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TWALA, Clement Linda

Age 41

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A UDF supporter who lost his house in an arson attack by members of the Makabasa gang and the SAP in Alexandra, Johannesburg, on 22 April 1986. Police often used gang members to attack political activists in the township.

They made me a target because of my involvement then with the UDF and COSAS. Because they used to hold meetings right here at my premises. And then as they were holding meetings here my phones were tapped and we had of course informers then, who used to tell them about the whole movement, what was ...
Eight people were killed on that night and amongst them our youth leaders and some civic member leaders were killed by that group. So they knew who they were taking. // Linda Twala had a lucky escape that night. I survived to testify to police callousness and brutality.
 
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