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people's warExplanation MR MSIMANGO: I was at Checkers Tavern, drinking. While we were drinking we heard gunshots outside and then we tried to hide ourselves. There was no place for me to hide myself because there were many people in the tavern, so I stood next to the door and then Johannes appeared. It was that very, very difficult but let me deal with the work situation. On the second or so day on Robben Island in the Agricultural Team that was under the command of a man called Piet Kleynhans, I was one of those people who had to push a wheelbarrow and in pushing it because we were dumping ... MR LAX: Who were these three people? MR MPSHE: Thank you Mr Chairman and members of the Committee. Mr Chairman, we’re going to start with the application of Stephen Mqeketsi Monyake, application number 1352/96. Mr Chairman, I just want to put on record that all the people affected by this application, that is the victims and next of ... CHAIRPERSON: And wasn't it part of that agreement that people handing in their weapons wouldn't be prosecuted? At first blush it would appear that the applicant killed the people in revenge for his mother's death. However, on the evidence as a whole, and having regard that the applicant had to flee his home and go into hiding for fear of his life since he was wanted, his home and brother's shop where he ... MR NYAWUZA: You've stated in your evidence-in-chief that you felt the prison authorities at the time, people that you worked with, were part of the system. Can you briefly tell us why you say so? knew that there was a need to attack a farmer in order to pursue our struggle, the operation. Mr Fourie, as I have said, the people that were with knew him and we went into his house. ADV VISSER: And the identification of the three people which could eventually be done, how was that done? Whether they were people that she agreed with politically or not, she was always fiercely there and I would just like us to acknowledge the presence please, of Helen Suzmann, thank you. However, we are not satisfied that the killings and attempted killings occurred within the political context. None of the victims were positively identified as being among the group that earlier passed by Lingani's house. The victims were severely tortured. They were asked about their ... MR NXIWENI: When he was detained for the second time in Natal, I met his friend, who used to frequent my place. It is Matiwani Flats, it was next to the hospital. This friend was from Butterworth and he was Mr Ghaso. He gave me the information that they were a group of twelve and they were all ... MR MAKANANISE: He was asked as to who the co-witchcraft practising people were. By that time I was alone, I had no-one to assist me - it was the first time I get something like this, I took my three daughters - there were five of us, we were burying my son. The police told me that we must not have 100 people in the funeral and I told them it’s only people from Knysna that can ... Even people here can see how people have caused damage to you. We shall now hand over to Dr Mapula Ramashala who is going to help you and ask questions based on your statement. You can just speak to the people at the table. Mr Diko, you have come today to tell us about yourself and your wife, Abigail, that you were prison warders during the period of 1985 when this incident happened to you on the 13th of August in 1985. You have come to tell us about the specific ... MR MDLULWA: There was a lot of confusion, full of people, I cannot remember who else was there. During this shoot-out there was a pandemonium, the others were crying on the other side as we were also returning fire, we also had to save them, try to remove them and try to calm them down. MR MSIZA: On the 21st in 1985, the 21st of November, there was a stay-away action in Mamelodi in connection with the rent issue. All Mamelodi's people had not gone to work because we wanted to discuss the rent issue, but all the residents decided that we were going to the office. Before people ... MS MAKOPE: You see at the time when he disappeared we didn't know what had happened to him, he had just gone to work as far as we were concerned. But there is a person who came, a ...(indistinct), apparently he went to the business and found Andrew's aunt and he told Andrew's aunt that at the ... On the day when they arrived they were driving caspers. They were all around the town looking for me. Well when I arrived at home they were not there anymore, everything wasn't in its position. They were looking even in the toilet. That is when I called Matthew. I said to him Matthew I want ... |
