DIKANA, Zameka

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She died after she was tortured and ‘necklaced’ by ‘comrades’ in Duncan Village, East London, on 6 January 1986. She was accused of bewitching her brother who had died three months earlier when he was run over by an SADF vehicle. Her mother was also killed in the incident. See Duncan Village.

TV Series Hearing Transcripts TRC Final Report Glossary

Volume 3, Chapter 2

... additional petrol and because she was pregnant at the time. Six people were later convicted for this killing. The case of Nofikile and Zameka Dikana In January 1986, three women were tortured and then ‘necklaced’ by UDF supporters in the Duncan Village township outside East London. ...

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