SIMELANE, Nokuthula Aurelia (aka ‘Sibongile’)

Age 23

Description
A courier for MK from Bethal, Transvaal , who was abducted f rom the Carlton Centre in Johannesburg by members of the Soweto Security Branch on 8 September 1983 and held initially at the Norwood Police flats. She was later taken to a farm near Thabazimbi, Transvaal , and held for several weeks, during which time she was severely tortured. She subsequently disappeared and is presumed dead. Eight Soweto Security Branch operatives applied for amnesty for the detention and torture only. Three applications were refused and five were granted (AC/2001/185).