hrvtrans HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, SUBMISSIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1997-02-12 CRADOCK 3 NOMPUMELELO JANUARY https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/hearing.php?id=55002&t=&tab=hearings https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/originals/hrvtrans/cradock/january.htm NOMPUMELELO JANUARY (sworn states) MR SANDI: Mrs January, you are going to tell us about your sister Nomfanezo January, is that correct? MRS JANUARY Yes that is correct. MR SANDI What can you tell us about Nomfanezo January, your sister? MRS JANUARY On this day I was in one house and people came to call me, telling me that my sister was shot. MR SANDI How old was your sister, was she born in 1944? MRS JANUARY She was younger than me. MRS JANUARY You said that the people came and called you, telling you that your sister was shot? MRS JANUARY Yes. MR SANDI Who shot your sister? MRS JANUARY They said it's Gakarama, they said it's Namapeni. MRS JANUARY Is it Reli Nanapeni Buzani? MRS JANUARY Yes. MR SANDI Was she taken to hospital before she passed away? MRS JANUARY Yes when I arrived there they had already taken her to hospital. I went to hospital and she was tied up in the hospital bed., I tried talking to her but she couldn't respond to me. I went back home and I slept. In the morning when I woke up, I found that she passed away. MR SANDI When you said that she was tied in the bed, do you mean that she was in pain? MRS JANUARY Yes because she was shot in the head. MR SANDI Did she have any children. MRS JANUARY Yes she had three children? MR SANDI Where are they now? MRS JANUARY They are on the farm. MR SANDI How old is the child who is on the farm? MRS JANUARY All three of them are on the farm but I don't remember their ages. MR SANDI Are they elderly or are they still at school. MRS JANUARY They are not working, they are old though but they do casual jobs. MR SANDI Are they at school? MRS JANUARY No they're not at school, they do some casual jobs. MR SANDI Is there anyone who is in King Williamstown? MRS JANUARY Yes Ben is in King Williamstown. Ben is also an older person. MR SANDI Did your sister have a daughter? MRS JANUARY Yes, her name is Marsa. MR SANDI Where is Marsa? MRS JANUARY She was in a shack and the shack burned down. MR SANDI Where is the shack? MRS JANUARY Next to the Methodist Church. I don't remember the name of the street. MR SANDI Is this in Cradock? MRS JANUARY Yes here in Cradock. MR SANDI Did the death of your sister affect your health? Were you affected in any way, maybe your health? MRS JANUARY Yes because I was ill all the time after this incident. MR SANDI Did you receive any medical treatment? MRS JANUARY I used to go to OPD to get some pills from the doctor from Port Elizabeth, I don't know his name. MR SANDI Do you know Mrs Ncaca next to you? MRS JANUARY Yes I know her. MR SANDI Did you hear about the incident that happened to her son. MRS JANUARY No. MR SANDI You didn't know that Xolani her sonwas in the same place where your sister was shot? MRS JANUARY No I didn't hear because the Ncaca family are all over, so I didn't know whether he was her child or not. (side A of the tape stops recordingat this point) (side B starts) MR SANDI ......on that day? MRS JANUARY Yes it was Mrs Nomvuka's child. MR SANDI Do you know of any others? MRS JANUARY No I don't. MR SANDI Is that all you want to say Mam? MRS JANUARY Yes that is all. MR SANDI Do you have a request of this Commission? MRS JANUARY My request is for a tombstone and I want to be helped with my sister's children. MR SANDI Is that all Mam? MRS JANUARY Yes that is all. MR SANDI Thank you Mrs January. MR SANDI