Poqo

A Poqo member who was hanged together with another Poqo member in Pretoria central prison, on 14 October 1963 after being convicted of the killing of two people suspected of being informers in Paarl, Cape in January and April 1962.

Was arrested with others in April 1968 in Victoria West. He was severely beaten in detention by named members of the SAP, allegedly for his part in a Poqo conspiracy to poison the water in the town. He was acquitted after spending eighteen months in Pollsmoor prison, Cape Town, while on trial.

Was detained and severely ill-treated by prison warders while in custody in East London in 1962. Mr Lukreqo was attending Poqo meetings that were said to be unlawful in Mqanduli, Transkei.

... was convicted but after seven months he was released following an appeal. This was part of a set of arrests and trials in the Karoo region in which Poqo networks were alleged to have conspired to rise up against the white population. ...

A PAC supporter who was shot by police while participating in a Poqo march to the police station in Paarl, Cape, on 21 November 1962. Two Paarl residents were killed by the marchers and five marchers were shot dead. Mr Makatesi was then convicted of sabotage and sentenced to eighteen years` ...

A Poqo member who was executed with fourteen others in Pretoria Central prison, on 3 March 1964 after they were convicted for the killing of five whites in February 1963 near Mbashe River in the Transkei.

... 1960 in Paarl, Cape, in connection with the anti-Pass Law campaign. He was again arrested, severely beaten and tortured after participating in the Poqo march to storm the police station in Paarl, on 21 November 1962. He was then sentenced in 1963 to 12 years` imprisonment for sabotage. While ...

A PAC supporter who was detained several times by members of the SAP from 1963 until 1967. While in detention, he was tortured. He was accused of furthering the aims of a banned organisation during the countrywide police crackdown on Poqo activities.

A PAC supporter who was arrested in 1962 in Paarl, Cape, after the Poqo attack and police shootings in which seven people were killed. He was charged with sabotage and sentenced to 12 years` imprisonment on Robben Island, Cape Town. Three of his co-accused were sentenced to death and executed.

... between April 1963 and January 1964, under the 90-day detention provision. Convicted in terms of the Suppression of Communism Act for attending two Poqo meetings, he was given a five-year sentence, all but three months of which was suspended. After his release he was continually harassed by the ...

A Poqo member who was detained without trial for 30 days in 1963 at Somerset West, Cape. He was sentenced to five years` imprisonment for his political activities.

A PAC member who was sentenced to three years` imprisonment for being a member of a banned organisation in Paarl, Cape, during 1963. There were many arrests and trials of PAC members in the wake of the Poqo attack in November 1962.

A Poqo member who was sentenced to eighteen years` imprisonment on Robben Island on 15 December 1966 in Bellville, Cape Town. He had been arrested repeatedly since 1962 in connection with his political activities.

A PAC supporter who was severely beaten by police on his arrest during a Poqo march to the police station in Paarl, Cape, on 21 November 1962. Two Paarl residents were killed by the marchers and five marchers were shot dead. Mr Matywatywa was then convicted of sabotage and sentenced to eight years` ...

Was detained in 1964 because of her role in Poqo activities and later died in custody in Mqanduli, Transkei.

Was severely tortured on 1 July 1963 at the police station in Burgersdorp, Cape, after he had been accused of being a member of Poqo.

A PAC supporter who was charged with sabotage in 1963 and imprisoned for 15 years on Robben Island, Cape Town, for his Poqo activities. On his release he was banished to the Transkei.

A PAC supporter who was detained in Mqanduli, Transkei, during 1962 for attending an unlawful Poqo meeting. She was convicted on political charges and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. Her baby was born in prison without medical supervision. Five months later she was released and placed ...

A PAC supporter who was arrested during a crackdown on PAC/Poqo supporters in March 1963 and sentenced to one year`s imprisonment at East London for her political activities. While in prison, she was subjected to severe beatings and torture.

... in solitary confinement for 90 days, deprived of food, water and blankets for three days, and interrogated by members of the Special Branch about Poqo ...