express instructions of Matanzima (the Transkei Police Commissioner, Brig. Cwele, refused to sign the arrest warrant and was dismissed) in response to growing popular discontent led by Dalindyebo. Earlier in July at a party rally, Dalindyebo, described as "Transkei's most popular tribal leader" who has united the two largest tribal groups, the Tembus and the Pondos against Matanzima, called on Transkeian "passport holders" to reject "this invalid document".
His arrest prevented him from addressing another rally in East London on 1 July and was followed by a massive demonstration by his supporters in Umtata on 2 July when he was to be formally charged. People from Dalindyebo's Tembu tribe were reported to have collected R50,000 for his defence. The Transkei authorities responded by holding Dalindyebo incommunicado in Sterkspruit until 6 August when he was charged at a secret court hearing attended by his attorney Griffiths Mxenge, when he was released on bail.
The publicity secretary of the Democratic Progressive Party and Chief Dalindyebo's parliamentary representative Ms. Florence MANGCOTYWA, was also detained by Transkei Security police during the demonstration on 2 July.
Another Democratic Party official, M.B. PIKASHE, was due to appear in Umtata Regional Court at the end of July charged under the Transkei Public Security Act with impugning the dignity of the 'state president'
