A Soweto youth visiting the Brandfort home of Mrs. Nomzamo Winnie Mandela, has been charged with being in Brandfort illegally.
The youth, Petrus Seakanela, pleaded not guilty at his appearance in the Brandfort Magistrate's Court in early January. Two 16-year-old youths were also arrested for hindering the police in the exercise of their duty following an incident in early January when an administration board official was at Mrs. Mandela's home. (Post 11.1.79)
David GASA (Gaza) former director of the Umlazi Residents' Association who is serving a five-year banning order appeared in a Durban regional court in leg irons on 29 January on charges of contravening his banning order six times. He is also being charged with assaulting a woman. The regional magistrate objected to the use of the irons and adjourned the court until they were removed. The case was later adjourned to 28 February.
On 17 January Mr. Gasa was sentenced to 16 days' imprisonment on a separate charge of contravening his banning order. (DN 31.1.79)
Police are reported to be investigating possible charges against former BPC chairman Kenneth RACHIDI. He allegedly broke his banning order by communicating with a journalist Ms. Caryle Murphy on 3 February. She was later fined R50 for being in Soweto without a permit.
Rachidi was placed under a five-year banning order in December 1978 soon after his release from a year's detention. (see FOCUS 20 p.8)
