MATSHOBA, Deborah

173 Ms Deborah Matshoba, an executive member of SASO, was detained in 1976. Six weeks after her release from detention, she was re-detained under section 6 of the Terrorism Act. She told the Commission’s special hearing on women that she was immediately taken to the female prison in ...

... Lettie MATSHIKI, Milton Chumani Nozulu MATSHINGA, Abner Vusi MATSHIPA, Maringisile MATSHISI, Siphiwo Macdonald Kaiser MATSHIYANE, Babereki Piccanin MATSHOBA, Andile MATSHOBA, Diliza Benedict MATSHOBA, Fezile MATSHOBA, Nomathemba Amoree MATSHOBA, Sicero Sherperd MATSHOBA, Wanton MATSHOBANE, Mandla ...

... 135 In the main, women warders exhibited cruelty in the way they treated prisoners outside of the explicit torture sessions. Thus, Ms Deborah Matshoba described as ‘torture’ the way that women warders threw her (bad) food at her. Her exasperation was such that one day she grabbed the ...

... ILL TREATMENT OF MR THEBE AND CONSEQUENTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMMISSION OF GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. THE COMMISSION FINDS THAT MS DEBORAH MATSHOBA, AN EXECUTIVE MEMBER OF SASO, WAS SEVERELY ILL TREATED IN THE COURSE OF HER DETENTION, DURING WHICH SHE WAS HELD IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR ...

... claimed that she was “crazy”, and began to beat her. The lack of “peace” between herself and her husband ended in divorce. 116 Ms Deborah Matshoba, too, lost her husband because of her political involvement. Her husband “grew impatient” when Ms Matshoba was restricted to Krugersdorp ...

... that point. I just felt that it's fine if they involve me, but why involve my family to this extent, and why involve my father?” 93 Ms Deborah Matshoba recounted how she had only broken down and cried when she was eventually allowed to see her son and family: You can go very strong when ...

... blindfolded, handcuffed and then assaulted. She was forced to do the ‘frog jump’ and, when sweating, had a tube put over her head. Ms Deborah Matshoba was strangled with a towel and had her head bashed against the wall: “The beating up lasted for a week. I was asthmatic and they refused ...