GQOLA, Frederick Bafana Makara

Age 57

Description
An ANC member in the Transkei who was imprisoned for nine years on Robben Island, Cape Town, from 17 December 1964. He was again detained and tortured in 1980 and 1986. On 27 January 1987, Mr Gqola was detained on suspicion of harbouring ANC operatives and was tortured by Transkei police while in detention at the Norwood security offices in Umtata.