Poqo

Was one of a group of twenty six men, alleged to be Poqo members, who were arrested in Victoria West, Cape, in April 1969, and held in detention for several months on charges of planning to poison the town’s water supply in order to kill white residents. Mr Fula was sentenced to three ...

A PAC member who was arrested in 1963 after the Poqo attacks and police shootings in Paarl, Cape, and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment on Robben Island, Cape Town, for membership of a banned organisation. While serving his sentence, he was assaulted by prison warders.

A Poqo member who was tortured in detention and convicted of sabotage in 1962 in Paarl, Cape, and sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment on Robben Island, Cape Town.

A Poqo member who was arrested in November 1963 and sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment on Robben Island, Cape Town, for his involvement in PAC activities in Transkei. After his release he was served with a two-year banning order.

A PAC supporter who was arrested and tortured by police in Paarl, Cape, on 22 November 1962, the day after a Poqo march to the police station that left seven people dead. Mr Gwesha was detained for nine months after which he was sentenced to three years on Robben Island, where he was frequently ...