People detained before 19 October under the Terrorism Act include the following:
Emily NDABA, 54, of Dobsonville, Johannesburg, detained in early August and held at John Vorster Square (W 29.8.77). Joseph Oupa MOEKETSI, 21, school student and footballer, detained at Ga Rankuwa on 15 August after a paraffin bomb exploded at his school. Moeketsi lost a hand and died a week later, still under detention. Another student was also detained connection with this incident (W 18/21/22.8.77).
On 21 August police raided a BPC meeting in Johannesburg and arrested Rev. M. MAYATHULA, former BPC vice-president and member of the Soweto Committee of Ten; Tandisizwe MAZIBUKO, BPC general secretary, George WAUCHOPE, local BPC chairman (all detained during 1976); Manfred YENDE of Rockville, Vincent SELANTO, acquitted under the Terrorism Act (see FOCUS 3 p.5) and Letsatsi MOSALA (W 22.8.77).
On 24 August Elizabeth ITSHEGENG, 16, was detained when police brought a youth to her Soweto home, searching for another girl (W 25.8.77).
On 25 August Moki CEKISANI, 39, local BPC president was detained in Port Elizabeth. On 28 September he was admitted to hospital in an unconscious state (see also under BIKO DIES). (RDM 25.8.77). On 4 October he was released from detention (NW 7.10.77).
Also in August Mzukisi SCHWEYIYA, bantamweight boxing champion was detained in East London. Shortly after Biko's funeral, and the deaths of two policemen in Mdantsane township (see under EMERGENCY PROCLAMATIONS) it was rumoured that Shweyiya had also died in detention. In an unprecedented move, which may be attributed to the angry mood of the East London townships, police invited a news photographer from the Daily Dispatch to photograph Shweyiya, who was brought to the police station; he was apparently uninjured, but complained of pains in his chest. (RDM 28.9.77, 1.10.77)
On 9 September in Durban George SITHOLE, secretary of the Umlazi Residents Association and banned person (see FOCUS 9 p.14) and Marion ZEEMAN, of Berea, Durban, were also detained. Police later confirmed this (NW 15.9.77). Sipho SITHOLE, brother of George, was also detained (CT 16.9.77).
At an unknown date Ms. Limpho SEKAMANE, a Lesotho citizen, was detained in Ladybrand. This was disclosed in September by the Lesotho Minister of Foreign Affairs in an official communique expressing concern for the safety of detainees in South Africa in view of the growing numbers dying in 'mysterious circumstances'. The Lesotho government's concern was based, according to the communique, 'on the fact that nationals of Lesotho lost their lives in the Soweto incidents' (RDM 29.9.77).
On 21 September an unknown number of students were detained in Sharpeville during police raids after an incident at a football match (RDM 22.9.77).
On 23 September Ms. Ilva MACKAY, a library assistant who has been previously detained and was waiting for an exit permit, was detained for five days in Port Elizabeth. On 24 September the playwright Kayalethu MGAYISA and another man Nontobeko MAGHUBELA were also arrested in Port Elizabeth (CT 24.9.77).
On 25 September, the day of Steve Biko's funeral, police in King Williams Town detained Ray MAGIDA, local BPC chairman, and Fikile MLINDA, Zimele Trust Fund worker; both organisations were later banned (see under ORGANISATIONS BANNED). In Pretoria Tau MOKOLA, 26, a SASO member, was detained (RDM 28.9.77).
On 26 September, Enoch DUMA, a Sunday Times journalist was detained in Johannesburg (ST 9.10.77).
Two men were arrested in connection with the deaths of two black policemen at Mdantsane on 25 September (RDM 29.9.77).
On 18 October Vivane MADE, BPC regional director in Natal was detained by Security Police in Durban (RDM 19.10.77).
