Twalimfene Joyi, alias Twalimfene Gobinamba, was a sub-Chief from Thembuland, Umtata District (Eastern Province, now Eastern Cape), and a cousin of Bangilizwe Joyi (a banished person who fled into exile to Lesotho). He was reported to have openly told the Under Secretary of the Native Affairs Department (NAD) that he was opposed to betterment. He also allegedly said that “all those who accepted Bantu Authorities and other schemes brought by the Government should be killed.” On 14 May 1958, he was banished to the Native Trust Farm Magagapere No.
Chief Daantjie Nkosi, Victor Nkosi’s father, was accused of encouraging his followers to “squat” on South African Development Trust land adjoining his area in Matsulu, Transvaal (KaNgwane Bantustan) [now Mpumalanga Province].
However, this land, which Chief Nkosi believed to be traditionally his, was allocated for settlement to another Chief, TS Dlamini, whose followers were “squatting” on white farms on the outskirts of Matsulu Township. The KaNgwane Executive Council, to which Chief Dlamini belonged, called for Chief Daantjie Nkosi’s banishment.
William Tyabashe, Vincent Mbamama Hlamandana andMagade Madapu, all from the Tsolo District [Eastern Province, now Eastern Cape], wereissued with banishment orders on 16 June 1960. They were all banished to Driefontein Native Trust Farm, Vryburg District, Northern Cape [now North West Province].
Tensions between the Ntanzi and Bomvu communities developed in the 1940s, allegedly because Nembe Ntanzi, the hereditary leader of the Ntanzi section, “was dismissed from the office of induna [headman] by Nonkenkeza Ngubane, the Acting Chief of the Bomvu tribe.” Both of these communities lived in the Greytown District, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal].
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.
There was conflict in the Tokazi location in the Usutu Area, Nongoma District, Natal [now Kwazulu-Natal], around Bantu Affairs (BA), betterment and the role played by Paramount Chief (PC) Cyprian Dinizulu.
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Shapurji Sorabji was born in Adajan, India. He belonged to a well-known Parsi family in Bombay and was a cousin of Parsee Rustomjee, a loyal friend of Gandhi. He was a bookkeeper and manager of a store owned bya Muslim merchant in Charlestown, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal).
Ralekeke Rantuba, from Evaton Township, Vereeniging District, Transvaal [now Gauteng], was the kingpin of the anti-boycott force during the Evaton bus boycott. He was banished to the “ward of Chief Magamege, Reserve No 10” in the Mtunzini district of Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal].
Ramonkung Mpihleng, Molomo Ntwampe and Setswiki Matabata from Sekhukhuneland, Lydenburg District, [Northern Transvaal, now Limpopo Province],were said to be supporters of Motodi Ntwampe. Motodi Ntwampe was allegedly involved in a succession dispute following the death of a sub-Chief in Sekhukhuneland, with his campaign being championed by “leftist” supporters. Ntwampe also apparently accused the acting chief,Diphale Ntwampe,of accepting Bantu Administration (BA) without the approval of the community and of threatening her with death and causing her to flee to the mountains.&
In 1956, police killed four and injured others during a march in Lichtenburg [Northern Transvaal, now North West Province] that protested against passes for women. In 1957, Molete, also from Lichtenburg, came to the notice of the authorities when a pamphlet entitled “Burning of pass books, Rooijantjiesfontein, Lichtenburg” was found on him. He was allegedly distributing them in Johannesburg.