NXUMALO, Rejoice

Age 23

Description
Was severely beaten by members of the SAP in Dumbe, Paulpietersburg, Natal, in March 1983, when the police searched the house for weapons. Her husband, an MK member, had recently return from exile; her brother-in-law, also an MK member, had been shot and killed by police while crossing the border into South Africa earlier that month. Ms Nxumalo was again severely beaten by the SAP in Vryheid in 1985, after which she successfully filed a civil claim for compensation against the police house and, when they returned, found it occupied by an Inkatha-aligned family. Mr Nxumalo has not been seen since