hrvtrans 1 N BLAAUW, HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, SUBMISSIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1996-08-27 UITENHAGE 2 NOFINISH MINAH BLAAUW https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/hearing.php?id=56017&t=&tab=hearings https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/originals/hrvtrans/uiten/nblaauw.htm CHAIRPERSON We would like to ask the next witness, Mrs Nofinish Minah Blaauw, to come forward please. NOFINISH MINAH BLAAUW (sworn states) CHAIRPERSON Let me greet you. I want to thank you for your presence. I want to confirm your names, are you Nofinish Minah Blaauw, is that correct? MS BLAAUW Yes that is correct. CHAIRPERSON For a number of reasons, among them, the reason of time, and the fact that there are many of you here who also need a chance to talk here today, I'm going to read what is important, what is in this statement and you are going to confirm if all this is correct. If there is somewhere where you think it is not right, maybe some of the things you forgot to include, you can just add them afterwards but the most important thing right now for the other witnesses here, is to ensure that everything in this statement is correct and they must also tell what happened to them or maybe to their friends or relatives and how the whole situation affected them. In conclusion they must also state clearly their requests to the Commission. UITENHAGE HEARING TRC/EASTERN CAPE 2 N BLAAUW Let me start now. Your son by the name of Gladstone Buyile Blaauw was in that scene on that particular day. MS BLAAUW Yes that is correct. CHAIRPERSON You heard that he was also shot. MS BLAAUW Yes that is also correct. CHAIRPERSON Can you tell us about Buyile's accident, the whole thing, how the death of Buyile affected you? MS BLAAUW I was at home, I was not at the scene. He left in the morning and he said he was going to the funeral in Gwanubushle. CHAIRPERSON I'm talking about the way the whole thing affected you at home, that such a young boy died in that manner. MS BLAAUW It affected us. CHAIRPERSON Can you give us details? Especially on that part. Did you ever go to Jubilee Hotel? MS BLAAUW Yes we were called to the Jubilee Hotel. CHAIRPERSON Who called you? MS BLAAUW I don't know those people. CHAIRPERSON Can you please help and tell us what happened in that hotel? MS BLAAUW They said they were going to tell us about money. CHAIRPERSON Do you mean money? MS BLAAUW Yes, money. CHAIRPERSON What did they say about money? MS BLAAUW They said they were going to give us money. CHAIRPERSON Was there any money that you received from the government? MS BLAAUW Yes, we received some money, but I don't know how much. UITENHAGE HEARING TRC/EASTERN CAPE 3 N BLAAUW CHAIRPERSON Can you tell us about your health? MS BLAAUW I'm not too well, since the death of Buyile. CHAIRPERSON What kind of treatment are you getting from your doctor, Dr Monumil? MS BLAAUW I am suffering from high blood pressure. CHAIRPERSON When did the whole thing start? Did this happen after this accident or before? MS BLAAUW It started after Buyile's death. By the way you said who is this Luvuyu, Luvuyu is his child. CHAIRPERSON Where is Luvuyu now? MS BLAAUW Luvuyu is at home. CHAIRPERSON What is your request by the way containing this Luvuyu? MS BLAAUW I wish that Luvuyu can get a grant. CHAIRPERSON Where is Luvuyu's mother? MS BLAAUW His mother is working in Port Elizabeth. CHAIRPERSON Are they communicating? MS BLAAUW Yes, they are staying together but when he is attending school, he is staying with me. CHAIRPERSON Is there anything that you would like to add in this statement? MS BLAAUW There is nothing else besides the fact that I wish that there could be this memorial stone that should be erected. CHAIRPERSON Do you also support this idea of this memorial? MS BLAAUW Yes, I support it. CHAIRPERSON Thank you very much.