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SHABANGU, (first name not given)

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Was shot and injured on 21 November 1990 when members of the SAP opened fire on protesters marching from Mhluzi to Middelburg police station, Tvl, to protest against the harassment of scholars by the police. Five people were killed and more than eight injured.

But once the comrades left the relative safety of the hills the realities of the deepening political conflict of the time closed in around them. Kabasa’s terror often came in the dark. // Round about half past two in the morning we were awaken by a huge sound, a huge bang, and when I woke up with ...
Although the comrades were no match for the gang, retaliation was on the cards. // I think the community realised that this was only a few people. At least if we faced the police then it’s better than facing many people who are coming from different sides. They decided this people should go, and ...
... we’d all meet when playing soccer between different teams, eventually to combine forces, still living at Phenduka. It then turned out that we did not trust each other, so we then tried to fundraise. Then there was one of our friends, his name is Bongani, we call him Maponya The Gents, whose ...
 
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