hrvtrans HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, SUBMISSIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1997-05-14 3 ZANIWE MFONO EC1440/96SBR https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/hearing.php?id=55486&t=&tab=hearings https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/originals/hrvtrans/kwtown/kommfon.htm CHAIRPERSON Zanyiwe Mfono, Nobesuthu Patience Mbelekana. Are you going to take their names ? Are you going to give evidence ? N DYEVANA CHAIRPERSON Mpulwana Sithabathaba, are you going to give evidence ? M SITHABATHABA Yes CHAIRPERSON Thank you. ZANIWE MFONO (sworn states) NENESA DYEVANA (sworn states) NOBE SUTHU PATIENCE MBELEKANA (sworn states) NOMBUKWANE SITHABATHABA (sworn states). CHAIRPERSON Ms Maya. MS MAYA MRS MFONO Yes. MS MAYA MRS MFONO I just heard bullet sounds, twice. I did not take them seriously, it was a night. I slept. The next morning, the other kids said I must go ask where Masibonge had been arrested. I asked where he was. The said that the police had taken him. I went to the police station, told them I was looking for Masibonge. The police said he was not there. I went to the hospital. It was at Frere Hospital. I found out then that he was there at the hospital. After that, the sister went to visit at Frere and found him there. I was asked to go and sign some documents because he was going to be transferred to Cape Town. He was shot at the side. He was going to be taken to Cape Town. I went and signed the documents. He came back from Cape Town in June the same year. He could not do anything for himself. He was paralyzed. He cannot do anything for himself. The police came and fetched him. He was asked to come to court, to appear in court, both with the other kids ... MS MAYA MRS MFONO No, I do not know. MS MAYA Was he a member of a political organization ? MRS MFONO He was a school child. MS MAYA Were there problems at school at the time, do you remember ? MRS MFONO MS MAYA Therefore, you never got details as to why your child was shot, but do you know who shot him ? MRS MFONO He was shot by a policeman. MS MAYA Do you know which policeman is this ? MRS MFONO Yes. MS MAYA MS MAYA Did you give in a statement, or was Lokhwe charged ? MRS MFONO I went to an attorney. My witness is here. This attorney represented this child and they were innocent. MS MAYA What is he using now, what was he using went he went to the, to court. MRS MFONO He was using a wheelchair. MS MAYA MRS MFONO MS MAYA MRS MFONO Mlandeli. MS MAYA MRS MFONO No. MS MAYA Would you, do you have any requests ? MRS MFONO Yes. MS MAYA What are they ? MRS MFONO MS MAYA Masibonge eventually passed away. What happened ? MRS MFONO He used his wheelchair for four years. After that, as he was paralyzed, his bottom started rotting. His knees started protruding, the bones and around his ribs. He was sent to Frere Hospital and they amputated him and he passed away in operation. MS MAYA MRS MFONO I have a child at school. MS MAYA How old ? When was he born ? MRS MFONO In 1982. MS MAYA What standard is he doing ? MRS MFONO Standard 7. MS MAYA Was Masibonge your oldest, eldest child ? MRS MFONO MS MAYA MRS MFONO Yes. No, I have no other requests. MS MAYA MS MAYA MRS MBELEKANA Mbelekana. MS MAYA Mbelekana. MRS MBELEKANA Yes. MS MAYA MRS MBELEKANA Yes, he was stabbed on the 28th of November 1993, yes. MS MAYA In your statement you give detail that he was killed by people who were members of two organizations. Could you give us the details ? MRS MBELEKANA MS MAYA Do you know who it is that warned him ? MRS MBELEKANA Unkoluleko Xhani. MS MAYA MRS MBELEKANA Unkoluleko Unxholi. MS MAYA Is he still around ? MRS MBELEKANA Yes. MS MAYA In Komga ? MRS MBELEKANA Yes. MS MAYA Was Archie a member of political organization, or what was the name of the organization ? MRS MBELEKANA ANC. MS MAYA Did you find out who it is that murdered him ? MRS MBELEKANA MS MAYA Did you talk to the person who came to warn him. MRS MBELEKANA MS MAYA Neliswa, would you like to add something ? Thank you, Mr Chairperson. MS DYEVANA MS MAYA MS DVENAYA MS MAYA Is that all you have to say? MS DYEVANA Yes. MS MAYA Mr Sithabathaba, would you like to add something but apparently, you are the uncle to the deceased ? When you heard that something had happened, what did you find out ? MR SITHABATHABA MS MAYA You never found out who it is that murdered him ? MR SITHABATHABA No. MS MAYA In our statement, Mbulelo was murdered by ANC members as he was going to be the new executive. These people together with other members of yet another organization. Could you tell us more about this ? MR SITHABATHABA MS MAYA Therefore, it is members of the two organizations ? MR SITHABATHABA Yes, ANC and PAC. MS MAYA Did you hear of any reasons ? MR SITHABATHABA MS MAYA Was this a norm, that when such things would happen, these organizations would come together and attack. MR SITHABATHABA MS MAYA Thank you. Do you have requests to the Commission ? MRS MBELEKANA MS MAYA Was Mbulelo your only child ? MRS MBELEKANA Yes, he was. MS MAYA MRS MBELEKANA MS MAYA CHAIRPERSON I thank you all for telling us about these incidents. We know Komga velly, very well especially in connection with battles that took place there. Even though it is difficult for you to be comforted. However, a lot of work was done in Komga and around the border region. We will look closely at your requests. If it was up to us, we would meet all these needs, but we depend on the President to see what he can do, but in the meantime, we thank you. Please step down.