RENYA, Mantyi

Age 29

Description
A PAC supporter who was shot and injured while participating in a Poqo march to the police station and prison in Paarl, Cape, on 21 November 1962. Five marchers were shot dead and two Paarl residents were killed by Poqo supporters. Mr Renya was arrested, convicted of sabotage and sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment on Robben Island.