The trial of four men and two women from Port Elizabeth, alleged ANC members accused under the Terrorism Act (see FOCUS 20 p.11) opened on 29 January 1979 in Humansdorp.
The six accused are Uppington Mziwamadoda KALAKO (22) Mrs. Koleka FOLEY (25) Greeves TINI (22) Mrs. Josephine Feziwe BOOKHOLOANE (40) Eric NGELEZA (41) and Weaver Siyalo MAGCAI (38). They are alleged to have recruited 75 youths for military training abroad on behalf of the African National Congress, between September 1977 and June 1978. Among the detailed allegations are claims that the six provided transport and accommodation for recruits en route from Johannesburg to Swaziland. Eric Ngeleza is from Soweto; the others apparently from Port Elizabeth. (Post 7.1.79)
An unidentified witness aged 18 told the court she was recruited for military training in 1977 when unrest had closed black schools in Port Elizabeth (see FOCUS 15 p.7). One of the accused, Mr. Kalako, obtained train tickets to Botswana for her and four others and "at Gaborone we filled in forms to join the ANC". But, said the witness, she returned to South Africa because educational scholarships were not forthcoming. (RDM 3.2.79)
