Foko Mbata’s banishment documentation claimed that he led the Mbata clan and that they had attacked and killed people in the Hlazakazi area [Natal, now KwaZulu-Natal].  It went on to claim that the violence had caused the Ngobese clan move away from area.  It was also alleged that the Mbata clan wished the chief to resign so that Foko Mbata could take up his place, since they had conquered the area, and that no arrests could be made, as everyone was afraid of Mbata and refused to give testimony.

Gibson Magwaza, from Nongoma District, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal] was banished for coming into conflict with Chief Cyprian Dinizulu and the state.  A document on his banishment noted thatMagwaza was a senior induna [headman] who was very influential, and in 1957 played an important role in opposing the implementation ofstate policies.

Gilbert Hani and Jacob Mpemba,prominent ANC [African National Congress] leaders and strong opponents of Kaizer Matanzima and the Bantustan policy, were banished from Langa location in Cape Town, [Western Province, now Western Cape] on 23 October 1962.

Between 1959 and 1962, eight people were banished from various districts of Mpondoland, [Eastern Province, now Eastern Cape].  They included some of those who constituted the leadership of the Hill Committee* and prominent traditional leaders opposed to BA (Bantu Affairs).

Jacob Mpembe’s banishment order, dated 23 October 1962 stated that he was a listed communist who said that ‘there is nothing done by the Government except evils,’ and that ‘an African cannot walk on the pavement inJohannesburg.  If the Government succeeds in oppressing us it will not succeed in oppressing our children.’

In 1962, people from a ‘swartkol’ (‘black spot’), Maleuskop, between Groblersdal [Limpopo Province] and Middelburg [Mpumalanga] were removed and relocated at Tafelkop, 19km from Groblersdal.

Dorothy Cleminshaw (nee Mullany) was born in Cape Town on the 15^th of September 1922. She went to Ellersie College in Sea Point and matriculated with a full distinction.  Her tertiary career was done through the University of South Africa (UNISA), where she graduated cum laude in a Bachelor of Arts degree. While she was studying she worked as a secretary. She worked as a secretary for the Department of Defence in Pretoria during the World War II.

Moses Ndlovu was born in KwaSemane which is in the Otto Bluff area near Pietermaritzburg, Natal. His parents were farm tenants. Ndlovu attended primary school in Crammond, Natal. His first experience with the racially oppressive system of the apartheid government came at the tender age of 14 when he began working on the farm on which his parents were tenants. Ndlovu was responsible for looking after the farmer’s livestock. One day Ndlovu drove the cattle onto the railway line in front of an oncoming goods train.

Wintson Ntshona was born on 6 October 1941 in Port Elizabeth. He matriculated from Newell High School where he performed in school plays with John Kani. During the 1960s Winston worked at the Ford Motor Company plant in Port Elizabeth.

Joe Mkhwanazi was born on 8 March 1928 in Mandlanzini at the Empangeni District in Natal (now KwaZulu Natal). After matriculating at Dumisa Secondary School, he enrolled at Adams College where he studied for a teacher’s diploma. After that he worked as a teacher between 1949 and 1963, and became the principal at Hlophekhulu Senior School.