XAM, Nowezile Florence

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Was severely beaten, shot at and sexually molested, allegedly by members of the SADF, at her home in Phola Park, Tokoza, Transvaal, on 13 March 1992. Her two young sons were also assaulted during the attack and her infant twins were slightly injured when soldiers broke their bedroom window with rifle butts. During April 1992 the SADF 32 Batallion which was deployed in Phola Park as a peacekeeping force, was involved in a series of incidents of misconduct including murder, rape and assault, leading Justice Goldstone to recommend that the unit be removed from South African townships.