hrvtrans HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, SUBMISSIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1997-03-25 LUSIKISIKI 2 LUSIKISIKI GLADYS NONZWAKAZI DANGA https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/hearing.php?id=55546&t=&tab=hearings https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/originals/hrvtrans/lusiki/danga.htm GLADYS NONZWAKAZI DANGA (sworn states) ADV SANDI Mrs Danga you are here to tell us about your father, Goliath Danga. Is that so? MS DANGA Yes. ADV SANDI Was he a member of the ANC? MS DANGA Yes. ADV SANDI Was he a treasurer of this organisation? MS DANGA Yes. ADV SANDI How long was he detained? MS DANGA About seven years. ADV SANDI Where was he detained. MS DANGA He was taken from one place to another. ADV SANDI What did he say happened to him all that time? MS DANGA He told us that he had been beaten up and his ears and eyes were also affected. ADV SANDI How were they beaten up? MS DANGA They were kicked and they were slapped in their faces. ADV SANDI Who was beating them? MS DANGA The boers were beating them. ADV SANDI How was he when he came back? MS DANGA His feet were swollen and he had asthma until he died. ADV SANDI When did he die? MS DANGA I do not remember clearly the year. ADV SANDI Do you remember when he passed away, because in your statement you did not mention this. Was it after a few months or a few years? MS DANGA I think it was in 1989. I do not remember clearly. ADV SANDI And you mentioned that you want a tombstone on behalf of the people who were killed. MS DANGA Yes, I would like tombstones for both of my parents, my mother and my father. ADV SANDI Can you please tell us about your mother? MS DANGA My mother passed away, but my father was released and my mother was already dead. ADV SANDI When you spoke about Mabel Danga you mentioned that she was sick. Can you please explain? MS DANGA My mother died because she was affected by this arrest. ADV SANDI You said your mother died while your father was still in detention. MS DANGA Yes. ADV SANDI Is that all you want to say madam? MS DANGA Yes that is all. ADV SANDI Thank you.