NOMPUMELELO JANUARY: (sworn states)
MR SANDI: Mrs January, you are going to tell us about your sister Nomfanezo January, is that correct?
MRS JANUARY: Yes that is correct.
MR SANDI: What can you tell us about Nomfanezo January, your sister?
MRS JANUARY: On this day I was in one house and people came to call me, telling me that my sister was shot.
MR SANDI: How old was your sister, was she born in 1944?
MRS JANUARY: She was younger than me.
MRS JANUARY: You said that the people came and called you, telling you that your sister was shot?
MRS JANUARY: Yes.
MR SANDI: Who shot your sister?
MRS JANUARY: They said it's Gakarama, they said it's Namapeni.
MRS JANUARY: Is it Reli Nanapeni Buzani?
MRS JANUARY: Yes.
MR SANDI: Was she taken to hospital before she passed away?
MRS JANUARY: Yes when I arrived there they had already taken her to hospital. I went to hospital and she was tied up in the hospital bed., I tried talking to her but she couldn't respond to me. I went back home and I slept. In the morning when I woke up, I found that she passed away.
MR SANDI: When you said that she was tied in the bed, do you mean that she was in pain?
MRS JANUARY: Yes because she was shot in the head.
MR SANDI: Did she have any children.
MRS JANUARY: Yes she had three children?
MR SANDI: Where are they now?
MRS JANUARY: They are on the farm.
MR SANDI: How old is the child who is on the farm?
MRS JANUARY: All three of them are on the farm but I don't remember their ages.
MR SANDI: Are they elderly or are they still at school.
MRS JANUARY: They are not working, they are old though but they do casual jobs.
MR SANDI: Are they at school?
MRS JANUARY: No they're not at school, they do some casual jobs.
MR SANDI: Is there anyone who is in King Williamstown?
MRS JANUARY: Yes Ben is in King Williamstown. Ben is also an older person.
MR SANDI: Did your sister have a daughter?
MRS JANUARY: Yes, her name is Marsa.
MR SANDI: Where is Marsa?
MRS JANUARY: She was in a shack and the shack burned down.
MR SANDI: Where is the shack?
MRS JANUARY: Next to the Methodist Church. I don't remember the name of the street.
MR SANDI: Is this in Cradock?
MRS JANUARY: Yes here in Cradock.
MR SANDI: Did the death of your sister affect your health? Were you affected in any way, maybe your health?
MRS JANUARY: Yes because I was ill all the time after this incident.
MR SANDI: Did you receive any medical treatment?
MRS JANUARY: I used to go to OPD to get some pills from the doctor from Port Elizabeth, I don't know his name.
MR SANDI: Do you know Mrs Ncaca next to you?
MRS JANUARY: Yes I know her.
MR SANDI: Did you hear about the incident that happened to her son.
MRS JANUARY: No.
MR SANDI: You didn't know that Xolani her sonwas in the same place where your sister was shot?
MRS JANUARY: No I didn't hear because the Ncaca family are all over, so I didn't know whether he was her child or not. (side A of the tape stops recordingat this point)
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MR SANDI: ......on that day?
MRS JANUARY: Yes it was Mrs Nomvuka's child.
MR SANDI: Do you know of any others?
MRS JANUARY: No I don't.
MR SANDI: Is that all you want to say Mam?
MRS JANUARY: Yes that is all.
MR SANDI: Do you have a request of this Commission?
MRS JANUARY: My request is for a tombstone and I want to be helped with my sister's children.
MR SANDI: Is that all Mam?
MRS JANUARY: Yes that is all.
MR SANDI: Thank you Mrs January.
MR SANDI
