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toyi-toyiExplanation So they asked me to toyi-toyi and I told them I couldn't. A police by the name of Malunga kicked me and asked me to toyi-toyi, then I told them I wasn't going to. In the afternoon we went to Masesames School, but I did not get inside, I stood outside, because it was full in the room. So we talked that they were forcing us to be taught in Afrikaans, so we toyi-toyed and I decided to go home. MR MAHLANGU: It was, they were toyi-toying and singing and after they surrounded her, they started singing louder. ADV POTGIETER: And it also appears from the statement in our possession that he was never part of the, even part of the toyi-toyi that was going on? MR KOTI: It had to do with the toyi-toyi because some elements within the group, were criminal elements and while the toyi-toyi was taking place, they would participate with the intention of - with criminal intentions. There was a huge truck there with - he had other men. I don't know where these men came from. Mlungisi was ill-treated and beaten up as a comrade. They said that they did not want toyi-toyi in the village. He perhaps can clarify and say who it is exactly who beat him up. just toyi-toying. And the whites would see us toyi-toying MR MENERA: As I've explained that these gangsters, the operations that they carried out, the aims or objectives of these gangsters or the aims of the former gangsters of Mr Phelane was to shut the ANC down in Brandfort, that there's be no one talk about AN or shout Viva or toyi-toyi around ... He said that there were no riots, they were just toyi-toying. It was not all the people from the township, it was only a small group because we are two groups in the township. It was only kids. Then the police came, then Flemming shot me. I was actually shot by Flemming, my son said. Then my ... CHAIRPERSON: Do you know what the toyi-toyi is? MR SIBANYONI: Were you present when those toyi-toyi'ing took place where people were mentioned who were not wanted by the community? CHAIRPERSON: Ntombomzi, where you were playing did you see a toyi-toyi? MR HLONGWANE: And then Zekele then said that the person who was dressed like that must be killed and then we were going down the main road, we were actually toyi-toying doing this low dance from the meeting. As we were coming down the road we passed the Masigani stop and when we arrived there by ... MR BHAYI: I'd like to say myself, the role that I was playing even in the community whenever I see people toyi toying, I used to go there and join the toyi toyi because I used to love it and even when they were going to these places no one pulled me along but I just said it to join them. MRS MAPOGO: In 1990, on the 7th of March it was at about past eleven, he was from work. He found these children where they were playing, but there was no fighting. He was from his mother's home to his younger brother's home. When he passed in the direction of our home, he was standing and other ... CHAIRPERSON: Yes we can assume they were toyi-toyiing, they were coming down the road singing, toyi-toyiing, he obviously heard them so he obviously had an idea of what was coming. On the 24th February we received a message that we must go and safeguard a meeting. That was an ANC meeting. It was going to occur at Noshesi area. We took a police van, we went there and at Noshesi. When we arrived there we found supporters of ANC and they were marching and singing, toyi-toyi ... MISS TSILI: At the time there were school boycotts. There are schools in our streets, Andrew Moyake and Natalenyawusa High School. On this particular day all the people came from Josa to join the boycott. Students would not wear their uniforms, it was about nine or ten on that day. We were ... MS KAMA: In 1985 we were not aware of riots at that time. Lulama Kama did not do anything. There was a meeting of the Councillors at Nyibiba with the residents. There was conflict in that meeting between the Councillors and the residents. On the following week the children were toyi-toying in ... Even the Comrades don't know where he is? --- I didn't ask them, Sir. According to your daughter who was here in South Africa did she tell you why your son was shot by the police? --- She told me that they were in a mass action toyi-toyiing during the unrest at Odendaal. |