Martinus Boshomane

Martinus Boshomane, was banished from Malobana settlement near Setumong [some distance away from Matlala's Location, Pietersburg District, (Northern) Transvaal, now Polokwane, Limpopo Province] to Natives Reserve 8 (Mandini), Mtunzini District, Natal  [now KwaZulu-Natal] on 19 January 1955.

He professed to be extremely puzzled by his banishment and could not establish the reasons, as he was living in Paulpietersburg [Natal, now KwaZulu-Natal] during the gaMatlala struggles.

Matsiketsane Mashile

Soon after his birth, in 1927 at Maripeskop near Klaserie in the eastern Transvaal [Mpumalanga], Matsiketsane “Lanios” Mashile’s family was relocated to a farm at the Native Trust Farm Ludlow, Pilgrim’s Rest District, Transvaal [Mpumalanga].  Growing up in an impoverished family, he was forced to leave school after standard one [Grade 3].  

Mbalekelwa Mngomezulu

Mbalekelwa Mngomezulu was the induna (headman) of the Lindizwe Area, Ingwavuma District, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal].  It was alleged that he was involved in the fraudulent appointment of Ntunja Mngomezulu, Chief of the Mngomezulu community in the Ingwavuma District.

After this, unrest followed and an inquiry found that Ntunja Mngomezulu was not the rightful heir.  Ntunja fled to Swaziland and continued to terrorize the community from his base in Swaziland.  There was an attack on the incumbent Chief, which left him paralysed for life. 

Mhlabuvelile Hlamandana

Chief Mhlabuvelile Hlamandana (Faku), from Bizana District [Eastern Province, now Eastern Cape], refused to cooperate with the state around policies and interventions that he considered unsuitable, and supported the Hill Committee.*

He was accused by state officials of being careless in his duties, disrupting the smooth functioning of the Isikelo Tribal Authority and facilitating activities including arson and public violence in Bizana.  Despite his position, he also seemed to be against the BA (Bantu Affairs).

Mkhubo Mngomezulu

Mkhubo Mngomezulu, from the Ingwavuma District, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal], was accused of being one of the ringleaders responsible for unrest in the area.  He was an induna [headman] and was accused of following Ntunja Mngomezulu to Swaziland and later returning.

Molomo Ntwampe

Molomo Ntwampe, Ramonkung Mpihleng and Setswiki Matabata from Sekhukhuneland, Lydenburg District, [Northern Transvaal, now Limpopo Province], were allegedly supporters of Motodi Ntwampe and were all banished in terms of an order issued on 8 November 1961.

Morris Ranoto

Morris Ranoto was banished on19 January 1955 from Matlala's Location, Pietersburg District, [Northern] Transvaal, [now Polokwane, Limpopo Province] to Natives Reserve 7B, Lower Umfolozi District, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal].

He survived on support from family and friends and “became a recluse” after Frans Ramaro’s death.

His partner, Mngabo Ranoto, said that after he was asked to report at the police station he was seen on a train in Pietersburg. She did not know where he had been banished until a letter arrived a year later.

Morwamotse Sekhukhune

The Native Affairs Department (NAD) sought a prominent supporter for its policies in Sekhukhuneland, Lydenburg District, [Northern] Transvaal [now Limpopo Province].  The NAD focussed its attention on Morwamotse Sekhukhune, who was officially installed as the Paramount Chief (PC) on 20 August 1953.  However, he ”began a cat and mouse game that was to drag on for years,” suggesting private support for state interventions but refraining from providing any public commitment and support.

Mothebang Mopeli

Mothebang Mopeli was alleged to have been one of the agitators in the Witzieshoek Native Reserve, Harrismith District, Orange Free State [now Free State Province]. He was accused of having connections to a certain Josiel Lefela, an ”opruier” (agitator) from Basutoland.  Lefela was said never to work yet always had money.  It was speculated this came from a certain lawyer who paid him to be his agent.

Mopeli was banished to Frenchdale Native Trust Farm, Mafeking District, in the Northern Cape (now North West Province) on 8 March 1954.

Motodi Ntwampe

In 1962, the New Age reported on the “mysterious disappearance of ‘prominent anti-government men from Sekhukhuneland” after “four men were called to the office of the Native Commissioner at Schoonoord.”