16/11 Durban MALUMANE, Oscar K. (21) 3rd year medical student, held under Terrorism Act. 25/11 Cape Town SMITH, Bruce Campbell (27) Art student from Durban, recently visited Johannesburg with Mrs Naidoo. Released on 6 Dec. 25/11 Cape Town NAIDOO, Mrs. Jean (38) Drama teacher, mother of 6 children. Arrested day after evidence in camera to Cillie Commission of Inquiry into Soweto & subsequent disturbances. Her ward, Miriam Gaffoor, also appeared before Cillie and was strongly critical of the apartheid system. Released on 7 Dec. 25/11 Johannesburg MAYSON, Mr. Cedric (49) Former Methodist minister, editor of Pro Veritate, organ of Christian Institute. Arrested while on honeymoon at Mossel Bay at same time as Diakonia House raid, & held under Terrorism Act. Released on 10 Dec. 25/11 Johannesburg WYNGAARD, Miss Myrtle Admin. officer of the Christian Academy & secretary to its director, Pastor Reinhardt Bruckner. Both arrested in police raid on Diakonia House, Johannesburg, HQ of the Christian Institute. Bruckner, a West German Lutheran, was released after 24 hours & allowed to leave the country. 25/11 Johannesburg MOSALA, Mrs. Bernadette Employee of SA Council of Churches, arrested after Diakonia raid. Wife of Leonard. Both of them released on 6 Dec. 25/11 Johannesburg MOSALA, Leonard (47) Deputy leader, Soweto Progressive Party, employee of IBM, member of Soweto Urban Bantu Council. In June, warned of dangers of 'another Sharpeville' 48 hours before Soweto shootings. In custody learned of death in detention of his brother, Thabo, in Transkei, & was interrogated re leaflets issued by ANC & SACP. 25/11 Johannesburg NGAKANE, Barney (74) Director of SACC's university bursary fund & president of the newly-formed Institute of Black Studies. Previously detained on 30 Aug. but allowed out to settle his deceased wife's affairs, because of 'his Christianity and his age.' Released on 17 Dec. 26/11 Johannesburg KHUMALO, Mr. Lovedale (24) Statistician in the financial section of the 'Star'. Held under Terrorism Act. 30/11 Johannesburg SMITH, Ben (34) A boilermaker & former professional boxer from Kliptown. Held under Terrorism Act, released on 31 Dec. 7/12 Johannesburg SIGHO, Isaac (27) Electronics laboratory assistant with De Beers, until dismissal on 5 Oct. Arrested after bomb explosion in the Carlton Centre in which his right hand was blown off. Minister of Justice Kruger warned this might be start of urban terrorism, urged businessmen to take precautions. Arrest of Mofokeng and Tshazibane followed quickly. 7/12 Johannesburg MOTSISI, Dan (24), MOTSISI, Earnest (28), MELK, Solomon L. (21), MELK, Joseph B. (24), MASHILE, Philemon (19), NKOTSI, Anthony (20), MOLETSANO, Joseph, Unnamed (16). Brothers, Brothers, All arrested in a raid of Rockville, in Soweto. Univ. of the North student, Junior secondary school pupil. 7/12 Johannesburg SEAKAMELA, Marks (22), SEAKAMELA, Johannes (21), MOFOKENG, Johannes (24). Brothers in Dube village, Soweto. Both are school students. 8/12 Johannesburg Soccer star in 'Kaiser Chiefs' team. Employed at De Beers diamond research laboratory. Held under Terrorism Act. 9/12 Kurgersdorp MATSOBANE, Mike, MATSOBANE, Dan "Boy", NTSOSA, "Hippo". Vice-chairman, Secretary, Member of the Krugersdorp Black Parents Assoc. Dan Matsobane is a field officer for the church-backed Agency for Industrial Mission which has recently published a critical report on migratory labour from Lesotho in SA's mines. His associate on the project, ex-Catholic priest Toine Eggenhuizen, was deported in November. 10/12 Port Elizabeth ABRAHAMS, Rev. Sam Black minister in the NG Sending Kerk (Dutch Reformed mission church), & chairman of the black ministers' fraternal of the 3 black Dutch reformed churches. Released on 23 Dec. 10/12 Pretoria LEGOTLO, Rev. E.K. (44) Exec. member Pretoria Black Parents Assoc., member of BPC, father of 6 children. Lutheran minister in Mamelodi, connected with SA Council of Churches & Christian Institute. 13(?)/12 Johannesburg JAMBA, Mr Hope Themba Former Fort Hare student. According to the Sunday Times (19 Dec.) his arrest was also connected with the Carlton bomb incident. The paper also reported in this context the discovery of a cache of dynamite & detonators in the veld near Crown Mines, & the disappearance of "a number of prominent Soweto businessmen." Police were investigating possible links between the Carlton blast and earlier ones, in Jabulani police station, Soweto, and near a railway line, both on 24 October. Resident of Emdini, Soweto. 14/12 Johannesburg NTSHUNTSHA, Dr Naboarth M. (40) Fordsburg garage petrol attendant. 17/12 Johannesburg NGWENYA, Mr Chemist (23) Banned former New Age reporter. Recently employed by Kupugani feeding project. 31/12 Johannesburg GQABI, Joe (48)
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Known Detainees (Continued)
A continuation of the list of known political detainees in South Africa.
