hrvtrans 1 N GAVU, HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, SUBMISSIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1996-08-27 UITENHAGE 2 NOMANGESI SYLVIA GAVU https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/hearing.php?id=55996&t=&tab=hearings https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/originals/hrvtrans/uiten/gavu.htm CHAIRPERSON We are going to call our next witness. The next one is Nomangesi Sylvia Gavu. Ms Maya is going to lead you Nomangesi. NOMANGESI SYLVIA GAVU (sworn states) MS MAYA Thank you very much Mr Chairperson. I greet you Nomangesi. According to your statement you are going to talk about your brother, Mzwabantu Gavu, who was also shot on this particular day. We noticed that you said as a family at home you heard the gunshots outside. You went out to see what was happening, is that correct? MS GAVU Yes, that is correct. MS MAYA When you went out what was is that you saw? MS GAVU I went down the Maduna Street. There were people lying next to Station 16. The police didn't allow us to get closer to see what was happening. We were next to the hall. The ambulances were there and they were transporting people. MS MAYA When did you discover that your brother was also injured? MS GAVU On that particular day, the others who went with UITENHAGE HEARING TRC/EASTERN CAPE 2 N GAVU him came back, but he never came back. My other sister by the name of Nomsola went with that particular car to search for the people who did not come back. MS MAYA How old was Gugulethu? MS GAVU He was 18 years old. MS MAYA Was he attending school? MS GAVU No, he was not at school. MS MAYA When you found him in that mortuary in Port Elizabeth, what happened to you, were you also called to the Jubilee Hotel? MS GAVU Yes, my mother went to the Jubilee hotel. MS MAYA Was there any money that you received on that particular day? MS GAVU Yes, my mother received an amount of money which was about R9 000. MS MAYA Is there anything that you would like to add concerning this matter? MS GAVU Yes, there is something else that I would like to say. MS MAYA Can you go on. MS GAVU As a family at home, what affected us most is the fact that during his burial, this actually affected my mother mostly because on that particular day, we last saw him on that day when the people were marching going to the grave yard, we never got a chance to see him while the families of people were being shown to the bodies. MS MAYA Is there any requests that you would like to tell us? MS GAVU Yes, as victims who were killed because of our brother being the residents of Langa, I request that the Commission must do something which is going to be a UITENHAGE HEARING TRC/EASTERN CAPE 3 N GAVU memorial. Something that if we look at it, this is going to remind us of the victims who were killed. For instance we don't have proper facilities, things like halls and fields, soccer fields or whatever, sports ground. MS MAYA You said something about your mother's health. how is your mother's health? MS GAVU Since after that, my mother is not well. She is suffering from a stroke. I am here on behalf of my mother now. MS MAYA Is there any treatment, or medication that your mother is getting? MS GAVU Yes, she is getting treatment from the hospital. MS MAYA Thank you, I am going to hand over to the commissioner, maybe he has got some questions. CHAIRPERSON Thank you.