TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
SUBMISSIONS - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
DATE: 25.03.1997 NAME: GLADYS NONZWAKAZI DANGA
DAY: 2 LUSIKISIKI
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GLADYS NONZWAKAZI DANGA: (sworn states)
ADV SANDI: Mrs Danga you are here to tell us about your father, Goliath Danga. Is that so?
MS DANGA: Yes.
ADV SANDI: Was he a member of the ANC?
MS DANGA: Yes.
ADV SANDI: Was he a treasurer of this organisation?
MS DANGA: Yes.
ADV SANDI: How long was he detained?
MS DANGA: About seven years.
ADV SANDI: Where was he detained.
MS DANGA: He was taken from one place to another.
ADV SANDI: What did he say happened to him all that time?
MS DANGA: He told us that he had been beaten up and his ears and eyes were also affected.
ADV SANDI: How were they beaten up?
MS DANGA: They were kicked and they were slapped in their faces.
ADV SANDI: Who was beating them?
MS DANGA: The boers were beating them.
ADV SANDI: How was he when he came back?
MS DANGA: His feet were swollen and he had asthma until he died.
ADV SANDI: When did he die?
MS DANGA: I do not remember clearly the year.
ADV SANDI: Do you remember when he passed away, because
in your statement you did not mention this. Was it after a few months or a few years?
MS DANGA: I think it was in 1989. I do not remember clearly.
ADV SANDI: And you mentioned that you want a tombstone on behalf of the people who were killed.
MS DANGA: Yes, I would like tombstones for both of my parents, my mother and my father.
ADV SANDI: Can you please tell us about your mother?
MS DANGA: My mother passed away, but my father was released and my mother was already dead.
ADV SANDI: When you spoke about Mabel Danga you mentioned that she was sick. Can you please explain?
MS DANGA: My mother died because she was affected by this arrest.
ADV SANDI: You said your mother died while your father was still in detention.
MS DANGA: Yes.
ADV SANDI: Is that all you want to say madam?
MS DANGA: Yes that is all.
ADV SANDI: Thank you.
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