Additional to previous FOCUS lists GLA = General Laws Amendment Act (14-day detention); TA = Terrorism Act detention
| Approx. date | Place | Name (age) | Details (where known) | |---|---|---|---| | 16.9.79 | Soweto | Adam Tiekie MASAKE (17) | listed as 'youth (17)' in Focus 25 | | 3.10.79 | Durban | 15-year-old girl | held "in connection with bomb scare at Durban girls' high school" | | 12.10.79 | Johannesburg | Barend SCHUITEMA | Alleged 'co-conspirator' of Breytenbach arrested on arrival in SA. | | 18.10.79 | Venda | Thabo MAKUNYANE (24) | Turfloop student; GLA. | | 1.11.79 | Ciskei | L.F. SIYO | leader of Opposition Alliance. | | early Nov. | Transkei | Patrick M. DALINDYEBO | son of Chief Sabata (see under POLITICAL TRIALS) | | early Nov. | Transkei | Waters TOBOTI | former Robben Is. prisoner (PAC) and member of Transkei opposition | | 13.11.79 | Cape Town | II members of drama society | arrested while studying a play; GLA | | 16.11.79 | Pietersburg | P. Veronica VUKELA (23) | Turfloop student; GLA | | 19.11.79 | Pietersburg | Mfundo Nhlanhla NDEVELE | Turfloop student; TA | | 20.11.79 | Warmbaths | Ephraim Charles MOGALE | President, Congress of South African (school) students (COSAS); TA | | 20.11.79 | Soweto | Motise METSENG | COSAS executive members | | 20.11.79 | Krugersdorp | One other | COSAS National Organiser. | | 23.11.79 | Soweto | Vusi GQOBA (21) | COSAS executive member | | 27.11.79 | Port Elizabeth | Baby TYAWA | COSAS executive member | | 27.11.79 | Port Elizabeth | Wantu ZENZILE | Masivelane Relief Fund | | 21.11.79 | Umtata | Monde MDITSHWA | arrested in connection with pamphlets (see DALINDYEBO trial) | | 23.11.79 | Soweto | Moses MAHIGO (22) | | | late Nov. | East London | Reggie S. NIKIWE | churchman and BPC activist previously detained Oct. 1977 and acquitted of political charges in May 1971 (see FOCUS 14 p.13; 23 p.9) | | early Dec. | Transkei | Jacob Tsietsi MALEHO | member of Democratic Progressive Party held after clash with police at Ntlenzi. | | early Dec. | Port Elizabeth | Mandla GXANYANA | held in connection with mass meeting of Ford strikers; GLA (see FORD WORKERS) | | 13.12.79 | Bloemfontein | Chief Gwebizilwane SIGCAU | see above | | mid-Dec. | Pretoria | Zinjiva NKONDO | former teacher cited in trial of Aitken Ramudzuli in 1978 (see FOCUS 15 p.4) |
