SHONGWE, Ms (first name not given)

The order had already been given out from comrade Ntjebo Ndondolo that they should be taken to the forest. I also had a stick; I was pushing them from behind. // On arrival at the veld, an order was issued out by the commander. He said they must sit down. He shot at them four times, he then issued ...

In 1993 more than 1500 people were killed in the orgies of violence that engulfed the East Rand townships near Johannesburg. Most of the violence was rooted in the political conflict between the supporters of the ANC, who were primarily township residents, and Inkatha hostel dwellers. Bloody ...