans/balfour/6balnga.htm DR ALLY Could I ask if Wilheminah Ngakane is here ? DR RANDERA DR ALLY Mrs Ngakane ? Welcome. Have you brought somebody with you ? The person sitting next to you, is it a family member ? Could you introduce her to us MRS NGAKANE Gloria DR ALLY How is she related to you ? MRS NGAKANE DR ALLY MRS NGAKANE (sworn states) DR ALLY Thank you very much. I will hand you over to Doctor Randera. DR RANDERA Wilheminah, good afternoon and to your daughter. MRS NGAKANE Good afternoon gentlemen. DR RANDERA Wilheminah, first of all just tell us, tell the audience your relationship to Japhta and then if you will, tell us something about him. MRS NGAKANE DR RANDERA Wilheminah, do you want to continue. We can stop is you like. MRS NGAKANE DR RANDERA Gloria, do you wish to say something ? Will you switch on .......... MISS NGAKANE TRANSLATOR DR RANDERA My apologies. At the end of the statement it talks about Japhta having other family members, two children. Is that right ? MISS NGAKANE Yes. DR RANDERA Was your uncle married ? MISS NGAKANE Yes, he was married. TRANSLATOR MISS NGAKANE He was married and he divorced. DR RANDERA DR RANDERA Your mother earlier on said that your uncle came to see her that morning where she was living. Was she living in Siyathemba ? She mentioned some other place. MISS NGAKANE Yes, I live in Siyathemba but she was staying at Wach. My uncle came to tell us that he was leaving for Bloemfontein for Church gathering. DR RANDERA How far is Wach from Siyathemba ? MISS NGAKANE DR RANDERA MISS NGAKANE I am twenty seven years old. DR RANDERA MISS NGAKANE Yes. DR RANDERA Were you aware of this protest march that was going to take place that day ? MISS NGAKANE I was still indoors because of a little baby that I got just a month before but I heard rumours of this protest. DR RANDERA MISS NGAKANE I heard later that the police were present because one member of my family was a policeman. DR RANDERA What intervention was there on the part of the police on that day ? MISS NGAKANE DR RANDERA If I can come back to your mother. Is she willing to answer any more questions ? MRS NGAKANE I am willing to answer questions. DR RANDERA MRS NGAKANE DR RANDERA Thank you, Wilheminah. Chairperson, I have no further questions. DR ALLY