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toyi-toyiExplanation MR TOYI: I am Velisile Toyi. MR MDUTSHANE: There was a gathering where everybody was called. In that gathering there was - people started toyi-tyoing. I was not there. MR MOTLOKWA: In short I would say, as from 1982 if not 1983, we formed a structure which was called a train sector. It's aim was to mobilise workers within the trains to join Unions. This structure was launched under difficult circumstances because the police were harassing us at that time, but ... MR MOTLOKWA: In short I would say, as from 1982 if not 1983, we formed a structure which was called a train sector. It's aim was to mobilise workers within the trains to join Unions. This structure was launched under difficult circumstances because the police were harassing us at that time, but ... MR NADASEN: Mr Ngubane, if need be we'll come back to your discussions with the Inkosi and so on but I now want to go to 1993 and I want to go to round about the period of June 1993. Is it correct that Mr Simon Sikale or did Mr Simon Sikale want people to come onto the streets to toyi-toyi? MR MTAMBO: I used to see him when they were toyi-toying, he was right in front. MR MOGWERA: Well, I cannot explain fully his participation in politics, but he was always present when people were toyi-toying. 9. Agroup of approximately 200 left the meeting and decided to walk to BonteheuwelStation. The balance of those who attended the meeting were those whoresided in Langa and they decided to stay behind. This group of approximately200 decided to walk from Langa to Bonteheuwel along Vanguard Drive ... MR POTGIETER: I heard no shots from that side, they didn't run, they were toyi-toying, it was sort of a jogging motion at a metre distance tempo, they didn't dash. 9. Agroup of approximately 200 left the meeting and decided to walk to BonteheuwelStation. The balance of those who attended the meeting were those whoresided in Langa and they decided to stay behind. This group of approximately200 decided to walk from Langa to Bonteheuwel along Vanguard Drive ... MS MAYA: In August 1985, you said you were shot here in Duncan Village by the soldiers of the South African Defence Force. You said you were amongst the people who were toyi-toying. What really happened? In his affidavit he said tat on 1 February 1987 he received a message that there was a meeting of members of the Street Committee at House number 1106 and he went to attend the meeting. On the way he met members of the Street Committee and a large crowd of people going towards the scrap yard. ... What was the name of the chief? --- It was just called - this is the chief's place. That's the name of the place. There were people there who were also involved in the strike at Sarmcol. These people didn't agree in views with the community of Mpophomeni, and they decided that - we heard ... MR SIMA: They did not stab him while I was still there. What I remember faintly is when I left him there, the comrades were actually then attacking him and they were toyi-toying, although I cannot recall who those people were. MS NANA: There was a toyi-toyi in the township. MR MNGUNI: Not only in the morning, because in the evening I used to catch another train, the number of which is 9448. In that train as well you'd have the ANC toyi-toyiing and you'd have the church service, as well as the IFP. MR MKHIZE: When the ANC was launched underground I was not involved but when they toyi-toyied I did take part. MR RAMASITSI: Well it is because we met this person and he was saying the fact that the toyi-toyiing is going to confuse him and he was maintaining that the country was his and it led us into meeting again at the mountain because this person was maintaining that he didn't want these political ... MR NDZOTOYI: To be honest with you, the situation was so tense and to anybody amongst here, who stayed here in PE, if 15, 20 people came to your place toyi-toying, you went to where they want you to go, voluntarily. MRS MADIKIZELA-MANDELA: As far as I was concerned, evidence at that stage was that the youths had gone to the bus voluntarily. And evidence has been led here in this forum that the youths were singing and toyi-toying when they got into the bus. But then, as far as the court was concerned, they ... |