Ntsikelelo Magwanya, aged 41, a resident of Peelton Location, Zwelitsha District, [Eastern Province, now Eastern Cape] was accused of hampering the Acting Chief of the Imingqalase community in the execution of his duties and of refusing to accept a Chief from Transkei (from where the Acting Chief originated). He wasallegedly intimidated the Acting Chief and made an attempt on his life.
He was banished to Mdantsane Township, between East London and King Williams Town [Eastern Province, now Eastern Cape] on 4 August 1976.
Magwanya was provided with a permit on 14 May 1981, signed by the Director General of the Department of Cooperation and Development, valid for 21 days to return to Peelton Location.
A withdrawal of the order is not available.
• Contribution by Professor S. Badat, on Banishment, Rhodes University, 2012. From the book, Forgotten People - Political Banishment under Apartheid by Professor S. Badat.